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GoodAlbert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2025 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £7314.05
- 2m 4f 0y
- 20 runners
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Runners: 20 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.20
- Place: £2.10
Form: 344541 C
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 2m 3f 50y |
10st 11lb |
Flat and dual hurdle winner got off the mark over fences at Clonmel in February and was a solid second in a Tramore novice last time; has a chance but questions about his attitude after refusing to race at Cork last time. |
11/1 |
20/1
- Place: £31.00
Form: 010-09 C
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 5 |
10th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
10st 10lb |
Five-time winner including two here over 2m; scored over 2m4f at Cork in November; well below that level in three starts since but could rebound now dropped into this grade. |
5/1 |
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12 |
17th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 40y |
10st 12lb |
Won his fifth race over hurdles at Cork in November (2m4f, yielding); unfancied and struggled off revised mark in two runs following that; needs to return to form. |
33/1 |
10/1
- Place: £4.00
Form: 550369 CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 4 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
10st 7lb |
Dual winning hurdler is rated 115 in that sphere; made a positive chasing debut at Ballinrobe last time when third and shaping as though the 2m1f offered by the race was inadequate; can improve but will need to do so radically in this company. |
7/1 |
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3rd 12 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 54y |
11st 5lb |
2-18 over hurdles and rated 115; her wins have come over 2m3f and 2m4f so this trip may be on the sharp side on chase debut; likely best watched. |
22/1 |
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6th 14 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 8lb |
Consistent on good ground at around this time last year; less predictable later in the year; won on yielding-to-soft at Thurles in November; down the field at Leopardstown in December. |
25/1 |
10/1
- Place: £3.20
Form: -10PP7 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 27 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 93y |
10st 3lb
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Second reserve; won at Cork last summer; lost his form in the autumn; not bad efforts lately but needs much more in this company. |
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3rd 27 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 93y |
10st 3lb
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Second reserve; won at Cork last summer; lost his form in the autumn; not bad efforts lately but needs much more in this company. |
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4th 12 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Lost form after winning a 2m novice here (good) last May but respectable reappearance in 2m Leopardstown handicap early this month; tries a new trip here and not one to rule out. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 74025
Last run: 143 days
W: 10st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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16th 11 |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 100y |
11st 12lb |
0.5l second in a 2m Tramore maiden hurdle (yielding) for Philip Rothwell in October 2024; lightly raced since and beaten 19.5l when third of 7 on second start for this yard in a Down Royal maiden hurdle last October; might need this run after 218 days off. |
20/1 |
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3rd 4 |
31st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Plenty of experience, second in ordinary 2m Tramore maiden a year ago his best effort for Philip Rothwell; never sighted on yard debut in Downpatrick handicap in July, likely to find this tough back in better maiden company. |
14/1 |
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3rd 4 |
31st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Plenty of experience, second in ordinary 2m Tramore maiden a year ago his best effort for Philip Rothwell; never sighted on yard debut in Downpatrick handicap in July, likely to find this tough back in better maiden company. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 804766 CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 23 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 0lb |
Three-time chase winner is 2-29 over hurdles; rated 13lb lower over timber but recent form in both codes has been disappointing and a major revival is needed. |
66/1 |
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13th 12 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 4lb |
Better chaser than hurdler, although hasn't won since taking 2m4f Cork handicap hurdle in November 2023; safely held over hurdles of late, of limited appeal back chasing. |
25/1 |
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6th 9 |
29th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 6f 126y |
11st 2lb |
Good chase record around here; five wins in career; last win was in November 2023 off 3lb lower; fourth in competitive Punchestown handicap hurdle in November; this is easier; chance. |
12/1 |
Form: 5-1600
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 60y |
10st 1lb |
Won mares' maiden hurdle at Tipperary (2m1f, yielding) last May; handicap runs over various trips not entirely convincing but fine seventh of 20 at Cork over 2m4f off 99 three weeks ago; enters the discussion. |
6/1 |
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2nd 9 |
10th Apr 2025 Good 2m 5f 60y |
10st 1lb |
prominent, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, kept on and went second again run-in, no match for winner |
6/1 |
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7th 22 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 5lb |
First reserve; won a mares' maiden at Tipperary (2m1f, yielding) last May but handicap runs over various trips unconvincing. |
20/1
Form: 55-D489
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 18 (10) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 40y |
9st 1lb |
