15.18
SoftWilliam Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 2m 4f 0y
- 16 runners
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Runners: 16 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £14.20
- Place: £2.70
Form: 9094 BF
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
29th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 185y |
10st 6lb |
Off the mark in his second handicap start at Fairyhouse in January (2m4f, soft); hit with a 10lb rise for that and pulled up when upped to 2m7f at Thurles (signs of delayed recovery post race); needs to bounce back with a tongue tie added but big contender if he does. |
13/2 |
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10 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 6f 195y |
11st 4lb |
Came up short when heavily backed for his handicap debut but made no mistake at Fairyhouse (2m4f, soft) three weeks ago with the front two nicely clear; hit with a 10lb rise but he looks on the upgrade. |
9/2 |
10/1
- Place: £1.10
Form: 000-65
Last run: 76 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
11st 12lb |
Progressive for Gordon Elliott, winning three of four starts; easy novice hurdle win in three-runner race at Roscommon latest; now 15lb higher than last handicap victory and was beaten off 8lb lower at Limerick on penultimate; needs career best. |
4/1 |
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1st 1 |
8th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Has soon improved for Gordon Elliott in winning two 2m handicaps and the defeat upped to 2m4f at Listowel was no backward step; all those runs were on good to yielding, but handles soft; hard to knock. |
6/4 |
|
3rd 1 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Unbeaten from two starts since joining this yard; well-backed to win a Kilbeggan handicap in April (2m1f, good to yielding) and followed up with today's rider aboard at Clonmel next time; made to work harder to win last time and is up another 7lb, but this step up in trip could unlock a bit more. |
100/30 |
20/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 0/0906
Last run: 33 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
16th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 3f 60y |
10st 8lb |
Moderate form overall; his 9l third of 16 at Fairyhouse (2m4f, soft) in January was a decent effort; had excuse for poor chase run there next time; distant fifth here over hurdles on latest (2m7f); place chance. |
12/1 |
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5th 15 |
12th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 170y |
10st 10lb |
Moderate form overall but his 9l third of 16 over hurdles at Fairyhouse in January was a decent performance; had an excuse for a poor chase run last time; could bounce back. |
12/1 |
|
15 |
21st Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 165y |
10st 0lb |
Moderate form overall but his 9l third of 16 over hurdles here last month was his best performance; lightly raced for his age and makes chasing debut now from 2lb outside the handicap; others preferred. |
14/1 |
8/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 44-686
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 0lb |
Gained a first career win when successful in a C&D beginners' chase last time (good to yielding); rated 11lb higher than his hurdles mark following that but claimer reduces that burden; has his chance but overall form suggests following up won't be easy. |
4/1 |
|
1st 4 |
22nd May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Now a 12-race maiden; ran a few decent races when in the frame in handicaps this year; unseated at the fourth in C&D handicap two weeks ago; might find a couple too good in this company. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: -5U059
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 0lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
8th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 150y |
10st 11lb |
Won a 2m5f handicap chase in the mud at Tramore in February but nothing since over fences and hurdles. |
16/1 |
|
13th 19 |
13th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Belatedly off the mark at Thurles in February in an amateur handicap chase (soft to heavy), winning going away on only his third run over fences; reverts to hurdles after pulled up at Limerick last time and record of 0-21 is off-putting. |
9/1 |
7/2
Form: 456042 BF
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 |
16th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 85y |
10st 4lb |
Got off the mark in a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle in May and a solid run in a Cartmel chase since; 5lb higher than for his win and is up in grade too, but can run well. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
28th Jun 2026 Good 2m 1f 61y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Irish raider who didn't fare too well in four attempts over fences previously, but got off the mark over hurdles at Kilbeggan (2m3f, good to yielding) last month at the 28th attempt under rules; not an obvious candidate to follow up, over fences. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 8834P-
Last run: 304 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 180y |
11st 4lb |
Had plenty to spare when scoring a breakthrough win over an extended 2m6f at Limerick last week; a wind operation seems to have done the trick, and she is suited by good ground; can go well again off 9lb higher. |
6/1 |
|
1st 9 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 120y |
10st 9lb |
Maiden's best efforts have come on good ground, including over this trip at Down Royal in April when third of 19 (3m, good) in this headgear; below that level but not disgraced in sixth at Wexford next time (3m, good to yielding); place claims. |
13/1 |
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6th 11 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
10st 10lb |
Maiden's best efforts have come on good ground, including over this trip at Down Royal last month in this headgear combination when third; place claims again. |
14/1 |
33/1
Form: -08908
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
17th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y |
10st 5lb |
No wins from 11 attempts over hurdles; one of his better efforts came in first-time cheekpieces at Kilbeggan last time when an 8.25l sixth; that headgear is retained for his chasing bow, but fences need to get more from him. |
14/1 |
|
6th 15 |
15th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 100y |
