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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 4 (7) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 12lb |
Has won on AW; 0-13 on turf, best recent effort when close third here over 1m5f last month; tame Bellewstown effort since so needs to bounce back. |
5/1 |
|
12th 5 (8) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 37y |
9st 12lb |
AW winner in 2024 is a maiden on turf but only denied late over 1m5f at Navan last month; should go well. |
6/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
11th 11 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
10st 13lb |
Best maiden hurdle effort when runner-up at Downpatrick last August over 2m6f on good ground; finished in midfield on handicap debut at Navan; 6l behind Youlita when fifth here in January, may struggle to reverse that form |
12/1 |
|
5th 6 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 3lb |
Posted some solid efforts in a Perth bumper and opening three maiden hurdles; best effort runner-up at Downpatrick in August over 2m6f on good ground; finished in midfield on handicap debut at Navan; needs to raise his game now |
10/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
6th 2 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 7lb |
Came back from a long layoff to start the campaign with back-to-back handicap wins at Navan (soft-to-heavy) and Leopardstown (yielding); attempted to make all in a race of this type at Cork but was found wanting after a mistake two out; fitted with cheekpieces now. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 9 |
19th Oct 2024 Good 2m 5f 0y |
11st 10lb |
towards rear |
7/2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 3lb |
Would have gone close to beating the useful Bowensfire at Limerick last January but for a last-flight fall; has failed to make any progress since then; as a result, he has plenty to prove at this stage; trainer won a similar race at Fairyhouse last week. |
14/1 |
|
2 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y |
11st 12lb |
Modest form in three bumpers but looked set to win over C&D on hurdling debut back in January when falling at the last; was then a solid third at Wexford when last seen; can run well if ready enough after a break. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 1 |
17th Mar 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
midfield, headway and went third before 2 out, no match for first two |
7/2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 |
18th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 1f 30y |
11st 4lb |
Frankel gelding was narrowly denied in a Punchestown handicap in November (2m, heavy); weakening when fell at the final flight at Down Royal in a novice hurdle when last seen in January (2m1f, soft); has the form to win a race of this nature. |
13/2 |
|
8 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 33y |
11st 1lb |
Frankel gelding is closely related to Group 1 Hong Kong Vase winner Jenko; 13-race maiden; narrowly denied off 103 in a 2m Punchestown handicap two months ago; winner Powerful won again at the same venue recently, having been unplaced behind Spinola Bay at Leopardstown |
100/30 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €41.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €39.39 |
| Trifecta | €174.70 |
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