13.40

7th

11

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Talk The Talk

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Should be unbeaten over hurdles as he looked the likely winner when final-flight faller in Grade 1 at Leopardstown (2m, yielding) over Christmas; gained compensation in same grade over the same C&D (heavy) at the Dublin Racing Pestival, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and doing well to get up on the line having come from off the steady gallop set by the runner-up; he's called Talk The Talk but is certainly walking the walk too; major contender, especially with a stronger pace on the cards.

7/2

1st

9

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

Talk The Talk

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Promising run in a valuable sales bumper at Newbury last March; overcame trouble in running and a mistake at the fourth to win Limerick maiden hurdle in October on stable debut; impressed in winning a Fairyhouse Grade 3 (2m, yielding to soft) in November; looked set for victory when stumbling and falling after the last in a Grade 1 at Christmas; can make amends.

9/4

14

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:45 Limerick

Talk The Talk

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Cost 70,000GBP as a 3yo; raced keenly so ran a fine race in defeat on debut in a valuable sales bumper at Newbury in March; respected switched to this top yard on return/hurdles debut, more so if market strength behind him; tongue-tie left off.

11/4

1st

5

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 140y

18:00 Punchestown

King Rasko Grey

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Didn't win a bumper but has proved a much better hurdler; comfortably landed a Limerick maiden hurdle in December; close third in 2m Grade 1 novice at the DRF in February; stepped up in trip and won the Turners in impressive fashion at Cheltenham; preferred by Townend and the one to beat.

8/13

1st

9

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

King Rasko Grey

11st 7lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Comfortably got the better of Shuttle Diplomacy when winning a Limerick maiden (soft to heavy) on hurdles debut in late December and took the rise in class well when a close third in Leopardstown Grade 1 (also 2m, heavy; Ballyfad just ahead) at the start of February; should stay this far and he's Paul Townend's pick from a choice of six Willie Mullins runners; yard has a strong record in this race and he has to be on the shortlist.

6/1

3rd

4

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

King Rasko Grey

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Expensive store purchase ran well in Punchestown festival bumpers a year apart, showing good reserves of stamina when second over 2m3f last May; had plenty to spare when beating last season's Cheltenham bumper third Shuttle Diplomacy in a 2m maiden hurdle at Limerick; second has franked the form.

5/2

5th

5

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

16:15 Punchestown

Koktail Brut

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

One of three for yard; bright start over timber, winning a C&D maiden (heavy) and beating Blake by a head in the Royal Bond; limitations seemingly exposed in Grade 1 company on his next three runs but back on song with a Grade 2 win at Fairyhouse last time (left in lead after Blake fell at the last); wouldn't want the track to dry out too much.

13/2

1st

1

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:40 Fairyhouse

Koktail Brut

11st 10lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Has failed to make an effective transition to Grade 1 company in three attempts since in Grade 2 Royal Bond C&D victory over Blake in November; around 2l behind fellow outsider Too Bossy For Us (sixth) when eighth in the Supreme Novices'.

13/2

8th

4

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Koktail Brut

11st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Proved useful in bumpers but is held by a couple of today's rivals on Punchestown festival running; form over hurdles (kept to 2m) features a narrow success in Grade 2 at Fairyhouse and respectable fourth in steadily run Grade 1 at Leopardstown, sandwiching a Christmas flop that is best forgiven (bled from nose); however, may lack the class needed for this assignment.

50/1

2nd

1

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

16:15 Punchestown

Blake

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

Flat winner; won impressively on hurdles debut at Down Royal and then touched off in the Royal Bond by Koktail Brut; further behind that rival in DRF Grade 1 and beaten a neck by Le Labo in Grade 3 at Naas; still in the mix when falling at the last at Fairyhouse last time in first-time cheekpieces (discarded); can go close with a clear round.

8/1

3

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:40 Fairyhouse

Blake

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

Three Flat turf wins, including a Leopardstown premier handicap on heavy; has taken well to hurdling, winning Down Royal maiden and just denied by Koktail Brut in Grade 2 Royal Bond over C&D; 2l behind Koktail Brut when fifth in DRF Grade 1; sloppy jumping proved costly when beaten a neck by Le Labo at Navan; first time with cheekpieces.

6/1

2nd

3

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 77y

14:30 Naas

Blake

11st 1lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Noel Meade

Three Flat turf wins, including a Leopardstown premier handicap on heavy; has taken well to hurdling, winning Down Royal maiden and just denied in Grade 2 Royal Bond at Fairyhouse; DRF fifth at Grade 1 level wasn't a bad effort either; skips the Supreme for this and sets the standard.

15/8

5th

4

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 103y

Class 1

14:55 Aintree

Starting Fifteen

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Sometimes free-going and has worn a hood since switched to hurdles, opening his account in Limerick event at Christmas; only seventh when 25-1 in Leopardstown Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival (2m, heavy) but gives the impression he may fare better at this level when the ground is less testing.

16/1

7th

8

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

Starting Fifteen

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Promising sort in bumpers last season; did well to take second to Talk The Talk at Limerick in October; maiden winner since at that venue.

16/1

13

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:45 Limerick

Starting Fifteen

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Flat-bred ran fine races in defeat in bumpers here and at Punchestown last spring; was below that level on return at Listowel but should improve from that and run well on hurdles debut; hood added.

5/1

1st

14

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:20 Punchestown

Switch From Diesel

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Ran in 12 bumpers, winning three and second to Bambino Fever in a Grade 1 at this venue; also 1m4f maiden winner at the Curragh; kept good company in novice hurdles during the winter (last two outings in Grade 1s); might not want the ground too lively but look the part now on her first maiden start since 4l second in a 22-runner contest at Navan last December

11/8

8th

12

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

Switch From Diesel

11st 5lb

J: Daniel King

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Ran in 12 bumpers, winning three and second to Bambino Fever in a Grade 1; also 1m4f maiden winner at the Curragh; can win races over hurdles, unlikely to make the breakthrough here.

40/1

8th

3

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

15:40 Punchestown

Mister Pessimistic

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Unbeaten in first three starts, point-to-point last term and this season in Listowel bumper and 2m Cork maiden hurdle in November, making most; contested Leopardstown Grade 1 novices' both starts since, dropping away tamely before the last and then never sighted in first-time tongue-tie at the DRF on heavy; drops in class here and upped in trip.

8/1

9th

7

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

Mister Pessimistic

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Point winner.; won 18-runner Listowel bumper on first start for Henry de Bromhead; recovered well from a slight mistake two out to land the odds in Cork maiden hurdle; lost unbeaten record at Christmas, hard to see him matching Talk To Talk based on that; tongue-tie on now.

33/1

1st

11

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

12:10 Cork

Mister Pessimistic

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won an incident-packed maiden point (only three of the 11 completed) at Loughanmore in April for the influential Sean Doyle; prominent all the way when winning an 18-runner bumper at Listowel on first start for Henry de Bromhead; the rematch with third-placed Grey Jude is probably the key to this race.

13/8

3

25th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 54y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Davy Crockett

11st 12lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: W P Mullins

Looked a hot prospect when winning his first three starts last summer but progress has stalled; heavy defeats on last four runs over timber, though testing ground probably not ideal for three of them; return to sounder surface a plus, so can't totally discount for top yard.

15/2

15th

11

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

15:40 Punchestown

Davy Crockett

10st 3lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

Looked a smart prospect last year but has failed to deliver in three runs this term, although was highly tried in his first two runs of 2026; never figured on handicap debut at Fairyhouse latest; down 2lb and tongue tie now reached for.

11/1

14th

10

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Davy Crockett

10st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

Half-brother to 150-rated hurdler Mystical Power landed odds on opening three starts, including novice hurdles at the festival meetings of Galway and Listowel; way below best on heavy ground this term in Graded novices at Leopardstown and Naas however; remains unexposed on handicap debut, drying ground would suit; Walsh's pick.

8/1

10th

5

(2)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

19:20 Curragh

Tyson Fury

9st 4lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Wins have been at up to 2m (AW), winning claimer at Dundalk in March too; runner-up in ordinary maiden hurdles the last twice; can't be ruled out back on the Flat.

14/1

2nd

11

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:53 Killarney

Tyson Fury

11st 12lb

J: D G Hogan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Added fourth Flat win in a Dundalk claimer in March; creditable efforts in three starts over hurdles; distant runner-up at Tramore last time (2m, soft); not totally discounted.

7/1

2nd

3

19th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:43 Tramore

Tyson Fury

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Four Flat wins, the latest in a Dundalk AW claimer last month; two previous runs over hurdles were at Leopardstown, encouraging fourth in 2m maiden but well out of depth in Grade 1 novice at the DRF; drops in grade here, has to enter calculations.

7/2

10

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

The Reverend

11st 12lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: W P Mullins

Gained a fourth Flat win with a hard-earned success in the 1m6f Old Borough Cup at Haydock last September; stamped himself as a useful recruit to hurdling when scoring at Cork last month.

7/1

1st

6

(7)

6th Sep 2025

Good

1m 6f 1y

Class 2

15:00 Haydock

The Reverend

9st 5lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Looked one to follow when impressive on handicap debut at Ascot (1m4f, soft) last September; failed to kick on from that initially but got back on track with convincing win in small field at Ripon (1m4f, soft) in July; could have more to offer for top yard now things have clicked again, especially now back up in trip, and he's not necessarily a soft-ground specialist.

4/1

1st

1

(5)

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 10y

Class 2

15:55 Ripon

The Reverend

10st 2lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: William Haggas

Looked potentially smart when smooth winner on 1m4f Ascot handicap debut (soft) last September in first-time cheekpieces; hasn't progressed as might have been expected in three subsequent runs (favourite each time) but not disgraced either and may have found good to firm ground too lively (raced on softer than good otherwise) when fifth of 12 in a York Dante meeting handicap on reappearance (no headgear); still has time on his side and a potential class act giving weight away to lesser opposition in refitted cheekpieces.

4/7