March 22 / 14.10 Navan

14.10

Good To Yielding

Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 18 runners
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Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.40
  • Place: £2.70

Form: /36-04

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Mild promise in a pair of bumpers on testing ground for his previous trainer; tailed off in a maiden hurdle at Naas in January; gave an encouraging display when fourth at Leopardstown on stable debut; more needed.
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2

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

15:40 Punchestown

Le Grand Peinture

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Ran away with Navan (2m, soft) maiden on second start for this yard last season and solid enough effort in Listed handicap at Fairyhouse afterwards; back from 10 months' absence when pulled up in 2m Naas handicap in February, having raced prominently to three out; better for that run but fair bit to find on ratings here.

12/1

2

22nd Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 7f 110y

15:00 Naas

Le Grand Peinture

11st 10lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Ran away with Navan (2m, soft) maiden hurdle on second start for this yard; solid enough effort when eighth in a Listed handicap at Fairyhouse when last seen in April; not dismissed if ready enough.

12/1

8th

4

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

17:05 Fairyhouse

Le Grand Peinture

11st 3lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

led

14/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Two wins and placed 11 times on the Flat (from 22 starts); signed off last season with a second over 1m4f at Cork off a respectable 91; suited by some ease in the ground; interesting recruit to hurdling
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10th

11

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 100y

17:35 Ballinrobe

Zoffman

11st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Noel Meade

Dual-purpose; won a Naas maiden hurdle (2m, gd-yld) in April 2025; has come up short in handicap hurdles since and just okay runs on the Flat on last two starts; stamina to prove for this trip and others look more convincing.

14/1

8th

17

(18)

3rd May 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 30y

15:43 Cork

Zoffman

8st 8lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Noel Meade

Dual-purpose 7yo whose losing run on the Flat stretches back to October 2022; hard to be confident against that background; yard in form.

16/1

6th

6

(7)

9th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 0y

19:45 Gowran Park

Zoffman

9st 5lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Dual-purpose 7yo whose losing run on the Flat stretches back to October 2022; absent since down the field in Leopardstown premier handicap in October; okay mark but probably wants a bit better ground.

7/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 33

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promising efforts to finish third over 2m4f at Leopardstown and extended 2m2f at Naas; form ties with maiden winners Koktail Divin and Kalix Delabarriere; could be hard to beat now.
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2nd

2

16th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Krak

11st 13lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Made winning handicap debut in Ireland in April 2025 but had disappointing campaign for new stable last season; drops back in trip and sports first-time cheekpieces here; needs to turn a corner.

12/1

1

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:20 Ludlow

Krak

12st 2lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Won Cork handicap (2m3f, soft) on final start for Stuart Crawford 11 months ago; weakened quickly on stable debut in Chepstow Grade 2 (about 2m3f) in October before being well held in two chases in December; weakened again over 2m5f in Kempton's Lanzarote (good) last time but should do better given this significant drop in grade.

15/2

2

10th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 1

15:43 Chepstow

Krak

11st 3lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

The same owners as when trained in Ireland and impressed on his final start, a valuable handicap at Cork (2m3f, soft); did beat an exposed handicapper that day but this 5yo looks to have better days ahead of him.

10/1

Form: 7

Last run: 85 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in a point at Kirkistown last season, a race that has worked out well; failed to make much impact when well fancied for a bumper at Leopardstown at Christmas
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2

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 7f 165y

13:25 Navan

God Help Me

11st 12lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Noel C Kelly

Runner-up in a point; had a bumper run after a satisfactory hurdle debut here in March; has changed stable; tough task here.

25/1

9th

9

2nd May 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 181y

19:40 Punchestown

God Help Me

12st 0lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

prominent, outpaced and lost ground under 4f out, no extra over 2f out

33/1

9th

9

2nd May 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 181y

19:40 Punchestown

God Help Me

12st 0lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

prominent

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 22

Last run: 69 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran a promising race in Punchestown maiden hurdle on debut to chase home a wide-margin Willie Mullins winner; again found a Mullins runner much too strong at the same venue on his second attempt; needs to settle better.
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14th

3

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

13:30 Fairyhouse

Brave Brigadier

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

Ran three times for Tom Gibney last season; twice second at Punchestown, including behind Kappa Jy Pyke, a leading fancy for today's Grade 1 novice chase; failed to improve at Navan on his third start; interesting as a rare jumps runner for Natalia Lupini. entitled to need the run.