1-15 on Flat with the win coming at Roscommon in 2024 (1m4f, soft) off 64; decent efforts over hurdles this year and shaped with promise back on Flat at Gowran last time when fifth (1m6f, good to yielding); will appreciate any rain. |
15/1 |
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5th 1 (13) |
20th May 2026 Good 1m 5f 170y |
10st 0lb |
Placed over hurdles on his two most recent outings; two undistinguished Flat runs last season; better judged on the form he showed near the end of the 2024 campaign, although seems best suited by soft ground. |
12/1 |
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3rd 4 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 185y |
11st 6lb |
Flat winner; placed in three maiden hurdles early in his career; modest form overall in handicaps; Punchestown run in January was encouraging, not beaten far in fifth in a 16-runner event; fair third over 2m at Gowran last time, worth considering. |
5/1 |
14/1
Form: -32330
Last run: 67 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 21 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 6lb |
Runner-up in Galway bumper and ran well in a couple of auction maiden hurdles; dropped out tamely in handicap at Punchestown in January on soft; better ground here should suit. |
14/1 |
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16th 17 |
12th Jan 2025 Frozen 2m 4f 124y |
10st 8lb |
Still a maiden but has done little wrong; runner-up in a Galway bumper and has run well in a couple of auction maiden hurdles; handicapper has not taken too many chances but an interesting handicap debutante nonetheless. |
12/1 |
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16th 17 |
12th Jan 2025 Frozen 2m 4f 124y |
10st 8lb |
Still a maiden but has done little wrong; runner-up in a Galway bumper and has run well in a couple of auction maiden hurdles; handicapper has not taken too many chances but an interesting handicap debutante nonetheless. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 2-034P
Last run: 195 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
31st Mar 2026 Soft 2m 1f 200y |
11st 10lb |
In good form mostly over hurdles during winter, winning at Navan and a decent effort last time; was pulled-up on last chase start in the Cork National, though, and this trip looks on the sharp side. |
9/1 |
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4th 1 |
28th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Chase winner bagged his second hurdling success over C&D in December off 109 at 40-1 (2m4f, soft to heavy); decent showing at Limerick next time when seventh, but his latest Gowran run was poor (2m4f, heavy). |
10/1 |
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10 |
2nd Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 4f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Chase winner over 3m2f on good ground at Down Royal in May; Kilbeggan run six days later may have come too soon for him; should be sharper as a result of recent hurdles run at Punchestown. |
20/1 |
13/2
Form: -F1214 CD
Last run: 152 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 |
17th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 180y |
11st 0lb |
Dual winner over both hurdles and fences on decent ground; two recent runs leave her with a fair bit to find and cheekpieces now tried. |
14/1 |
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8th 7 |
15th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 100y |
11st 2lb |
Rated 10lb higher over fences; hasn't been seen over hurdles since April of last year when tailed off at Punchestown and only 2lb lower now; pulled up in Mayo National on latest; others preferred. |
6/1 |
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9 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
10st 8lb |
Better chaser than hurdler; couple of wins over 2m6f last summer, but much stiffer task here after a layoff and O'Keeffe prefers yard's other runner. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 441150 CD
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
7th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Progressive handicap hurdler last season took his mark to 125 after wins over 2m4f at Navan and Fairyhouse (heavy); 2m trip inadequate here on final start in March; upped in trip for chase debut and could go well if taking to fences. |
7/2 |
25/1
Form: 69U667
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 19 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 9lb |
Won Limerick maiden hurdle for Gordon Elliott last season (heavy) but remains unconvincing in handicaps; others preferred. |
25/1 |
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7th 2 |
21st Jan 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 33y |
11st 12lb |
Won a maiden hurdle for Gordon Elliott last April; not beaten far on her stable debut in a Navan handicap hurdle last month; suspected to be in season after being beaten out of sight at Tramore since; others preferred. |
16/1 |
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7th 2 |
21st Jan 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 33y |
11st 12lb |
Won a maiden hurdle for Gordon Elliott last April; not beaten far on her stable debut in a Navan handicap hurdle last month; suspected to be in season after being beaten out of sight at Tramore since; others preferred. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: -PP000
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14th 6 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Lost form since back-to-back wins at Limerick and Punchestown (soft) in 2023; change of scenery hasn't sparked a revival and he is hard to fancy on what he has shown recently. |
25/1 |
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12th 15 |
23rd Feb 2025 Heavy 2m 7f 20y |
10st 7lb |
Lost form since back-to-back wins at Limerick and Punchestown in 2023; change of scenery hasn't sparked a revival and he is hard to fancy on what he has shown recently. |
50/1 |
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19th 22 |
1st Feb 2025 Soft 3m 0f 19y |
10st 10lb |
towards rear |
66/1 |
20/1
Form: 6/8850
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
17th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 180y |
11st 5lb |
In fine form, winning over 2m4f at Punchestown festival and good efforts off much higher marks since, chasing home an 8l winner over this trip at Ballinrobe and not quite getting home over 3m1f when third at Kilbeggan last month; trip/ground okay and should go well again. |
11/2 |
