13.50
YieldingJack de Bromhead Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £78318.58
- 2m 7f 80y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/8 (Won)
- Win: £1.70
- Place: £1.30
Form: 2411-1
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 151
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 |
3rd May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 12lb |
led |
100/30 |
|
2nd 2 |
3rd May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 12lb |
led |
100/30 |
6/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 212-05 C
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 154
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
1st May 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
11st 10lb |
towards rear, good headway on inner when not fluent 3 out, challenging after 2 out, outpaced approaching last, ran on and went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner |
12/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
1st May 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
11st 10lb |
towards rear, good headway on inner when not fluent 3 out, challenging after 2 out, outpaced approaching last, ran on and went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 55-213
Last run: 147 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 144
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (4) |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 0f 40y |
10st 4lb |
Good quality NH performer, including when good fourth in BetMGM Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham; took the runner-up spot in a Ballinrobe maiden (1m5f, good to yielding) last time when 7l behind the winner; must carry top weight for Flat handicap debut but big chance. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 1 (1) |
8th May 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 4f 183y |
10st 7lb |
High-class NH performer, most recently good fourth in BetMGM Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham; two previous Flat runs were on the Dundalk AW, notably previous month when 2l third of 10 over 1m4f; ground no problem, not sure the tight track will suit. |
13/2 |
|
4th 2 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 1 |
11st 11lb |
Fifth in two editions of the County Hurdle here before his second and third in the last two runnings of this race, which is quite something; has a 1lb higher mark than last year; well held in his only hurdle race this term but placed in Flat maidens either side, and has to be in place calculations. |
18/1 |
16/1
Form: 036-1P D
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
12th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 3y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Best known as a very talented hurdler, also landing a Grade 1 novice chase in 2021; had jumping issues over fences subsequently and this is his first chase start since 2022; returned from some time off with a point win last month (3m, soft); it remains to be seen how much ability this 12yo retains but he's entitled to considerable respect on his hunter chase debut. |
13/8 |
|
1st 1 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 2m 1f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Winner of nine races; 7-34 record over hurdles, including a four-runner Grade 2 event over 3m at Wetherby last October; ran creditably when seventh in the 26-runner Coral Cup at Cheltenham; down the field at Aintree subsequently; trip is short of his best but he won a stronger race than this over 2m2f at Ballinrobe a year ago; amateur rider, 2-11 over hurdles. |
11/8 |
|
1 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 2m 1f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Winner of nine races; 7-34 record over hurdles, including a four-runner Grade 2 event over 3m at Wetherby last October; ran creditably when seventh in the 26-runner Coral Cup at Cheltenham; down the field at Aintree subsequently; trip is short of his best but he won a stronger race than this over 2m2f at Ballinrobe a year ago; amateur rider, 2-11 over hurdles. |
11/8 |
13/8
Form: 115P-3 CD
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 156
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
11yo who was running in the Stayers' Hurdle for the fifth time when making the breakthrough in that Cheltenham Grade 1 last month (3m, good); pulled up in this race on both visits to Aintree and 33-1 when winning at the Festival, but it was certainly no fluke judged on the pick of his career exploits and he's the one to beat if repeating that latest form. |
7/1 |
|
1st 6 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Two-time Grade 1 winner, latterly in 2024, who landed the Grade 2 Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park in January, showing he retains considerable spark at the age of 11; he's run well in this race previously but has found Grade 1 races tough over the last 12 months; could have same problem today. |
33/1 |
7/1
Form: -43115 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
40 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 2lb
|
Reserve; far better known as a smart hurdler, runner-up at this meeting in 2023 and 2024, with latter race the 3m Grade 1; below form over jumps over the last year, however, and he looks poorly handicapped (particularly from 4lb wrong) judged on his results over fences. |
100/1 |
|
11th 5 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Third in the 2m4f Martin Pipe at this meeting in 2023; creditable fifth in last year's Grade 1 Stayers' here but he's not really sparked since, including over fences; 6lb lower now than his peak British mark; equipped with cheekpieces on latest outing (stiff task) and today. |
40/1 |
|
6th 1 |
26th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
12st 2lb |
Interfered with early when tailed off on the Flat last time; didn't run too badly in the Galway Plate the time before when mistakes didn't help, but this smart hurdler has yet to reach the same heights over fences; respected but others appeal more. |
9/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €6.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €7.75 |
| Trifecta | €29.00 |
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