14/1

5th

2

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

Brave Brigadier

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

prominent early, soon led

7/1

2nd

3

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:55 Punchestown

Brave Brigadier

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

took keen hold, prominent

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stayed on for second in a maiden point at Aghabullogue in January; has joined Henry de Bromhead; pedigree implies he may need further than this.
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2nd

1

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

19:18 Limerick

Jukebox Johnny

12st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Best run over hurdles when 10l fourth in Cork handicap (2m4f, soft to heavy) in December; disappointing effort at Down Royal last month; runner-up on sole point outing so could improve on his chase bow; new headgear; stable in form.

7/1

7th

3

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

15:05 Down Royal

Jukebox Johnny

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Best run when a 10l fourth in a Cork handicap over 2m4f in testing ground in December; below that level next time and pulled-up in cheekpieces since; questions now.

20/1

13

22nd Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 110y

13:10 Gowran Park

Jukebox Johnny

10st 12lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Henry De Bromhead

Well held in maidens but showed promise on handicap debut last month over 2m4f at Cork (soft to heavy); weakening fifth upped to 3m2f at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day; needs more; cheekpieces.

25/1

Form: 4/

Last run: 759 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Three-time Flat winner in Sweden, apparently suited by 1m4f and good ground; made a satisfactory Irish debut two seasons ago but not seen since
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4th

5

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 5y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Enge Hazard

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Andrew McNamara

Three-time Flat winner in Scandinavia (at up to 1m4f) ran well on hurdling debut at Punchestown in 2023; absent for 759 days until March, running okay on second maiden hurdle run; back from another break with tongue-tie tried and upped markedly in trip on handicap hurdle debut.

12/1

14/1

Form: 6F-08

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
French import was a major eyecatcher at Down Royal on Monday, the subject of a running and riding inquiry; given an exaggerated hold-up ride, tailed off with a circuit to run, gradually improved under tender handling; the trainer reported that a post-race scope showed signs of mucus and blood; hooded now for quick reappearance.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

12

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

14:40 Bellewstown

Zuzukel

11st 4lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

Frankel gelding was narrowly denied in a Punchestown handicap in November (2m, heavy); weakening when fell at the final flight at Down Royal in a novice hurdle when last seen in January (2m1f, soft); has the form to win a race of this nature.

13/2

8

20th Jan 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

13:20 Down Royal

Zuzukel

11st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

Frankel gelding is closely related to Group 1 Hong Kong Vase winner Jenko; 13-race maiden; narrowly denied off 103 in a 2m Punchestown handicap two months ago; winner Powerful won again at the same venue recently, having been unplaced behind Spinola Bay at Leopardstown

100/30

Form: 797

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hinted at ability when seventh in a 25-runner maiden at Naas 13 days ago; may need more experience.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

3

6th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:47 Fairyhouse

Woodford Warrior

11st 13lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Patrick T Foley

Well beaten in four maiden hurdles but is likely to do much better now tackling handicaps; check for market confidence.

10/1

7th

3

6th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:47 Fairyhouse

Woodford Warrior

11st 13lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Patrick T Foley

Well beaten in four maiden hurdles but is likely to do much better now tackling handicaps; check for market confidence.

10/1

9th

16

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

Woodford Warrior

11st 12lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Patrick T Foley

midfield, not fluent 1st

25/1

Form: 5

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won twice at a modest level on the Flat, effective at 7f/1m, rated 56 at the end of last season; never close enough to challenge on hurdling debut at Down Royal.
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10

(8)

28th Aug 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

17:35 Navan

Asisaid

9st 6lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Aidan Melia

Losing run since July 2023 but has been giving the impression his turn may be near again in two starts for his new yard; yet to try further than 1m2f on the Flat but has shaped like it would suit at times and one to consider.

9/1

3rd

11

(17)

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 0y

19:10 Naas

Asisaid

9st 5lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Aidan Melia

Won this event two years ago; fair form towards the end of last season; out of sorts this term until showing signs of a revival when fourth at Navan on stable draw; drawn high but Nicola Burns may be able to counter any disadvantage

6/1

Form: 00

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Completely tailed off in a bumper at Punchestown; similar in a maiden hurdle at Thurles.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

16

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Gatehouse Boy

10st 13lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Won Limerick maiden hurdle but beaten a long way out when tailed off behind several of these last time; now tried with cheekpieces.

66/1

11

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Gatehouse Boy

11st 6lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Left poor maiden hurdle form behind when winning comfortably at Limerick on handicap debut last time at 28-1 (2m3f, good); he has received a significant rise of 12lb so he will need to improve again.

7/1

33/1

Form: 488

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth in a small-field bumper, considerable improvement needed from hurdling debut at Leopardstown.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:28 Ffos Las

Reinado

11st 7lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Not beaten far when fifth of 15 on handicap debut at Roscommon (2m, good) in July but made a low-key stable debut last month and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.

