14.40
Yielding To SoftSeamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle
- Prize money: £8776.86
- 2m 0f 0y
- 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
8/1
Form: 41F-24 D BF
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (11) |
14th Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 55y |
11st 12lb |
Recent efforts over hurdles a little underwhelming but earned a mark of 84 after three good runs in Flat maidens last year, including when third in this race; major player if able to run up to that form. |
7/2 |
|
8th 3 |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
11st 6lb |
Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner last August; shaped with promise at big odds in hot handicap at Punchestown on penultimate and 4lb lower now but needs to bounce back from poor novice hurdle effort at Wexford 18 days ago. |
14/1 |
|
6th 3 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Winning hurdler; fair maiden on the Flat; useful form in small-field hurdle races in the first half of last season; should improve from a run in a handicap at the Punchestown festival; was one of the outsiders then, and made some late headway, plenty of horses behind him. |
5/1 |
6/1
Form: 522-1 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 103y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
Second Tramore success when easily seeing off nine rivals in a 2m1f handicap (soft; first win was on good) on New Year's Day; the handicapper hasn't missed him but there may be more to come for his leading Irish stable. |
14/1 |
|
25 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 179y Class 1 |
10st 4lb |
Reserve; improved effort when coming 13l clear in 2m1f handicap at Tramore (soft; both wins there) on New Year's Day; much higher mark here but he's low mileage and could progress again. |
40/1 |
|
5 |
15th Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 45y |
11st 4lb |
Steadily improved in maiden hurdles to get off the mark emphatically at Tramore in August when winning by 9l as odds-on favourite (2m, good); ran disappointingly in a novice hurdle last time, albeit up against Davy Crockett, when finished last of five; capable of better on handicap debut. |
9/2 |
5/1
Form: 1 CD
Last run: 116 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
24th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Very smart performer on the Flat, including wins in the Ebor and Irish St Leger; has only run three times since 2022, two moderate efforts on the Flat and then won a 16.5f maiden hurdle here in May; off since and best form is on good ground so underfoot conditions a worry. |
5/1 |
|
1st 9 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Six-time winner on the Flat including the Ebor and Irish St Leger in 2021; off nearly three years and has been a long way below his best in two subsequent runs on the level for new yard; interesting switched to this sphere and wouldn't need to transfer all of his Flat ability to be a factor on hurdle bow; market may provide clues. |
7/2 |
|
1st 9 |
31st May 2025 Good 2m 0f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Six-time winner on the Flat including the Ebor and Irish St Leger in 2021; off nearly three years and has been a long way below his best in two subsequent runs on the level for new yard; interesting switched to this sphere and wouldn't need to transfer all of his Flat ability to be a factor on hurdle bow; market may provide clues. |
7/2 |
10/11
Form: 11 D
Last run: 58 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Looked a hot prospect when winning his first three starts last summer but progress has stalled; heavy defeats on last four runs over timber, though testing ground probably not ideal for three of them; return to sounder surface a plus, so can't totally discount for top yard. |
15/2 |
|
15th 11 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
10st 3lb |
Looked a smart prospect last year but has failed to deliver in three runs this term, although was highly tried in his first two runs of 2026; never figured on handicap debut at Fairyhouse latest; down 2lb and tongue tie now reached for. |
11/1 |
|
14th 10 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
10st 5lb |
Half-brother to 150-rated hurdler Mystical Power landed odds on opening three starts, including novice hurdles at the festival meetings of Galway and Listowel; way below best on heavy ground this term in Graded novices at Leopardstown and Naas however; remains unexposed on handicap debut, drying ground would suit; Walsh's pick. |
8/1 |
100/30
Form: /1-116 CD BF
Last run: 57 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 180y |
11st 7lb |
Bumper winner in 2024 won twice over hurdles last summer but wasn't at her best on last two 2025 runs; however, she is a quality sort and can go well fresh so is respected on chase bow. |
3/1 |
|
5 |
24th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Bumper winner has won two of her three starts over hurdles; came up short when upped to listed class at Galway on latest; sole start on softer than good was poor and Townend prefers the prospects of Davy Crockett. |
100/30 |
|
8 |
29th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 2lb |
Struggled on heavy ground on debut in a Fairyhouse bumper but has won all three starts since on good ground, including over timber in Listowel maiden and impressive in 5-runner 2m Roscommon novice early this month, keen but making most and readily drawing away two out; slick jumper, can continue to progress and major player. |
6/4 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €8.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €9.14 |
| Trifecta | €39.00 |
Selections
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