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

OUR TIP

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.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

3

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:15 Kilbeggan

Kool One

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Conor David Maxwell

Flat and hurdles winner; not a bad effort when a 14.5l fourth of nine on chase debut at Wexford (2m3f, good, 3.5l behind Los Blanco); didn't quite see the trip out that day so not sure this longer trip will suit.

15/2

4th

5

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

16:20 Wexford

Kool One

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Conor David Maxwell

Dual-purpose 5yo gained his third win on the Flat in 1m5f Navan handicap in April, okay run in better-class Curragh contest following month; hurdles win came in 2m1f maiden here last summer, soft ground was probably against him in subsequent handicaps; back on better ground here could go well if taking to chasing.

11/2

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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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

2

9th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

13:58 Downpatrick

Shoda

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Decent mare on the Flat at up to 2m; 0-7 hurdling however, placed in maidens last winter but recent comeback run at Galway was a long way below her best; this looks a weaker maiden, though, so definite claims.

13/8

8th

20

29th Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:05 Galway

Shoda

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Two Flat wins include 1m4f maiden at this meeting in 2024 (also second in 2m handicap here last year); 0-6 hurdling however, has had a break since midfield in 2m3f Leopardstown mares handicap in early March; has to be respected from a yard doing no wrong but has to improve on what we've seen so far.

8/1

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

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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Verdict Starting price

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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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

16

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 160y

13:50 Galway

Space Warrior

10st 0lb

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 and, although recent Ballinrobe effort wasn't convincing, previous Clonmel third under today's rider offers hope; 1lb wrong.

16/1

9th

10

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

18:39 Ballinrobe

Space Warrior

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

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; should enter calculations based on a third placing at Clonmel in April.

5/1

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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