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Formscan By John O'Riordan - Cheltenham bumper winner THE MOURNE RAMBLER(8) can make a successful start over hurdles. Last seen finishing second at the Punchestown festival in April, the Noel Meade-trained gelding is sure to be well schooled ahead of this assignment, and he should be capable of landing this prize before having his sights raised in the coming weeks. The Gordon Elliott-trained Low Kick rates the main danger. A bumper winner at this track last season, the gelding failed to back that up when down the field in the aforementioned Punchestown race, but is probably better than the bare result suggests. Dual bumper scorer Caman Hill also has to be of interest on his first start for trainer Oliver McKiernan.
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.00 |
2nd Oct 26 Gowran Park(2m 80yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding (Good after R2)) 200/1 11-12 T Power Roche 14th of 20 runners, 45.78L behind The Captain s Word
4th Aug 26 Roscommon(1m 7f 110yds Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding to Soft, soft in places. Chase - Soft, yielding to soft in places) 150/1 11-4 T Power Roche fell(13 ran) in race won by Clay Pigeons
Berkshire (IRE)-Rosetub(Kutub)
(127)
(Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited)
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15.50 |
4th Jul 26 Bellewstown(2m 1f 40yds Bumper, Good) 9/2 11-9 Mr A P Ryan (5) 1st of 16 runners, by 6.5L and 2.75L from Sir Vinny and Mr Enigma
1st Jun 26 Listowel(2m 4f Bumper, Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding) 5/2 11-11 Mr P A King (3) 4th of 10 runners, 11L behind Thelittleballerina
May 2025 Tattersalls (Ireland) Price: €115,000
26th May 25 Ballinrobe(2m 120yds Bumper, Good) 12/1 11-5 Mr P A King (5) 1st of 14 runners, by 9L and 1.75L from Moments Away and Moon Mission
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
28th Sep 26 Roscommon(1m 7f 135yds Bumper, Hurdle - Good to Yielding, good in places. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) 9/4 12-0 Mr F Maguire 13th of 16 runners, 58.5L behind Greattobeable
Jun 2024 Tattersalls (Ireland) Price: €50,000
Fascinating Rock (IRE)-Flementime(Flemensfirth)
(194) (Browne & Coffey Families)
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
28th Apr 26 Punchestown(2m 132yds Bumper, Yielding, good to yielding in places) 12/1 11-3 Mr J W Hendrick (7) 10th of 18 runners, 27.38L behind Delamotte
Jun 2025 Goffs Ireland Price: Vendor (30000)
Nov 2022 Tattersalls (Ireland) Price: €37,000
Montmartre (FR)-Tercah Flow(Loup Solitaire)
hd1(193)
c1
(Gigginstown House Stud)
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| UK | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
29th Apr 26 Punchestown(2m 132yds Bumper, Yielding) 14/1 12-0 Mr H C Swan 9th of 10 runners, 29.25L behind With Nolimit
22nd Feb 26 Naas(1m 7f 110yds Bumper, Heavy (soft to heavy in places on chase course)) 3/1 11-7 Mr H C Swan 1st of 6 runners, by 10L and 5L from It s Good To Talk and State Pension
17th Jan 26 Navan(2m Bumper, Soft to Heavy) 3/1 12-0 Mr H C Swan 2nd of 8 runners, 9L behind The Irish Avatar
In the last 3 years Low Kick (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| The Mourne Rambler (IRE) | 1 | |
| 29th Apr 2026 Punchestown(2m 132yds, Bumper, Yielding) The Mourne Rambler (IRE) 2nd (11/8Fav 12-0) Mr D G Lavery 27.50L in front of Low Kick (FR) 9th (14/1 12-0) Mr H C Swan (10 ran) | ||
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| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.00 |
18th Oct 26 Limerick(2m 125yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding, Good in places) 100/1 11-12 M M McDonagh 6th of 11 runners, 36.5L behind A Boy The Kid
13th May 25 Sligo(2m 4f Maiden Hurdle, Good) 14/1 11-4 P Byrnes 7th of 12 runners, 30.13L behind Huntsgrove
Tough As Nails (IRE)-Annagh Haven(Indian Haven)
(7)
(Laurence Mulvany)
1st Nov 26 Curragh(7f Flat Hcap, Straight - Yielding to Soft. Round - Yielding) Rated 60 50/1 8-1 Orla Tynan (7) 13th of 25 runners, 9.35L behind Thru And Thru
20th Oct 26 Curragh(1m 2f Flat Hcap, Yielding) Rated 61 66/1 9-5 W Joyce 15th of 24 runners, 11.44L behind Kodi Brown
30th Oct 23 Galway(1m 73yds Flat Hcap, Heavy) Rated 70 3/1JFav 8-13 W Joyce (7) 3rd of 15 runners, 3.25L and 0.5L behind San Aer and Big Island
Quotes on Rough And Tough (IRE)
It was nice to see him doing it, he's a good little horse,. He's really strengthening into himself. Ben said that he travelled really well between the three and the two and quickened up as he liked. He said not to run him on anything but that ground, he said he really handles it well. We'll have to have a look and see what the handicapper does now. He showed yesterday that he can stay the trip and probably in time he'll get a mile-and-a-half. He's only just coming to himself, he's a different horse in the last couple of months. It took a while for him to fill into his frame, now that he has hopefully it onwards and upwards. Paddy Graffin (clerk of the course) said to me that he wasn't like a lad that ran yesterday as he was bouncing around the ring. Even though he's run a good few times he hasn't really that much mileage on the clock yet. Hopefully in time he'll grow into a nice horse. We'll have a look and see where we're going, he's after having two hard runs one day after now and you can't just keep dipping him.
