December 29 / 14.55 Leopardstown

14.55

Heavy

Timeless Sash Windows Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £13053.1
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 9 runners
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Timeless Sash Windows Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 75-321

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Clear of the rest when second to the Royal Bond third An Tobar in a maiden at Fairyhouse (2m, heavy) before justifying favouritism on similar ground at Limerick (by 2l and workmanlike); could have got in lightly for handicap debut and he's one for the shortlist.
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5th

5

31st Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Fairyhouse

Champagne Admiral

11st 3lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: P A Fahy

took keen hold, led, 3 lengths ahead halfway, much reduced lead when not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened before 2 out

25/1

5th

2

29th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Punchestown

Champagne Admiral

11st 12lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: P A Fahy

soon disputed lead, pressed leader when not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, mistake 4 out, soon dropped to rear

5/2

1st

9

29th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

14:55 Leopardstown

Champagne Admiral

10st 13lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: P A Fahy

made virtually all, soon led at slow pace, increased tempo before 7th, not fluent 3 out, faced challenges but going okay after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in

11/2

11/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 7-11 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Won a Galway maiden with a bit up his sleeve and followed up in a 2m4f novice at Fairyhouse when strong through the line (both on soft); that form looks all the better now with the runner-up finishing third in a Grade 2 at Limerick earlier this week; interesting.
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8th

11

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 70y

Class 2

17:20 Cheltenham

Waterford Whispers

11st 6lb

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: Henry De Bromhead

Runner-up in the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle here (2m4f, heavy) in March 2024; 0-6 over fences but he returned to form when third in a big-field handicap at Leopardstown (extended 2m5f, soft) last month, when shaping as though this first crack at a staying trip could be right up his street.

4/1

3rd

17

1st Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 107y

14:45 Leopardstown

Waterford Whispers

10st 4lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual hurdle winner has shown ability in some of his five chase starts but was poor at Fairyhouse last time when favourite; may do better back left-handed and not dismissed.

16/1

10

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 54y

15:38 Galway

Waterford Whispers

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Henry De Bromhead

135-rated hurdler whose two wins include here; limited first season chasing last term, good second on Navan debut but then dropped out tamely in Grade 1 Limerick novice at Christmas; not seen until staying on fourth (having been hampered) behind a stablemate in 2m2f Listowel novice last month; entitled to improve for that and major player.

5/2

7/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 443211

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
Dug deep when it mattered to defy top weight on his handicap debut at Punchestown (2m, soft) and this 4yo is effectively only 2lb higher when taking into account Danny Gilligan's claim; looks a player.
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4

2nd Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 19y

14:25 Leopardstown

Yeats Star

10st 10lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

All three wins came on soft over shorter trips; has looked in the handicapper's grasp over both hurdles and fences of late; cheekpieces now tried.

40/1

9

19th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:15 Limerick

Yeats Star

11st 2lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Very useful handicap hurdler on his day but yet to make any further progress over fences since winning Listowel beginners' chase last season; went close at Perth last time, faces a much harder task in a handicap of this standard.

14/1

Form: 04158

Last run: 48 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Won his maiden at Ballinrobe (2m2f, yielding) quite nicely but has offered little in two heavy-ground handicaps, at 3m and 2m; may need better ground.
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11

3rd Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 40y

16:20 Gowran Park

Quarry Rocco

10st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner in 2023 signed off that year with a decent fourth in a Leopardstown novice handicap hurdle but has not been seen since; best watched for now.

20/1

4th

11

29th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

14:55 Leopardstown

Quarry Rocco

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: P J Rothwell

held up in rear, headway before 2 out, went fourth but no extra before last

33/1

8th

2

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:07 Gowran Park

Quarry Rocco

11st 6lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: P J Rothwell

towards rear throughout

16/1

Form: 43-551 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Had two runs over fences before winning a big-field handicap at Punchestown 17 days ago (2m3f, heavy) when extending his advantage at the line; has to deal with a 7lb rise in stronger company this time.
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7th

3

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

16:32 Wexford

Petit King

12st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Edward Cawley

Good run over hurdles when back from a break at Navan in November but has regressed in each of his subsequent runs, last time pulling up on his return to fences (0-7).

