18.10
Good To YieldingWilliam Hill Epic Value Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
- Prize money: £5386.96
- 2m 3f 0y
- 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
9/4
- Place: £1.50
Form: 4-
Last run: 96 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 4 (2) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
9st 9lb |
150-rated hurdler; has done well on AW, notching two emphatic wins at Dundalk before excellent second in 1m2f Newcastle handicap on Good Friday; never threatened in Royal Ascot's Wolferton Stakes; not in the same league as stablemate Ethical Diamond. |
12/1 |
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13th 7 (12) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won a Grade 3 hurdle at Tipperary (good to yielding) last October and progressive form on AW since reverting to the Flat for this yard, posting two easy wins at Dundalk (1m4f/10.6f) before excellent second in 1m2f Newcastle handicap on Good Friday; not that far off on form but quickish ground would be an unknown (raced only on good or softer on turf). |
20/1 |
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2nd 1 (9) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Represents top Irish jumps trainer Willie Mullins; won a Grade 3 hurdle at Tipperary last October and he's posted easy wins on the Dundalk AW on his last two starts (1m4f/10.6f); has a lofty mark to defy now back in a handicap but he may well prove capable in view of his impressive winter form. |
3/1 |
22/1
- Place: £5.10
Form: 8-
Last run: 48 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 10 |
26th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Maiden hurdle winner in 2024 but no joy since; shaped okay over fences at Downpatrick when last seen in March 2025; declared to run but non-runner four times since (twice when lame, twice because of ground); preferred by Kennedy and worth a market check. |
15/2 |
14/1
Form: 32/3U- BF
Last run: 252 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Had a productive time last year, winning a hurdle and two chases; stays this trip well, but has been off since last August and this looks like a prep for Galway, where he has run well before. |
16/1 |
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1st 1 |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 3 |
11st 10lb |
Irish raider who won a small-field beginners' chase comfortably at Kilbeggan (3m1f, good) last month and was not disgraced in a valuable 2m6f handicap hurdle at the recent Galway festival; still unexposed over fences; commands respect. |
4/5 |
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9th 4 |
2nd Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 108y |
11st 9lb |
In fine form over fences and hurdles; has won two of his last four starts, a conditions hurdle at Down Royal and a beginners' chase on latest at Kilbeggan; decent efforts in handicaps at Haydock and Kilbeggan sandwiched between those wins; needs a little bit more off current mark. |
12/1 |
14/1
Form: 4- BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 12 |
17th May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Placed in a point but beaten 22l on hurdling debut as favourite in a mares' maiden at Ballinrobe so major improvement needed against geldings. |
14/1 |
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5th 12 |
17th May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Placed in a point but beaten 22l on hurdling debut as favourite in a mares' maiden at Ballinrobe so major improvement needed against geldings. |
14/1 |
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4th 11 |
19th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 1f 144y |
10st 13lb |
towards rear, headway into midfield after 3 out, went fourth approaching last, soon no impression |
6/1 |
13/8
Form: 7/532-
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 210y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Irish 7yo whose broadly progressive form switched to chasing this season features a comfortable win at Roscommon (sole attempt over 3m1f; good) in the summer and good second in Thurles handicap (2m5f, yielding) last time; still reasonably unexposed and looks interesting back up in distance. |
6/1 |
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2nd 2 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 198y |
11st 11lb |
Winning pointer and twice successful over hurdles for Pat Doyle; took third behind subsequent Galway Plate winner Western Fold on chasing debut before comfortably justifying favouritism next time at Roscommon (3m1f, good); made stable debut back from a break in a five-runner novice event at Fairyhouse last time when a distant fourth (2m5f, soft); shaped as though he would come on for the run that day. |
8/1 |
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1 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 24y |
11st 12lb |
Winning pointer who won twice over hurdles, including a 3l defeat of Heroes Rise at Thurles in December; matched that RPR when third on recent chase debut; good chance. |
3/1 |
14/1
Form: 335-
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 1 |
24th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 73y |
11st 12lb |
Dual winner over hurdles has plenty of chasing experience; after seven months off, nice return to action when third at Wexford; bad mistake early on and nearly lost rider when 11-1 for Galway Blazers, doing well in the circumstances to finish seventh and that race is working out well. |
5/1 |
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7th 15 |
31st Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
10st 9lb |
2-7 over hurdles; 0-6 over fences but has run well in defeat, including when a close third behind Intense Approach in a C&D beginners' here last year; weighted to reverse that form and shaped promisingly in prep run after 218 days off at Wexford; could be on a nice mark for first handicap chase. |
9/1 |
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3rd 3 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 3f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Dual hurdles winner last year at about 2m4f; good bit of chasing experience, notably third in 2m6f Galway beginners' last summer and second in 3m Clonmel novice; fourth in this race last year. |
11/2 |
20/1
Form: 32874-
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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18th 6 |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
12st 3lb |
Dual hurdle winner is rated 101 in that sphere and has a fair bit to find. |
33/1 |
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6th 7 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 168y |
11st 5lb |
Second on this card last year; poor form in three points last October/November; jumped poorly and pulled up on return to hurdling at Kilbeggan in April; back to form when winning for Sam Curling in first-time blinkers over C&D in May; soft ground may have harmed his cause on stable debut at Roscommon. |
6/1 |
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8th 11 |
4th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 210y |
11st 4lb |
Maiden hurdle winner at Kilbeggan two seasons ago; second in a Sligo handicap last August off this mark; poor form in three points last October/November; jumped poorly and pulled up on return to hurdling at Kilbeggan in April; back to form in first-time blinkers at Sligo in May, winning narrowly despite an untidy round of jumping; has changed stable. |
13/2 |
100/1
Form: 00-
Last run: 43 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 7 |
9th Aug 2024 Good 2m 0f 160y |
11st 4lb |
Little impact in three maiden hurdles but can't be dismissed on handicap debut for top yard; market support interesting. |
10/1 |
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9th 13 |
17th May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Well beaten in two maiden hurdles and handicaps will suit better in time. |
100/1 |
Form: 0-
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 |
23rd Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 219y |
11st 0lb |
Course 2m3f winner over hurdles in February; not much encouragement from two Downpatrick chase runs; early days and may find her level in handicaps. |
12/1 |
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7 |
10th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 100y |
11st 5lb |
A lot to find based on ratings and she has been well beaten in her last three runs at the track, including on chase debut last time when 28l behind the winner; hard to see the necessary improvement coming. |
25/1 |
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10th 7 |
19th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
11st 5lb |
Record of 1-17 over hurdles but has run well in defeat at this track; however, hasn't been as good here the last twice and has to do better on chasing debut. |
18/1 |
28/1
Form: 6-
Last run: 76 days
W: 10st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12 |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 200y |
11st 1lb |
Best form has come at Sligo where he's won twice over 3m2f; poor run there latest when long way behind Cornmarket and Keep Em Quite; top claimer booked. |
20/1 |
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8th 6 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 168y |
11st 5lb |
A dual C&D winner, his trainer's local track; last year's form also included a second placing behind Cornmarket over C&D; probably needed the run here in May, and was much improved when winning in June; up 5lb for that; deserves respect. |
15/2 |
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1st 9 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y |
11st 10lb |
Won over C&D last year but has been hit and miss since (best run in that time was also here); has to be considered due to his record at this venue. |
14/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €43.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €50.17 |
| Trifecta | €5590.70 |
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