October 27 / 16.13 Galway

16.13

Yielding To Soft

Mulryan Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7695.65
  • 2m 0f 11y
  • 14 runners
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Mulryan Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.50
  • Place: £3.60

Form: 9862-P

Last run: 162 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Sole success came on very testing ground at Limerick last season; pulled up at Wexford when last seen and 1lb wrong here; has been off 162 days; conditions in his favour at least and yard won this last year.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

13

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 140y

16:25 Fairyhouse

Rockbrook

10st 9lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: P J Rothwell

Front-runner won Tramore novice on New Year's Day and followed up later in month under similar tactic in 2m Naas handicap (both 2m, soft); jumping let him down at Thurles following month over a bit further but don't rule out him bouncing back and this easy 2m to suit.

10/1

7th

9

27th Mar 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:12 Clonmel

Rockbrook

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

in rear, not fluent 5th, tailed off with one circuit to go

33/1

8th

11

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 69y

16:35 Clonmel

Rockbrook

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

Arrives on the back of two all-the-way hurdle wins including a career best at Tramore last time; needs to improve again on chase debut.

7/1

7/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 4-0011 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Arrives bidding for a course hat-trick and won with any amount in hand over 2m3f here earlier this month; up a stone in the weights but handles testing ground and clearly in the form of his life.
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5

6th Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 4y

14:00 Thurles

Wee Charlie

11st 6lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Gerard O’Leary

midfield, good headway after 3 out

7/1

5

6th Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 4y

14:00 Thurles

Wee Charlie

11st 6lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Gerard O’Leary

midfield, good headway after 3 out

7/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: -42645 CD BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 10lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Veteran; creditable fourth from the front over hurdles here last month; disappointing favourite over fences since but respected from lower hurdle mark back here; place chance.
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10

26th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:00 Ballinrobe

Whatsafellatodo

10st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Richard James Daniels

Third over hurdles at Galway last October; refused to line up at Punchestown in November, same at Cork in December; risky in the circumstances, though worth noting he beat Pakens Rock by 6l in this race two seasons ago.

10/1

10

26th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:00 Ballinrobe

Whatsafellatodo

10st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Richard James Daniels

Third over hurdles at Galway last October; refused to line up at Punchestown in November, same at Cork in December; risky in the circumstances, though worth noting he beat Pakens Rock by 6l in this race two seasons ago.

10/1

8

8th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:50 Cork

Whatsafellatodo

11st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Richard James Daniels

Good back over hurdles at Galway latest and the form has been boosted; refused to line up at Punchestown two weeks ago and has a question to answer now.

10/1

12/1

Form: -384P2 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Hasn't won in this sphere since 2022 but bounced back to form with half length defeat at Punchestown last week; while she handles slower ground, she has been reluctant to start in her last couple of runs so comes with some risks attached.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

7

(9)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 71y

14:30 Curragh

Vischio

9st 6lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Emmet Mullins

Won a valuable mares' handicap hurdle in February and some good hurdle runs since in defeat; ran a cracker back in this sphere in a valuable Naas handicap last time but has a bit to find today.

16/1

8th

7

(9)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 71y

14:30 Curragh

Vischio

9st 6lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Emmet Mullins

Won a valuable mares' handicap hurdle in February and some good hurdle runs since in defeat; ran a cracker back in this sphere in a valuable Naas handicap last time but has a bit to find today.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 811P0- D

Last run: 178 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Well suited by testing conditions and won twice on heavy ground last year; ground possibly not soft enough for him at the Punchestown festival when last seen; might need this on seasonal return.
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3rd

1

2nd Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 3

15:40 Southwell

Whiskeywealth

12st 0lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Dual hurdle and three-time chase winner when based in Ireland; makes stable debut from a workable mark and will find this easier than Punchestown festival hurdle he contested in April but has fitness to prove and would appeal much more on soft/heavy ground.

7/1

11th

4

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Whiskeywealth

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Terence O’Brien

Encouraging return at Galway in October but disappointing over both hurdles and fences since; best form on softer ground than what is likely.

25/1

11th

4

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Whiskeywealth

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Terence O’Brien

Encouraging return at Galway in October but disappointing over both hurdles and fences since; best form on softer ground than what is likely.

25/1

Form: -53455 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
All three wins have come over timber at Sligo; recent chase starts suggest she's in reasonable form but may need it quicker than this.
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11

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:05 Galway

Red Ball Of Fire

10st 5lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

All three wins over hurdles at Sligo but only one success since 2021 and she's been off 276 days; tough ask given her record fresh.

