July 03 / 19.20 Tipperary

19.20

Good To Yielding

Easyfix Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 4f 90y
  • 15 runners
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Easyfix Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 421PP- D

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Steadily improved to get first win at Leopardstown last Christmas (2m4f, yielding); pulled up following that and on Punchestown return; questions to answer now.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:50 Tramore

Giant Haystacks

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Winning hurdler is 0-3 in chases and rated 95; kept on well for a 2.75l fourth of 14 in Down Royal beginners' on latest (19.5f, gd-yld); place claims again if sees out this longer trip but that's not guaranteed.

11/2

4th

5

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:00 Downpatrick

Giant Haystacks

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Second runner for yard; top-rated of these over fences; third on sole point start; 1-13 over hurdles; tailed off on chase bow at Fairyhouse; improved fifth of 16 in Thurles handicap chase (2m2f, soft) in February; should be involved if the ground doesn't deteriorate.

12/1

5th

10

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 2f 0y

13:42 Thurles

Giant Haystacks

11st 4lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Third on sole point-to-point start; 1-13 over hurdles (rated 104), that win gained at Leopardstown at Christmas 2024; tailed off on chasing debut at Fairyhouse; probably wants better ground.

12/1

Form: 1350-5

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Surprise winner of a Galway bumper last year at 200-1; okay runs in winners' races afterwards; fair fifth in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle in May (2m, good); return to further may suit but others preferred.
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Verdict Starting price

15

26th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 28y

20:00 Ballinrobe

Brave Crogha

10st 11lb

J: Paddy Cleary

T: I Madden

Bumper winner in 2024; 0-7 over hurdles and yet to trouble the judge; off since heavy defeat at Galway in October; 3lb drop not enough to tempt on return.

33/1

Form: 5108-1 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Winner at Listowel last time over a similar trip; effectively only up 2lb for win when taking rider's claim into account; he was a winner of his sole start over fences when winning a handicap chase at Wexford last August; good chance.
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8

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

18:07 Killarney

Duty Bound

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: J P Flavin

Hurdle/chase winner; fell over fences in October and finished last on his return to the Flat in March, so current wellbeing is an issue.

10/1

12th

3

(5)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

15:48 Navan

Duty Bound

9st 11lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: J P Flavin

Two wins over jumps in 2025; last seen on the Flat in September 2024 when well beaten by Sir Allen off a mark of 70; just 3lb lower now and fell in a Wexford handicap chase when last seen in October; others make more appeal.

25/1

10

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 130y

13:05 Wexford

Duty Bound

10st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: J P Flavin

Bagged two wins over hurdles this season at Listowel and Kilbeggan over an extended 2m4f; winner of his sole chase start over C&D in August last year (good to yielding) off 102; cheekpieces are now added to the tongue tie and not ruled out.

13/2

Form: 4-322

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Lightly-raced 5yo; hit the frame in last three maiden hurdle starts, albeit by a distance; makes handicap debut and appears to be the pick of the trainer's three runners so he is a contender.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

9

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:41 Listowel

Penny Express

11st 12lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Placed three times in maiden hurdles, including over C&D at this meeting last season; jumped left throughout when pulled up at Clonmel on seasonal return; place chance if his consistency returns.

7/1

6

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:50 Clonmel

Penny Express

11st 9lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Runner-up in back-to-back maiden hurdles laat June at 2m/2m3f; fair effort when fourth on handicap debut at Tipperary; soft ground given as an excuse when pulled up at Killarney; showed a tendency to hang when third in a Tramore maiden inAugust; absent since

8/1

3rd

4

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 80y

18:10 Tramore

Penny Express

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Runner-up in back-to-back maiden hurdles in June at 2m/2m3f on different ground types; decent effort on handicap debut at Tipperary when keen and finishing a 9l fourth (20.5f, good to yielding); soft ground given as an excuse when pulled up at Killarney last time; in the mix.

3/1

Form: 100-77

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Winner of a Tramore maiden hurdle last August (2m, good to yielding); has beaten very few rivals since that victory and was seventh of eight at Listowel last month; drops another 4lb but he would be one of the more unlikely winners.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(1)

16th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:30 Tramore

Mountain Port

10st 3lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: Mrs Deborah Cody

Has regressed in handicap hurdles since winning a 2m maiden here 12 months ago; started off in points and would be a surprise winner on Flat debut.

50/1

5

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Mountain Port

11st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John Gerard Lonergan

Winner of a Tramore maiden hurdle last August (2m, good to yielding); has beaten very few rivals since that victory and was seventh of eight at Listowel last month; drops another 4lb but he would be one of the more unlikely winners.