10st 7lb |
Ran okay in a Cork maiden hurdle (2m7f, yld) in April but well beaten in two handicaps since; needs improvement in first-time cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
|
5th 14 |
5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 6f 90y |
10st 8lb |
Not a bad run in a Cork maiden in April but well beaten in a handicap there since so others preferred. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: 70U07P
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 15 |
5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 113y |
10st 5lb |
Dual hurdles winner with his latest win being a C&D victory in January last year off 87 (soft) for Paul Hennessy; best effort for current yard was when runner-up behind a well handicapped rival here on heavy in February; hasn't matched that effort since. |
33/1 |
|
13 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 157y |
10st 8lb |
Best effort for this yard when second behind a well handicapped winner over hurdles at Clonmel in February; reverts to chasing now (won over fences for Emmet Mullins in the summer of 2024); others preferred. |
40/1 |
|
9th 14 |
16th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 3f 60y |
10st 8lb |
Had been struggling to find his best form since joining this yard before an encouraging second behind a well handicapped winner at Clonmel in February; failed to build on that in two subsequent starts. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: 551-00
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 12lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
12th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 116y |
10st 9lb |
Won at Tramore (2m5f, soft to heavy) on final start in 2024; off for a year before three poor runs in December/January; tough task against that background. |
50/1 |
|
10th 8 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Won at Tramore on final start in 2024; off for a year before two poor runs last month; faces stiff task against that background. |
20/1 |
|
1st 14 |
26th Nov 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Sixteen-race maiden under Rules and 0-11 over hurdles; fifth off this mark last three starts, beaten 17l on latest at Sligo (20.5f, yielding); needs a bit more to win but she handles soft ground and has each way claims. |
14/1 |
5/1
Form: U66323 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 3f 110y |
11st 0lb |
Sole hurdles win came here, under regular rider, last summer, and placed three times over flights later in 2025; only had three completed starts over fences, best of them his Downpatrick second to subsequent easy winner Dinoland over nearly 3m; early exit last time; this trip seems closer to his optimum. |
7/2 |
|
6 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 4lb |
In first-time cheekpieces when a clear second over 2m7f at Downpatrick 22 days ago and the winner was Dinoland who contests the previous race; this 7yo gets in off the same mark. |
7/2 |
12/1
Form: P-P073
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 15 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Placed for only the second time in a 15-race career when third at Limerick; well exposed at this stage, others preferred. |
12/1 |
|
11 |
26th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Has failed to build on promise of handicap debut in October 2023; pulled up when last seen at Clonmel in March; cheekpieces now tried; others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
27th Mar 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 2f 152y |
10st 12lb |
0-10 over hurdles; best effort on handicap debut at Cork in October 2023; 5lb lower here but hasn't matched that in six runs since; beaten 38l here on latest over 2m3f; more needed. |
13/2 |
16/1
Form: UP-767
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 3 (6) |
18th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Three-time winner over hurdles, currently rated a modest 93; has been chasing; up against it on Flat debut as a 9yo. |
50/1 |
|
13th 13 |
8th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 100y |
10st 1lb |
Three-time hurdle winner but yet to deliver over fences (0-9) despite being strong in the betting on occasions; jumped moderately 18 days ago. |
14/1 |
|
8 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 157y |
10st 13lb |
Won here over hurdles in February (15.5f, heavy) and sent off favourite for 19.5f course handicap chase on latest when a never-threatening fourth; has a bit to find but the drop in trip should help. |
6/1 |
33/1
Form: P700P
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 16 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y |
10st 0lb |
Huge odds and well beaten in maidens; pulled up in last four handicap starts; others preferred. |
66/1 |
|
14 |
29th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 145y |
10st 3lb |
Huge odds and well beaten in maidens; pulled up on last three start; blinkers replace cheekpieces; others preferred. |
40/1 |
|
16 |
10th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 80y |
10st 5lb |
0-6 and has pulled up the last twice; hopes pinned on new cheekpieces, longer trip and better ground sparking improvement. |
50/1 |
10/1
Form: 94F385
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 19 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 1lb |
Won at Tramore in November 2023 and ran okay there three starts ago but has pulled up twice since; revival needed. |
28/1 |
|
17 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 6f 195y |
10st 4lb |
Record of 1-22; respectable third over this trip at Listowel in September but hasn't kicked on from there, with last two runs particularly underwhelming. |
25/1 |
|
13 |
15th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
10st 7lb |
On a losing run since winning over 2m5f at Tramore in November 2023; stayed on over 2m6f at Listowel festival to take third in September; two less inspiring displays since then. |
10/1 |
3/1
Form: 0-0332
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 5lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 13 |
22nd May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
10st 5lb |
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 |
10st 5lb |
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 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €51.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €25.47 |
| Tricast | €93.66 |
| Trifecta | €305.10 |
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