October 12 / 14.15 Fairyhouse

14.15

Good

O’Neills.com Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 2f 110y
  • 9 runners
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O’Neills.com Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

4/5 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2241- D

Last run: 177 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Expensive recruit after finishing second in a point; took four goes to win his bumper but did it well at Clonmel (soft to heavy) and the runner-up has since gone one better; could take all the beating here.
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6th

1

2nd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

Bleu De Vassy

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Decent novice, winning a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle and a Grade 3 novice at Navan; probably stepped up on that when a well beaten second to stablemate Romeo Coolio here at Christmas; others preferred.

7/1

6th

1

2nd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

Bleu De Vassy

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Decent novice, winning a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle and a Grade 3 novice at Navan; probably stepped up on that when a well beaten second to stablemate Romeo Coolio here at Christmas; others preferred.

7/1

2nd

1

27th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:45 Leopardstown

Bleu De Vassy

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders

6/1

12/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: /F8-P4

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
No great shakes in hunter chases but he won three points and he ran a nice race to be fourth in a 2m4f maiden hurdle here on Monday; this is a quick turnaround and dropping in trip might not be ideal, but there are races in him.
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4th

4

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

17:47 Fontwell

John The Spark

11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Karen Jewell

Ex-Irish 8yo; won three of nine points but 0-12 under rules and tailed off over hurdles (2m3f maiden) and fences (2m5f handicap) here in both runs for current yard; untried at this trip and has lots to prove.

12/1

4th

4

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 4

17:47 Fontwell

John The Spark

11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Karen Jewell

Ex-Irish 8yo; won three of nine points but 0-12 under rules and tailed off over hurdles (2m3f maiden) and fences (2m5f handicap) here in both runs for current yard; untried at this trip and has lots to prove.

12/1

4

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 4

14:15 Fontwell

John The Spark

11st 7lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Karen Jewell

Ex-Irish 8yo; won three of his nine points but he's 0-11 under rules and was tailed off in maiden hurdle here (2m3f, good) on recent stable debut; now returns to a handicap but he's failed to complete in two of his four starts over regulation fences and has plenty to prove back in this sphere.

12/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 31P-

Last run: 195 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
All runs on heavy ground; won his second bumper (Thurles) and was highly tried in a Grade 2 on his hurdling debut here for which he went off at 50-1 and was pulled up; likely to go well back at this easier level.
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10th

2

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:05 Listowel

Blaze The Way

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Sole win over fences came in a valuable 3m2f handicap chase at Cheltenham in December; decent enough run in the Ultima at the Festival in March; not seen since pulling up in the Scottish National; others more likely here, but worth watching with the big staying handicap chases coming up.

14/1

1

18th Apr 2026

Soft

3m 7f 176y

Class 1

15:35 Ayr

Blaze The Way

12st 0lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Off the mark over fences in good style at Cheltenham (extended 3m2f, good to soft) in December and that's the furthest he's been; worked his way into contention at the Festival there (3m1f Ultima) on latest outing until some bumping on the home turn and running out of steam; not disgraced there but 4m has to be something of a guess; cheekpieces are added.

25/1

7th

5

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

Blaze The Way

11st 3lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Off the mark over fences at fifth attempt in good style here (3m2f, good to soft) in December, when back up in trip; well beaten in Grade 3 novice at Naas since but the heavy ground provides an excuse; a mark 8lb higher than for his course win may not be insurmountable for this unexposed 8yo.

14/1

Form: -56336

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Has the form to feature but had plenty of chances now (0-11) and he's vulnerable to anything with potential.
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7th

7

20th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:08 Killarney

Fast Felix

10st 9lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Won back-to-back hurdle races in August/September on good ground (including C&D maiden hurdle); creditable C&D fourth on seasonal return in May off 1lb higher but below that at Listowel next time (2m, yielding); okay fourth of seven on chasing debut here last time; remains 5lb higher than his last win.

