September 21 / 14.58 Listowel

14.58

Yielding To Soft

Cheestrings Irish EBF Mares Hurdle

  • Prize money: £9508.26
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 5 runners
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Cheestrings Irish EBF Mares Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 2414-6

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Two-time heavy ground winner in France; well held on stable debut at Limerick but made all to win a three-runner mares' hurdle back there next time (2m, soft); fair fourth in Punchestown festival handicap over extended 2m4f (yielding); not so fluent jumping in Galway Hurdle when weakened into sixth (2m, good); the choice of Townend and the ground to suit.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

15

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 75y

16:50 Punchestown

Jalila Moriviere

11st 4lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: W P Mullins

A 135-rated hurdler trounced weak opposition on chase debut at Sligo last October; best chase run was over further in a Grade 3 contest at Thurles; never a threat behind today's rival Come Walk With Me at Fairyhouse on latest.

16/1

8th

5

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 140y

16:25 Fairyhouse

Jalila Moriviere

11st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: W P Mullins

135-rated hurdler trounced weak opposition on chase debut at Sligo in October; much stiffer tasks since in Graded novices', staying on remote third over 2m at Cork and last month when made plenty of use of at Thurles but didn't seem to get home when third over 2m6f (soft); return to 2m may suit on handicap debut.

10/1

3rd

6

5th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 110y

14:28 Thurles

Jalila Moriviere

10st 6lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: W P Mullins

135-rated hurdler with two wins from eight starts; solid run in the Galway Hurdle; below form over 2m4f at Listowel since; trounced weak opposition at Sligo on chase debut; beaten 16l and 9l third behind two smart mares at Cork.

13/2

Form: 3255-P

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Thurles maiden hurdle winner last November (2m7f, good) and some decent performances following that, particularly when second in a Fairyhouse Grade 3 (2m2f, soft); couldn't recover from a bad blunder at Killarney back over hurdles last month but chased home hot favourite back on level at Galway when last seen; not ruled out.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

1

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 56y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Dream On Baby

11st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Steadily progressive; won Listed event at Kempton (2m5f, good) in November; has advanced her form in defeat since, finishing third to Wodhooh and Feet Of A Dancer in Grade 3 at Leopardstown (2m4f, good/yielding) over Christmas before getting outstayed by the latter in a 3m Grade 2 at Doncaster (soft) in January; likeable but surely far more a place than win contender.

14/1

2nd

2

24th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

13:30 Doncaster

Dream On Baby

11st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Emmet Mullins

Steadily progressive; won Listed event at Kempton (2m5f, good) in November and seemed to perform even better when third to the classy Wodhooh in Grade 3 at Leopardstown (2m4f, good/yielding; 18-1) over Christmas; more to find again and has stamina to prove as well, but she may not have reached her limit.

5/1

1

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:47 Wexford

Dream On Baby

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Dual-purpose; 1-7 over hurdles and rated 127, the win coming in a Thurles maiden last November; decent run in similar race to this when a 5l runner up at Listowel (2m4f, yld-sft) in September; solid effort on the Flat at Thurles latest (16.5f, good); player.

9/4

Form: 1/1-20

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Out of sight point winner and quickly reeled off wins in a Wexford bumper and a Limerick maiden hurdle (2m3f, good to yielding); lost unbeaten record when second to a decent type at Wexford in May after almost a year off (2m1f, good); well-backed for Galway mares' hurdle but folded tamely; that run leaves question marks and will need to improve to win this all the same.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

21th

5

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

17:20 Cheltenham

Farfromnowhere

11st 9lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul Nolan

Low-mileage 8yo; switched to chasing in last two appearances, looking a non-stayer over 2m6f latest; registered comfortable wins in non-handicaps over hurdles (2m3f/2m4f) in 2024 and 2025 but faces a stiffer assignment off a mark of 138 in this deeper field; tongue-tie applied.

40/1

2

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 180y

14:55 Limerick

Farfromnowhere

10st 13lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

Point winner has won a Wexford bumper before taking a 2m3f maiden hurdle here; rebounded from a poor Galway run over 2m to win a Listowel conditions event back over 2m4f; this trip looks within reach; probably the yard's first-string so is a big player.

9/4

Form: 245563

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Lowest rated of the bunch; sole win came in a Downpatrick mares' maiden hurdle last year (2m1f, soft); has been chasing in recent times with little success; back over hurdles at Bellewstown late last month when beaten 17l by Adela Icon; hard to see her turning that around.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1

7th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 60y

15:50 Galway

Gers Gigi

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Sligo maiden hurdle winner in August of last year (17.5f, soft); soundly beaten in mares' hurdles at Bellewstown (2m1f, good) and Listowel (2m4f, yld-sft) the last twice; could rebound back in handicap company but stamina to prove.

9/2

4

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:58 Listowel

Gers Gigi

11st 1lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Lowest rated of the bunch; sole win came in a Downpatrick mares' maiden hurdle last year (2m1f, soft); has been chasing in recent times with little success; back over hurdles at Bellewstown late last month when beaten 17l by Adela Icon; hard to see her turning that around.

14/1

5

27th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 40y

18:55 Bellewstown

Gers Gigi

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Odds-on for mares' maiden hurdle win at Sligo last summer; made the frame in mares' events at Listowel and Kilbeggan this summer; none too fluent and faded tamely on chase debut at Wexford last month; two moderate chase runs since then; question to answer.

9/2

Form: 13-431

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Twice-placed in bumpers for Harry Kelly; off the mark in a Punchestown maiden hurdle last February (2m, heavy); keen throughout at Kilbeggan in June when finishing third (2m3f, good); supremely comfortable victor at Bellewstown last time when allowed to dominate (2m1f, good); jumps left at times so this track should suit and will be dangerous if given soft lead but step back up in trip raises a question; Townend chooses Jalila Moriviere.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

3rd Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 80y

15:46 Gowran Park

Adela Icon

10st 11lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Heavy ground maiden hurdle winner at Punchestown in February before some decent efforts in competitive contests; struck again with a supremely comfortable victory at Bellewstown in August (2m1f, good); tongue-tie now added to the previously worn hood after she weakened quickly at Listowel last time; avoids penalty and leading contender if back to her best.

10/11

5

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:58 Listowel

Adela Icon

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Twice-placed in bumpers for Harry Kelly; off the mark in a Punchestown maiden hurdle last February (2m, heavy); keen throughout at Kilbeggan in June when finishing third (2m3f, good); supremely comfortable victor at Bellewstown last time when allowed to dominate (2m1f, good); jumps left at times so this track should suit and will be dangerous if given soft lead but step back up in trip raises a question; Townend chooses Jalila Moriviere.

6/4

1

27th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 40y

18:55 Bellewstown

Adela Icon

11st 3lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Twice placed in bumpers for Harry Kelly; Punchestown maiden hurdle winner on heavy in February on second start for Willie Mullins; no disgrace in Naas third in April; lesser effort at Killarney before a more satisfactory display at Kilbeggan; has tended to race too keenly; should be thereabouts if settling better.

7/2

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Payout
Exacta €46.20
Straight Forecast €52.01
Trifecta €182.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jalila Moriviere

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Adela Icon

TOPSPEED:

Jalila Moriviere

POSTDATA:

Jalila Moriviere

The Irish Sun:

Jalila Moriviere