17:05 Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle

1st

14

Mysilverriverfeale

J: Daniel King

T: Thomas Cooper

9/4 (Won)

Win: £3.30
Place: £1.30

Form: 68-524

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict

Showed some improvement when upped in trip, notably staying on late to chase home a hot favourite at Tramore (2m6f, good); didn't seem to stay over slightly longer trip here a week ago when fourth in a stronger maiden than this; back in trip and major claims.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 3	21st Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y	18:05 Kilbeggan Mysilverriverfeale 11st 8lb J: Daniel King T: Thomas Cooper	Made the breakthrough at the eighth time of asking under rules (sixth in maiden hurdles) when beating Facile Ocean by 1.75l over C&D last time (good); runner-up won by 14l next time; mark looks fair enough for handicap bow and Dan King rides again; a lot to like.	11/2
1st 14	24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y	17:05 Kilbeggan Mysilverriverfeale 10st 11lb J: Daniel King T: Thomas Cooper	Showed some improvement when upped in trip, notably staying on late to chase home a hot favourite at Tramore (2m6f, good); didn't seem to stay over slightly longer trip here a week ago when fourth in a stronger maiden than this; back in trip and major claims.	9/4
4th 9	17th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 180y	14:02 Killarney Mysilverriverfeale 10st 13lb J: Daniel King T: Thomas Cooper	Slowly improving, fair fifth over C&D in May and later in month stayed on late to chase home a hot favourite at Tramore; tongue-tie now added to hood; more likely needed to play a major role.	5/1

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8th

3

21st Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

11st 8lb

Made the breakthrough at the eighth time of asking under rules (sixth in maiden hurdles) when beating Facile Ocean by 1.75l over C&D last time (good); runner-up won by 14l next time; mark looks fair enough for handicap bow and Dan King rides again; a lot to like.

11/2

1st

14

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

10st 11lb

Showed some improvement when upped in trip, notably staying on late to chase home a hot favourite at Tramore (2m6f, good); didn't seem to stay over slightly longer trip here a week ago when fourth in a stronger maiden than this; back in trip and major claims.

9/4

4th

9

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 180y

10st 13lb

Slowly improving, fair fifth over C&D in May and later in month stayed on late to chase home a hot favourite at Tramore; tongue-tie now added to hood; more likely needed to play a major role.

5/1

OUR TIP

2nd

2

Facile Ocean

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Ciaran Murphy

9/2

Place: £1.10

Form: 0/7-23

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Placed on debut in Naas bumper last year for Tom Mullins; decent placed efforts on first two hurdling attempts for current yard in C&D maidens in May; more needed to play a leading role but has to be on the shortlist.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 1	21st Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y	17:32 Kilbeggan Facile Ocean 11st 12lb J: Eoghan Finegan T: Ciaran Murphy	Placed three times in maiden hurdles at this venue before making all for an emphatic in a 2m contest here 13 days ago; no issue with this trip; others are much better suited by the race conditions.	10/1
1st 5	8th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y	17:18 Kilbeggan Facile Ocean 11st 4lb J: Eoghan Finegan T: Ciaran Murphy	Placed three times in maiden hurdles at this venue and probably his best effort was when runner-up in a 2m3f contest two weeks ago; worth dropping back in trip and sets a fair standard; likely to be the one to beat.	2/1
2nd 2	24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y	17:05 Kilbeggan Facile Ocean 11st 4lb J: Eoghan Finegan T: Ciaran Murphy	Placed on debut in Naas bumper last year for Tom Mullins; decent placed efforts on first two hurdling attempts for current yard in C&D maidens in May; more needed to play a leading role but has to be on the shortlist.	9/2

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4th

1

21st Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

11st 12lb

Placed three times in maiden hurdles at this venue before making all for an emphatic in a 2m contest here 13 days ago; no issue with this trip; others are much better suited by the race conditions.