50/1

Form: 0205-1

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Lightly-raced 8yo; Fair fifth at Kilbeggan on penultimate start off the same mark; workmanlike winner of a maiden hurdle last time at Downpatrick (2m3f, good); this will be just his second run in a handicap so he is entitled to continue improving.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

14

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Hills Of Glory

11st 0lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gavin Cromwell

Off the mark in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle but beaten 10l when behind several of these at Tipperary a fortnight ago; yard's second-string.

22/1

6

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Hills Of Glory

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Lightly-raced 8yo; Fair fifth at Kilbeggan on penultimate start off the same mark; workmanlike winner of a maiden hurdle last time at Downpatrick (2m3f, good); this will be just his second run in a handicap so he is entitled to continue improving.

9/2

Form: 222-1F BF

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Consistently finished in the runner-up position three times in handicaps before going one place better at Downpatrick in May (2m2f, good); raised 6lb for that but well supported to follow up at Punchestown last time only to take a heavy fall at the first; key player.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

2

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

19:00 Ballinrobe

Queenofthelodge

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Progressive in handicaps last year; gained third win in 2m4f Clonmel mares' event in October; has been found wanting in conditions races since; may have needed recent Killarney run.

8/1

4th

7

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

14:25 Killarney

Queenofthelodge

11st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: S Curling

Progressive handicapper was gaining a third win of 2025 when landing a 2m4f Clonmel mares' handicap in October in first-time tongue tie (yielding); her two outings in December against better company were not her best; the break may have done her good, but a bit to find.

14/1

3

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

15:25 Clonmel

Queenofthelodge

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

In good form this year, with two wins and several placed finishes; beat a subsequent winner in May at Downpatrick (2m2f, good); fell early in follow-up bid before gaining compensation at Tipperary in early July (2m4f, good to yielding); tongue tie on now after being pulled up at Killarney last time.

6/1

Form: 861P6-

Last run: 74 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Winner of Christmas maiden hurdle at Limerick (2m3f, yielding to soft); pulled up following that and was set a tough task when well beaten in a 2m conditions event at Cork in April; could yet have more to offer.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

30th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 100y

17:00 Listowel

Way Down South

11st 4lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Gillian Scott

Point/maiden hurdle/beginners' chase winner; more fluent jumping in the final stages at Limerick (2m6f, soft) would have seen him go closer than the 2.25l losing margin; tapped for toe at Cork (2m3f, good) last time back in trip when third; return to this distance is a positive; in the mix.

8/1

3rd

8

10th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:50 Cork

Way Down South

11st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: Gillian Scott

Point/maiden hurdle/beginners' chase winner; some more fluent leaps at the final two flights at Limerick (2m6f, soft) last time would have seen him go closer; up 1lb and this trip is probably his minimum, but in the mix.

11/2

2nd

8

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 100y

13:35 Limerick

Way Down South

10st 5lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Gillian Scott

Won course maiden hurdle in 2024; got off the mark over fences in Cork beginners' in January in first-time headgear combination; still in with a shout when unseating rider six out in handicap chase here 16 days ago; conditions suitable; chance.

13/2

Form: 065PP-

Last run: 122 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on last two hurdle starts in the spring; showed some promise in two runs on the Flat, especially last time at the Curragh when finishing close fourth of 16 (1m4f, good); needs to convert that promise now back hurdling.
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Verdict Starting price

13th

17

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:35 Galway

Folly Beach

11st 7lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: M A Molloy

Only win came on the Flat in 2023; back to something like her best with a third at Tipperary on penultimate start but not as good at Killarney since and this is tough race to try and break the maiden tag.

25/1

7th

12

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Folly Beach

11st 2lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: M A Molloy

Running well in defeat on the Flat prior to her return to hurdles when third, not beaten far by Queenofthelodge; might have finished closer without a late error that day but best form has come on quicker ground than what is likely here.

12/1

10

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Folly Beach

11st 6lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: M A Molloy

Pulled up on last two hurdle starts in the spring; showed some promise in two runs on the Flat, especially last time at the Curragh when finishing close fourth of 16 (1m4f, good); needs to convert that promise now back hurdling.

25/1

Form: 0000-1

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
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.
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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

Form: 43/P7- D

Last run: 366 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Won two Perth handicaps in 2023 but has been poor in four runs since then; he races 8lb lower than his last winning mark but he has a long absence to overcome and Kennedy prefers Penny Express; best watched.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 185y

15:52 Downpatrick

Themanintheboots

11st 6lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Bagged third career hurdles win at Navan in November (2m4f, soft to heavy) off 98; poor in four starts since; needs to bounce back.

