18.40
GoodConnacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap
- Prize money: £53636.36
- 2m 0f 179y
- 20 runners
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Runners: 20 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
25/1
Form: 1204-0
Last run: 41 days
W: 12st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (2) |
28th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 179y |
12st 2lb |
Off the mark over hurdles at Ballinrobe in May on second start for this yard at Ballinrobe; useful five-time Flat winner for Andrew Balding; could make no impression when returning to Britain for the Copper Horse Handicap at Royal Ascot; no match for a Willie Mullins-trained favourite in a novice hurdle at Roscommon three weeks ago. |
25/1 |
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2nd 1 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 1m 7f 204y |
11st 8lb |
Off the mark over hurdles on second start for this yard at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good) in May; smart form on the Flat for Andrew Balding but came up short back on the level in a hot Royal Ascot handicap three weeks ago; top-rated here at 128; obvious chance on ground that will suit. |
15/8 |
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4 (19) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 1m 6f 34y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Progressive for Andrew Balding last year, winning two handicaps (1m4f/1m6f, AW/good); went over hurdles last month for his new yard and won a maiden at Ballinrobe three weeks ago; could go well now back on the Flat. |
16/1 |
7/1
Form: 97-227
Last run: 38 days
W: 12st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 14 (3) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Third in the 2024 Dante and generally kept good company on the Flat in Britain; started brightly in Ireland last spring; has become disappointing; plenty to prove at this stage. |
20/1 |
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8th 3 (2) |
15th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Third in the 2024 Dante and generally kept good company on the Flat in Britain; started brightly in Ireland in the spring; failed to sustain that form; struggled in two maiden hurdle runs in December. |
10/1 |
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2 (8) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
10st 0lb |
Was third in the Dante and generally kept good company in Britain; started brightly in Ireland in the spring; has plenty to prove at this stage; mid-division at Leopardstown last week. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 61-600 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (4) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 9lb |
No wins last season but strong form in defeat in big staying handicaps; fourth in the amateur handicap at Galway, fifth in the Irish Cesarewitch and signed off with a fine second in the Cesarewitch; recent run here was over an inadequate trip, more expected of here and seemingly McMonagle's pick. |
10/1 |
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12th 1 (7) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
10st 1lb |
No wins last season but strong form in defeat in big staying handicaps; fourth in the amateur handicap at Galway, fifth in the Irish Cesarewitch and signed off with a fine second in the Cesarewitch; runs over an inadequate trip here on second start of the season. |
16/1 |
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8th 1 (3) |
30th Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 6f 0y |
10st 2lb |
No wins last season but ran some excellent races in defeat; finished fourth in the QR handicap at Galway, fifth in the Irish Cesarewitch and then signed off with a fine second in the Cesarewitch at Newmarket; course winner over hurdles but might just need this run. |
6/1 |
16/1
Form: 47-416
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 6lb |
Chester Cup winner in 2021, also a 2m Curragh Group 3 winner in 2023; seven Flat wins in all; at the veteran stage now; four seasons since his only hurdles success. |
20/1 |
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6th 5 (6) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Veteran who got his seventh Flat win at Gowran last April (1m6f, yielding); hasn't counted in four handicaps since and finished last of the 20 runners at Naas when last seen in October; others preferred. |
25/1 |
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5 (9) |
12th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 7y |
9st 4lb |
Veteran who got his seventh Flat win at Gowran in April (1m6f, yielding); hasn't counted in three handicap runs since and was well behind in the Irish Cesarewitch latest, although reportedly struck into; others preferred. |
40/1 |
12/1
Form: 41/03-
Last run: 267 days
W: 11st 13lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (2) |
2nd Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 71y |
9st 9lb |
Useful jumper has won twice on the Flat, the last being the 2023 Cesarewitch; didn't get the clearest passage when beaten 11l in this year's renewal; handles this ground and can run well. |
12/1 |
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2nd 4 (2) |
2nd Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 71y |
9st 9lb |
Useful jumper has won twice on the Flat, the last being the 2023 Cesarewitch; didn't get the clearest passage when beaten 11l in this year's renewal; handles this ground and can run well. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: /071-3
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (5) |
3rd May 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 30y |
9st 7lb |
Three-time hurdle winner went close in 2m4f Ascot Stakes last June; finished well when close third in 2m Naas handicap in October; this trip is on the short side. |
12/1 |
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14th 6 (6) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Third runner for yard; three-time hurdle winner went close in 2m4f Ascot Stakes off 93 last June; stayed on for midfield finish in Irish Cesarewitch here in September; finished well when close third in 2m Naas handicap in October; this trip is on the short side. |
11/1 |
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4 (3) |
12th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 7y |
9st 4lb |
Last year's winner from 8lb lower went close in the Ascot Stakes off 93 in June (2m4f, good to firm); ran better than his finishing position suggested in the Petingo premier handicap when he was interfered with at the start; stayed on in the Irish Cesarewitch last time but was never near enough to challenge; can go well with a clear run. |
18/1 |
15/2
Form: 417-
