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Yielding To SoftLyons Of Limerick Jaguar Land Rover Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)
- Prize money: £18726.09
- 2m 7f 0y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
Form: 24-132
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 3lb
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 |
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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 |
Form: 1212 D BF
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 |
30th Sep 2026 Good 2m 5f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Dual hurdles winner was just denied in 2m7f Naas handicap in February before a solid effort in the Pertemps at the Cheltenham Festival; was last seen finishing mid-division at Punchestown on final start for Gordon Elliott; stable debut in new headgear combination; watching brief. |
14/1 |
|
11th 4 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 13lb |
Dual hurdle winner was just denied in a Naas handicap two starts back; then ran a solid race in the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham; looks the yard's first-string but needs more. |
22/1 |
Form: /12-12
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y |
11st 10lb |
Won twice for Willie Mullins; form over fences for current trainer is a little more patchy, but cannot be ignored with the stable in decent form. |
12/1 |
|
7th 9 |
30th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 110y |
11st 5lb |
Good-ground bumper and maiden hurdle winner for Willie Mullins; four chase runs for this yard have been okay; well held in a handicap last time, albeit that was a decent contest and the experience will stand to him back in a novice. |
15/2 |
|
5th 9 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
10st 13lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner for Willie Mullins; three beginners' chase runs for new yard back from a break haven't been much to shout about; may do better now in a handicap with an opening mark 7lb below his hurdles one. |
18/1 |
Form: 4-1240
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| 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 |
|
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 |
Form: 2-1213
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 10lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Top-rated at 132; 1-7 over hurdles; highly tried after Galway maiden win last October; failed to win but ran well in defeat in listed, grade 2 and grade 1 company at 2m4f-2m7f; below par on chase debut at Ballinrobe on latest but she's the one to beat on return to this sphere. |
8/11 |
|
3 |
12th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 6y |
11st 7lb |
Has won a point-to-point, two bumpers and a maiden hurdle on varying ground; highly tried since that maiden win, placed several times in Graded company at up to 2m6f; outpaced by sole rival in 2m2f Cork conditions event on returning from a break last month which should have set her up nicely for this chase debut (yard had an impressive chase debut winner at Galway on Monday). |
8/11 |
Form: 1
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 10lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
20th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Bought for £120,000 after a debut point win; impressed in winning her first two hurdle races; landed a 2m5f maiden at Punchestown before displaying plenty of stamina in winning a 2m7f Grade 2 at Limerick; arguably sets the standard with her second behind Jasmin De Vaux in the Albert Bartlett, rallied well having been hampered after two out; suited by soft ground. |
7/4 |
Betting Forcast
3/1 Fleur In The Park, 3/1 Minella Sixo, 100/30 Mister Pink, 11/1 Prends Garde A Toi, 5/1 Mozzies Sister, 4/1 The Big Westerner
Selections
RP RATINGS (IRE):
Minella SixoSPOTLIGHT:
The Big WesternerPOSTDATA:
Fleur In The ParkTOPSPEED:
Minella SixoThe Irish Sun:
The Big Westerner