December 26 / 11.40 Down Royal

11.40

Yielding To Soft

I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6787.61
  • 2m 4f 50y
  • 12 runners
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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £2.40
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Changed hands for big money after running out a wide margin 'Point' winner on second start; no match in second spot on recent hurdles debut at Punchestown, but the winner not short of class and Grade One entered; will come on from that and should be winning under rules before long; greatly feared.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:45 Cork

Mossy Fen Park

11st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Runner up in a Grade 2 over hurdles; rock solid form in defeat in first two chases; off the mark in good style on return from 289 days off in a Listowel beginners' in September (2m6f, gd-yld); runner-up Oscars Brother has since franked that form; could yet prove better than his rating of 137; leading chance.

11/4

3rd

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:45 Cork

Mossy Fen Park

11st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Runner up in a Grade 2 over hurdles; rock solid form in defeat in first two chases; off the mark in good style on return from 289 days off in a Listowel beginners' in September (2m6f, gd-yld); runner-up Oscars Brother has since franked that form; could yet prove better than his rating of 137; leading chance.

11/4

5

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 0y

17:10 Listowel

Mossy Fen Park

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Lightly raced 6yo; runner-up in a Grade 2 over hurdles and made the frame behind top-notchers Firefox and Dancing City in his first two runs over fences (2m4f/2m7f); wasn't beaten far on either occasion and has very strong claims here.

6/4

33/1

  • Place: £4.60

Form: 7-4

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Still looked green when fourth in a bumper here latlely; has wins in her but this looks a tough task and entitled to learn from the experience.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

6

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

18:29 Downpatrick

Joya Del Mar

11st 3lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

A 19-race maiden over hurdles but a player judged on C&D third off 13lb higher in March 2025 and good fourth at Down Royal on return off 8lb higher; sent off 13-2 when well beaten behind Gangster Granny latest but she's becoming well treated now.

14/1

13th

6

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

17:35 Downpatrick

Joya Del Mar

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

An 18-race maiden over hurdles; one of her better runs when fourth at Down Royal in March; remote ninth over 3m at the same venue last time.

12/1

9th

5

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

15:35 Down Royal

Joya Del Mar

11st 8lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

No wins from 21 starts but some good efforts all the same, including when a close second here in a 2023 maiden (2m4f, soft); returned from an absence here last time when keeping on for a 14.5l fourth (2m5f, yielding); that should have brought her on.

12/1

OUR TIP

6/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 514-33

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Former wide margin bumper winner showed good potential on recent debut over hurdles at Clonmel when a solid third behind a well regarded Grade One entered winner; entitled to come on from that and interesting here with a first-time tongue-tie also added.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

7

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

19:12 Clonmel

Great Universe

10st 13lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Martin Brassil

Course bumper winner; 1-6 over hurdles and rated 120; rated 7lb lower over fences after three chase runs; 7.5l behind Littlefoot at Downpatrick on latest and 10lb better off now so should get closer; place chance.

10/1

3rd

3

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

17:00 Downpatrick

Great Universe

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Martin Brassil

Won a Clonmel bumper in 2023, and took a 3m2f Sligo maiden hurdle last season; not a betting proposition after a fall and a refusal on his first two runs over fences.

20/1

Form: 32 BF

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winner of three 'Points' and has done little wrong in two starts over hurdles, bagging a good third in a fair contest on initial try here, before narrowly losing out in a novices at Ayr 15 days ago; entitled to have a good crack at it.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Annaghbeg

11st 4lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

Three-time point-to-point winner; has shown ability over hurdles; off for 13 months and may need this; trainer runs three, with Colvin making most appeal.

12/1

2nd

3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Annaghbeg

11st 4lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

Three-time point-to-point winner; has shown ability over hurdles; off for 13 months and may need this; trainer runs three, with Colvin making most appeal.

12/1

Form: 349

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
50's when a moderate ninth of a well stacked field on sole role of the dice so far over hurdles at Navan lately; has inroads to make.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

21

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 55y

17:25 Punchestown

Al Kalila

10st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Maiden hurdle winner built on previous chasing promise with a 2l win at Kelso in February (2m5f, good to soft) in a four-runner field; this is a different challenge altogether and needs to improve again in first-time cheekpieces.

16/1

1st

3

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 133y

Class 3

17:10 Kelso

Al Kalila

10st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: S R B Crawford

Ayr maiden hurdle winner (2m4f; made much of running) last winter; shaped well over the extended 2m7f here on his first two starts this season and he wasn't disgraced over 3m at Down Royal last time; this drop in distance should suit him and he could be ready to strike.

9/4

Form: 4

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Chased home a classy sort on debut in a Point; solid effort on return from a 602-day absence when fourth behind his stable companion and better fancied Champion Novice hopeful Caldwell Potter at Navan; entitled to come on for that and stable have won this with some classy operators over the years; lots to bring to the table.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

3

3rd Oct 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 206y

14:45 Clonmel

Hes Ultimate

11st 4lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Shaped okay in first couple of winter maidens; after eight months off, 6-5 fav when beaten by 86-rated foe at Tramore.

