16.45
GoodThomastown Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5643.48
- 2m 4f 40y
- 18 runners
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Runners: 18 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.30
Form: 9-8032
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 |
11th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Won his second hurdle race when scoring at Naas in April over 2m3f but has been below that level thrice since; should improve from Navan run last time but this trip looks a bit sharp. |
14/1 |
|
4 |
20th Sep 2025 Yielding 1m 7f 165y |
11st 5lb |
Naas win in April was over 2m3f; overall form points to a preference for further than this; first run in three months. |
14/1 |
40/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: 34F-57 D
Last run: 125 days
W: 11st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
18th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 30y |
11st 13lb |
Course winner has been regressive for some time and was poor when last seen so not much appeal. |
25/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 736-53 BF
Last run: 35 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
24th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 156y |
11st 12lb |
Bred to make a chaser and he got off the mark in this sphere in a Cork novice (17.5f, good) latest, although his jumping needs to improve; sheer determination got him up to win but he won't get away with such mistakes on his handicap debut over fences. |
4/1 |
|
1st 1 |
13th Oct 2024 Good 2m 1f 140y |
11st 6lb |
Has run well in his three handicap hurdles, the last two in cheekpieces; as good as any of these in that discipline and bred to make a chaser. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 1 |
4th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 40y |
12st 0lb |
Promise in bumpers last year on decent ground; much more testing conditions in first three hurdle runs last season possibly did not suit; close up in third when favourite at Down Royal in his second handicap; likely contender over this longer trip. |
8/1 |
14/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 6-5328
Last run: 12 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
13th Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 90y |
11st 12lb |
Two time winner over hurdles; last win came at Fairyhouse last October for James Barrett off 109 (2m, good); a pair of okay runs over hurdles this summer but needs to bounce back from a poor run on the Flat at Ballinrobe last month; contender if she does so. |
4/1 |
|
1 (1) |
23rd Jun 2025 Good 1m 5f 9y |
10st 0lb |
Dual-purpose mare with three wins on the Flat; last win in this sphere came two years ago at the Curragh off a 5lb higher mark (1m6f, good); her two runs over hurdles for her new trainer this term have been okay; needs to come on again. |
28/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
15th Jun 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 185y |
11st 12lb |
Dual-purpose mare has won eight races across both codes; made a pleasing enough start for this yard when third of six at Ballinrobe on first run for over six months; should come on for that but she remains 6lb above her last win and she won't want it too soft. |
9/2 |
10/1
Form: 652P1-
Last run: 166 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Totally lost form since adding second hurdles win at Tramore in November 2024; tongue tie on now, but others more likely. |
40/1 |
|
10 |
29th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 198y |
11st 5lb |
Both hurdle wins at Tramore at this trip on testing ground; inadequate trip on Clonmel chase debut; finished last of the finishers in course handicap on latest; likely to need more time. |
16/1 |
|
1 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Won off 5lb lower at Tramore last November (2m5f, sft-hvy); poor off revised mark twice since and has been off the track since a poor Punchestown run in February; best watched. |
18/1 |
33/1
Form: 52000-
Last run: 297 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 116y |
11st 11lb |
Won this race last year off an 8lb lower mark; soft ground was against her at Limerick last month when having her first run since second in a mares' handicap over C&D last October. |
10/1 |
|
7th 4 |
16th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 100y |
11st 2lb |
Gained second hurdles win at Clonmel (19.5f, good) last May off 101; went close there the following month when 1.25l fourth; was last seen finishing second at Clonmel again in October; best form is on a sounder surface and might need the run. |
4/1 |
|
4 |
2nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 35y |
11st 0lb |
Got second hurdles win here in May over extended 2m3f off 101 (good); went close to following up the following month when a 1.25l fourth; has disappointed in her last two starts but may do better back here. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 154
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 |
8th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 150y |
12st 0lb |
Has won over hurdles and fences at Kilbeggan; was a solid second at Down Royal but made a bad mistake there last time and ran below form; has to rebound after just four days. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 7 |
4th May 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
10st 11lb |
Mare likes good ground and has won over hurdles and fences at Kilbeggan; chase win was off 107 last summer and stuck to her guns when second over C&D in lower-grade contest last time. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
12st 0lb |
A win apiece over hurdles and fences, both at Kilbeggan on good ground; soundly beaten since his last win in August; this better ground will suit her but others make more appeal. |
18/1 |
14/1
Form: 64-0P4
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 21 |
26th Oct 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 13lb
|
didn't always jump with fluency, midfield, lost position when pushed along after 9th |
|
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9th 9 (2) |
23rd Oct 2024 Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 10lb |
held up in rear |
16/1 |
|
8th 16 |
4th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 40y |
11st 0lb |
Returned to some sort of form on her debut for this trainer when a solid fourth in a 2m2f handicap hurdle at Downpatrick last month; more needed but well-handicapped if coming back to form. |
14/1 |
50/1
Form: 089
Last run: 55 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
24th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
No leap forward for the switch to handicaps and addition of a tongue-tie latest (retained), but this is easier than that Gowran Park 0-109; sole runner on the card for Irish trainer 1-6 here previously. |
15/2 |
|
9th 19 |
4th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 40y |
10st 8lb |
Little to recommend from three maiden hurdle runs; tongue-tie tried for his handicap debut. |
50/1 |
|
9th 6 |
10th Aug 2024 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Better effort on second start when mid-field at Downpatrick but can't be fancied. |
50/1 |
10/1
