18.12
YieldingBotanica International Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 2m 0f 216y
- 16 runners
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Runners: 16 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
25/1 (Won)
- Win: £38.20
- Place: £5.10
Form: -5407P
Last run: 194 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 2 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 10lb |
Won a 2m1f Clonmel handicap in April off 91 back from a break; kept busy since; second over 2m1f at Wexford in July and fair third over 2m2f at Ballinrobe next time; bounced back from a poor Cork effort when a 5.25l seventh of 14 at Ballinrobe last time; could play a role. |
8/1 |
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7th 8 |
10th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 109y |
10st 12lb |
Won 2m1f Clonmel handicap in April (yielding); has been kept busy; second over 2m1f at Wexford, fair third behind Max Meridius over a slightly longer trip at this venue; needs to bounce back from a poor run at Cork last week. |
8/1 |
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10th 10 |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Won 2m1f Clonmel handicap in April (yielding) and mixed form since, notably third the last twice, at Wexford and when not quite getting home behind Max Meridius over 2m2f at Ballinrobe in a first-time tongue-tie. |
10/1 |
14/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 6S690P
Last run: 166 days
W: 10st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 31y Class 5 |
10st 7lb |
0-47 under all codes, having spent the bulk of his career in Ireland; flopped badly when favourite for recent stable debut at Stratford (2m2f, good to firm) but tries a new trip and sports first-time blinkers here; no surprise if Dan Skelton finds the key to him soon. |
7/2 |
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6 |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
46-race maiden under all codes, including 19 starts over hurdles; runner-up at Clonmel (2m1f, yielding) in April but failed to build on that next time; makes stable debut for a leading yard and, though he has plenty to prove, it'll be interesting to see what they can do with him. |
9/4 |
10/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 7864P6 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 16 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 160y |
10st 0lb |
No success since a juvenile maiden hurdle win at Fairyhouse in November 2024; has dropped a long way in the ratings from an opening mark of 111 and, although recent Ballinrobe effort wasn't convincing, previous Clonmel third under today's rider offers hope; 1lb wrong. |
16/1 |
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9th 10 |
21st Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 89y |
10st 0lb |
No success since a juvenile maiden hurdle win at Fairyhouse in November 2024; has dropped a long way in the ratings from an opening mark of 111 to 94; should enter calculations based on a third placing at Clonmel in April. |
5/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: 032-F8
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 216y |
11st 0lb |
Placed twice here last spring and would go close with a reproduction of his second 12 months ago; fell at the fourth at Cork on his first run after a lengthy break; may have needed the race here 12 days ago; should not be ruled out. |
8/1 |
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8th 14 |
2nd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 7f 200y |
10st 4lb |
Improved for a switch to course handicaps last season, a good third (18.5f, good) followed by 2l second of 11 (2m1f, good to yielding) in April; still had plenty to do when a faller four out on Cork return last month; unproven in the mud. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 7P0-08
Last run: 47 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15 |
28th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 190y |
10st 10lb
|
First reserve; not without market support when mildly encouraging effort on most recent of two runs in Clonmel handicaps (first-time tongue-tie); needs to jump better though. |
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6th 11 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 216y |
10st 11lb |
Poor form in maidens; in rear on handicap debut at this venue; tongue-tie will need to make a huge difference; top rider. |
20/1 |
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8th 7 |
26th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 76y |
11st 4lb |
Soundly beaten in three maiden hurdles last season; returned in Thurles maiden three weeks ago and was always in rear; top jockey aboard for handicap debut but big leap of faith required. |
33/1 |
14/1
Form: 5337PP D
Last run: 4 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 15 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y |
10st 1lb |
Three-time hurdles winner is yet to score from 14 starts over fences; pulled up when last seen in this sphere at Wexford in April; tailed off over hurdles at Punchestown last time. |
25/1 |
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16th 15 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Spent most of last season over fences; mid-division over hurdles at Clonmel on latest after being pulled up in consecutive chases; almost two years since the most recent of his three wins. |
25/1 |
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7th 9 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 216y |
11st 1lb |
Pulled up in a chase at Wexford last Friday; much more effective as a hurdler, though he he has added only one win to his tally since 2021. |
14/1 |
9/2
Form: 321409 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 216y |
11st 11lb |
Deserved his C&D win in an amateur handicap last October after several solid displays; doubts raised by subsequent form but still merits respect in a race of this standard. |
9/2 |
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9th 2 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 1f 20y |
12st 0lb |
Deserved win in Clonmel amateur handicap in October (yielding) off 93; solid Thurles effort off revised mark; mistake costly at Clonmel next time; remains of interest if avoiding serious error. |
11/1 |
14/1
Form: 5P0-0P
Last run: 243 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 8 |
21st Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 180y |
11st 3lb |
Winless from 15 tries over hurdles; respectable efforts without threatening the last twice at Wexford; related to winning chaser O'Faolains Lad so perhaps this discipline can unlock more from him. |
13/1 |
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4th 7 |
7th Aug 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
14-race maiden over hurdles; well beaten at Clonmel on seasonal return (2m1f, yielding); some improvement over 2m1f here (good) when a 5.25l eighth of 13; back up to 3m now. |
12/1 |
5/2
Form: 857
Last run: 43 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (3) |
29th Jul 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 110y |
10st 2lb |
Three flat wins for Michael Bell came at 1m6f on quick ground; ordinary enough hurdles form for current yard but fine run on the flat over this trip at the Curragh on Derby weekend back on decent ground, only losing second late on when 2lb out of handicap; down in grade here and tongue-tie tried; has to be respected. |
13/2 |
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3rd 11 (1) |
26th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 76y |
8st 7lb |
Dual-purpose; 3-13 on the Flat for Michael Bell, all three wins over 1m6f on fast ground; has placed AW form at around this trip; modest form on easy ground over hurdles so far for this yard but return to quicker conditions on the Flat could revive; 2lb wrong. |
14/1 |
10/1
Form: 859604 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 0lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 15 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 216y |
10st 0lb |
Veteran showed that he retains some ability when fourth in a 2m3f handicap here last month; however, that was his first time to make the frame since a Naas second in December 2024. |
10/1 |
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4th 16 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 2f 188y |
10st 0lb |
Veteran has won twice over fences at Thurles; however, he has failed to make the frame in 15 consecutive starts since a Naas second in December 2024. |
33/1 |
33/1
Form: d36900
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 14 |
7th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 180y |
10st 3lb |
Placed just once in seven bumpers; tailed off in all six starts over hurdles, the latest two in handicaps; tongue tie goes on. |
50/1 |
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10th 18 |
20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 0y |
10st 4lb
|
Second reserve; Placed only once in seven bumper starts; tailed off at huge odds in four maiden hurdles; tailed off on handicap debut at Cllonmel last Tuesday. |
10/1
Form: 800
Last run: 92 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 8 |
28th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 100y |
11st 0lb |
AW winner over 1m4f in UK; glimpses of ability over hurdles and not beaten far at Tramore last time over slightly further; can go well but might not want too much rain. |
13/2 |
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6th 12 |
14th Aug 2026 Good 2m 5f 0y |
10st 2lb |
AW winner on the Flat; 0-6 over hurdles and has struggled so far in handicaps; fair bit to find. |
20/1 |
5/1
Form: 6P08
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
14/1
Form: 1PP809 CD
Last run: 12 days
W: 10st 9lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
50/1
Form: 00400
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 6lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: 980
Last run: 75 days
W: 11st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €580.80 |
| Straight Forecast | €313.75 |
| Tricast | €2652.73 |
| Trifecta | €5357.20 |
Selections
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