16.10
SoftO’Driscolls Irish Whiskey Claiming Hurdle
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 2m 0f 80y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £2.20
Form: F8F725
Last run: 25 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
13th Aug 2026 Good 1m 7f 120y |
11st 9lb |
Dual hurdles winner got off the mark over fences for the first time at the eighth attempt at the Galway festival (2m2f, good); 4lb penalty for that could prove pivotal and his overall form doesn't suggest that a follow-up is guaranteed; trainer won this race last year though. |
11/4 |
|
1st 10 |
28th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
11st 7lb |
Two wins over hurdles for Gavin Cromwell; 0-7 over fences and has a tendency to jump left at times; ground conditions will suit but soundly beaten over hurdles on latest and others make more appeal. |
18/1 |
|
5th 7 |
12th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 90y |
11st 3lb |
Won a Tramore claimer comfortably in April and was a decent third in a Downpatrick handicap since for this yard; raised 1lb and can go well again. |
6/1 |
20/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 178455
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y |
10st 11lb |
Won at Limerick (2m3f, good) off 5lb higher last year; consistent sort has finished third in both runs for new yard; this is a higher grade compared to those outings but he's shortlisted. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 5 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 55y |
11st 9lb |
Sole hurdles win came in 2m3f Limerick handicap last May on good; claimed out of Declan Queally's yard at Clonmel in May (4,000euros) and solid start for new connections when staying-on third in 2m4f Clonmel handicap last month; one to consider. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 113y |
11st 8lb |
Is 1-13 over hurdles with the win coming at Limerick last year off 6lb higher (2m3f, good); some decent runs in defeat in claiming hurdles here and at Tramore, when a 12l runner-up (2m1f, good to yielding); makes stable debut. |
7/1 |
4/1
Form: 5U628U CD
Last run: 201 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Has failed to distinguish herself since the controversy generated by her rider's unseat at the last in this race; travelled powerfully into the straight then and was well in command; out of her depth in a Listed race at Killarney last time; previously only a moderate third at Tramore, but in front of Oh So Charming and Hasten Slowly, with War Correspondent pulled up. |
9/4 |
|
8 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Hasn't won since joining this yard last year after unseating with the race at her mercy in a Wexford claimer; decent efforts in opening two runs for this yard, but not at her best recently; needs to bounce back; cheekpieces go on. |
18/1 |
12/1
Form: 993464
Last run: 53 days
W: 10st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
26th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y |
10st 6lb |
Second runner for yard; has dropped in the handicap a fair bit this year but got back on the scoresheet in winning a Sligo claimer last time; has to be respected again off a low weight. |
3/1 |
|
1st 8 |
6th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 193y |
10st 6lb |
Won a handicap off 111 last year, so has come down a lot in the ratings; has run in several claimers and was second of five in this last year; chased home Rich Belief at Wexford in May, held in handicaps since. |
10/1 |
|
12th 4 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 55y |
11st 11lb |
Sole hurdles win came over a year ago at Clonmel (2m4f) off 111; tried several times in claiming hurdles this year, notably C&D second in May, reportedly found to have blood in nostrils last month when just fair fifth in Downpatrick handicap; has to be treated with some caution but down to a nice mark. |
11/2 |
4/1
Form: U2P461 CD
Last run: 249 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 185y |
11st 9lb |
Last win came at Tramore in August but has lost form and struggling in claimers lately; cheekpieces. |
20/1 |
|
8th 3 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 2m 2f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Two of her three wins over hurdles have come at Tramore; a long way below her best in a similar race to this at that course in April; hard to fancy following remote seventh behind Rich Belief at Wexford. |
8/1 |
|
7th 2 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Two of her three wins over hurdles have come at Tramore; however, she was a long way below her best in a similar race to this at that course last month; that run was prefaced by weak form at Dundalk during the winter. |
4/1 |
6/1
Form: 134933 D
Last run: 178 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 13lb |
Quirky customer won over fences at Wexford last summer; ran okay in a handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter but well beaten over fences at Galway since; others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
9th 9 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
10st 0lb |
Quirky customer won over fences at Wexford last summer and is unexposed as a chaser; okay run over hurdles last time, and small chance if they've got his confidence back (didn't want to know about jumping on his last run over fences). |
28/1 |
22/1
Form: -U9P56
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
3rd Mar 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Form of 122 in points and the form of his 2022 point win worked out nicely; not so much the two 2023 efforts and he was tailed off when making his rules debut last week at 50-1; needs to leave that run behind. |
12/1 |
|
14th 6 |
21st Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 148y |
11st 4lb |
Won on his point debut at Ballycrystal in 2022; remote second twice since; best watched on his track debut after almost a year off. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Expound, Migdam, Lincall, Donnrua Dream
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €13.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €15.23 |
| Trifecta | €156.50 |
Selections
The Irish Sun:
Hasten Slowly