September 29 / 14.50 Roscommon

14.50

Yielding

Kelly Hearing Specialists Mares Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 2m 4f 53y
  • 16 runners
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Kelly Hearing Specialists Mares Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 16 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

Form: 2U-664

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Still involved when a late casualty on hurdle debut at Fairyhouse in November but well below that level in her subsequent races, a bumper and two maidens; needs to get back on track.
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1

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:56 Wexford

Amboyna

12st 0lb

J: Niall Moore

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Handicap debutante; first maiden hurdle run promising but recent showings well below that level and on the balance of her hurdles' form her opening mark doesn't look a gift.

12/1

1

9th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 4f 73y

15:15 Tramore

Amboyna

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Still involved when a late casualty on hurdle debut at Fairyhouse in November (2m4f, good) but well below that level in her subsequent races; unseated at the second at Roscommon latest when weakening; needs to come back to form.

7/1

1

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Amboyna

11st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Still involved when a late casualty on hurdle debut at Fairyhouse in November but well below that level in her subsequent races, a bumper and two maidens; needs to get back on track.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: UP-522

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner in 2023; 2024 never went to plan but has improved this season, with latest second at Ballinrobe her best yet (keeping on over 2m2f, soft); considered.
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14

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:35 Punchestown

Youre A Derry Girl

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: S G Walsh

Bumper winner; runner up twice from seven starts in maiden hurdles and rated 108; beaten just 2.75l on penultimate at Ballinrobe; not as good at Roscommon latest but capable of better and she holds leading claims.

11/4

2

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Youre A Derry Girl

11st 7lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: S G Walsh

Bumper winner in 2023; 2024 never went to plan but has improved this season, with latest second at Ballinrobe her best yet (keeping on over 2m2f, soft); considered.

8/1

2nd

3

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 215y

16:25 Ballinrobe

Youre A Derry Girl

11st 7lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: S G Walsh

Bumper winner; failed to complete in two hurdle starts towards the end of last year but signs she's getting her act together in two runs this summer; built on promising Tipperary return when runner-up in a 2m4f Wexford maiden hurdle last time out; should be involved if she handles the drop back in trip but unproven on slow ground.

100/30

Form: P

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Flat winner in Germany but tailed off on Irish debut at Dundalk and 200-1 when pulled up early over hurdles after a bad mistake.
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6th

1

24th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 112y

14:00 Sligo

Poyraz Approach

11st 2lb

J: James Smith

T: Matthew J Smith

Flat winner in Germany; impossible to fancy on the evidence of her three previous runs over hurdles.

33/1

15

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:35 Punchestown

Poyraz Approach

11st 3lb

J: James Smith

T: Matthew J Smith

Flat winner in Germany; impossible to fancy on the evidence of her two previous runs over hurdles.

80/1

3

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Poyraz Approach

11st 4lb

J: James Smith

T: Matthew J Smith

Flat winner in Germany but tailed off on Irish debut at Dundalk and 200-1 when pulled up early over hurdles after a bad mistake.

100/1

Form: 111

Last run: 89 days

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
The winner of three bumpers, one at Cork and two at Worcester; it was a modest race in which she defied a double penalty last time but clearly of interest now switched to hurdles.
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4

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Woodland Adventure

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

The winner of three bumpers, one at Cork and two at Worcester; it was a modest race in which she defied a double penalty last time but clearly of interest now switched to hurdles.

6/4

1st

1

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:15 Worcester

Woodland Adventure

11st 8lb

J: Mr Josh Halford

T: Gordon Elliott

Has good Flat pedigree and is 2-2 in bumpers, the latest win gained in good style over C&D (good to soft) three weeks ago; has 10lb penalty today but should still be hard to beat.

8/15

Form: 43

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Similar form in her two bumpers at Wexford and Down Royal; could be the yard second string here.
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5

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Clarnagh Maid

10st 13lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Similar form in her two bumpers at Wexford and Down Royal; could be the yard second string here.

16/1

4

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 87y

19:53 Down Royal

Clarnagh Maid

11st 4lb

J: Mr J H Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

By a Flat sire but a dual-purpose damline; was beaten 5l on debut at Wexford but was badly hampered early in the straight and was value for finishing much closer; looks a big player with improvement likely.

