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Easter Festival April 19th – 21st Rated Novice Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7070.25
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 4 runners
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Easter Festival April 19th – 21st Rated Novice Hurdle

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

100/30 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34

Form: 223-23

Last run: 234 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Consistent if limited in maiden hurdles; placed all five starts after starting off with a fourth placing behind the top-class Dancing City over this trip at Navan; has looked one-paced and has not raced since last May; the race-fit Heroes Rise is probably the stable's number-one here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

14:10 Perth

Find A Fortune

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Gordon Elliott

9yo who is lightly raced for his age; he needs to produce more than he managed at Leopardstown and Downpatrick last month on his first two chase starts but he wears first-time headgear today and Gordon Elliott's horses are always well worth a second look at Perth; could have a big say.

9/2

5th

2

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

17:00 Downpatrick

Find A Fortune

11st 12lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Consistent if frustrating in maiden hurdles before winning a 2m4f rated event at Fairyhouse early last year (soft); a latecomer in chasing; faded late in the Leopardstown event in which the much shorter-priced Strutter flopped.

11/2

4th

2

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 120y

16:25 Leopardstown

Find A Fortune

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Consistent in maiden hurdles before winning a 2m4f rated event at Fairyhouse early last year (soft); disappointed on handicap debut at Gowran; made no impact over 3m at Fairyhouse on his belated seasonal debut; latecomer to chasing now at the age of nine; can run well fresh.

12/1

Form: 2-102P

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Flat winner for Richard Hannon; off the mark for this yard in Cork maiden hurdle last May; respectable second of four in 2m Naas novice hurdle in November; pulled up over C&D later that month; blinkers replace cheekpieces; seems vulnerable.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

25th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 2

16:40 Sandown

Palamon

10st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Returned to form and rewarded heavy market support at Bangor (2m4f, good; tongue-tie refitted) last month, his fifth start for Dan Skelton; just a respectable sixth under penalty in the Red Rum at Aintree (2m, good to soft) nine days later and his mark is another 5lb higher here, but he remains very much of interest.

11/4

6th

15

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 1

16:40 Aintree

Palamon

10st 2lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

Well-backed, even-money favourite at Bangor (2m4f) last Tuesday, when reverting to good ground in a reapplied tongue-tie and returning to form with a convincing win; 9lb higher in a much hotter race today but not ruled out for his top yard on the back of that stylish success.

9/1

1st

8

31st Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

15:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Palamon

11st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Maiden chaser and with an overall strike-rate of 2-32; he hasn't got anything going over fences for current yard but he's dropped sharply in the weights and getting back on good ground can only help; would be interesting if the market offered encouragement.

5/2

Form: 316482 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Point winner; won a Listowel maiden hurdle last summer; weak form in three novice hurdles (including over C&D) before a much better display when chasing home the favourite in a 2m7f contest of similar type to this at Thurles last month.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price
No Results Found

Form: 756

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced gelding; has shown promise in maidens, though an opening mark of 114 seems on the high side; has plenty to prove against previous winners, though perhaps unwise to rule out at a venue where his trainer has enjoyed career highlights.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

4

4th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

15:55 Down Royal

Goody Four Shoes

11st 7lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Thomas Gibney

Some fair efforts hurdling and ran okay in both beginners' chases; 9-1 for handicap bow over C&D last month, disputing lead when fell 4 out.

8/1

5

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

16:37 Down Royal

Goody Four Shoes

11st 3lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Thomas Gibney

Some decent hurdle runs without winning; not bad efforts both chase starts but will have to find improvement for handicap debut.

10/1

5th

3

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 120y

16:25 Leopardstown

Goody Four Shoes

11st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Thomas Gibney

Pick of hurdle form when fourth in 2m6f Navan maiden last March (heavy); from a staying jumping family; prominent for a long way when fourth on chase debut at Thurles in January; likely to need more experience.

12/1

Non-runners

Rockymountainbleu

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Payout
Exacta €10.30
Straight Forecast €15.27
Trifecta €22.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Heroes Rise

The Irish Sun:

Rockymountainbleu

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Heroes Rise

TOPSPEED:

Heroes Rise

POSTDATA:

Heroes Rise