20/1

Form: 85825-

Last run: 255 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Beaten five times for Michael Bowe but produced one notable effort when second to the smart Feronily (the third also useful) in a 2m3f maiden at Limerick in March (soft to heavy); would be very well handicapped on his debut for Willie Mullins if rediscovering that level of form; Brian Hayes has ridden him the last twice.
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7th

1

22nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 120y

15:27 Limerick

Linden Arden

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: David Harry Kelly

Won this last year off 121 (yielding-to-soft) and and enjoying a fine season back hurdling, winning two handicaps at Punchestown on good-to-yielding and yielding; out of depth at Leopardstown early this month but top-weight has to be respected back chasing in repeat bid.

11/2

Form: 510 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Conditions were testing when winning at Wexford (2m4f) and he followed that with a nothing run behind Waterford Whispers at Fairyhouse; that leaves him with a question to answer on handicap debut.
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3

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 50y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Sportinthepark

11st 4lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Noel Meade

Exploited lower hurdles mark at Galway (2m6f, yielding) in October; struggled in the Troytown Chase when last seen but remains 8lb below his chase mark so can't be dismissed on ground he handles.

6/1

1st

8

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 200y

16:13 Galway

Sportinthepark

10st 10lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Noel Meade

2m4f maiden hurdle winner got off the mark over fences when easily winning a beginners' chase at this meeting last year; following month well held in Grade 2 novice at Punchestown and has been absent since; potentially interesting back hurdling off 15lb lower mark.

6/1

Form: 3315 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
25-1 when tailed off in a Listed hurdle for mares 17 days ago; had previously won a heavy-ground maiden at Clonmel and handicap newcomers from this yard always command a close look; Mullins also runs Linden Arden.
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1

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:12 Stratford

Mount Sinai

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Signed off for Willie Mullins with a claiming hurdle win at Sligo (2m2f, good) last month and has good claims here if judged on that performance but he suffered a heavy defeat over fences for new stable 12 days ago and has become hard to predict.

5/2

4th

4

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:18 Downpatrick

Mount Sinai

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

In new yard after winning a Sligo claiming hurdle for Willie Mullins last time, albeit she was very well treated by the weights that day; has chase experience but needs to do more.

6/4

5

7th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 193y

17:05 Sligo

Mount Sinai

10st 6lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

With a top yard but yet to add to her 2023 maiden hurdle win in seven starts since, the last three over fences; best treated by race conditions if she runs to her rating of 116 but hard to be massively confident she will.

7/4

Form: 3-3U15

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Won his Gowran maiden by 10l (2m, heavy) and raced a bit keenly when 15l off Waterford Whispers at Fairyhouse (upped to 2m4f); has a pull in the weights with the winner but will need to give himself a chance.
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1st

9

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 213y

16:50 Punchestown

Western Fold

11st 10lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressive in the first half of the season; won the Galway Plate, beat subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran in October; second to Kaid d'Authie in an unsatisfactory four-runner DRF event; faded from three out in Brown Advisory; badly hampered and unseated two out in Fairyhouse Grade 1 won by Fleur In The Park.

12/1

8

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Western Fold

11st 10lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressive last summer, winning the Galway Plate (extended 2m6f, good), and a defeat of subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran Park (2m4f, yielding to soft) in October; second to Kaid d'Authie in an unsatisfactory four-runner DRF event; faded from three out in Brown Advisory

10/1

10th

15

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Western Fold

11st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressive last summer, winning the Galway Plate (extended 2m6f, good), and he beat subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran Park (2m4f, yielding to soft) in October; good second to Kaid d'Authie at Dublin Racing Festival last time and enters each-way calculations.

12/1

Non-runners

Sequestered, Barry Lyndon, Ochocinco, Must Go Now

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Payout
Exacta €43.00
Straight Forecast €46.25
Tricast €326.87
Trifecta €144.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Waterford Whispers

SPOTLIGHT:

Linden Arden

TOPSPEED:

Barry Lyndon

The Irish Sun:

Waterford Whispers

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Linden Arden