16.25
GoodWexford (C & G) Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £5386.96
- 2m 0f 150y
- 14 runners
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Runners: 14 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.10
Form: B83-3 BF
Last run: 70 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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1st 9 |
1st Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
10st 12lb |
Won a Wexford maiden hurdle in July 2024; ran well in a Leopardstown handicap hurdle in December off 2lb lower, his last start in this sphere; should be at peak fitness after two recent spins on the Flat; needs the forecast rain to miss. |
10/1 |
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1st 9 |
1st Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
10st 12lb |
Won a Wexford maiden hurdle in July 2024; ran well in a Leopardstown handicap hurdle in December off 2lb lower, his last start in this sphere; should be at peak fitness after two recent spins on the Flat; needs the forecast rain to miss. |
10/1 |
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5th 2 (10) |
9th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 66y |
10st 2lb |
Beat smart dual-purpose performer Sunchart in Wexford maiden hurdle last year; finished remote fifth on Flat debut at Listowel last month; not sure to stay a trip this far on the level. |
20/1 |
100/30
- Place: £1.50
Form: 43/
Last run: 532 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 7 (2) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Useful dual-purpose sort, 3-34 on Flat (and second on ten occasions); his only two stakes race wins from 28 attempts have been in the 1m2f Naas event in which he was third of eight last month; suited by testing conditions, drying ground against him. |
12/1 |
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3rd 2 (7) |
22nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 2f 125y |
9st 7lb |
Useful dual-purpose sort, 3-33 on Flat (and second on ten occasions), 2-9 over hurdles; has won the last two editions of this race, significantly his only two stakes race wins from 27 attempts; has finished in the first two in five of his six races at this venue; out of his depth in Group 2/3 races on his only other Flat starts in 2026. |
9/2 |
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8th 5 (2) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Loves soft/heavy ground, dual 1m12f Naas Listed winner from three Flat wins; down the field in Galway Hurdle when last seen (ground too quick) and has had a short break since; ground now in his favour but faces stronger stayers at this trip. |
12/1 |
3/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: 0022-2
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
11st 12lb |
A long-standing 32-race maiden who has proved frustrating but consistent, finishing runner-up 13 times; 12 chase runs, beaten 5l into fifth at Wexford eight days ago in handicap off 112; one of his best efforts came over this C&D last year; capable of winning a contest of this nature. |
7/1 |
|
5th 1 |
7th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Long-standing maiden; has run well in defeat over fences and hurdles, including runner-up in 2m2f Cork handicap chase, most recently beaten under 2l when fifth of 8 in steadily-run 2m Tramore novice handicap chase last month; ground to suit and definite contender. |
13/2 |
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5th 4 |
19th Apr 2026 Soft 1m 7f 110y |
11st 7lb |
Long-standing maiden; has run well in defeat over fences and hurdles; heavy ground a valid excuse on latest and is 4lb lower than when a 9l runner up in a much stronger race than this at Cork (17.5f, good) in October; has run well here before and he's a player. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 575
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 11 |
5th Aug 2024 Good 2m 2f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Just one place from four point-to-point runs; definite ability in four maiden hurdle runs; best effort yet when beat 7L into fourth over 2m at Wexford last time out; trainer 4-33 in maiden hurdles; big chance. |
9/4 |
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4th 7 |
25th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 150y |
11st 4lb |
Modest point form but has shown ability under rules; might not appreciate the drop back in trip though. |
20/1 |
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5th 4 |
13th Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 100y |
11st 12lb |
A fine run in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle but a lesser effort at Tipperary since; tongue-tie worn then is left off now. |
14/1 |
4/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (2) |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Beaten a nose here (2m, soft) in September 2024 off 1lb lower and gave further encouragement that year, but that promise has not been fulfilled and his jumps career (latest start two months ago) has gone badly the wrong way; first-time blinkers replace his usual hood. |
11/1 |
|
13th 8 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 10y |
11st 4lb |
Useful 85-rated Flat stayer; odds-on winner of a Sedgefield novice hurdle (2m1f, good) last season; placed twice at Plumpton off 126 in final starts last season; reverts to hurdles now after two poor chasing starts this term |
14/1 |
|
5 |
6th Aug 2025 Good 2m 3f 130y |
11st 12lb |
Useful stayer on the Flat; odds-on winner of a Sedgefield novice hurdle (2m1f, good) last November; placed twice at Plumpton in the final weeks of last season; not as good as several of these over hurdles; makes chase debut with tongue-tie added to hood. |
6/1 |
10/1
Form: 0-85
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 13 |
25th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 150y |
11st 0lb |
Best of his three efforts came when fifth of 16 in a maiden hurdle at Cork earlier this month (In The Trenches runner-up); no obvious reason why he'll reverse the form here. |
10/1 |
|
5th 5 |
5th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 190y |
11st 7lb |
Well beaten in a bumper but a better effort in a Roscommon maiden hurdle since in first-time blinkers; headgear removed; can improve again. |
28/1 |
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8th 7 |
10th Jun 2024 Good 1m 7f 142y |
11st 7lb |
Beaten 45l in a Ballinrobe bumper on debut and isn't easy to fancy on that form now hurdling; blinkers tried. |
33/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 8lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 12 |
