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Good To YieldingJohn Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle
- Prize money: £6146.09
- 2m 7f 116y
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.30
Form: 86F-45
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 5 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 12lb |
Ballinrobe bumper winner for Emmet Mullins and top-rated of these; best of four hurdle runs came on penultimate at Killarney last month when an 11l fourth but didn't build on that back at scene of his win when making some jumping errors; can't be dismissed. |
9/2 |
|
5th 2 |
26th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 13y |
11st 12lb |
Course bumper winner; rated 110 after three runs over hurdles, the best of which came on latest at Killarney when an 11l fourth; could go well. |
10/1 |
|
4th 7 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Beaten five times in winners' bumpers since Ballinrobe success on good ground in 2024 for Emmet Mullins; tailed off at Thurles on hurdling bow and in midfield when a faller two out at Naas; makes stable debut now. |
25/1 |
2/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 2U
Last run: 7 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (8) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Runner-up in maiden hurdles at Clonmel in May and Punchestown last month; failed to match that form at Wexford last Friday; interesting that he makes a quick reappearance with Colin Keane booked; turf Flat form is modest but not without a chance if reproducing last winter's best AW form. |
7/1 |
|
6th 1 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 50y |
11st 12lb |
Modest on the Flat but has shown an aptitude for hurdling; runner up in both completed starts at Clonmel (19.5f, gd-yld) in May and Punchestown (23.5f, gd-yld) 26 days ago; in between those runs unseated early at Kilbeggan; big player. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 12lb |
0-18 on Flat but promising introduction to hurdling at Clonmel when staying on well to take the runner-up spot despite suffering interference (2m4f, good to yielding) and the winner easily followed up next time; unseated at the second when saddle slipped at Kilbeggan; worth another chance, although trip is an unknown. |
2/1 |
18/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 12lb |
16,000euros 3yo; fourth foal; half-brother to smart 2m hurdle/2m4f chase winner Lombron; dam unraced half-sister to French 1m7f hurdle winner Omessa Has, out of half-sister to Listed-placed 1m4f Flat and useful 2m-2m4f hurdle winner Enfant De Lune; last of five finishers on point debut last month. |
18/1 |
33/1
Form: 7-
Last run: 64 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 100y |
11st 4lb |
Tailed off on debut at Fairyhouse (2m4f, yld-sft); sent off at just 3-1 upped in trip on better ground at Punchestown (23.5f, gd-yld), but weakened late and beaten 18l into fourth; overlooked by O'Keeffe; needs more. |
10/1 |
|
4th 4 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 12lb |
Tailed off on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse in April (2m4f, yielding to soft); in good hands but may need more time. |
33/1 |
|
7th 5 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Second foal; Poet's Word gelding, dam Forge Meadow was a bumper/smart hurdle winner for Jessica Harrington; trainer also runs bumper winner Midnight Jet. |
40/1 |
66/1
Form: /900-0
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 12lb |
Never a factor in four starts under rules last year nor in five points since February; 29l behind at Downpatrick last time; new headgear tried but hard to make a case for him. |
66/1 |
|
11th 8 |
22nd May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 185y |
11st 4lb |
Never a factor in four starts under rules last year; failed to get involved in five points since February; blinkers; difficult to fancy. |
100/1 |
|
10 |
5th Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 0lb |
Nothing in her three starts suggests any prospect of featuring in this company. |
100/1 |
33/1
Form: 00-FP
Last run: 8 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
13/8
Form: 02-2
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
18/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
80/1
Form: P0-
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
80/1
Form: —
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
9/1
Form: 82P6/P
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 12lb |
Looked promising when winning a Sligo bumper in 2023; pulled up back from 501 days away over 3m here last month (17-2); cheekpieces worn that day now left off. |
9/1 |
|
11 |
13th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Looked promising when winning a Sligo bumper in 2023; unseen since finishing fifth in a 3m Leopardstown handicap hurdle in December 2024; best watched after so long away; new headgear. |
33/1 |
|
6th 21 |
28th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 80y |
10st 0lb |
Looked promising when winning a Sligo bumper last year; placed in a maiden at the same venue in October; pulled up in 3m Punchestown event on handicap debut. |
25/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| 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 | €20.50 |
| Straight Forecast | €24.85 |
| Trifecta | €133.40 |
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