9/4

Form: 54

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Well-bred mare in top hands but it's been a low-key start, beaten about 14l in maidens at Tramore (2m) and Kilbeggan (2m3f); could yet be capable of better.
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6

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Dolce N Milana

10st 13lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Well-bred mare in top hands but it's been a low-key start, beaten about 14l in maidens at Tramore (2m) and Kilbeggan (2m3f); could yet be capable of better.

5/1

12

5th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

17:07 Kilbeggan

Dolce N Milana

10st 11lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: W P Mullins

Dam is an unraced sister to top-class 2m1f-3m hurdle/chase winner More Of That and 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner Eastlake; appeared in need of a stiffer stamina test on debut at Tramore (2m, good) three weeks ago when a 14.5l fifth; that is only modest form but there should be more to come; trainer also runs North Moon.

3/1

5th

6

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 80y

18:10 Tramore

Dolce N Milana

11st 5lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Eighth foal; half-sister to winners Thirsty Work (bumper/2m hurdle), Walk Of The Roses (bumper) and Devito'sredrobin (point); dam unraced sister to top-class 2m1f-3m hurdle/chase winner More Of That and useful 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner Eastlake; looks like a big contender on debut.

13/8

Form: 8C5-52

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Is 0-9 but her best run yet on stable debut when just missing out in a 2m2f handicap at Listowel (yielding to soft); that was off a modest mark and might be vulnerable back in a maiden.
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2nd

3

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:35 Limerick

Music Of Life

11st 3lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Is 0-9 over hurdles; runner-up twice, in a Listowel handicap (2m2f, yld-sft) in September and in a 2m4f Roscommon maiden later that month; not as good when fifth to Carry On Heidi in a 2m4f Clonmel maiden on next start; never threatened when hooded in a 2m handicap at Gowran ten days ago.

7/1

11

23rd Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 51y

15:22 Clonmel

Music Of Life

11st 7lb

J: Mr H C Swan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Promise without threatening last season and improved form for her new yard, beaten just a neck at Limerick last month and hit the crossbar again at Roscommon eight days later; sets the standard.

5/2

Form: 43

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Hooded last time at Wexford (3m, good) and was in the firing line for a long way before weakening into a 13l third; others have achieved more than that, though coming back in trip may help.
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7th

6

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 161y

Class 5

19:10 Exeter

Prized Jet

11st 2lb

J: Ian Power

T: Jennie Candlish

Placed in a 3m hurdle (good) when trained in Ireland; has gone backwards in three starts for her current trainer, both in terms of performance and trip; latest 5lb drop sees her on a handy mark and no surprise if she can take advantage.

7/1

5th

7

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

15:40 Doncaster

Prized Jet

11st 2lb

J: Ian Power

T: Jennie Candlish

A long way clear when falling at the fourth-last fence at Sedgefield (2m5f, good) in October and ran well to a point back there on his stable debut; she never got that competitive back over hurdles this month.

12/1

6th

3

4th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

14:42 Sedgefield

Prized Jet

11st 10lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Lightly raced 6yo who was a long way clear when falling at the fourth-last fence here (2m5f, good) in October and ran well for a long way before weakening rapidly here (2m5f, good) in November on stable debut; the drop in trip could be just what she needs and she's one to consider back hurdling.

4/1

Form: 4-

Last run: 221 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Outran her odds of 66-1 to finish fourth of 21 in a 2m3f maiden at Punchestown (soft; male opposition), though was some 25l off the winner; absent since February.
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13

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 15y

15:35 Cork

Sarandon

10st 4lb

J: Ross Berry

T: C A Murphy

Glimmers of ability in maidens but yet to really fire since tackling handicaps; pulled up and beaten 22l on last two starts; step up to 3m needs to bring about improvement (dam half-sister to 3m2f winner).

18/1

6th

10

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 72y

14:55 Leopardstown

Sarandon

10st 6lb

J: Ross Berry

T: C A Murphy

Showed some promise in maidens; hard to make a case for her after three handicap runs; reportedly failed to handle heavy ground at Fairyhouse four weeks ago.

25/1

6

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 55y

15:30 Fairyhouse

Sarandon

11st 4lb

J: Ross Berry

T: C A Murphy

Signs of ability in three maidens but opening two handicap efforts off this mark leave her with a good bit to find.

