15:32 Punchestown (IRE) 15 Feb 2026
EVAD Technology Group Maiden Hurdle
4YO plus
Winner €7,200 - 16 declared to run
Heavy
Draw Advantage: None
Forecast: Light showers
Temperature: 4.8° - 9.6°
Rainfall: 1.37mm
Wind: 16.6 mph SW
Last Update: 14/02/2026 17:00x
- Winner
- Top 3 Finish
- W/O Dani Donadoni And Ksar Fatal
- W/O Dani Donadoni
- W/O Ksar Fatal
- Top 2 Finish
- Top 4 Finish
Bookies best price percentage = 136.06%
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Yard has won 2 of the last 5 runnings of this race. Took a step back from his promising debut when comfortably held in a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown last time. Effective over 2m-2m4f and acts on heavy and good ground; bumper form is very strong and a bounce back is needed.
A winner of a NH flat race at 2m 3f on good ground. Finished 17l behind Frankie John when fifth of 11 at 3-1 on his latest outing in a maiden hurdle race at Leopardstown over 2m 4f (good - yielding) in December last year.
Yard has won 2 of the last 5 runnings of this race. Took a step back from his promising debut when comfortably held in a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown last time. Effective over 2m-2m4f and acts on heavy and good ground; bumper form is very strong and a bounce back is needed.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| D | Distance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| G | Similar Going | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Paul Townend | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| T | W P Mullins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Yard won this race last year. Made no impact when tried in a hood and was held when falling in an auction hurdle at Thurles latest. Trainer is in form, effective at 3m in points and looks the type to do better when handicapping.
Placed in a point-to-point from three starts. Fell 3 out when 18-1 at Thurles over 2m 4f (yielding) in a maiden hurdle race won by Hillberry Hill last month on his latest outing.
Yard won this race last year. Made no impact when tried in a hood and was held when falling in an auction hurdle at Thurles latest. Trainer is in form, effective at 3m in points and looks the type to do better when handicapping.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (H only) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Danny Gilligan | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | G Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Below his debut level when well beaten in a bumper here latest and now returns from a long layoff. Effective at 2m2f on soft to heavy ground. Ex-Willie Mullins and retains significant potential now going hurdling.
Successful in a NH flat race and a point-to-point at 2m 2f and 3m on soft ground. Well beaten at 5-4fav behind Baron Noir when eighth of 12 on his latest outing in a NH flat race here over 2m (yielding) in May last year. Having his first run for a new stable today.
Below his debut level when well beaten in a bumper here latest and now returns from a long layoff. Effective at 2m2f on soft to heavy ground. Ex-Willie Mullins and retains significant potential now going hurdling.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Hurdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| G | Similar Going | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Sean Flanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | B Connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| BF Was beaten favourite last time out | |||||
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Improved, albeit well beaten, in a maiden hurdle at Limerick latest and returns from a short break. Effective at 2m on heavy ground and this longer trip may suit.
Unplaced in all three starts. Well beaten at 125-1 behind Piccolo Player when seventh of 14 on his hurdling debut at Limerick over 2m (heavy) in November last year.
Improved, albeit well beaten, in a maiden hurdle at Limerick latest and returns from a short break. Effective at 2m on heavy ground and this longer trip may suit.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Darragh O'Keeffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | D Budds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Below his hurdles debut level when down the field in a maiden hurdle at Down Royal most recent. Effective over 2m2f on a sound surface and, as a point winner, there should be more to come under rules, with a longer trip likely to suit.
A winner of a point-to-point at 3m on good ground. Well beaten at 28-1 behind Green Hope when 10th of 20 on his latest outing in a maiden hurdle race at Down Royal over 2m 1f (yielding - soft) last month.
Below his hurdles debut level when down the field in a maiden hurdle at Down Royal most recent. Effective over 2m2f on a sound surface and, as a point winner, there should be more to come under rules, with a longer trip likely to suit.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14.3% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | R Deegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | P Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Yard won this race last year. Had a poor hurdles debut when pulled up in a maiden hurdle at Limerick latest. Trainer is in form, effective around 2m with cut in the ground and is surely better than he showed last time.
