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Fri 13th Nov

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4.00

Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(GBB Race) of £20,000.00 3-y-o plus 2m. 87yds.

4.00 2m. 87yds. Hcap Hurdle (Class 3) 3-y-o plus 18 Declared

Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(GBB Race) of £20,000.00

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Weather

1124

5,b g 12-0

Awtaad (IRE)-Scholarly(Authorized)

ts⁵(35) d² (Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate King S)
Rated 122

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	5	2	1	0.79

9th Oct 26 Chepstow(2m 16yds Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 123 2/1 11-2 T Hutsby (10) 4th of 10 runners, 18.25L behind Cooltobecareless

5th Sep 26 Stratford(2m 70yds Hurdle, Good-Good to Firm in places) Rated 123 10/3 11-2 T Hutsby (10) 2nd of 6 runners, 1.5L behind Pioneer Pete

28th May 26 Worcester(2m Hurdle, Good) Rated 120 2/7Fav 11-10 S Bowen 1st of 6 runners, by shd and 2L from Arbitration and So Proud

2310

5,b g 11-13

Blue Point (IRE)-Zibelina(Dansili)

ts⁺cp⁵(23) d¹ (A M Egan/r Stokes)
Rated 121

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	7	1	2	-0.50

21st Oct 26 Navan(1m 6f Flat Maiden, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Rated 77 16/1 1 C D Hayes 5th of 12 runners, 15L behind Teofil

24th Sep 26 Listowel(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 114 11/1 11-1 J Smith (5) 12th of 15 runners, 59.25L behind Mart Lane

3rd Sep 26 Kilbeggan(2m Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding, Yielding in places) Rated 104 11/2 11-4 D J Gilligan 1st of 11 runners, by 14L and nk from Blue Johnl and Tomthescaffolder

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on First Ascent (IRE)

.He won well, cheekpieces helped him today,. It was good to get a winner in those colours. My first ever winner as a trainer was in those colours, Arresting, many moons ago. It was in Perth in 2006. Martin and Alan Egan are with me a long time, so it's brilliant.
After First Ascent (IRE) finished 1st at Kilbeggan on Thu, 3rd Sep 2026 2m Maiden Hurdle Good to Yielding

-313

4,ch g 11-12

Waldgeist (GB)-Moving Heart(Anabaa)

(21) d¹ (Houghton And Lang)
Rated 120

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	10	1	6	-8.27
UK	4	1	2	-1.50

23rd Oct 26 Cheltenham(2m 3f 200yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 114 10/3 10-2 J J Burke 3rd of 11 runners, shd and 3.5L behind Frontier Prince and East India Express

15th Oct 26 Fontwell(2m 3f 29yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 114 6/4 11-6 Callum Pritchard 1st of 5 runners, by 5.5L and 1.5L from Motazzen and Moab

26th Sep 26 Market Rasen(2m 125yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 115 9/2 10-4 J J Burke 3rd of 12 runners, hd and 4L behind Un Sens A La Vie and Morning Mayhem

232

4,b g 11-10

City Light (FR)-Giralda(Nathaniel)

ts⁴(22) (Mr John J Reilly)
Rated 118

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	3	0	3	-3.00

22nd Oct 26 Carlisle(2m 1f 33yds Hcap Hurdle, Chase: Good to Firm-Good in places; Hurdle: Good) Rated 115 15/2 11-5 Harry Atkins (3) 2nd of 7 runners, 0.5L behind Magna Victor

4th Oct 26 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 2/1 11-3 Harry Skelton 3rd of 7 runners, 2.25L and 5L behind Larzac and Current Edition

10th Sep 26 Worcester(2m Maiden Hurdle, Good) 3/1 11-2 Harry Skelton 2nd of 12 runners, 5L behind Lock Stock

0-12

5,b g 11-9

Sea The Stars (IRE)-Yaazy(Teofilo)

ts⁵hd³(33) (Edward Ware & Mrs Paul Shanahan)
Rated 117

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	2	1	0	-0.09
UK	1	0	1	-1.00

11th Oct 26 Naas(2m Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 74 22/1 8-7 R P Cleary 15th of 17 runners, 20.06L behind Abbotsford

3rd Oct 26 Fontwell(2m 1f 162yds Hurdle, Good) 15/8Fav 11-9 S Bowen 2nd of 11 runners, 1.5L behind Anniversary

31st Aug 26 Downpatrick(2m 1f 165yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 10/11Fav 11-12 D King 1st of 9 runners, by 1.75L and 13L from Euro Agent and Fairy Meadow

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Eben Zaabeel (GB)