Last run: 320 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (5) |
28th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 179y |
11st 9lb |
Big improver in bumpers for previous yard in first half of 2024, the last of four wins gained in mares' Grade 3 at Punchestown; won 2m maiden at Tramore last August on second start for Gordon Elliott. 2-5 over hurdles since January; won a 2m6f Grade 3 mares' hurdle at Limerick, unplaced in two subsequent Grade 1 attempts. |
15/2 |
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6th 8 |
30th Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 192y |
11st 3lb |
in rear, hit 6th |
8/1 |
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6th 8 |
30th Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 192y |
11st 3lb |
in rear, hit 6th |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 3-0000
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 9 (1) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Four-time winner in Poland at up to 1m4f and placed in German Group 1 and Italian Group 2 in 2024; not fired since joining current yard, but his run at Cork last time when running on for seventh (1m3f, good to yielding) was eye-catching; check market. |
33/1 |
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7th 10 (16) |
24th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 100y |
9st 2lb |
Four-time winner in Poland at up to 1m4f and placed in German Group 1 and Italian Group 2 in 2024; not fired since joining current yard in seven starts, most recently quite valuable Curragh handicap early this month; plummeting mark so don't ignore and market worth a look. |
25/1 |
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17th 10 (19) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Four-time winner in Poland and placed in German Group 1 and Italian Group 2 in 2024; not fired since joining current yard in six starts; down 20lb from rating when first arrived in Ireland but he needs to show more off a 249-day break. |
33/1 |
5/1
Form: 3284-2 BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (7) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Useful on the Flat, although sole win came back in 2024, narrowly beaten here over 2m last summer; equally talented hurdler, but some stiff tasks of late; market likely informative back on the Flat. |
8/1 |
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6th 9 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
One of three for yard; Useful on the Flat; off the mark over hurdles in a C&D maiden in February (sft-hvy); beaten 11.5l when midfield in the Supreme at Cheltenham (when Townend rode) and raced keenly before pulled up in the Fairyhouse Grade 2 won by Koktail Brut latest; overlooked by Townend here. |
20/1 |
|
8 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Useful Flat handicapper; finished in mid-field in the 2025 Triumph on hurdling debut; easy winner of a Punchestown maiden in January; second-best of a disappointing Irish contingent when sixth in the Supreme Novices; giving him a slight edge over Koktail Brut. |
11/2 |
12/1
Form: 40-578
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (8) |
28th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 179y |
11st 5lb |
Tramore maiden winner over 1m4f last August; three runs in Listed company this term have seen her fall well short of the standard required, failing to reproduce the form of her fourth of 16 over 1m4f at Naas last October; now down to 89 from a high of 95; first handicap, top ridere booked. |
12/1 |
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10 (4) |
1st Jul 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 17y |
9st 6lb |
Tramore maiden winner over 1m4f last August but two runs in Listed company this term has seen her fall short; plenty to do. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 62/00-
Last run: 302 days
W: 11st 4lb
9 yo Horse
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
24 (3) |
28th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 170y |
8st 13lb |
One of six for yard; dual-purpose sort has won 14 races at up to 1m7f across Europe; won a Sligo maiden hurdle on debut for Willie Mullins but has failed to trouble the judge in either code in five starts since; might have needed his latest run when sixth in the Q.R. handicap at Galway; can't discount. |
28/1 |
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11 (10) |
28th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 179y |
11st 4lb |
Winner of 14 Flat races on the continent; very easy winner of 2m5f Sligo maiden hurdle on his stable debut last August; well held twice afterwards in good staying handicaps on Flat; limitations exposed in high-class novice hurdles. |
16/1 |
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5th 3 |
5th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Winner of 14 Flat races on the continent; very easy winner of 2m5f Sligo maiden hurdle on his stable debut last August; well held twice afterwards in good staying handicaps on Flat; not a bad run when outsider of the stable's four runners in the Royal Bond at Fairyhouse; similar status here. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: 3-2521
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 100y |
10st 13lb |
3-14 over hurdles and rated 128; won a Clonmel beginners' chase on her penultimate start (15.5f, yld-sft); modest third in mares' listed hurdle at Killarney latest (2m1f, gd-yld); solid place chance on the figures but more needed to win. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 9 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Flat winner has landed three hurdle races, the latest of which came at Gowran in October in a conditions event (2m1f, soft); proved her health when winning her chasing debut at Clonmel last month; a small bit to find on ratings but by no means dismissed. |
11/4 |
|
1st 9 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 131y |
11st 5lb |
Chase debutante is rated 129 over hurdles; can race keenly at times but likes cut in the ground and her yard had a Grade 1 winner at Fairyhouse last week; lacks a recent run but is one of the more likely ones here. |
5/2 |
14/1
Form: 02-044
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 11 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 100y |
11st 0lb |
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 |
8st 8lb |
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 |
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6th 6 (7) |
9th Apr 2026 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 5lb |
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 |
13/2
Form: /1742- C
Last run: 288 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 10 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 100y |
11st 1lb |