10/1

1st

5

8th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

11st 4lb

Placed three times in maiden hurdles at this venue and probably his best effort was when runner-up in a 2m3f contest two weeks ago; worth dropping back in trip and sets a fair standard; likely to be the one to beat.

2/1

2nd

2

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

11st 4lb

Placed on debut in Naas bumper last year for Tom Mullins; decent placed efforts on first two hurdling attempts for current yard in C&D maidens in May; more needed to play a leading role but has to be on the shortlist.

9/2

3rd

1

Press The Button

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

5/2

Place: £1.30

Form: 14-20

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Bumper winner at Thurles last October (good-to-yielding) and promising hurdles debut second (third has won since) at Ballinrobe in late May (good); dropped away disappointingly in first-time cheekpieces at Bellewstown early this month however; headgear now left off and could be the one to beat if reproducing Ballinrobe run.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 1	24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y	17:05 Kilbeggan Press The Button 11st 12lb J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell	Bumper winner at Thurles last October (good-to-yielding) and promising hurdles debut second (third has won since) at Ballinrobe in late May (good); dropped away disappointingly in first-time cheekpieces at Bellewstown early this month however; headgear now left off and could be the one to beat if reproducing Ballinrobe run.	5/2
10th 3	4th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 40y	17:48 Bellewstown Press The Button 11st 12lb J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell	Bumper winner at Thurles last October (good-to-yielding); soundly beaten in Listed bumper at Navan when testing ground may not have suited; can be rated a likely future hurdles winner after Ballinrobe second in May.	100/30
2nd 3	26th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 13y	18:00 Ballinrobe Press The Button 11st 12lb J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell	Bumper winner at Thurles in October (2m, gd-yld); soundly beaten in Listed bumper at Navan when last seen when testing ground may not have suited; may do better returned to a sounder surface on hurdles debut.	8/1

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3rd

1

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

11st 12lb

Bumper winner at Thurles last October (good-to-yielding) and promising hurdles debut second (third has won since) at Ballinrobe in late May (good); dropped away disappointingly in first-time cheekpieces at Bellewstown early this month however; headgear now left off and could be the one to beat if reproducing Ballinrobe run.

5/2

10th

3

4th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 40y

11st 12lb

Bumper winner at Thurles last October (good-to-yielding); soundly beaten in Listed bumper at Navan when testing ground may not have suited; can be rated a likely future hurdles winner after Ballinrobe second in May.

100/30

2nd

3

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

11st 12lb

Bumper winner at Thurles in October (2m, gd-yld); soundly beaten in Listed bumper at Navan when last seen when testing ground may not have suited; may do better returned to a sounder surface on hurdles debut.

8/1

4th

8

Texas Red

J: Ross Sugrue

T: P J Rothwell

14/1

Form: 6455-8

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Brother to an Italian Grade 2 2m1f hurdle winner; ran okay in bumpers last year when with Ronald O'Leary; mildly encouraging hurdles debut for new yard at Downpatrick last month, good bit more likely needed here.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 6	3rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y	16:05 Kilbeggan Texas Red 11st 4lb J: Tiernan Power Roche T: P J Rothwell	0-4 in bumpers; rated 104 after three runs over timber; not beaten far over 2m3f (good) here on penultimate; jumping lacked fluency when third at Ballinrobe latest; place chance but a bit to find to win.	4/1
3rd 7	10th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 109y	17:57 Ballinrobe Texas Red 11st 4lb J: Ross Sugrue T: P J Rothwell	Fair bumper form last year for Ronnie O'Leary; mildly encouraging hurdles debut for new yard at Downpatrick; will not need to improve much from his Kilbeggan fourth to feature here; cheekpieces added	5/1

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7th

6

3rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:05 Kilbeggan

Texas Red

11st 4lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

0-4 in bumpers; rated 104 after three runs over timber; not beaten far over 2m3f (good) here on penultimate; jumping lacked fluency when third at Ballinrobe latest; place chance but a bit to find to win.