After Rough And Tough (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Tue, 17th Oct 2023 1m Flat Hcap Heavy
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.00 |
| UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 |
| P2P | 1 | 0 | 0 |
29th Apr 26 Punchestown(2m 132yds Bumper, Yielding) 11/8Fav 12-0 Mr D G Lavery 2nd of 10 runners, 1.75L behind With Nolimit
11th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Bumper, Good) 15/2 11-7 C T Keane 1st of 21 runners, by 2.75L and shd from Mets Ta Ceinture and Bass Hunter
26th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m Bumper, Yielding (good to yielding in places on chase course)) 8/1 11-3 Mr D McGill (7) 1st of 12 runners, by 3.25L and 2.25L from Cityofblindinlites and Premier Division
Quotes on The Mourne Rambler (IRE)
We have him about two months. Philip owned a half share in him with Paddy Turley all along and they kept talking about how good he was,. They ran him and he was second and Philip bought the half share off him and sent him down. I didn’t do too much with him as he was pretty fit, I was trying to keep him fresh as much as anything. I’d say he’ll come on a good bit from the run. He seems to stay quite well. I would have thought that they’d be pretty keen to bring him to Cheltenham and maybe back here for the Dublin racing festival. We might even leave it like that and go to Cheltenham with him how he is. He’ll have a couple of more runs this season and then go jumping. We’ll see how he comes out of this and we certainly won’t rush him back anyway. There was a lot of chat about Willie’s and other horses. When a bumper breaks up like that you never really know if it’s a good race or not. We think he’s not a bad horse anyway so we’re happy enough.
After The Mourne Rambler (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Fri, 26th Dec 2025 2m Bumper Yielding
In the last 3 years The Mourne Rambler (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Low Kick (FR) | 1 | |
| 29th Apr 2026 Punchestown(2m 132yds, Bumper, Yielding) The Mourne Rambler (IRE) 2nd (11/8Fav 12-0) Mr D G Lavery 27.50L in front of Low Kick (FR) 9th (14/1 12-0) Mr H C Swan (10 ran) | ||
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| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2.00 |
14th Oct 26 Punchestown(2m 95yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 3/1 11-12 D J O Keeffe 3rd of 15 runners, 1.75L and 1.75L behind Fiveandahalf and Quest For Answers
22nd Feb 26 Naas(1m 7f 110yds Maiden Hurdle, Heavy (soft to heavy in places on chase course)) 7/1 11-12 D J O Keeffe 6th of 21 runners, 40.5L behind Star Of The Week
Jun 2024 Goffs Ireland Price: €80,000
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.00 |
1st Nov 26 Cork(1m 7f 135yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding) 150/1 11-7 G B Noonan unseated rider(19 ran) in race won by Cornelienne
14th Apr 26 Clonmel(2m 3f 185yds Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft) 100/1 10-4 Conor Clarke (7) pulled up(17 ran) in race won by Arcadian Emperor
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)-Cateline(Martaline)
(99) (Trust The Process Syndicate)
| NH Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
| P2P | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1st Aug 26 Galway(2m 175yds Bumper, National Hunt: Good to Yielding. Flat: Yielding.) 50/1 11-1 Mr J Dunne (7) 5th of 18 runners, 10L behind Sarahs Lawn
17th May 26 Loughrea P(3m Point To Point, Yielding/Soft) 4/1 11-6 M G Gahan (5) 1st of 5 runners, by 10L and 3L from Maxi Mirage and Kinbara Bay
10th May 26 Bartlemy P(3m Point To Point, Good) 5/1 11-6 H P Goff (5) unseated rider of 9 runners, 25L behind Crystal Bee
Symbols Explained
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The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.