Successful in a NH flat race and a point-to-point at 2m 1f and 2m 4f on soft ground. Pulled up 2 out when 13-2 at Limerick over 2m 5f (soft - heavy) in a maiden hurdle race won by You Proof in December last year on his hurdling debut.
Yard won this race last year. Had a poor hurdles debut when pulled up in a maiden hurdle at Limerick latest. Trainer is in form, effective around 2m with cut in the ground and is surely better than he showed last time.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| G | Similar Going | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Jack Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | G Elliott | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Ran to form when stepped up in trip and finished second, beaten 3 1/4l, in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse latest. Effective over 2m-2m4f and acts on soft to heavy and yielding ground. Should improve again.
Placed in a hurdle race from three starts. Beaten 3 1/2l by Needs Must when second of 15 at 13-8fav on his latest outing in a maiden hurdle race at Fairyhouse over 2m 4f (soft) last month.
Ran to form when stepped up in trip and finished second, beaten 3 1/4l, in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse latest. Effective over 2m-2m4f and acts on soft to heavy and yielding ground. Should improve again.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| G | Similar Going | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| T | Ian Patrick Donoghue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| BF Was beaten favourite last time out | |||||
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Showed some promise on debut, albeit comfortably held, in an auction hurdle at Limerick last time. Effective over 2m3f on soft to heavy ground and improvement is likely.
Yet to place in four starts. Well beaten at 80-1 behind Raise You Up when sixth of 9 on his hurdling debut at Limerick over 2m 3f (soft - heavy) in December last year.
Showed some promise on debut, albeit comfortably held, in an auction hurdle at Limerick last time. Effective over 2m3f on soft to heavy ground and improvement is likely.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Similar Going | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Gavin Brouder | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | Gearoid O'Loughlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Put in a poor effort when comfortably held in a maiden hurdle at Tramore last time. Effective at 2m4f on good to yielding ground and may do better when switched to handicaps.
A winner of a point-to-point at 3m on yielding - soft ground. Well beaten at 150-1 behind American Jukebox when sixth of 8 on his latest outing in a maiden hurdle race at Tramore over 2m 5f (soft) last month.
Put in a poor effort when comfortably held in a maiden hurdle at Tramore last time. Effective at 2m4f on good to yielding ground and may do better when switched to handicaps.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8.3% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Donagh Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| T | J Barcoe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Made a modest debut over hurdles when down the field in a graduation hurdle here most recent. Looks the type to do better when handicapping.
Unplaced in both NH starts. Well beaten at 40-1 behind Blue Velvet when 10th of 16 on her hurdling debut here over 2m 3f (heavy) last month.
Made a modest debut over hurdles when down the field in a graduation hurdle here most recent. Looks the type to do better when handicapping.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Course | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Similar Going | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Mr D G Lavery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| T | Patrick Eugene Turley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Vadamos mare and sister to the poor performer Sinceyouvebeengone. Dam was a 2m hurdle winner. Hard to fancy on debut.
Dam won over hurdles at 2m.
Vadamos mare and sister to the poor performer Sinceyouvebeengone. Dam was a 2m hurdle winner. Hard to fancy on debut.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Hurdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Caragh Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | Ian Patrick Donoghue | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Yard won this race last year. Made a modest debut when well beaten in a mares' bumper here on her only start. Trainer is in form and she returns from a break; may do better up in trip now hurdling.
Well beaten at 8-1 behind Easter Bonnet when sixth of 7 on her racecourse debut here over 2m (good - yielding) in October last year.
Yard won this race last year. Made a modest debut when well beaten in a mares' bumper here on her only start. Trainer is in form and she returns from a break; may do better up in trip now hurdling.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Hurdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Kevin Sexton | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | G Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Made a moderate debut when well beaten in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse on her only start. May need more time and handicaps.
Dam unraced. Well beaten at 80-1 behind Dunsy Rock when 12th of 15 on her racecourse debut at Fairyhouse over 2m (soft - heavy) earlier this month.
Made a moderate debut when well beaten in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse on her only start. May need more time and handicaps.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | James Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | Ian Patrick Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Rajj mare and half-sister to Reverse Polarity, a useful hurdles winner over 2m. Makes little appeal on debut and is likely to need the experience.