Sole success over hurdles a Fairyhouse maiden (2m, heavy) in February 2024; beaten a head off 3lb lower at the Galway Festival last August (2m1f, good); shaped like this trip might suit when remote third behind Jacovec Tavern at Punchestown (19.5f, yielding) in sole start since; could go well. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 10 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 11lb |
Won over 1m6f on the Flat at the 2024 Galway festival; never landed a blow when 6-1 for the big amateur handicap at the same fixture last July; different proposition later that week, only just denied in a valuable 2m1f handicap hurdle; could be a big player if fit and ready. |
9/1 |
|
2nd 14 |
2nd Aug 2025 Good 2m 0f 175y |
10st 9lb |
Won over 1m6f on the Flat at this meeting last year; never landed a blow when 6-1 for the Q.R. Flat race earlier this week; best form is on testing ground so rain would enhance his chance. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: 406-03
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 12 (8) |
30th Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 6f 0y |
8st 8lb |
Two wins when trained in Germany but yet to get his head in front on these shores; handicapper giving him a chance but soundly beaten on last two starts over hurdles and on the Flat and needs to leave those efforts well behind; best watched after break. |
25/1 |
|
10th 8 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y |
11st 2lb |
Dual Flat winner in Germany; out of depth in hot Flat handicaps at Galway Festival last twice; good effort on last start over timber at Fairyhouse in April (2m, sft-hvy); raised 4lb for that 2.25l third and might prefer softer ground. |
7/1 |
|
13 |
11th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
10st 7lb |
Two Flat wins in Germany in 2022; disappointing in that sphere the last twice but has a chance back hurdling if building on his third over C&D in April. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: 0595-1
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 (7) |
18th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 17y |
8st 10lb |
Won over hurdles and on the Flat at Limerick last year; well exposed in this discipline; money for him over C&D last week when showed a bit more than of late, beaten around 6l; up in grade here. |
10/1 |
|
7th 9 (16) |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 46y |
9st 9lb |
Won off 8lb higher at Limerick last year (12.5f, good); yet to hit form this season and behind a few of these when last of 20 at Navan latest; revival needed. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 8164/0
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (23) |
12th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 7y |
9st 2lb |
One of two for trainer; dual-hurdles winner got his second Flat win at Galway in July when an easy winner of an amateur contest (2m1f, yielding); struggled off 10lb higher in the Irish Cesarewitch last time and drops 2lb now. |
18/1 |
|
16 (6) |
28th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 170y |
9st 5lb |
Plundered a nice pot at Galway (2m1f, yielding) when last seen in July; got hit with a 10lb hike for that so this 9yo will need to produce a career best to follow up but that's not impossible given who trains him; respected. |
17/2 |
|
17 (3) |
28th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 179y |
11st 0lb |
142-rated hurdler has run only five times on the Flat; odds-on winner of a Tramore maiden on good ground in August 2023, close-up fourth on handicap debut in the 2023 Naas November Handicap; did not appear again until finishing in mid-division at the Curragh last month. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 705/60 C
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (2) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
9st 6lb |
Good record at this venue, one win and two seconds from three visits; it could pay to overlook his most recent runs, worth considering. |
12/1 |
|
7 (2) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
9st 6lb |
Good record at this venue, one win and two seconds from three visits; it could pay to overlook his most recent runs, worth considering. |
12/1 |
|
19 (4) |
12th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 7y |
8st 7lb |
Bumper winner who got his sole Flat win at the Galway festival two years ago; fine run back at Galway this year when second of 20 (2m1f, yielding); not a bad run at Killarney following that when behind Ragmans Corner and Pinot Gris but was well beaten behind a lot of these in the Irish Cesarewitch last time; needs more. |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 50-313 BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 12 (3) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Record of 1-9 on Flat with the win coming at Navan last June (1m6f, good) off 73; good hurdler and added a fourth win in that sphere at Killarney last time; not discounted. |
16/1 |
|
1st 2 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Flat winner got his third hurdles win under this rider at Navan in September (2m, yielding) off 9lb lower; 1l behind Wholelotofbusiness when fourth at Down Royal in November (worse off at weights now); another positive effort when second back at Navan (2m, soft to heavy) when last seen in November. |
3/1 |
|
4th 4 |
1st Nov 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
11st 4lb |
Dual-purpose; 3-15 over hurdles; scored at Navan (2m, yielding) on his last start in this sphere; raised 7lb and moves up in grade; needs a career best but the way he won at Navan suggested there could be more to come; chance. |
11/2 |
50/1
Form: 1-9988
Last run: 39 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Has some useful Flat form and kept on steadily from a long way off the pace to take third on hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m, soft) in November; subsequent Grade 2 defeat is easily overlooked but he has become a very awkward ride, often refusing to settle and/or hanging; comes with risk. |
2/1 |
|
5th 3 (1) |
22nd May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 27y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Quirky and sometimes blows the start; on a reduced mark and retains some ability but he is not the obvious solution to this puzzle. |
20/1 |
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10th 15 (6) |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Quirky and sometimes blows the start; well handicapped judged on lots of 2024 form over 1m4f-2m, but he's seldom sparked in the same way since. |
33/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €138.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €90.25 |
| Tricast | €2080.93 |
| Trifecta | €3935.90 |
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