13.20
Yielding To SoftFranciscan Well Rated Novice Hurdle
- Prize money: £7439.13
- 2m 1f 33y
- 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £9.40
- Place: £2.30
Form: 37-1F7 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
17th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 91y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
Improved form since this hood went on, comfortably defying a penalty in novice hurdle at Down Royal (2m1f, soft) in January before respectable efforts in 2m Listed/Grade 3 races; however, further improvement is needed back in a handicap and he has to prove his stamina. |
25/1 |
|
4th 2 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 77y |
11st 5lb |
Both wins have been at Down Royal, notably in first-time hood when ready success in rated novice in January (soft); last of four however following month in steadily-run Punchestown Listed novice maiden in November (8l off runner-up Lazare De Star) on softer ground; good bit to find here and ground remains a concern. |
14/1 |
4/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 363-15
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 8lb |
Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner in May 2025; fair form in novice hurdles since; travelled well before finding little when sixth on handicap debut at Down Royal; winning chase debut at Clonmel last time; merits respect, worth checking his market position relative to the stable's Eastmore. |
6/1 |
|
1st 7 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Downpatrick maiden hurdle winner in May 2025; ran just okay in two novice hurdles since; travelled well before finding little when sixth on handicap debut at Down Royal lto; step back in trip looks a good move on chase debut; wouldn't want the ground too soft. |
6/1 |
|
6th 12 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 13lb |
Point-to-point winner; off the mark at the third attempt in maiden hurdles at Downpatrick last May (2m3f, good) on his final run before a break; Well beaten in two outings in novice company in January; could be a different proposition on handicap debut. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 9656-
Last run: 294 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 9 (11) |
18th Sep 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 4lb |
C&D winner in April 2024; close third over 1m5f at Navan in June; has struggled in four outings since then. |
25/1 |
|
14th 9 (3) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 1m 2f 10y |
9st 7lb |
AW winner is 0-15 on turf; fine run over 1m5f (good) here in June but has struggled in three outings since then, two of them at this venue; new headgear combination tried. |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: 6-3420
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
4th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 210y |
11st 5lb |
Placed twice in maiden hurdles; has failed to make much impact in three handicap attempts; finished behind Mephisto on stable debut at Bellewstown. |
14/1 |
|
8th 13 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 116y |
10st 10lb |
Best maiden effort when runner-up at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) last August; three runs for next yard offered little; starts out for Claire O'Connell now with plenty to prove. |
50/1 |
9/4
Form: 53-113 BF
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Came back from a long layoff to start last season's campaign with back-to-back handicap hurdle wins at Navan and Leopardstown; soundly beaten in a good-ground handicap at Ballinrobe after six months off; any rain that falls is likely to be in his favour. |
12/1 |
|
7th 4 |
21st Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 89y |
11st 4lb |
Came back from a long layoff to start last season's campaign with back-to-back handicap wins at Navan (soft-to-heavy) and Leopardstown (yielding); beaten favourite in two novice hurdles in January; perhaps some doubt about how he will handle the ground. |
9/2 |
|
10th 1 |
26th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
12st 6lb
|
Won twice over hurdles last winter but was below form in that sphere when last seen. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 755
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 |
5th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Virtually friendless in the market when tailed-off fifth of eight on debut at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) last month; best watched. |
66/1 |
|
5th 5 |
13th Oct 2022 Good To Soft 2m 1f 33y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
in rear, headway on outer 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out |
66/1 |
14/1
Form: 3-4996
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
18th Oct 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 92y |
11st 7lb |
Some merit in mid-field finish in a 20-runner contest at Galway on handicap/seasonal debut; definite chance over this longer distance after fourth in 2m Listowel event. |
13/2 |
|
4th 5 |
24th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Some merit in his recent mid-field finish in a 20-runner contest at Galway on handicap/seasonal debut; probably capable of improvement, having been off since January. |
10/1 |
|
8th 1 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 160y |
11st 12lb |
Maiden was out of form when last sighted in January, pulling up in a Down Royal Novice; best watched on return to action unless the market speaks. |
16/1 |
100/30
Form: 088-82
Last run: 68 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 |
17th Oct 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 188y |
11st 6lb |
Dual-purpose maiden was just denied in a Punchestown handicap hurdle around this time last year (heavy) but well held twice in the spring; missed an engagement at Punchestown on Tuesday, may just need this comeback run. |
12/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €41.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €39.39 |
| Trifecta | €174.70 |
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