10/1

6

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:28 Ffos Las

Reinado

11st 7lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Not beaten far when fifth of 15 on handicap debut at Roscommon (2m, good) in July but made a low-key stable debut last month and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.

10/1

Form: 32-24

Last run: 170 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lacks a recent run but showed definite promise in bumpers for Mark Fahey; second twice, including behind the useful Fleur In The Park (now a 133-rated hurdler) at Roscommon in 2023.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6

(4)

2nd Sep 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

17:37 Gowran Park

Prove Yourself

9st 9lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Tramore maiden hurdle winner in April has run well in defeat in handicaps in that sphere since; was also third in a Roscommon Flat maiden over 1m4f in July; this trip will suit better and he can run well.

12/1

2nd

6

28th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 130y

17:40 Galway

Prove Yourself

11st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Placed in three of his four bumper starts; won a 2m Tramore maiden hurdle in April; third in a Kilbeggan handicap following month; kept ticking over with a solid third in a Flat maiden at Roscommon; reverts to hurdling with a definite chance.

6/1

3rd

6

(8)

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 17y

20:08 Roscommon

Prove Yourself

9st 9lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Fair hurdler, placed in bumpers before winning 2m Tramore maiden hurdle in April (yielding) and better again when third in Kilbeggan handicap following month; switches to Flat and possible place claims.

14/1

Form: 8

Last run: 114 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Jumping was untidy when finishing at the back first time out at Thurles in November.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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14th

20

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

Ill Treat Ya

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Philip M Byrne

Jumping was untidy when finishing at the back first time out at Thurles in November.

66/1

8th

7

28th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 46y

14:25 Thurles

Ill Treat Ya

10st 13lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Philip M Byrne

always behind, didn't jump with fluency

100/1

8th

7

28th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 46y

14:25 Thurles

Ill Treat Ya

10st 13lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Philip M Byrne

always behind, didn't jump with fluency

100/1

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has run in two Flat races almost two years apart; impossible to make a case for him.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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8th

9

6th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:00 Fairyhouse

Smooth Gale

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Had two runs on Flat almost two years apart; tailed off on recent hurdling debut at Navan; tongue-tie and cheekpieces added now.

100/1

8th

9

6th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:00 Fairyhouse

Smooth Gale

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: T G McCourt

Had two runs on Flat almost two years apart; tailed off on recent hurdling debut at Navan; tongue-tie and cheekpieces added now.

100/1

15th

15

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

Smooth Gale

11st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: T G McCourt

in touch with leaders, jumped left 1st

66/1

Form:

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in a Limerick bumper nine days ago; can be ruled out.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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16th

5

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

First Sub

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: W J O’Doherty

in touch with leaders

100/1

11th

8

13th Mar 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 50y

16:54 Limerick

First Sub

11st 10lb

J: Tom Harney

T: W J O’Doherty

Cheaply bought Arctic Cosmos 5yo whose dam was a maiden half-sister to winners Foggy's Wall (bumper/2m2f hurdle), Suncroft (bumper) and Flash In The Park (2m4f chase); best watched on debut.

50/1

50/1

Form: 67/

Last run: 702 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Low-rated maiden on the Flat; unplaced in two maiden hurdle outings in 2023.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

17th

4

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

Ernest Loring

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: W J Austin

in rear

50/1

7th

2

20th Apr 2023

Yielding

1m 7f 0y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Ernest Loring

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Browne

T: J Larkin

Low-grade Flat maiden and tailed off only previous attempt hurdling.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest form on the Flat for Willie McCreery, rated 54 after six starts; best watched on hurdling/stable debut.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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11th

13

27th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 57y

18:00 Ballinrobe

Eurielle

10st 11lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: J P Broderick

Modest Flat maiden was pulled-up on hurdling debut at Navan in March; can only be watched.

100/1

11th

13

27th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 57y

18:00 Ballinrobe

Eurielle

10st 11lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: J P Broderick

Modest Flat maiden was pulled-up on hurdling debut at Navan in March; can only be watched.

100/1

19

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:10 Navan

Eurielle

11st 5lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: J P Broderick

midfield, not fluent 1st

50/1

Non-runners

Grey Pharoh, Peaceinthevalley

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €74.20
Straight Forecast €74.82
Trifecta €230.80

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Grey Pharoh

SPOTLIGHT:

Krak

The Irish Sun:

Zoffman

TOPSPEED:

Grey Pharoh

POSTDATA:

Grey Pharoh