February 23 / 14.20 Naas

14.20

Heavy

William Hill Top Price Guarantee Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3)

  • Prize money: £14628.1
  • 1m 7f 110y
  • 5 runners
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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 42161 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the third attempt over hurdles in a conditions event at Fairyhouse last month having run well in two maidens; respectable sixth of eight behind Hello Neighbour in Grade 1 at Dublin Racing Festival; a week later, made all and showed a good attitude to win a seven-runner rated hurdle over C&D.
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3rd

2

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

14:45 Fairyhouse

Bacchanalian

11st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Declan Queally

Front-runner; progressed well last winter on soft/heavy, winning over 2m at this venue and ending campaign with a brace of 2m Naas wins, second occasion with 11l win in Grade 3 Juvenile Hurdle; below best in between when unable to dominate in Grade 1 Leopardstown event; takes on his elders for the first time now.

13/8

3rd

2

4th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 4f 110y

14:45 Fairyhouse

Bacchanalian

11st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Declan Queally

Front-runner; progressed well last winter on soft/heavy, winning over 2m at this venue and ending campaign with a brace of 2m Naas wins, second occasion with 11l win in Grade 3 Juvenile Hurdle; below best in between when unable to dominate in Grade 1 Leopardstown event; takes on his elders for the first time now.

13/8

9/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 32

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Signed off on the Flat with a 1m6f handicap off a mark of 58 at Navan last October; outran his 28-1 odds when third over C&D on hurdles debut last month, despite running keenly; showed the same tendency but again produced a decent effort when second to a Willie Mullins-trained favourite at Gowran eight days ago; amateur rider unable to use his claim.
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7th

22

(19)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 6f 0y

17:40 Curragh

Kool One

8st 12lb

J: James Ryan

T: Conor David Maxwell

Added a third Flat win at Navan last time (1m5f, good) in a big field by a neck; had Trubshaw 5.5l behind that day; up 5lb but should remain competitive; has never raced at this track.

14/1

1st

8

(8)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Kool One

9st 13lb

J: James Ryan

T: Conor David Maxwell

Won over 1m4f at Roscommon (good) last August and added a Wexford maiden hurdle (good) ten days later; should be better for last month's run when fifth over 1m6f here, 1 3/4l behind the reopposing Earthsong.

8/1

5th

2

(6)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

15:48 Navan

Kool One

9st 13lb

J: James Ryan

T: Conor David Maxwell

C&D (yielding) winner in October 2024 off 11lb lower; won again over 1m4f at Roscommon (good) last August and added a Wexford maiden hurdle (good) 10 days later; out of sorts in four runs in both codes since then and ground probably not ideal here.

7/1

Form: 3

Last run: 59 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Galway maiden winner over 1m4f last July; raced keenly when below form in a Listed event at the same venue in October; made a competent hurdling debut when third at Limerick; faces a crucial rematch with runner-up Bacchanalian who has picked up further experience in the interim.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

3

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 72y

14:55 Leopardstown

Shoda

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual Flat winner; beaten 10l in third behind the smart Ballyfad here at the Christmas meeting after a 106-day break; beaten favourite at Clonmel in January; same when ridden by Sean Bowen here at the DRF on handicap debut; needs to reverse form with Whimsy, Maxios Prime, Onefortheditch and Tequila Talkin'.

9/2

9th

9

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 0y

12:40 Leopardstown

Shoda

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual Flat winner; beaten 10l in third behind Grade 1 contender Ballyfad here at the Christmas meeting after a 106-day break; beaten favourite at Clonmel; one of three for the trainer, notable jockey booking.

8/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Took advantage of a poor effort from a Willie Mullins-trained odds-on chance when making a winning debut in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse early this month; more on his plate now but may hold his own.
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13

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 149y

Class 1

13:20 Aintree

Good To Be Alive

11st 0lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Olly Murphy

Notched a first win for current yard when asserting late on at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) in January and backed that up when second of eight at Kelso (2m5f, good) six weeks ago; Sean Bowen prefers Hold The Serve but this 5yo brings unexposed potential now he's stepping up in trip under Jack Kennedy.

16/1

2nd

3

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 189y

Class 2

15:30 Kelso

Good To Be Alive

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Lightly raced 5yo; notched a first win for current yard when asserting late on at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) five weeks ago; still unexposed and a 4lb higher mark does not look insurmountable.

3/1

1st

2

26th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 116y

Class 3

14:50 Plumpton

Good To Be Alive

11st 13lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Won 2m heavy-ground maiden on debut for Gordon Elliott over a year ago and has finished runner-up in both runs for this stable since switching to handicaps this season, most recently at Hereford (2m3.5f, soft) last month; likely to be in the thick of it again.

9/4

Form: 1565 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
70-rated Flat maiden; made a promising start over hurdles with a Fairyhouse maiden win in November; has failed to show anything like that form in three subsequent starts, including when last of six in Fairyhouse race won by Bacchanalian.
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3rd

4

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 216y

18:12 Clonmel

Space Warrior

11st 8lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Thomas Mullins

No success since a juvenile maiden hurdle win at Fairyhouse in November 2024; has dropped a long way in the ratings from an opening mark of 111 to 94.

10/1

9th

14

(10)

28th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Space Warrior

8st 12lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Thomas Mullins

Hurdles winner is 0-8 on the Flat and yet to trouble the judge; soundly beaten over timber at Cork last week and others hold more pressing claims.

25/1

6th

6

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 20y

15:00 Cork

Space Warrior

11st 12lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Thomas Mullins

Fairyhouse maiden winner (2m) last season on better ground; generally disappointing since and was pulled up at Punchestown on New Year's Eve; others make more appeal.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta €8.50
Straight Forecast €9.70
Trifecta €21.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bacchanalian

The Irish Sun:

Shoda

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Bacchanalian

TOPSPEED:

Bacchanalian

POSTDATA:

Bacchanalian