15/1

4th

5

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:42 Killarney

Fast Felix

11st 2lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Won back-to-back hurdle races in August/September on good ground; creditable fourth at this track in May (2m1f, good) but below that at Listowel last time; makes chasing debut, but has a lot to find with a few of these.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 935

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Only ninth in a bumper on good ground and twice tailed off over hurdles on soft; stable second string.
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3

18th Oct 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 92y

15:00 Limerick

Boston Rajj

11st 12lb

J: Gearoid Brouder

T: Ian O’Connor

Won over 3m2f for Gordon Elliott in the early part of last season; may improve from a satisfactory 2m4f Listowel run on stable debut, though possibly needs further than this.

12/1

5th

12

24th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

16:17 Listowel

Boston Rajj

11st 2lb

J: Gearoid Brouder

T: Ian O’Connor

Formerly with Gordon Elliott, for whom he won 3m2f Sligo handicap hurdle last summer; back from long absence when soon beaten on chase debut at Kilbeggan in May and absent again since; debuts for new yard.

20/1

Form: -08296

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Failed to win on the Flat in Britain and went 0-13 under both codes for Gordon Elliott; ran well on occasions but left that yard for 2,200gns; others safer.
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7th

7

5th Oct 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:05 Fairyhouse

Teagarden Jazz

11st 4lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Charlie Keegan

Longstanding maiden (formerly with Gordon Elliott); showed first bit of form for this yard when third at Wexford on her penultimate start; not as good at the same venue last time; looks fully exposed.

10/1

6th

4

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 190y

16:15 Wexford

Teagarden Jazz

11st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Charlie Keegan

Longstanding maiden (formerly Gordon Elliott) showed first bit of form for this yard over C&D three weeks ago when third (6l off runner-up Game Phoenix); bit to find with that rival though.

8/1

3rd

4

7th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 180y

17:16 Wexford

Teagarden Jazz

11st 7lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Charlie Keegan

Longstanding maiden yet to show anything for current yard (formerly Gordon Elliott); tailed off over C&D back from a break last time; hard to fancy.

50/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
£3,000 3yo by Telescope; third foal out of a bumper/hurdle winner; bred to have a future.
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8

18th Mar 2026

Good

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

14:15 Huntingdon

Call Your Bluff

10st 13lb

J: Cameron Johnstone-Baker

T: Emma Lavelle

0-8 but he's dropped 11lb since tackling handicaps and took steps forward on last two starts when third of 11 at Hereford (3m2f, soft) and second of nine at Doncaster (extended 3m, good to soft); ridden all season by Cameron Johnstone-Baker; again in serious each-way contention.

7/2

2nd

7

5th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 5

12:40 Doncaster

Call Your Bluff

11st 2lb

J: Cameron Johnstone-Baker

T: Emma Lavelle

0-7 but he's dropped 11lb since tackling handicaps and took a step forward when third of 11 at Hereford (3m1f, soft) in December, having been upped in trip; could be involved.

5/2

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to winners Reafadda (bumper and 2m2f/2m4f hurdle), Taken Twice (2m4f/3m hurdle) and Toon Town (2m1f hurdle); dam unraced; best watched on this belated debut.
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8th

9

12th Oct 2024

Good

2m 2f 110y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Itsthyneformilan

10st 11lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: John Patrick Ryan

towards rear, pushed along halfway

33/1

Form: 8-5456

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Beaten 25l+ in six races divided between hurdles and bumpers; more needed.
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9

1st Oct 2026

Good

2m 3f 145y

14:24 Clonmel

Marlpark

10st 10lb

J: Brian Barry

T: John Patrick Ryan

Course maiden hurdle winner in 2024; form deteriorated after a C&D second in March; hard to fancy after three non-completions.

66/1

10

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

18:46 Kilbeggan

Marlpark

10st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has shown his best form at Clonmel but was pulled up there last month (2m1f, good); on the retreat when falling at the last at Ballinrobe last time (2m2f, good); blinkers go on now but recent form just moderate and this comes quick enough after his fall.

15/2

6

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

17:39 Ballinrobe

Marlpark

10st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has shown his best form at Clonmel, but was pulled up at that venue on his most recent start; previous fourth at Limerick was no more than satisfactory.

12/1

Non-runners

Half Montlioux

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €5.20
Straight Forecast €8.10
Trifecta €16.40

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Teagarden Jazz

The Irish Sun:

Blaze The Way

SPOTLIGHT:

Bleu De Vassy

TOPSPEED:

Teagarden Jazz

POSTDATA:

Teagarden Jazz