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YieldingMost Stylish Racegoers Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £8208.7
- 1m 7f 168y
- 13 runners
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Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.50
Form: 22-15 D
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
Both wins have come when ridden from the front, a Galway maiden hurdle and a Thurles handicap off 124; has come up well short in both previous runs in graded company; now tried in a hood; others preferred. |
12/1 |
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10th 2 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Evidently well suited by being able to dominate as he's 2-2 under front-running tactics (0-3 otherwise); trounced his rivals in Thurles handicap (2m, yielding) most recently, proving well ahead of a mark of 124; should have more to offer in the right circumstances and grade but this scenario fails on both counts; faces a stiff task on the figures and competition for the lead. |
50/1 |
|
1st 3 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 168y |
11st 10lb |
Solid runs in defeat in both bumper starts before returning from a 245-day break to make an immediate breakthrough over hurdles at Galway with the minimum of fuss, and form of that race looks reasonable (2m, yielding); too keen in the Royal Bond at Fairyhouse last time when a 20l fifth; big player on handicap debut. |
4/1 |
5/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 137-72 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 2 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 11lb |
Two wins in April, one of them over C&D, the other a good display to beat the Irish Lincoln winner Ribee over 1m2f at the Curragh; solid fourth of 20 in a premier handicap at the same venue in May; had an excuse (struck into) for a below-par Down Royal run; one of three runners for the stable; strong overall credentials. |
7/2 |
|
8th 1 (5) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 96y |
10st 0lb |
Two wins in April, one of them over hurdles, the other a good display to beat the Irish Lincoln winner Ribee over 1m2f at the Curragh; solid fourth of 20 in a premier handicap at the same venue on latest; big weight here, but capable of holding her own. |
5/1 |
|
4th 11 (4) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Now 11lb higher than for C&D win in March, an emphatic success gained at the main expense of the Irish Lincoln winner Ribee; has maintained progress with a wide-margin win in a handicap hurdle at Bellewstown; strong contender. |
6/1 |
11/1
- Place: £4.90
Form: 6169 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
10st 10lb |
Winning hurdler and unexposed over fences; showed some small improvement when third in a Roscommon handicap chase four weeks ago; more needed but far from impossible. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
4th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 142y |
11st 12lb |
Is 1-10 over hurdles and rated 104; two runs over fences; beaten 23l in a handicap chase over this C&D in January off 105; remote third behind progressive Shadow Paddy at Killarney latest; needs to improve plenty on those efforts to take this. |
10/1 |
13/1
Form: 087514 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
17th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Won on good ground at Thurles in November and has run well in defeat three times since including on heavy; said to have made a respiratory noise last time; can go well but is vulnerable off this mark. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
10th Feb 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 150y |
11st 6lb |
Won off 7lb lower at Thurles in November (2m, gd-yld); has come up short twice since off revised mark, including over C&D (heavy); needs to find a bit more to win off this rating. |
8/1 |
|
4th 13 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 168y |
10st 0lb |
Off the mark with a C&D win in November (good to yielding); up 7lb and ran to a similar RPR to his win when fourth at Limerick next time (2m, heavy), prominent before weakening late on; better ground may help. |
13/1 |
9/2
Form: 341 CD
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
30th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 110y |
11st 5lb |
Won on fifth start in points and decent hurdler ran well in Punchestown festival handicap; little wrong with his chase debut second at Kilbeggan, where he was fairly nimble when in close to his fences. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 3 |
31st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Point winner is 1-6 over hurdles and rated 115; not a bad effort over 2m in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown latest and shaped like further would suit; dam related to a couple of useful chasers and yard coming into form; could go well. |
8/1 |
|
6th 12 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 8lb |
Winner of an ordinary Thurles maiden hurdle in December (2m, yielding); outpaced on handicap debut at same venue before satisfactory third in a Leopardstown novice hurdle next time (2m, soft to heavy); didn't improve for step up in trip in Down Royal handicap last time (2m5f, yielding); point-to-point win came on good ground. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: 16P-05 D
Last run: 86 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 6f 80y |
11st 10lb |
First and second in the last two runnings of the Grand Annual at Cheltenham; slightly unlucky in a valuable handicap hurdle at Aintree when last seen; still potentially well handicapped over hurdles and should be a leading player; has won over 2m5f over fences. |