40/1

12

27th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Curragh

Red Ball Of Fire

11st 9lb

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Three hurdle wins but is a maiden on the Flat and has to find improvement off a break.

28/1

6th

12

27th Oct 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 11y

16:13 Galway

Red Ball Of Fire

11st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Mark Michael McNiff

prominent, outpaced approaching last, kept on, not reach leaders

12/1

Form: 00-232 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Sole hurdle win since 2020 came in a selling hurdle at Plumpton in 2022 but signs he's ready to score again this season and slower ground may help bring his stamina into play; up 3lb for recent Fairyhouse second.
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6

19th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 165y

14:46 Downpatrick

Wajaaha

11st 4lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Patrick J McKenna

Three hurdle wins; best effort this season was when just denied over fences at this track in July; not as good since and questions after being pulled-up on last two hurdle starts.

20/1

6

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

17:28 Downpatrick

Wajaaha

11st 2lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Patrick J McKenna

Pushed Lakefield Flyer all the way over 2m3f here last month but has since pulled up over hurdles at Galway and finished last of the four in a beginners chase; did face a tough task last time and this is more realistic.

10/1

5

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:00 Tramore

Wajaaha

10st 12lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Patrick J McKenna

Maiden chaser last won in November 2022; went close in a handicap chase at Downpatrick last month off 104; pulled up over hurdles at Galway latest; likely up against it in this company.

25/1

Form: /3136- D

Last run: 304 days

W: 10st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Won a handicap chase at Down Royal after a six-month break last November but hasn't been seen since a well held sixth at Limerick last Christmas; lower hurdle mark to work with at least and ground is fine for him.
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11

25th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:05 Ballinrobe

Dont Go Yet

10st 13lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Had some good form last spring and same again this time around; hurdles winner in March, third to Supreme Jet at Wexford and good third of 20 to exciting stablemate in 2m handicap at Punchestown festival; doesn't win often, though.

13/2

3rd

19

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 75y

16:50 Punchestown

Dont Go Yet

10st 3lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Dual chase winner who got off the mark over hurdles at Wexford in March; fair third back over fences at the same venue last time; held by several of these on running in a DRF handicap.

40/1

3rd

16

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:38 Wexford

Dont Go Yet

10st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Edward Cawley

Dual chase winner who got off the mark over hurdles here last month in decisive fashion, going clear on the run-in over 2m (soft); second in this race last year (Krabat third) off 7lb higher so obvious claims (1lb wrong).

11/2

Form: 18

Last run: 87 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Point winner who defied odds of 14-1 on rules debut in a Sligo maiden hurdle; disappointing in a novice hurdle here since but respected back down in trip with an unexposed profile.
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6th

9

21st Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 150y

16:17 Navan

Koori Star

11st 0lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Peter Fahey

Point-to-point winner; no further success since Sligo maiden hurdle win in June 2024; second behind Gringo d'Aubrelle in a Listed hurdle here in December; ran over inadequate trips in two January chase runs; 6-1 for Punchestown Grand National Trial (3m4f, heavy) but could only manage eighth; interestingly, Jack Kennedy now rides.

8/1

8th

14

15th Feb 2026

3m 3f 60y

15:00 Punchestown

Koori Star

10st 11lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Peter Fahey

Point winner; no further success since Sligo maiden hurdle win in June 20024; second in a 3m1f Listed handicap hurdle at Navan in December; last month's two runs in beginners' chases were over inadequate trips; a potential dark horse over this distance; cheekpieces for the first time.

7/1

5th

6

20th Jan 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 115y

14:50 Down Royal

Koori Star

11st 4lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Peter Fahey

Point-to-point winner's sole success over timber is a Sligo maiden hurdle; fine effort in Listed handicap hurdle at Navan, took a backward step on latest however in Fairyhouse beginners last week over inadequate trip; once again needs more of a stamina test than this.

14/1

Form: 2-1409 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Returned with a handicap hurdle win at Tipperary in the summer hasn't managed to build on that in three subsequent outings; very best form has come on quicker ground.
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10th

11

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 90y

14:50 Sligo

Marys Pride

10st 6lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Was third over 2m at Ballinrobe but might have found 2m3f too far at Punchestown since; record of 2-23 over hurdles, so others preferred.