Half-sister to Reverse Polarity, won over hurdles at 2m 1f.
Rajj mare and half-sister to Reverse Polarity, a useful hurdles winner over 2m. Makes little appeal on debut and is likely to need the experience.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Hurdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Cian Cullinan | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | Ms H P Markham | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
No show from off the pace when down the field in a maiden hurdle here most recent. Has shown little to date and may do better when switched to handicaps.
Unplaced in all four starts. Well beaten at 80-1 behind Too Bossy For Us when 13th of 15 on her latest outing in a maiden hurdle race here over 2m (soft - heavy) earlier this month.
No show from off the pace when down the field in a maiden hurdle here most recent. Has shown little to date and may do better when switched to handicaps.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Similar Going | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Sean O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| T | Peter Lawlor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Yard won this race last year. Getaway gelding and first foal of a mare who is a half-sister to high-class hurdle and chase winner Gilgamboa. Top trainer is in form but he may need this debut run.
Dam unraced.
Yard won this race last year. Getaway gelding and first foal of a mare who is a half-sister to high-class hurdle and chase winner Gilgamboa. Top trainer is in form but he may need this debut run.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Hurdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Jordan Gainford | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | G Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Verdict
DANI DONADONI won a Limerick bumper in impressive fashion last spring and beat all bar Lord Rouge when switched to hurdles in a 19-runner Cork maiden in December. He needs to bounce back after being soundly beaten later that month at Leopardstown, but is taken to do so. Ksar Fatal and Panjandrum must also put disappointing efforts behind them. The former, who easily won a point-to-point and impressed in a Gowran bumper, has now joined Barry Connell from Willie Mullins. Panjandrum won a point and a bumper too, but reportedly bled when pulled up on his hurdling debut at Limerick.
Expert View Verdict
DANI DONADONI was fourth in the big bumper at the festival here back in the spring and he made a promising beginning over hurdles when just beaten by a smart sort of Gordon Elliott's. He disappointed at Christmas but plenty from the yard weren't firing then and he should take this if bouncing back. It won't be easy, though, as Ksar Fatal, a former stablemate, had looked a top prospect on his debut before being sent off a short favourite for that same Punchestown bumper. He flopped but the subsequent absence and change of yard suggests something was amiss and he could easily get back on track by making a winning debut over hurdles. Panjandrum is third choice but needs to bounce back from a poor hurdles debut at Limerick.
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Previous Winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Soft | 21 | Cardcounter | 5 | 11 12 | - | 2F | 12 days | G Elliott (49 miles) | Sam Ewing | 6/ 1 | 5:18.50 | |
| 2024 | Heavy | 8 | Paggane | 5 | 11 5 | - | 231-523 | 20 days | W P Mullins (47 miles) | Paul Townend | 13/ 8 | 5:49.90 | |
| 2023 | Yielding | 22 | Senior Chief | 6 | 11 12 | - | 312-2 | 94 days | H De Bromhead (89 miles) | Rachael Blackmore | 5/ 4 | 5:20.40 | |
| 2022 | Heavy | 20 | Grandero Bello | 6 | 11 12 | - | 331 | 63 days | E & P Harty (19 miles) | Ricky Doyle | 16/ 1 | 5:33.20 | |
| 2021 (Div 1) | Soft | 20 | Pont Aval | 8 | 11 7 | - | 32310-P | 46 days | W P Mullins (47 miles) | Paul Townend | 9/ 2 | 5:41.00 | |
| 2021 (Div 2) | Soft | 20 | Jungle Boogie | 7 | 12 0 | - | 1Y | 94 days | W P Mullins (47 miles) | Paul Townend | 2/ 13 | 5:47.60 | |
| 2019 | Good | 20 | Take Revenge | 7 | 11 12 | - | P1-532 | 63 days | M Brassil (19 miles) | Donal McInerney | 4/ 1 | 5:01.00 | |
| 2018 | Heavy | 9 | High Sparrow | 5 | 11 10 | - | 21 | 45 days | J P O'Brien (62 miles) | J J Slevin | 13/ 8 | 5:34.50 |
Race Favourite Stats
| Year | Favourite Finish Position | Winner Market Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |