April 05 / 13.50 Cork

13.50

Good To Yielding

BAR 1 Betting Hurdle

  • Prize money: £9219.13
  • 2m 0f 70y
  • 7 runners
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BAR 1 Betting Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 22-130 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 152

Form & Verdict
Won the Galway Hurdle last year off 145 (awarded race by stewards) and has also won twice on the level (rated 91); trip and ground fine here and he finished well ahead of Absurde in the County Hurdle last month, though he had a fitness edge that day; talented claimer takes off 5lb and every chance at the weights.
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4th

3

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 54y

18:41 Galway

Ndaawi

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Very high class handicap hurdler; second in the County Hurdle and was awarded the Galway Hurdle in 2025; warmed up for this by winning a charity Flat race at the Curragh; the one to beat on his chase debut.

7/4

1st

2

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

17:25 Curragh

Ndaawi

12st 9lb

J: Ms N Carberry

T: Gordon Elliott

The 2025 Galway hurdle winner but was poor this time around and has questions to answer; won on the Flat in May; Nina Carberry back.

2/1

12th

3

30th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 11y

16:30 Galway

Ndaawi

11st 11lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Promoted winner of this race last year after receiving critical interference; has been mixing hurdling and Flat action since then, down the field in the County Hurdle; beat the very useful Absurde in a conditions' hurdle at Cork in April; kept ticking over with an odds-on Flat win in a 1m6f Listowel contest two months ago; 7lb higher than last year.

8/1

5/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1/31-0 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 153

Form & Verdict
Classy dual-purpose sort who has run creditably in the last three Melbourne Cups (rated 107 on the Flat); below best after a break in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham but should be sharper now and Harry Cobden has won on him before; top rated at 153 and obvious chance.
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7th

1

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 45y

18:40 Punchestown

Absurde

11st 12lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: W P Mullins

One of three for trainer; dual-purpose sort who has run creditably in the last three Melbourne Cups (rated 107 on the Flat); 2024 County Hurdle winner was well below his best in that race this season back from a break (2m1f, soft); improved display at Cork when 3.25l behind Ndaawi (16.5f, yielding); a good bit to find with Lossiemouth even if running to his rating, which he hasn't done so far this term.

40/1

2nd

3

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 70y

13:50 Cork

Absurde

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: W P Mullins

Classy dual-purpose sort who has run creditably in the last three Melbourne Cups (rated 107 on the Flat); below best after a break in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham but should be sharper now and Harry Cobden has won on him before; top rated at 153 and obvious chance.

5/4

Form: 00-P04 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Smart form in his younger days, including a Grade 2 win, but has lost his way; soundly beaten at Leopardstown last time when well behind Soir De Garde and he's poorly treated by these race conditions.
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3

24th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

16:17 Listowel

No Looking Back

11st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Won a Limerick 4yo Grade 2 in 2022 but no win since; some decent efforts in defeat earlier this year and wasn't discredited back in trip at Galway last time; needs to find more.

14/1

7th

14

1st Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:37 Galway

No Looking Back

11st 1lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Won a Limerick 4yo Grade 2 in 2022 but no win since; some decent efforts in defeat earlier this year but was well beaten in a 2m4f Punchestown handicap last time; the drop in trip may help.

33/1

Form: 30376-

Last run: 356 days

W: 11st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner at Thurles in 2024 his sole success under Rules; lacks a recent run and rated just 108; would be a shock winner.
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3rd

4

18th Oct 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:30 Limerick

Therellbguddaysyet

11st 11lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Paul O’Flynn

Only one win from 13 starts over hurdles; out of his depth in a beginners' chase last time; previous fifth in a 19-runner 2m6f handicap hurdle at Galway gives him a place chance in this company.

10/1

4th

6

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:45 Killarney

Therellbguddaysyet

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Paul O’Flynn

Consistent 103-rated handicapper over hurdles and fences; pulled up on last chase start in June; outsider.

20/1

5th

19

29th Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:35 Galway

Therellbguddaysyet

11st 6lb

J: Dylan O’Connor

T: Paul O’Flynn

Point and maiden hurdle winner; tailed off over hurdles (first-time blinkers) before pulled up in a handicap chase (first-time cheekpieces); others safer.

33/1

9/1

Form: 1-3259 C

Last run: 114 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 134

Form & Verdict
Five-time chase winner's last two runs for Joseph O'Brien came in Cross Country races at Punchestown and Cheltenham; now with Enda Bolger and faces a tough task on these terms over a trip that looks too sharp.
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1st

3

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

4m 1f 11y

15:40 Punchestown

Busselton

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: E Bolger

Beat Desertmore House in this event in last year when trained by Joseph O'Brien, for whom he won five chases in all, including the 2022 Kerry National; well below best when fifth behind Desertmore House here in November, tailed off at Cheltenham in November, had a first spin for Enda Bolger over hurdles and an inadequate trip at Cork; not ruled out.

7/2

5th

4

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 70y

13:50 Cork

Busselton

11st 2lb

J: Rian Lane

T: E Bolger

Five-time chase winner's last two runs for Joseph O'Brien came in Cross Country races at Punchestown and Cheltenham; now with Enda Bolger and faces a tough task on these terms over a trip that looks too sharp.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 17F D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Was impressive when winning on debut at Wexford but has come up short in graded company twice since; capable of better but rated 126 so a lot to find at these weights and third place probably the best he can hope for.
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16

30th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 11y

16:30 Galway

Sageborough

10st 1lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul Nolan

Won a maiden at Wexford on debut last October; next two races were highly ambitious, in the Royal Bond and the Supreme Novices'; struggled in a Cork conditions race won by Ndaawi; addition of a tongue-tie did the trick when he gained a second Wexford win in May.

20/1

1st

4

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

17:12 Wexford

Sageborough

11st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

Won a maiden at this venue on debut last October; next two races were highly ambitious, in the Royal Bond and the Supreme Novices'; struggled in a conditions race at Cork last time; tongue-tie on now.

8/1

Form: 231-2 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Tramore maiden hurdle winner (16.5f, yielding) was no match for stablemate El Fabiolo at Leopardstown (18.5f, sft-hvy) last month; still relatively early days for this half-brother to State Man but is conceding 5lb to higher rated rivals here; Absurde looks yard's main hope.
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3rd

3

30th Sep 2026

Good

2m 5f 0y

17:15 Sligo

Soir De Garde

11st 10lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Maiden hurdle winner at Tramore last year; didn't jump well when won on chase debut at Wexford (2m, good) in June; again jumped terribly in Galway Grade 3 novice latest but rallied well to finish third (one place ahead of Le Coq Hardi); must be a player with Townend aboard but his jumping is a cause for concern.

5/2

3rd

4

30th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 54y

15:20 Galway

Soir De Garde

11st 1lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Maiden hurdle winner is rated 130 in that sphere but lost his form after some poor jumping; didn't jump well when won on chase debut at Wexford either but can surely do better with that experience behind him.

100/30

1st

4

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Wexford

Soir De Garde

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Half-brother to top-class State Man made a winning hurdles debut at Tramore last year; ran a decent race behind stablemate El Fabiolo at Leopardstown in March; fading in third when falling at the last at Cork and poor jumping took its toll when pulled up at Punchestown; goes chasing now; has twice been scratched on good-to-yielding ground, which is a concern.

4/1

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Payout
Exacta €2.90
Straight Forecast €3.30
Trifecta €13.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Absurde

TOPSPEED:

Ndaawi

POSTDATA:

Ndaawi

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Absurde

The Irish Sun:

Absurde