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Good To YieldingJohn Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £17956.52
- 2m 4f 0y
- 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Scattered showers
7/4 (Won)
- Win: £1.73
- Place: £1.10
Form: /462-1
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 0lb
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 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 12lb |
High class novice last season who was second to The New Lion in the 2m5f Grade 1 at Cheltenham; later suffered a heavy fall at Punchestown; this campaign hasn't really got off the ground and departed too far out (three from home) in the 2m5f handicap at the Festival (Storm Heart third) to know how he would have fared, though was going well enough at the time; wouldn't be a surprise to see him get his career back on track. |
5/1 |
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1 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 1 |
12st 0lb |
Four-timer as a novice last season culminated in 2m4f Grade 1 at Naas, which he followed with second over 2m5f at this meeting (gave The New Lion plenty to think about); took a heavy fall at Punchestown in May, beaten at 8-15 in November (fair second) and failed to shine in Grade 1 at Christmas (notwithstanding the near 3m trip) so he's on a recovery mission, but last season can't be forgotten yet; cheekpieces go on for this handicap debut. |
8/1 |
9/4
- Place: £1.50
Form: 41-011 D
Last run: 50 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 11 |
20th Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 150y |
10st 6lb |
Bumper and dual hurdle winner (once here) but is 0-11 over fences and has been regressive lately; needs plenty more even from a falling mark. |
14/1 |
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6th 4 |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 95y |
11st 4lb |
Bumper and hurdles winner is 0-10 over fences and yet to trouble the judge; well held in the Blazers at Galway (12.5l behind Charlie Luciano) on latest; eased 2lb but others have more convincing profiles. |
14/1 |
14/1
- Place: £1.50
Form: 2224-1
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Classy and progressive novice; patiently ridden when winning a Fairyhouse Grade 1 over 2m4f in April and when second in another at Punchestown (3m1f) later that month; will enjoy the decent ground and good record fresh. |
10/11 |
|
2nd 1 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 213y |
11st 10lb |
Won a 2m beginners' chase at Wexford in October; went close in a 2m Grade 2 here in November; after a break, well below his best at Thurles in March; career-best with the help of new hold-up tactics when outsider of eight in Grade 1 Fairyhouse, beating Kappa Jy Pyke; third in a Grade 1 novice hurdle here a year ago; fair chance of staying this far. |
8/1 |
|
1st 1 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Smart novice hurdler at up to 3m last season; made a solid chasing debut at Gowran over 2m4f; won over 2m at Wexford in October; went close in a 2m Grade 2 contest at Punchestown in November; well below his best over an extended 2m5f at Thurles last time; faces a stiff task at this level. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 24-12
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 120y |
11st 12lb |
Inconsistent since opening chase account in a beginners' at Naas in December (2m4f, heavy); ran well when a 5.75l fourth of 14 in a valuable handicap at Punchestown in February but pulled up at Cheltenham on latest; capable of better and preferred by Jack Kennedy. |
14/1 |
|
7 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Inconsistent in this novice campaign but ran well when fourth of 14 at Punchestown (3m3f, heavy) last month and that performance can be upgraded, as he was outpaced in the straight in that slowly run race but rallied strongly in the closing stages; it's almost certain there will be a better gallop here and he could be seen to very good effect up the Cheltenham hill. |
11/1 |
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4th 1 |
15th Feb 2026 3m 3f 60y |
11st 12lb |
Accounted for two Willie Mullins-trained runners to land a 2m4f Naas beginners' chase in December; failed to build on that in a 3m novice contest at the same venue; fell at the sixth in a DRF handicap; one of six for the stable; has plenty of weight and others may stay better. |
16/1 |
5/1
Form: 1-1 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Useful mare over hurdles, and landed Punchestown festival handicap over nearly this far; that lifted her mark to 129, the same as Quantum Quest; half-brother was a winning chaser; stiff task, though, on chase debut. |
9/2 |
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1st 16 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 5lb |
Won a bumper and Cork maiden hurdle in 2024 but no win since; however, she has run well in defeat several times up to 2m7f including at this track; up 2lb from last time and one to consider. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 16 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 110y |
10st 8lb |
Cork maiden hurdle winner in November 2024 (2m4f, good); struggled in first two runs this season at Leopardstown but signs of life when a 13l fourth at Naas (2m3f, sft-hvy) 29 days ago; the return to better ground here will suit and yard had a double at the Curragh on Good Friday; could go well. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 925-11 D
Last run: 169 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 16 |
3rd May 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 118y |
10st 1lb |
midfield |
40/1 |
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9th 16 |
3rd May 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 118y |
10st 1lb |
midfield |
40/1 |
50/1
Form: 31P-33
Last run: 8 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 2 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
12st 0lb |
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 |
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7th 5 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
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 |
66/1
Form: 2213-
Last run: 373 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 5 |
8th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Solid record in bumpers but has dismal form figures since switched to hurdles; however, drops to weaker level on return from a break and may improve. |
12/1 |
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10th 14 |
13th Dec 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 40y |
11st 12lb |
Won 2m2f Downpatrick bumper last season (soft); emerged from over a year's absence when never travelling (pulled up) in Grade 3 Navan novice last month and never sighted since in Fairyhouse maiden; best watched. |
25/1 |
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10th 14 |
13th Dec 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 40y |
11st 12lb |
Won 2m2f Downpatrick bumper last season (soft); emerged from over a year's absence when never travelling (pulled up) in Grade 3 Navan novice last month and never sighted since in Fairyhouse maiden; best watched. |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €4.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €4.37 |
| Trifecta | €12.50 |
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Blue MosqueTOPSPEED:
Fleur In The ParkThe Irish Sun:
The Yellow ClayRP RATINGS (IRE):
All For RachelPOSTDATA:
Blue Mosque