1st Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
10st 10lb |
Has won a handicap hurdle (off 10lb lower) and a beginners' chase since joining this stable; modest efforts the last twice over hurdles since returning from a break; may need more respite from the handicapper. |
12/1 |
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10th 12 |
1st Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
10st 10lb |
Has won a handicap hurdle (off 10lb lower) and a beginners' chase since joining this stable; modest efforts the last twice over hurdles since returning from a break; may need more respite from the handicapper. |
12/1 |
|
7 |
15th Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 45y |
11st 4lb |
Winner of two of his five starts for his current yard; won on stable debut at Leopardstown and ran well when third behind Helvic Dream and Lord Erskine at Fairyhouse following that off current mark; lesser run over hurdles here before he won on chasing debut at Tramore; made seasonal return at Listowel last time when seventh of 12; chance. |
15/2 |
33/1
Form: P
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 50y |
10st 0lb |
Flat winner is 0-13 over hurdles; didn't run terribly at Down Royal in December off this mark; should be sharper for latest run at Wexford when made late gains from the back; could outrun likely odds. |
16/1 |
|
7th 14 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Five-time Flat winner (last win in 2024) but yet to trouble the judge in 12 starts over hurdles; some decent runs in defeat when last seen over the winter, finished fifth of 13 at Thurles (2m, good to yielding) and fifth of 20 at Down Royal (2m1f, yielding), flying home after being hampered by a faller; can't be ruled out. |
6/1 |
100/1
Form: 07-
Last run: 159 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 7 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 11lb |
Three hurdle wins and ran a solid race in the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham; however, was well below that level at Aintree since and has to bounce back. |
14/1 |
|
12th 14 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Winner of handicaps at around 3m at Listowel (yielding) in September and Leopardstown (18 runners; good to yielding) in December; bounced back from a lesser effort at the Dublin Racing Festival when sixth of 24 to Supremely West at Cheltenham (3m, good); same mark today. |
14/1 |
|
6th 13 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
10st 9lb |
Hugely hit and miss on his last four starts, the good days when winning over about this trip at Listowel with cheekpieces and at Leopardstown (18-runner qualifier from Yeah Man) without them; heavy ground may excuse latest start; needs to find more but he's just a 6yo, so it may be possible. |
33/1 |
Form: 6
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 5 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 88y |
11st 7lb |
Transferred from Liam Burke's yard to Gordon Elliott last year and first couple of handicap hurdle starts were okay; won heavy-ground chase at Ayr in December; rated 15lb lower back over hurdles here on first start since Christmas. |
7/1 |
|
8 |
11th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Point winner showed some promise in maidens for former yard; beaten 12l in a Navan handicap on debut for this stable but likely capable of better. |
6/1 |
100/1
Form: 00
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
10th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 162y |
11st 4lb |
0-5 over hurdles for Robert Tyner; beaten over 20l in first two handicaps; took a heavy fall at the sixth at Limerick on stable debut; 25-1 then, hard to make a case for him. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
29th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 50y |
11st 4lb |
0-5 over hurdles for Robert Tyner; beaten over 20l in first two handicaps; best watched upped in trip on first start for Ross O'Sullivan. |
33/1 |
|
9 |
29th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 50y |
11st 4lb |
0-5 over hurdles for Robert Tyner; beaten over 20l in first two handicaps; best watched upped in trip on first start for Ross O'Sullivan. |
33/1 |
50/1
Form: P-0
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 9 |
25th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 150y |
11st 4lb |
always behind |
50/1 |
|
13th 7 |
15th Jul 2024 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 4lb |
Hinted at ability in 1m4f Flat maidens for Tony Martin; pulled up on hurdling debut, though that Navan maiden was won by Caldwell Potter. |
50/1 |
|
0 17 |
9th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Hinted at ability in 1m4f Flat maidens for Tony Martin; sole handicap start over 1m6f at the Curragh was too bad to be true; change of stable. |
50/1 |
5/1
Form: 233-46 D BF
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 2 |
24th Jul 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 150y |
11st 12lb |
0-9 over hurdles but ran plenty of fine races in defeat last year; off since 4l second of 15 in a Bellewstown handicap off 116 last August; leading chance if he's fit for his return. |
7/4 |
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2nd 10 |
28th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 110y |
10st 12lb |
held up in rear |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 189y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
1-21 over hurdles, his win coming at Musselburgh in December (1m7f, soft); has continued to run well since, notably when second over 2m2f here and on the Flat last time; one to consider. |
11/2 |
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5th 5 (6) |
3rd May 2026 Good 1m 3f 15y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
0-7 on the Flat when trained in Ireland and not seen in this sphere since summer 2024, but has largely been in good form over hurdles for Iain Jardine since the autumn; might be the answer. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 4 |
20th Apr 2026 Good 2m 2f 25y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Ex-Irish; got off the mark over hurdles at Musselburgh (1m7f, soft) in December off 6lb lower; placed three times since, running up to his best when second of 11 finishers at Newcastle (2m1f, good to soft) last month; should be thereabouts. |
11/2 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €8.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €6.31 |
| Trifecta | €37.30 |
Selections
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