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3rd 4 |
15th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 100y |
11st 6lb |
In fine form; won by 11l off 12lb lower at Punchestown (19.5f, yielding); creditable 8l second of 16 off revised mark at Ballinrobe (22.5f, good), staying on well; step up in trip looks a good move on that evidence and should go well again off 1lb higher. |
100/30 |
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2nd 8 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 100y |
11st 2lb |
Breakthrough win over hurdles on latest at Punchestown (19.5f, yielding); hit hard with an 11lb hike for that 11l victory and consistency has never been a strong suit, so is no banker to back that up. |
9/2 |
12/1
Form: 0-0416
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
20th Mar 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Won over 2m1f at Clonmel on heavy last season and saw out 3m really well to win at Roscommon in August on softish ground, a career-best; ran well for long way on last month's comeback at Gowran before tiring; better for that and has form on good ground too. |
12/1 |
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13 |
15th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 3lb |
Won over 2m1f at Clonmel on heavy last season and saw out 3m really well to win at Roscommon in August on softish ground, a career-best; time off since but goes well fresh and handles soft; shortlisted. |
9/1 |
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7 |
6th Aug 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 213y |
11st 10lb |
Won over 2m1f at Clonmel on heavy ground in October and runner-up at Cork next time; hint at definite return to form at Sligo last month, not quite getting 3m2f trip; slight drop in distance to suit and so would likely softer ground. |
8/1 |
20/1
Form: 415679 D
Last run: 89 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 120y |
10st 5lb |
Won a handicap hurdle on first start for this yard at Punchestown in February; won a beginners' chase for Liam O'Brien in October 2024; has run well here before but well beaten last twice over timber and this looks too demanding; cheekpieces go on. |
14/1 |
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6th 5 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 45y |
11st 3lb |
Won Limerick beginners' chase for Liam O'Brien last season; two fair runs over fences for Declan Queally this term before breakthrough hurdles win on yard debut at Punchestown; Naas run four days later may have come too soon. |
7/1 |
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5th 8 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 7f 20y |
10st 10lb |
Won Limerick beginners' chase for Liam O'Brien last season; two good runs for Declan Queally this term before breakthrough hurdles win on yard debut at Punchestown on Wednesday, getting the better of the front-running second (pair 17l clear of third-placed Ontheropes) late on over 3m1f (soft); quick return under mandatory 7lb penalty and bold follow-up bid expected. |
100/30 |
14/1
Form: 037-U5
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (9) |
20th Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 179y |
9st 13lb |
Admirable veteran gained a fourth turf win on the Flat at Sligo in May (1m6f, yld-sft); has come up short off revised mark since but has C&D form figures of 124 and the win came off 6lb higher than he is here; could go well. |
8/1 |
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4th 2 (2) |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 109y |
10st 0lb |
Dual-purpose veteran; winner of nine races across both codes; bolted up at Sligo in May (1m6f, yld-sft) off 6lb lower; struggled the last twice however, and previous runs here have not been his best. |
11/1 |
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12th 2 (3) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Veteran gained the ninth win of his career when bolting up at Sligo on penultimate (1m6f, yld-sft); raised 8lb and couldn't follow up at Listowel (2m, good); drop back in trip a plus and has run well here before; place shout. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 713596
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 8 (15) |
30th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 17y |
9st 9lb |
Bumper winner and rated 105 over hurdles; not beaten far on Flat debut at Leopardstown in June 2025 (1m7f, good, RPR 80), but below that level when beaten 17.5l at Thurles in October; place shout if he repeats that Leopardstown effort. |
10/1 |
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4th 3 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y |
11st 9lb |
Bumper winner is 0-6 over hurdles; not a bad run when a 6l third at Clonmel (2m1f, gd-yld) in April; mixed hurdles and the Flat to no avail since but still early days and ran respectably in a C&D maiden last December; can't discount. |
12/1 |
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6th 4 (1) |
9th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 66y |
10st 2lb |
Bumper winner on good; had first run on the Flat in June when an eyecatching sixth of 13 behind A Dream To Share at Leopardstown (1m7f, good) after a slow break; poor over hurdles since but not out of things if the ground doesn't soften. |
12/1 |
9/1
Form: U33103
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Has been mostly chasing in the last year, winning a Kilbeggan beginners' over 2m5f; mightn't have lasted 3m2f last time and this trip back off a lower hurdles mark can suit; chance. |
7/1 |
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3rd 4 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
11st 3lb |
Beginners' chase winner last year for Declan Queally but hasn't been as good since for different yards; has to return to best on second start for this stable; better ground a help. |
12/1 |
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6th 9 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 12lb |
Won a Kilbeggan beginners' chase (2m4f, good) last May for Declan Queally; placed over 2m4f in the first of two outings for Gordon Elliott in January; pulled up here on the second; has joined Ian Donoghue who tries a new headgear combination. |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €643.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €633.07 |
| Tricast | €8200.11 |
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