He was very keen and free, and he had only one run over hurdles. The track's undulations might not have been in his favour. They have done a great job on the track; it is watered and credit to them as it is as good as I've seen all over Ireland. We were happy to run him and take his chance. It all worked out well. He was a bit keen, but during the race Dan got him switched off. He was a bit novicey but, overall, you'd be very happy and he won well. There is only one winning post and it is fair stiff from the furlong (pole) home, you see an awful lot of results changing at Downpatrick and Galway and all those places with a stiff finish. That man (King) is one of the best lads riding and he knows where the winning post is and that is what counts.
After Eben Zaabeel (GB) finished 1st at Downpatrick on Mon, 31st Aug 2026 2m 1f Maiden Hurdle Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Eben Zaabeel (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Mystic Rose (IRE)	1
31st May 2026 Listowel(2m 40yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places) Mystic Rose (IRE) 7th (22/1 8-6 Rated 54) P McGettigan 4.50L in front of Eben Zaabeel (GB) 10th (22/1 10-2 Rated 72) J A Heffernan (11 ran)

10-2

4,b g 11-7

Sea The Moon (GER)-Reproof(Blame)

ts²(34) d¹ (Jopla Racing)
Rated 115

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	5	1	3	-2.00

10th Oct 26 Chepstow(2m 16yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 113 14/1 10-7 Jack Tudor 2nd of 12 runners, shd behind Treasure Planet

25th Apr 26 Sandown(1m 7f 216yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 115 10/1 10-6 Jack Tudor 12th of 15 runners, 52.78L behind Cosmic Connection

9th Mar 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 113 2/1 10-10 Jack Tudor 1st of 12 runners, by nk and 1.5L from Gnomon and Great Dance

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Way Of Stars (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Babyken (FR)	2
9th Mar 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Way Of Stars (IRE) 1st (2/1 10-10 Rated 113) Jack Tudor 23.75L in front of Babyken (FR) 4th (11/8Fav 10-10 Rated 112) Harry Cobden (12 ran)

12th Feb 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Maiden Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Way Of Stars (IRE) 2nd (11/2 10-9) Jack Tudor .75L in front of Babyken (FR) 3rd (10/3 10-9) Harry Cobden (9 ran)

8-24

5,ch g 11-5

No Risk At All (FR)-Super Anna(Anabaa)

hd²(37) (Mr Adrian Butler)
Rated 113

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	3	0	1	-3.00
UK	3	0	1	-3.00

7th Oct 26 Worcester(2m Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) 5/6Fav 11-4 S Bowen 4th of 12 runners, 9L behind Spanish Darling

14th May 26 Perth(2m 47yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) 4/7Fav 11-5 S Bowen 2nd of 13 runners, 1.25L behind Kibris

21st Feb 26 Kempton(2m Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) 28/1 11-5 Sean Bowen 8th of 12 runners, 28.25L behind Klub De Reve

6412

4,b f 11-5

Belardo (IRE)-Verbalise(Vocalised)

(9) (Mr T Hyland)
Rated 108

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	5	1	1	4.00

4th Nov 26 Wexford(2m 100yds Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to soft in places) Rated 106 10/1 10-10 Josh Williamson (3) 2nd of 8 runners, 1L behind An Peann Dearg

23rd Oct 26 Sligo(2m 1f 158yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places changed after Race 5 to Yielding to Soft) 8/1 10-5 Josh Williamson (3) 1st of 13 runners, by 7L and 4L from Look At You and Reponse Finale

9th Oct 26 Downpatrick(2m 1f 65yds Maiden Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) 33/1 11-4 E Walsh 4th of 9 runners, 10.5L behind Euro Agent

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Mystic Rose (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Eben Zaabeel (GB)	1
31st May 2026 Listowel(2m 40yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places) Mystic Rose (IRE) 7th (22/1 8-6 Rated 54) P McGettigan 4.50L in front of Eben Zaabeel (GB) 10th (22/1 10-2 Rated 72) J A Heffernan (11 ran)

234-

4,ch g 11-4

Goken (FR)-Maybe(Dashing Blade)

ts⁴WS¹(249) d¹ (Kate & Andrew Brooks)
Rated 112

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	4	0	2	-4.00

9th Mar 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 112 11/8Fav 10-10 Harry Cobden 4th of 12 runners, 23.75L behind Way Of Stars

12th Feb 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Maiden Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) 10/3 10-9 Harry Cobden 3rd of 9 runners, nk and 0.75L behind A King Of Magic and Way Of Stars

8th Jan 26 Taunton(2m 104yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 7/2 10-9 Harry Cobden 2nd of 9 runners, 17L behind Onlyforfrankie

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Babyken (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Way Of Stars (IRE)	2
9th Mar 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Way Of Stars (IRE) 1st (2/1 10-10 Rated 113) Jack Tudor 23.75L in front of Babyken (FR) 4th (11/8Fav 10-10 Rated 112) Harry Cobden (12 ran)