12/1

7th

12

7th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 12y

15:07 Punchestown

Marys Pride

11st 0lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Best form is over 2m and previous attempts over around 2m4f haven't worked out; can go well fresh which he again demonstrated at Ballinrobe, but not sure to back that up.

5/1

2nd

11

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Marys Pride

11st 1lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Is 6lb lower than when gaining second win over hurdles at Tipperary in July 2024; soundly beaten off 100 when last seen at Down Royal in December; 1lb lower now and has gone well fresh, so not dismissed in first-time cheekpieces.

25/1

Form: 1360P- D

Last run: 306 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Promising start to his hurdle career before losing his way this time last year; arrives on the back of a third in a Dundalk claimer last week and not ruled out back in this sphere; mixed record on testing ground.
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14th

17

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

14:30 Thurles

Timourid

10st 10lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Regressive on the Flat and well beaten in a 2m handicap on his only recent start over hurdles; safe to look elsewhere.

40/1

14th

17

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

14:30 Thurles

Timourid

10st 10lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Regressive on the Flat and well beaten in a 2m handicap on his only recent start over hurdles; safe to look elsewhere.

40/1

Form: /42FP- D

Last run: 187 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner in November 2022 but hit and miss since; pulled up on chase debut when last seen and may need this after 187 days off.
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2

29th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 0y

13:42 Limerick

Summer Melody

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Beat a smart horse when landing a bumper two years ago but has been disappointing over hurdles; friendless in market when well beaten in handicaps last twice; visor tried.

9/1

2

29th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 0y

13:42 Limerick

Summer Melody

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Beat a smart horse when landing a bumper two years ago but has been disappointing over hurdles; friendless in market when well beaten in handicaps last twice; visor tried.

9/1

10th

1

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 90y

13:57 Tipperary

Summer Melody

12st 0lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: C Byrnes

Bumper winner in November 2022 but hit and miss since, soon beaten on last month's Galway comeback; remains opposable.

16/1

Form: P54-70 D

Last run: 163 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Tailed off over 3m at Kilbeggan when last seen and this trip probably on the sharp side for him these days; off 163 days.
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3rd

6

10th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 180y

20:17 Kilbeggan

The Little Yank

11st 6lb

J: John Aherne

T: John Patrick Ryan

Lost form drastically after a Clonmel win in January on the 101st outing of his career; pulled up on last four starts; Love Like This is yard's main hope.

25/1

4

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 60y

16:30 Limerick

The Little Yank

11st 8lb

J: John Aherne

T: John Patrick Ryan

Veteran improved his hurdles strike-rate to 5-60 with Clonmel victory on the 101st outing of his career in January off 93; generally unpredictable; pulled up on his three most recent attempts.

66/1

3

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

13:34 Limerick

The Little Yank

11st 10lb

J: John Aherne

T: John Patrick Ryan

Improved his hurdling strike rate to 5-60 with Clonmel victory over Coffeys Forge on the 101st outing of his career; generally unpredictable in recent seasons; pulled up on his two most recent attempts.

20/1

Form: 938158 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Bolted up in handicap hurdle at the festival here in the summer but couldn't get involved from revised mark latest and all his best form is on quicker ground.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4th

1

19th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

16:15 Newton Abbot

Son Of Hypnos

12st 0lb

J: Jack Stenhouse

T: Ryan Chapman

All downhill since winning over hurdles at Galway's festival of 2024; well beaten in three of his four runs for this yard and when third in April only five ran; visor added.

25/1

7th

3

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:17 Worcester

Son Of Hypnos

12st 0lb

J: Jack Stenhouse

T: Ryan Chapman

Won at Galway (2m, good) in July 2024; downhill thereafter, ending time in Ireland competing on the Flat; third of five at Exeter (2m; 33-1) on second start for this trainer but tough to fancy on strength of his other two efforts.

25/1

7th

2

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Warwick

Son Of Hypnos

12st 0lb

J: Mr Jack Stenhouse

T: Ryan Chapman

Hurdle/chase winner in Ireland but on a losing run now and, although he ran better when third of four finishers at Exeter recently than he had on his yard debut there, a few more pounds off his back wouldn't go amiss.

16/1

Non-runners

Zoffanien, Soldante

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €106.00
Straight Forecast €61.76
Tricast €390.06
Trifecta €758.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Koori Star

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Vischio

POSTDATA:

Timourid

TOPSPEED:

Wajaaha

The Irish Sun:

Koori Star