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GoodJoe Cooney Memorial Hurdle
- Prize money: £5607.44
- 3m 1f 0y
- 4 runners
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Runners: 4 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
9/4
Form: 1-
Last run: 305 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 2 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Rated 129 over hurdles and probably ran to about that mark when runner-up in a Wexford handicap hurdle earlier this month; makes his chasing debut here and clearly respected if his jumping holds up. |
9/2 |
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2nd 1 |
7th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 180y |
11st 12lb |
Four-time Flat winner is 1-4 hurdling, with the victory coming in a Galway maiden hurdle in 2024; 9.25l fourth of eight over C&D (soft) when last seen over hurdles in March and hasn't been at his best in three Flat runs since then; others preferred. |
6/1 |
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17th 17 (22) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 179y |
11st 5lb |
Record of six wins form 27 Flat starts; uneven form in a busy campaign since a 2m win at Dundalk in January; hard to fancy against that background. |
50/1 |
7/1
Form: 9P4-7P
Last run: 61 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
14th Oct 2025 Good 2m 2f 197y |
11st 2lb |
Won the Fred Winter in 2022; no success over hurdles since later that year; struggled over fences last season; soundly beaten in two runs over hurdles in recent months. |
10/1 |
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23 (15) |
12th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 7y |
8st 7lb
|
Third reserve; dual-purpose sort who has two wins on the level, his last win coming in a Galway festival premier handicap in 2023 off 82 (1m4f, good to yielding); not far behind at the Curragh in June (16.5f, good) but well beaten over hurdles the last two times and 3lb wrong. |
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4 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 129y |
11st 0lb |
Course winner on the Flat; rated 132 but no win over hurdles since November 2022; ran well on the level at the Curragh in June but beaten 17l on return to this sphere at Kilbeggan last month; others make more appeal. |
8/1 |
7/4
Form: U65-20 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Talented 8yo was well held when 8-1 (same price as Rocky's Diamond) in Galway Plate; easy winner of 3m conditions hurdle at Cork previously and won 2m handicap at the Curragh on Derby weekend (now rated 95 on the level); only third of five when favourite for this last year, but has improved in the interim. |
3/1 |
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13th 12 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 1lb |
2-4 over fences, though not seen in this discipline since well held in a Grade 3 at this fixture two years ago; he returns in excellent form, in recent weeks winning on the Flat (2m) and over hurdles at Cork (3m); could have a big run in him. |
16/1 |
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1st 3 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Smart dual-purpose type won a nice Flat prize over 2m a fortnight ago; came off worse in a couple of 3m clashes with Happy Jacky last year, but not by much, including when beaten a head in the corresponding race; relishes good ground. |
6/1 |
7/2
Form: 150-45
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
9th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Four-time scorer over timber has not looked like a winner in waiting in three runs in 2025; beaten 24l off 125 in a handicap hurdle here on latest; overlooked by Jack Kennedy. |
7/2 |
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5th 6 |
16th Jun 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
11st 3lb |
Second runner for yard; six-time winner including four over hurdles, albeit none over this far; never seen with a chance on both recent runs and much more needed. |
14/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €4.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €4.14 |
| Trifecta | €9.80 |
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