12/1

3rd

4

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 20y

15:52 Naas

Themanintheboots

11st 0lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Bagged third career hurdles win at Navan in November (2m4f, soft to heavy) off 98; poor in three starts since (one over fences); needs to bounce back to his best and others better treated.

8/1

7th

2

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 180y

15:20 Navan

Themanintheboots

11st 10lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Won over 2m4f here in November (heavy), his third career win over hurdles; pulled up off 10lb higher back here next time (3m1f, sft-hvy) and then well beaten in a beginners' chase at Punchestown latest; needs to bounce back.

8/1

Form: 7-75

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Point winner; midfield finishes in his three maiden runs; not beaten far when 4.5l seventh of 18 at Leopardstown in March (2m, yielding); well held in two starts since; makes handicap debut but needs more.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

1

11th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 169y

18:55 Ballinrobe

Cabaret Prince

12st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: E McNamara

Point winner; midfield in three maiden runs; down the field on handicap debut at Tipperary; plenty of weight, 5lb off.

12/1

13

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Cabaret Prince

11st 4lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: E McNamara

Point winner; midfield finishes in his three maiden runs; not beaten far when 4.5l seventh of 18 at Leopardstown in March (2m, yielding); well held in two starts since; makes handicap debut but needs more.

22/1

5th

2

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:30 Listowel

Cabaret Prince

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Point winner who wasn't beaten far on rules debut at Leopardstown in March; mixed signals on the strength of that form and well held over 2m4f 19 days ago; return to this sort of trip may help but has a bit to find.

13/2

Form: F67-8S D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Winner off the same mark at Wexford in 2023; his runs since then have been poor and he was weakening when he slipped up after two out at Punchestown last time; cheekpieces are now added to the tongue tie.
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14

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Navigator Jack

11st 4lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Eoin Griffin

Winner off the same mark at Wexford in 2023; his runs since then have been poor and he was weakening when he slipped up after two out at Punchestown last time; cheekpieces are now added to the tongue tie.

40/1

13

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 116y

16:20 Punchestown

Navigator Jack

10st 10lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Eoin Griffin

2-22 over hurdles; last win came at Wexford in August 2023; ran only three times last year; struggled at Killarney on first 2025 run

20/1

8th

13

12th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

18:08 Killarney

Navigator Jack

10st 3lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: Eoin Griffin

towards rear throughout

18/1

Form: /PP02- D

Last run: 188 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Return to form of sorts when 6.5l second at Limerick over Christmas last time (2m4f, yielding to soft); winner off a mark of 100 in 2023; appears to like softer conditions.
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Verdict Starting price

3

20th Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 118y

19:38 Sligo

Storm Mahler

11st 6lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Three wins at up to 2m6f but not for a while; Tipperary comeback run last month very promising but didn't back that up at Killarney; possibly vulnerable to stronger stayers here and ideally wants it softer.

12/1

11th

13

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:37 Killarney

Storm Mahler

11st 1lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Made an error at the last when beaten roughly 2l behind Queenofthelodge at Tipperary a fortnight ago; 3lb rise is fine and entitled to come on for that first run in six months; two of his wins have come on heavy so warrants respect.

8/1

15

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:20 Tipperary

Storm Mahler

11st 4lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Return to form of sorts when 6.5l second at Limerick over Christmas last time (2m4f, yielding to soft); winner off a mark of 100 in 2023; appears to like softer conditions.

18/1

Form: 664-01

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Wore first-time blinkers to victory at Limerick most recently (2m3f, good); that was a big step up on previous efforts and he is not dismissed if the headgear continues to work its magic.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

11

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

16:47 Clonmel

You Done Well

10st 6lb

J: Kevin A Murphy

T: Declan Queally

Second runner for yard; a record of 1-12 over hurdles; was a 12l runner-up in a Tramore claiming hurdle last time so can run well but needs to do more.

5/1

2nd

11

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

16:10 Tramore

You Done Well

10st 8lb

J: Kevin A Murphy

T: Declan Queally

Second runner for yard; won a 2m3f Limerick handicap off 100 last summer; not as good since and has a bit to find on these terms; visor added.

20/1

Non-runners

Irinas Path, Hees Dynamite, General Clermont, The Truant

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Payout
Exacta €71.70
Straight Forecast €62.95
Tricast €330.51
Trifecta €465.80

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Giant Haystacks

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Way Down South

SPOTLIGHT:

Duty Bound

POSTDATA:

Folly Beach

TOPSPEED:

The Truant