15/8

2nd

1

18th Sep 2024

Good

2m 5f 80y

18:20 Tramore

Hes Ultimate

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent, joined leader before 3rd, led before 2 out, headed but kept on well from last

8/11

5th

4

29th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:40 Punchestown

Hes Ultimate

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Point-to-point second has run just okay in maiden hurdles at Navan and Down Royal, 2m4f trip seemingly stretched him on latest; may ideally want better ground.

13/2

Form: 60-59F

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
125-1 shot on recent visit to Punchestown where he packed his bags four from home; no room for errors here and makes little appeal.
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7th

11

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

16:26 Listowel

One And Only

10st 13lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Added a second hurdles win at Limerick (2m7f, heavy) in March off 6lb lower; couldn't back it up at Cork (3m, yielding) last time when a 16.5l eighth; others preferred.

14/1

8th

10

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 15y

15:35 Cork

One And Only

10st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Course winner (2m4f, soft) in December 2024; got back to winning ways at Limerick (2m7f, heavy) last month; up 6lb and this is a deeper race but conditions fine so can't be discounted.

7/2

1st

2

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

13:34 Limerick

One And Only

11st 13lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Fair hurdler last winter, notching a win and three seconds over around 2m4f; pulled up in two of his three chase starts; hard to be confident.

14/1

Form: 79-36

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has shown ability but will need to raise his game to a whole new level to come up trumps here; first-time tongue-tie.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

10

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 153y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Mister Vic

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Steve Jones

Returned from a 326-day absence at Ballinrobe last July to make the breakthrough at the seventh time of asking over hurdles (2m6f, good) with easy win; took a mammoth 16lb rise for that and duly struggled at Roscommon in final start for Noel Kelly in August (3m, good to yielding); down 3lb for stable debut.

16/1

8th

3

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

18:20 Roscommon

Mister Vic

11st 6lb

J: Mr L T Turner

T: Noel C Kelly

Has gone up a stone for winning so well after an absence at Ballinrobe (2m6f, good) but this 7yo remains relatively unexposed.

13/2

50/1

Form: P-1857

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Massive price bumper winner has failed to show much in two starts over hurdles and will need to find significant improvement to make it third time lucky.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

16

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Feast

10st 4lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Patrick J McKenna

Bumper winner on good ground in July 2023; hasn't threatened this year since returning from a long layoff; well beaten again latest and best form on better ground than this.

16/1

16

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Feast

10st 4lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Patrick J McKenna

Bumper winner on good ground in July 2023; hasn't threatened this year since returning from a long layoff; well beaten again latest and best form on better ground than this.

16/1

16

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Feast

10st 4lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Patrick J McKenna

Bumper winner on good ground in July 2023; hasn't threatened this year since returning from a long layoff; well beaten again latest and best form on better ground than this.

16/1

Form: 80

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Respectable run on debut but a backwards step on second start and stable has stronger cards to play.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

10

11th Oct 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

16:30 Downpatrick

Renard De Noir

11st 4lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: James H Black

Best effort came when he was trained by Stuart Crawford when fourth over C&D in June, beaten 7l from 5lb higher; beaten out of sight in three starts for new yard; can only be watched for now.

66/1

14

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 135y

14:15 Roscommon

Renard De Noir

11st 0lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: James H Black

Best effort came when he was trained by Stuart Crawford at Downpatrick in June when fourth, beaten 7l off 90 over 2m6f; beaten out of sight first two starts for this yard; can only be watched for now.

33/1

Form: 7

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
100's when put firmly in his place on his debut at Clonmel, not jumping off the page.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

3

10th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:05 Downpatrick

Citizen Dan

11st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

midfield, hampered by loose horse 3rd, hampered by loose horse 3 out, soon weakened

50/1

10th

3

10th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:05 Downpatrick

Citizen Dan

11st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

midfield, hampered by loose horse 3rd

50/1

Form: 18/03/ D

Last run: 908 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Looked highly promising in his early days and still showed he retained abiity when last seen out at Perth, that quite some time ago now (908 days) and has clearly had his problems; a lot on his plate now on first start for new yard.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

12

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 55y

17:50 Downpatrick

Ballycairn

10st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin

prominent behind clear leader, headway and pressed leader halfway

33/1

10th

12

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 55y

17:50 Downpatrick

Ballycairn

10st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin

prominent behind clear leader, headway and pressed leader halfway

33/1

7th

8

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 6f 0y

15:40 Down Royal

Ballycairn

11st 6lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin

Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott in 2020; well beaten in two handicaps lately and has to find lots of improvement.

28/1

Non-runners

Georgia Celena, Speranza Wilde

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Payout
Exacta €48.10
Straight Forecast €35.90
Trifecta €181.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Annaghbeg

The Irish Sun:

Mossy Fen Park

SPOTLIGHT:

He's Ultimate

POSTDATA:

Annaghbeg