4/1 |
|
5th 16 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Better over fences; stays 2m5f; had wind surgery prior to the latest Cheltenham Festival (2m, good) where he very nearly recorded a second success in the Grand Annual; not guaranteed to transfer the form back to hurdles but he is attractively treated off a much lower mark in this sphere. |
9/1 |
14/1
Form: 471-
Last run: 552 days
W: 10st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 5f 180y |
11st 10lb |
Course maiden hurdle (2m2f, good) winner two years ago for this trainer; just three outings since, and poor in two of them; however, positive runner-up finish in a 2m2f conditions hurdle here last time when badly treated at the weights; can't be ruled out after that. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
9th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
10st 13lb |
C&D maiden winner two years ago for this trainer; has had just two outings since, latest when pulled up after losing touch three out in 2m Kilbeggan handicap won by Malbay Madness in May; hard to fancy. |
20/1 |
|
7 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 153y |
11st 7lb |
Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner in July 2024; considering he was returning from 552 days off, it wasn't a bad effort seventh of 13 at Thurles when badly hampered by a faller in sole start for Natalia Lupini; returns to original trainer now. |
16/1 |
15/1
Form: 94-188
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (10) |
26th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Versatile sort having won over hurdles, fences and twice on the AW; put up his best effort on this third start for this yard when second of ten in a similar contest at Lingfield (1m4f, Polytrack) eight days ago (a nose in front of Fighting Poet); shortlisted. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 7 (3) |
18th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
A fair winning hurdler/chaser for Gordon Elliott but signed off for that yard out of form and has been beaten a long way on his two runs for current handler; drops into his first classified and needs to show more. |
16/1 |
|
11th 8 (8) |
8th Jun 2026 Good 2m 1f 27y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
A fair winning hurdler/chaser for Gordon Elliott but signed off for that yard out form and was beaten a long way on yard debut on the AW (1m4f). |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: 80-400 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 |
20th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner was out of form last season, beaten 27l+ in three starts over hurdles; hard to recommend. |
33/1 |
|
9th 5 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 168y |
11st 6lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner but out of form both over hurdles and fences last year; hard to recommend him at the moment. |
33/1 |
|
4th 3 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 50y |
11st 10lb |
midfield, in touch with leaders 3rd, pushed along and lost position after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went fourth approaching last, not fluent last, kept on, not reach leaders |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 51/6 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 14 (7) |
31st Jul 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
8st 13lb |
Three-time winner on the Flat, including over C&D last October, but all four wins have come on soft and heavy ground; excellent second in the Cork Derby (1m4f, soft) when last seen in May; just 1lb higher here but needs rain. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 1-8007 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
12st 3lb |
Hurdle winner was well beaten on stable debut last time; rated 67 on the Flat; bit to find. |
25/1 |
|
6th 9 |
21st Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 89y |
10st 6lb |
Sole win for Ross O'Sullivan came in a Thurles maiden hurdle (2m, good) the season before last; weak handicap form last season; hard to make a case for him on stable debut. |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: 77P/3-
Last run: 615 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 6lb |
Two hurdle wins came in France early in his career; placed on the Flat on sole outing in 2025; struggled over hurdles at Thurles in January. |
33/1 |
|
12th 7 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 168y |
11st 3lb |
Dual French hurdles winner showed some ability in his AW starts but just a moderate run back from a break at Killarney in July when a distant third; back over hurdles now with another break to overcome; interesting that Jack Kennedy rides as he is 1-1 for this trainer. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: 02P090 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
20th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Maiden/novice wins during the summer of 2024; mostly disappointing since then, fell at Thurles when last seen in January; makes stable debut. |
25/1 |
|
1 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 168y |
11st 12lb |
Maiden/novice wins during the summer of 2024; mostly disappointing in the meantime, 35l behind at Leopardstown last time (2m, yielding); others preferred. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €26.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €18.30 |
| Tricast | €273.09 |
| Trifecta | €770.40 |
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