16.15
YieldingPRL Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £64021.74
- 2m 0f 132y
- 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £17.00
- Place: £3.50
Form: 2-1510 D
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 2 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
Both wins have come when ridden from the front, a Galway maiden hurdle and a Thurles handicap off 124; has come up well short in both previous runs in graded company; now tried in a hood; others preferred. |
12/1 |
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10th 2 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Evidently well suited by being able to dominate as he's 2-2 under front-running tactics (0-3 otherwise); trounced his rivals in Thurles handicap (2m, yielding) most recently, proving well ahead of a mark of 124; should have more to offer in the right circumstances and grade but this scenario fails on both counts; faces a stiff task on the figures and competition for the lead. |
50/1 |
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1st 3 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 1m 7f 168y |
11st 10lb |
Solid runs in defeat in both bumper starts before returning from a 245-day break to make an immediate breakthrough over hurdles at Galway with the minimum of fuss, and form of that race looks reasonable (2m, yielding); too keen in the Royal Bond at Fairyhouse last time when a 20l fifth; big player on handicap debut. |
4/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: -1252F D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 1 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
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3 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
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 |
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2nd 3 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 77y |
11st 1lb |
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 |
11/2
- Place: £1.80
Form: 10-UF1 D
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 6 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
Bumper winner; mishaps first two runs over timber, unseating at the first at Thurles then falling with the race at his mercy at Cork; put in a clear round last time in a Grade 3 at Naas (16.5f, sft-hvy) and lowered the colours of Blake by a neck; should go well again if as effective on this quicker ground (bumper win on good). |
11/2 |
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1st 5 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 77y |
11st 1lb |
Out of an unraced half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Binocular; overcame inexperience to win Thurles bumper a year ago (good) but flopped in Grade 2 Aintree bumper following month; unseated at the first on hurdling debut at Thurles in November and following month looked set to score (clear of subsequent Grade 2 winner Kazansky) when falling at the last in Cork maiden (soft-to-heavy); remains a potentially smart sort, could go well. |
5/1 |
15/8
Form: 52-F15 D
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 144
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
11st 2lb |
Smart bumper form; fell with race at his mercy on hurdles debut at Leopardstown in December; survived a final flight blunder to win a maiden at Thurles; best of the Irish in the Supreme Novices', though no threat from the last; faded quite tamely in Grade 1 at Punchestown; retains a good reputation and has been a leading ante-post fancy. |
4/1 |
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4th 3 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
One of three for yard; smart bumper form; fell with race at his mercy on hurdles debut at Leopardstown in December; survived a final flight blunder to win a maiden at Thurles; didn't get home up the Cheltenham hill in the Supreme last time; this track should suit better; preferred by Kennedy and big chance if cutting out the jumping errors. |
15/8 |
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5th 3 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Appears to act on any ground; good fifth in the Champion Bumper at this meeting last year then might have won at Punchestown but for hanging badly left; sold for £410,000 at the David Maxwell dispersal in October; clumsy at the final flight in both attempts over hurdles, causing him to stumble and fall when looking the likely winner at Leopardstown but getting away with it and comfortably beating his rivals at Thurles (2m); not without his flaws but has a big engine and brings serious potential to this return to Cheltenham. |
7/1 |
13/2
Form: 117481 CD
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 141
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
11st 10lb |
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 |
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8th 4 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 87y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
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 |
20/1
Form: 75-16P CD
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
30th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 11lb |
Struggled in top company after a maiden win at Punchestown in February; one place behind Tounsivator when sixth in the amateur handicap on Monday. |
12/1 |
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6th 18 (12) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 179y |
11st 5lb |
Beaten favourite for this race last year, never looked likely to feature, 12th of 20; needs to step up on the form of two Curragh runs this season. |
8/1 |
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6th 6 (13) |
26th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 76y |
9st 2lb |
One of two for yard that has won two of the last four renewals; useful hurdler was well held on return to the Flat behind Poetic Sound here on latest (1m6f, yielding) but was runner up in this last year on good ground off 1lb higher; dangerous to discount. |
13/2 |
4/1
Form: 4-211F D
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 144
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 12lb |
One of three for stable; point winner; beaten in sole bumper and on hurdles debut at Gowran in early November; off the mark in a maiden at Fairyhouse later that month and took the step up to Grade 1 company in his stride at Leopardstown's Christmas meeting, winning by 5l; beaten when falling in the 2m5f Turners at Cheltenham; this trip more suitable and could bounce back in the first time hood. |
4/1 |
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16 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Won his only point but couldn't justify favouritism when beaten in his sole bumper; solid start over hurdles when second of 20 in a Gowran maiden (heavy) in November and his wide-margin win at Fairyhouse (yielding to soft) three weeks later contained a sprinkling of stardust; fortunate when left clear just after the last in Leopardstown Grade 1 (also 2m, yielding) in December; that still continued his upward trajectory and, while this new trip asks a small question on pedigree, he has to be seriously considered. |
10/1 |
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4th 8 |
11th Jan 2025 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
pressed leader, led before halfway |
3/1 |
50/1
Form: 2-130 D
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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| Payout | |
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| Exacta | €125.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €137.55 |
| Tricast | €1302.94 |
| Trifecta | €1139.70 |
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