12th Feb 2026 Taunton(2m 104yds, Maiden Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Way Of Stars (IRE) 2nd (11/2 10-9) Jack Tudor .75L in front of Babyken (FR) 3rd (10/3 10-9) Harry Cobden (9 ran)

41-1

6,b m 11-4

Ivanhowe (GER)-Pina(Kapgarde)

hd⁶(40) d² (Mr Raymond Anderson Green)
Rated 112

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	2	1	13.62

4th Oct 26 Kelso(2m 51yds Hurdle, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 112 8/13Fav 10-9 Mr Lucas Murphy (7) 1st of 3 runners, by 1.25L and 40L from Brosna Town and Luna Grace

17th Apr 26 Ayr(2m Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 98 18/1 9-13 Mr Lucas Murphy (7) 1st of 15 runners, by 11L and 2.25L from Lance Les Des and Magna Victor

20th Mar 26 Musselburgh(2m 3f 171yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 99 9/2 10-7 P Wadge 4th of 7 runners, 6.25L behind Feach Amach

846-

6,b m 11-0

Sholokhov (IRE)-Zahra's Place(Zaha)

ts¹(276) (Coronation Thoroughbreds Ltd)
Rated 108

Nick Scholfield

Mr Daniel Williams(7)

Nick Scholfield

Mr Daniel Williams(7)

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	4	0	0	-4.00

10th Feb 26 Limerick(1m 7f 150yds Maiden Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 104 5/1 11-2 Niall Moore (5) 6th of 11 runners, 34.75L behind Saveforarainyday

29th Jan 26 Thurles(1m 7f 179yds Maiden Hurdle, Heavy, soft to heavy in places) 66/1 10-6 Niall Moore (5) 4th of 18 runners, 10.5L behind El Cairos

27th Dec 25 Limerick(2m 4f Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle: heavy. Chase: soft to heavy.) 80/1 10-8 Niall Moore (5) 8th of 18 runners, 15.75L behind Changeyourstars

4214

5,br f 11-0

Blue Bresil (FR)-Labeille(Laveron)

(19) (Francis Somers)
Rated 108

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	8	1	2	5.00

25th Oct 26 Wexford(2m 4f 90yds Hurdle, Soft) 9/4Fav 11-1 D E Mullins 4th of 7 runners, 15.25L behind Dromana Mist

8th Oct 26 Tramore(2m 4f 73yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding on Hurdles/Bumper tracks, yielding, good to yielding in places on Chase track) 12/1 10-13 D E Mullins 1st of 7 runners, by 3L and shd from Tutu Twist and Ronnie s Rascal

7th Sep 26 Galway(2m 160yds Bumper, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places (Soft after R5)) 15/2 11-4 Mr B T Stone (7) 2nd of 18 runners, 15L behind Brickfield Belle

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Baymount (IRE)

I'd say we met a smart one in Galway. We had hoped to win a bumper but I'd say we just ran into one. Today, with the little bit of hurdling experience that she had had earlier in the spring, she jumped nicely and won nicely. I'm delighted to get a win with her. We'll try a handicap hurdle with her and I'll have a word with Danny, we might go on for a chase depending what rating she'll get. We might go for a beginners chase. At the moment, she's not jumping smart enough to win a handicap hurdle. That could be on the agenda if Danny agrees.
After Baymount (IRE) finished 1st at Tramore on Thu, 8th Oct 2026 2m 4f Maiden Hurdle Yielding

-134

5,b g 11-0

Getaway (GER)-Seventh Surprise(Yeats)

(16) d¹ (Final Surprise Syndicate)
Rated 108

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	1	1	-2.00
P2P	1	0	0

28th Oct 26 Huntingdon(1m 7f 171yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 109 8/1 12-0 C Gethings 4th of 8 runners, 4.88L behind Seraphic

16th May 26 Uttoxeter(2m 3f 207yds Hurdle, Good) 15/2 11-10 C Gethings 3rd of 8 runners, 2L and 11L behind Chicker and Manalishi

2nd May 26 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 3/1 11-6 C Gethings 1st of 7 runners, by 3.5L and 1.25L from Evening Tess and Kingofthefrontier

26F4

4,b f 10-13

Street Sense (USA)-Maqboola(Tamayuz)

(27) (Under The Radar)
Rated 107

Jonjo O'Neill

Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Jonjo O'Neill

Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	1	2	-3.75

17th Oct 26 Stratford(2m 70yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 108 12/1 11-2 Jonjo O Neill Jr 4th of 6 runners, 10.25L behind Watamu

25th Sep 26 Worcester(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 108 20/1 10-9 Jonjo O Neill Jr fell of 15 runners, in race won by Lock Stock