16/1

Form: P6820

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Second at Ballinrobe last month (2m6f, good) but that's very much a standout; likely vulnerable.
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9th

13

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

13:50 Downpatrick

Toor Idaho

10st 11lb

J: Danny Power

T: Ms M Flynn

Second over 2m6f at Ballinrobe last year and ran well over that trip at Thurles in November; totally out of form since.

100/1

17

13th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:20 Punchestown

Toor Idaho

10st 13lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ms M Flynn

Totally out of form at the moment; big leap of faith required to back her.

50/1

9th

12

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 0y

14:25 Cork

Toor Idaho

11st 7lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ms M Flynn

Rated 88 after 10 runs over hurdles; pulled up the last thrice and a leap of faith required to back her here.

40/1

Form: 324

Last run: 56 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Won her only point and three respectable runs in bumpers, especially when runner-up in a first-time hood at Downpatrick; could be a factor on this hurdling debut.
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2

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

17:28 Wexford

Walks The Talk

11st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Form figures of 1521 on ground with good in the description, the fifth coming in a listed mares' hurdle at Haydock; floundered on heavy in a Gowran Grade 3 on latest but return to better ground a huge plus; should go well.

9/2

Form: 5090-

Last run: 247 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
The maidens in which she's been tailed off were won by good horses but has a lot to prove.
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9th

13

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

18:29 Downpatrick

Yoursimplythebest

10st 5lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Gerard Keane

Showed next to nothing in maidens; placed on her first three handicaps before pulled up at Fairyhouse; found less than what looked likely when seventh of 16 at Tramore (2m5f) last month.

14/1

7th

16

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 0y

18:12 Tramore

Yoursimplythebest

10st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gerard Keane

Showed next to nothing in maidens; found the right level in handicaps; placed on her first three starts; second over 3m at Punchestown seemed very encouraging, but she failed to do herself justice when joint-favourite at Fairyhouse in January.

13/2

Form: 833-3

Last run: 125 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on the Flat 18 days ago but has finished third in her last three maiden hurdles and a player on the strength of her last two efforts; blinkers replace cheekpieces.
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No Results Found

Form: 00

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Tailed off in two maiden hurdles on good ground and no appeal for now.
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14

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Invincible Oscar

10st 10lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Noel C Kelly

Tailed off in two maiden hurdles on good ground and no appeal for now.

100/1

12th

11

29th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 190y

16:30 Wexford

Invincible Oscar

10st 6lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Noel C Kelly

Behind throughout on Galway debut early this month.

50/1

17th

19

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:02 Galway

Invincible Oscar

11st 2lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Noel C Kelly

6,000euros 3yo; second foal out of a 3m winner over hurdles; this is no easy assignment on debut.

50/1

Form: 00

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way in both her maiden hurdles and couldn't make a case.
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15

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Littleladyingreen

10st 10lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gary McGill

Beaten a long way in both her maiden hurdles and couldn't make a case.

100/1

10th

15

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 0y

16:20 Navan

Littleladyingreen

11st 2lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Gary McGill

66-1 and tailed off on debut at Sligo last month; may need more time.

100/1

16th

14

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 111y

17:05 Sligo

Littleladyingreen

10st 10lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gary McGill

Third foal; half-sister to hurdle/chase winner Whateys Quest; plenty of stamina in the pedigree.

20/1

Form: 33

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Solid enough thirds in bumpers at Wexford and Ballinrobe (both on good) and bred to do better over jumps.
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5th

6

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 185y

13:25 Downpatrick

Miss Jocund

10st 13lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Third in bumpers at Wexford and Ballinrobe last year before a respectable hurdling debut; beaten a long way on return at Killarney over 2m6f; lots more needed in cheekpieces.

6/1

9th

12

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 100y

16:35 Killarney

Miss Jocund

10st 13lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Placed in two good-ground bumpers; beaten 21l over 2m4f on hurdling debut when last seen in September.

7/1

16

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Miss Jocund

10st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Solid enough thirds in bumpers at Wexford and Ballinrobe (both on good) and bred to do better over jumps.

10/1

Non-runners

Thirsty Work, Hercrazysbeautiful, Little Ivy

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Atlantic City

The Irish Sun:

Miss Jocund

SPOTLIGHT:

Woodland Adventure

POSTDATA:

Music Of Life

TOPSPEED:

Atlantic City