4/1

3rd

7

10th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 109y

11st 4lb

Fair bumper form last year for Ronnie O'Leary; mildly encouraging hurdles debut for new yard at Downpatrick; will not need to improve much from his Kilbeggan fourth to feature here; cheekpieces added

5/1

11th

3

Fairy Meadow

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

16/1

Form: F/

Last run: 545 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

150-1, tailed off when fell last on belated debut for Tom Dreaper in Fairyhouse maiden in January 2025; hooded here on yard debut and market should be informative.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 4	31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y	14:12 Downpatrick Fairy Meadow 11st 12lb J: Donagh Meyler T: Emmet Mullins	Never a factor on his stable debut after 18 months off at Kilbeggan last month; probably better than that but hard to fancy.	20/1
11th 3	24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y	17:05 Kilbeggan Fairy Meadow 11st 4lb J: Donagh Meyler T: Emmet Mullins	150-1, tailed off when fell last on belated debut for Tom Dreaper in Fairyhouse maiden in January 2025; hooded here on yard debut and market should be informative.	16/1
2	25th Jan 2025 Soft 2m 0f 0y	14:13 Fairyhouse Fairy Meadow 11st 12lb J: Ben Harvey T: Tom Dreaper	Seventh foal; unraced dam out of 1m5f/2m2f Flat and 2m/2m3f hurdle winner; best watched here.	50/1

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3rd

4

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

11st 12lb

Never a factor on his stable debut after 18 months off at Kilbeggan last month; probably better than that but hard to fancy.

20/1

11th

3

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

11st 4lb

150-1, tailed off when fell last on belated debut for Tom Dreaper in Fairyhouse maiden in January 2025; hooded here on yard debut and market should be informative.

16/1

2

25th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

11st 12lb

Seventh foal; unraced dam out of 1m5f/2m2f Flat and 2m/2m3f hurdle winner; best watched here.

50/1

4

G N Jefferson

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

25/1

Form: 09

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

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5

Kidam Roque

J: Paddy Cleary

T: I Madden

50/1

Form: 7/9-P

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Well beaten in two bumpers, only glimpses of form on the AW and pulled up after poor round of jumping on hurdles debut at Limerick in May for Eoin Griffin; yard debut.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5	24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 200y	17:05 Kilbeggan Kidam Roque 11st 4lb J: Paddy Cleary T: I Madden	Well beaten in two bumpers, only glimpses of form on the AW and pulled up after poor round of jumping on hurdles debut at Limerick in May for Eoin Griffin; yard debut.	50/1
6	28th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y	16:40 Limerick Kidam Roque 11st 12lb J: Ricky Doyle T: Eoin Griffin	Well beaten in two bumpers; weak form on his last three Dundalk visits after hints of ability on his first two runs at that venue; no hurdling experience.	25/1
10th 8 (4)	6th Mar 2026 Standard 2m 0f 0y	18:15 Dundalk (AW) Kidam Roque 10st 11lb J: Ms N M Bradley T: Eoin Griffin	Well beaten in two bumpers; has shown glimmers of promise in a couple of 1m4f course maidens; never a factor on C&D handicap debut last month; cheekpieces are now tried.	33/1

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5

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

11st 4lb

Well beaten in two bumpers, only glimpses of form on the AW and pulled up after poor round of jumping on hurdles debut at Limerick in May for Eoin Griffin; yard debut.

50/1

6

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

11st 12lb

Well beaten in two bumpers; weak form on his last three Dundalk visits after hints of ability on his first two runs at that venue; no hurdling experience.

25/1

10th

8

(4)

6th Mar 2026

Standard

2m 0f 0y

10st 11lb

Well beaten in two bumpers; has shown glimmers of promise in a couple of 1m4f course maidens; never a factor on C&D handicap debut last month; cheekpieces are now tried.

33/1

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