19th Aug 26 Worcester(2m 4f Hurdle, Good) Rated 110 12/1 10-10 R P McLernon 6th of 10 runners, 12.88L behind Road To Wembley

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Likewhatyousee (USA) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Whermyrosemarygoes (IRE)	1
24th Jul 2026 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds, Hurdle, Good) Whermyrosemarygoes (IRE) 1st (16/1 10-9) Harry Cobden 3.00L in front of Likewhatyousee (USA) 2nd (6/4 10-12 Rated 110) Jonjo O'Neill Jr (13 ran)

-312

5,b m 10-13

Walk In The Park (IRE)-Liss Ui Riain(Definite Article)

cp¹(76) d¹ (The Cheeky Pups)
Rated 107

Faye Bramley

H Cobden

Faye Bramley

H Cobden

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	2	1	1	15.00
P2P	4	0	0

29th Aug 26 Cartmel(2m 1f 46yds Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) 7/2 11-2 H Cobden 2nd of 9 runners, 1L behind Gambino

24th Jul 26 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds Hurdle, Good) 16/1 10-9 Harry Cobden 1st of 13 runners, by 3L and 0.75L from Likewhatyousee and Letmeseethecolts

10th May 26 Bartlemy P(3m Point To Point, Good) 9/2 11-11 E P O Brien 3rd of 14 runners, 3L and 1.5L behind Fiercestone and Mrs Glam

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Whermyrosemarygoes (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Likewhatyousee (USA)	1
24th Jul 2026 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds, Hurdle, Good) Whermyrosemarygoes (IRE) 1st (16/1 10-9) Harry Cobden 3.00L in front of Likewhatyousee (USA) 2nd (6/4 10-12 Rated 110) Jonjo O'Neill Jr (13 ran)

8-61

5,b g 10-12

Fastnet Rock (AUS)-All For Glory(Giant's Causeway)

(21) (Moss Star Syndicate)
Rated 106

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	7	1	0	-1.50

23rd Oct 26 Sligo(2m 1f 158yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places changed after Race 5 to Yielding to Soft) Rated 93 9/2JFav 11-2 Mr O McGill (5) 1st of 12 runners, by 6L and 4L from Jurality and You Lift Me Up

28th Aug 26 Wexford(2m 4f 100yds Hcap Hurdle, Good (Yielding after R5)) Rated 94 6/1 11-4 Mr D McGill (7) 6th of 14 runners, 25.5L behind Boola Times

29th Jul 26 Galway(2m 110yds Flat Hcap, NH - Good. Flat - Yielding, yielding to soft in places) Rated 76 50/1 9-5 P A Harnett (5) 14th of 19 runners, 70.06L behind Cock And Bull

4618

5,b g 10-12

Kingman (GB)-Dank(Dansili)

hd⁴(34) d¹ (D W Sloan & William Jones)
Rated 106

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	14	2	0	3.50

10th Oct 26 Fairyhouse(2m Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 103 7/1 10-3 Ross Sugrue (7) 8th of 9 runners, 6.38L behind Not In A Hurry

24th Sep 26 Listowel(2m Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 97 9/1 10-11 Ross Sugrue (2) 1st of 13 runners, by 0.5L and 4.75L from Kilbrin Rocco and Ahellofaman

28th Aug 26 Down Royal(2m 1f 87yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rated 98 8/1 11-0 S D Torrens 6th of 14 runners, 11.31L behind Mo Ghille Mar

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Kilt (IRE)

I gave Ross his first point-to-point and racecourse winners, and approached him a couple of months ago to turn professional and to join me. Today, I said we would put some finesse into him and told him to ride him stone-last, but to count to 3 before even thinking about challenging. When I came in, I asked Ross did he could to 3, and he said 'no, I counted to 10!'. It is brilliant and special for Ross to ride a winner here, as he is from Tralee.
After Kilt (IRE) finished 1st at Listowel on Thu, 24th Sep 2026 2m Hcap Hurdle Good

4-23

5,b g 10-11

Bullet Train (GB)-L'etoile Du Nord(Kutub)

ts³cp²(28) d¹ (Swanee River Partnership)
Rated 105

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	1	1	0	1.38
UK	5	0	3	-5.00

16th Oct 26 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 105 14/1 12-0 J J Burke 3rd of 10 runners, 2.5L and 0.5L behind Bryson and Independent Lady

25th Sep 26 Worcester(2m 4f Maiden Hurdle, Good) Rated 108 7/4 11-4 J J Burke 2nd of 9 runners, 49L behind Black Eddy

5th Apr 26 Market Rasen(2m 4f 139yds Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) 7/2 11-7 David Bass 4th of 5 runners, 100L behind Emerald Breeze

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