13.25
SoftBar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £44380.53
- 2m 0f 0y
- 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.80
- Place: £1.80
Form: 15-1 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 5 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 72y |
11st 2lb |
2-10 over hurdles and rated 143; Grade 1 novice winner at Fairyhouse in December 2023 but that was his last win in this sphere; vast majority of best form is on soft and heavy ground, so could probably do with some rain; would be getting 9lb from Daddy Long Legs in a handicap; place claims. |
15/8 |
12/1
- Place: £3.10
Form: 153-22 D BF
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Won three of first five races over fences, including a Grade 3 novice at Punchestown (2m2f, good to yielding) in October, but has made mistakes and run poorly at Cheltenham and Newbury since; perhaps he'll be revived by a break and cheekpieces, but he has plenty to find on the figures. |
40/1 |
|
2 |
24th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 199y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Won two in a row this summer when back over fences (2m2f/2m1f, good) and landed a Grade 3 novice at Punchestown (2m2f, good to yielding) last week; seems versatile ground-wise and he's a key player today. |
9/4 |
15/8
- Place: £1.50
Form: 1 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
28th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 70y |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
|
6th 1 |
28th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 70y |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: 11-732 D
Last run: 63 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 25 (29) |
29th Sep 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 170y |
8st 11lb |
midfield |
40/1 |
|
19th 9 (21) |
14th Sep 2024 Good 1m 5f 0y |
9st 0lb |
towards rear |
20/1 |
|
5th 5 (11) |
2nd Aug 2024 Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 0lb |
midfield |
15/2 |
7/1
Form: 2-121 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
2nd Oct 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Off the mark over fences on the ninth attempt at Killarney last time, responding well for pressure to run out a comfortable victor at the finish (2m7f, good); closely matched with Donnie Devito based on Galway beginners' chase meeting; cheekpieces may help him now and he looks a key contender despite a penalty. |
9/4 |
|
1st 6 |
21st Aug 2025 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 12lb |
His hurdling form is right up there in this company; as good over fences despite being 0-8 in this discipline and he was a close fourth of 16 in a beginners at Galway (2m6f, good); barring mishaps, he'll be seriously involved. |
13/8 |
|
16 |
1st Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 12lb |
0-7 over fences; has been running well in defeat in beginners' events but his run in a handicap chase at Punchestown last time was not one of his best (2m, yielding); Kennedy chooses him but others make more appeal. |
8/1 |
8/1
Form: 1404-1 D
Last run: 53 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 2 |
10st 13lb |
A little in the doldrums before finishing second in a 2m6f Listed handicap hurdle at Galway in August and then ran well to be third in a chase at Sligo, though old jumping issues resurfaced late on; that part of his game will be tested around here in this big field and he might not stay the trip anyway. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 27y |
11st 10lb |
Bounced back to form with a fine effort in a listed handicap hurdle at the Galway Festival in August; jumping has been an issue at times in this sphere and with a rating of 133, has a lot to find with Jesse Evans on the figures. |
15/2 |
|
2nd 8 |
2nd Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 108y |
11st 5lb |
Has been out of form since winning a beginners' chase at Punchestown (16.5f, gd-yld) last October, though has been highly tried at times; unproven over this far and has questions to answer right now. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 4-1422 D BF
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
2nd May 2026 Good 3m 0f 10y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Now 5lb lower than when second for Micheal Keady here (2m4f, good) just under a year ago but both subsequent runs for Sara Bradstock were disappointing and he was well beaten in Cheltenham Festival cross-country chase on stable debut in March; now sports cheekpieces; needs to get career back on track. |
20/1 |
|
11th 10 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Very useful handicap chaser for Willie Mullins in 2024 and placed for Michael Keady last spring (2m4f, good) but absent since pulled up for Sara Bradstock in September (bled from the nose); now with another new stable for cross-country debut; 4lb wrong; best to look elsewhere. |
66/1 |
|
1 |
23rd Sep 2025 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Temptingly treated on the best of his form for Willie Mullins; had two runs for Michael Keady, outclassed in the Grand National but then runner-up at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good); ran well for a long way in Market Rasen's Summer Plate (2m5f) on debut for current yard and this trip is a better fit; respected. |
5/1 |
3/1
Form: 10-1P1 D
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 5 |
1st Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 180y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
Career peak was in October 2023 on first start for Gavin Cromwell and he was well beaten when runner-up over fences last April and June; unraced beyond 2m4f under rules and now wears a hood for the first time; back with John McConnell, with whom he started his career. |
25/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €57.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €64.83 |
| Tricast | €204.14 |
| Trifecta | €300.00 |
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