Form: 906451 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 50y |
11st 1lb |
Hurdle/chase winner; fell over fences in October and finished last on his return to the Flat in March, so current wellbeing is an issue. |
10/1 |
|
12th 3 (5) |
30th Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 6f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Two wins over jumps in 2025; last seen on the Flat in September 2024 when well beaten by Sir Allen off a mark of 70; just 3lb lower now and fell in a Wexford handicap chase when last seen in October; others make more appeal. |
25/1 |
|
10 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 130y |
10st 5lb |
Bagged two wins over hurdles this season at Listowel and Kilbeggan over an extended 2m4f; winner of his sole chase start over C&D in August last year (good to yielding) off 102; cheekpieces are now added to the tongue tie and not ruled out. |
13/2 |
12/1
Form: -73369
Last run: 73 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 4f 80y |
11st 5lb |
17-race maiden under rules and pulled up in a claimer 16 days ago; best form on good ground and hasn't shown enough over timber in the last 12 months. |
16/1 |
|
8 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 4f 80y |
11st 5lb |
17-race maiden under rules and pulled up in a claimer 16 days ago; best form on good ground and hasn't shown enough over timber in the last 12 months. |
16/1 |
|
7 |
15th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 137y |
10st 8lb |
Placed in three of his 15 starts over hurdles and was third in 2m4f beginners' chase here last summer; remote sixth of 17 at Limerick last month; visored; market will reveal expectations. |
11/1 |
33/1
Form: 05-047
Last run: 88 days
W: 11st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 (18) |
22nd Oct 2025 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Won a Fairyhouse maiden for Gordon Elliott back in February 2023 (2m, yielding); regressive last season and can only be watched on Flat return. |
33/1 |
|
4 |
27th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 57y |
11st 9lb |
Won a Fairyhouse maiden for Gordon Elliott back in February 2023 (2m, yielding); no joy since and hasn't looked a winner in waiting in three runs for this yard; mark sliding but needs more. |
10/1 |
|
4 |
27th May 2025 Good 2m 0f 57y |
11st 9lb |
Won a Fairyhouse maiden for Gordon Elliott back in February 2023 (2m, yielding); no joy since and hasn't looked a winner in waiting in three runs for this yard; mark sliding but needs more. |
10/1 |
6/1
Form: 0/36/9
Last run: 88 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 |
8th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
11st 0lb |
Three-time Flat winner but remains a maiden over jumps; two poor runs over fences in 2025; hard to fancy. |
25/1 |
|
13th 15 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Three-time Flat winner rated 64, on long losing run, off since August, hard to fancy. |
33/1 |
|
10 |
29th Aug 2025 Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 5lb |
Three-time Flat winner but remains a maiden over jumps and was well behind Doyen Magic last time in a 2m4f handicap chase. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 61766- D
Last run: 209 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 15 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 10y |
10st 9lb |
Relishes testing conditions and took advantage of them twice this season at Limerick when winning a 2m5f Limerick handicap hurdle and a 2m2f handicap chase; up 16lb compared to his win over timber at Punchestown when well beaten and found it similarly difficult off his revised chase mark at Gowran last time (2m4f, heavy); others more likely. |
22/1 |
|
1 |
18th Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
12st 0lb |
A better chaser than hurdler; good chase run here when last seen in March; rated lower over hurdles and can go well but lacks a recent run. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 12 |
23rd Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 120y |
10st 6lb |
in touch with leaders, not fluent 9th, headway and prominent before 4 out, disputed lead 2 out, headed before last, kept on |
40/1 |
66/1
Form: -70908
Last run: 7 days
W: 10st 0lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (2) |
22nd Oct 2024 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Dual-purpose maiden is out of her depth in this grade and is making up the numbers. |
200/1 |
|
15th 20 |
4th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 40y |
10st 0lb |
Modest performer under all codes; 1lb wrong here and makes no appeal. |
66/1 |
|
8th 19 |
27th Sep 2024 Soft 2m 3f 100y |
10st 0lb
|
prominent |
14/1
Form: P32-56 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 120y |
10st 12lb |
Yet to win over fences but placed four times; potentially well handicapped on his best form, namely a flattering 5l second behind subsequent Galway Plate winner Pinkerton at Tipperary in April; this is a winnable contest but he comes with risks attached. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 120y |
10st 12lb |
Yet to win over fences but placed four times; potentially well handicapped on his best form, namely a flattering 5l second behind subsequent Galway Plate winner Pinkerton at Tipperary in April; this is a winnable contest but he comes with risks attached. |
14/1 |
10/1
Form: 435P7-
Last run: 162 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 |
22nd May 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
A prolific winner in points, he got off the mark under rules at Taunton (3m, good) last month; 5lb higher but looks the type that can go in again. |
4/1 |
|
1st 5 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
0-14 under rules but 6-9 in points; second in two handicap hurdles over about 2m6f at Exeter this year, which saw him start 11-10 favourite for five-runner race over C&D (good) 13 days ago but he clipped heels and unseated in the early stages; that was the race won by Gasmani; should give him a lot more to think about this time, barring mishaps. |
7/4 |
|
1 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Remains winless under rules but he was a multiple points winner after leaving Paul Nolan in Ireland and has started well for his new yard, a strong-travelling second of 11 in 2m6f handicap hurdle at Exeter 23 days ago; can go one better here. |
6/5 |
20/1
Form: 9/455-
Last run: 384 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
17th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Placed in a point in 2022; weak form in three races over hurdles since October; unlikely to feature. |
50/1 |
|
8th 2 |
17th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Placed in a point in 2022; weak form in three races over hurdles since October; unlikely to feature. |
50/1 |
|
14 |
1st Jan 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 110y |
10st 10lb |
Some promise earlier in his career but beaten a long way in two handicaps lately and not easy to fancy. |
66/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €52.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €51.42 |
| Tricast | €292.45 |
| Trifecta | €552.40 |
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