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Going - Good-good to soft in places; national: good to soft-good in places. 

1st - £56,270.00 2nd - £21,200.00 3rd - £10,610.00 4th - £5,300.00 5th - £2,660.00 6th - £1,330.00 7th - £660.00 8th - £340.00

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Ballyfad (IRE) 5,b g

Tirwanako (FR)-Be Donn(Brian Boru)

(30) d1 (Gigginstown House Stud)
Rated 146

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE4312.57
UK100-1.00
P2P110

11th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 5f Hurdle, Good) Rated 147 11/1 11-7 J W Kennedy 10th of 21 runners, 7.4L behind King Rasko Grey

1st Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m Hurdle, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) 7/2 11-12 J W Kennedy 2nd of 12 runners, shd behind Talk The Talk

26th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m Maiden Hurdle, Yielding (good to yielding in places on chase course)) 7/4 11-7 J W Kennedy 1st of 21 runners, by 9.5L and 0.5L from Leader D allier and Shoda

Quotes

Quotes on Ballyfad (IRE)

He showed a good attitude. We were a bit worried in his bumpers that he looked like he was a bit sluggish in soft ground,. Jack said he showed plenty of pace there and he was absolutely delighted with him. He seemed to like that ground. We were worried that he might not be quick enough on it but it was a good performance and we’re very happy. We’ll get him home and have a chat with Michael and Eddie and see where we go, maybe the DRF.
After Ballyfad (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Fri, 26th Dec 2025 2m Maiden Hurdle Yielding

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ballyfad (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Starting Fifteen (GB)1
1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Ballyfad (IRE) 2nd (7/2 11-12) J W Kennedy 10.00L in front of Starting Fifteen (GB) 7th (25/1 11-12) S W Flanagan (12 ran)
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Lexington Wood (FR)1
1st Nov 2025 Down Royal(2m 190yds, Bumper, Hurdle/bumper tracks - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places; Chase course - Good to Yielding, Good in places) Ballyfad (IRE) 1st (10/11Fav 11-7) Mr J M Halford .50L in front of Lexington Wood (FR) 2nd (3/1 12-0) Mr H C Swan (6 ran)
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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE31110.00
UK6320.25

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 130 33/1 11-7 Tom Bellamy 4th of 11 runners, 7.53L behind Old Park Star

10th Jan 26 Kempton(2m Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 126 4/6Fav 11-6 Tom Bellamy 1st of 7 runners, by 2.5L and 15L from Kocktail Bleu and Swingin Safari

9th Dec 25 Uttoxeter(1m 7f 168yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) 1/3Fav 11-7 Tom Bellamy 1st of 10 runners, by 0.75L and 12L from Bobby s Nelson and Purple Owl

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Baron Noir (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sober Glory (IRE)2
10th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 87yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Sober Glory (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-7 Rated 148) Ben Jones 6.03L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 4th (33/1 11-7 Rated 130) Tom Bellamy (11 ran)
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8th Feb 2025 Newbury(2m 69yds, Bumper, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Sober Glory (IRE) 1st (15/8Fav 11-7) M G Nolan 2.50L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 3rd (15/2 11-7) Tom Cannon (11 ran)
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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE513-2.50
P2P210

3rd Mar 26 Leopardstown(2m 4f 170yds Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - Soft, heavy in places. Chase - Yielding, soft in places) 6/4 11-12 Sam Ewing 1st of 10 runners, by 9.5L and 1.5L from Haveanothertry and Hi Ho Idaho

2nd Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m Bumper, Hurdle - Heavy Chase - Soft) 10/1 11-10 Mr P W Mullins 6th of 7 runners, 8.56L behind Broadway Ted

27th Dec 25 Leopardstown(2m 4f 25yds Bumper, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) 2/1 11-9 Mr J H Williamson (5) 3rd of 9 runners, 1.75L and 1.5L behind Barnahash Mason and Muckanagh Lough

Quotes

Quotes on Generous Risk (FR)

To be fair he’s not a bad horse. He had a couple of good runs in bumpers,. He was just being hard on himself in bumpers, so we said we’d go jumping. He’ll probably make a chaser next year. It’s not like us to go jumping a hurdle at this time of year, but he’s six so we said we’d let him rock on. I think he’s a nice horse, he had a really good run in Fairyhouse. He jumped great. He might go to Fairyhouse for something, and he could be a horse for Aintree.
After Generous Risk (FR) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Tue, 3rd Mar 2026 2m 4f Maiden Hurdle Soft

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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE101-1.00
UK522-0.45

12th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 179yds Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 133 10/1 11-4 G Sheehan 14th of 22 runners, 17.81L behind White Noise

17th Jan 26 Ascot(1m 7f 157yds Hurdle, Soft) Rated 128 1/1Fav 11-4 G Sheehan 2nd of 4 runners, 0.5L behind Ooh Betty

29th Nov 25 Newbury(2m 69yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) 7/4Fav 11-0 G Sheehan 1st of 9 runners, by 3.5L and 6L from Charisma Cat and Jaminska

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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE301-3.00
UK100-1.00

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

1st Nov 25 Down Royal(2m 190yds Bumper, Hurdle/bumper tracks - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places; Chase course - Good to Yielding, Good in places) 3/1 12-0 Mr H C Swan 2nd of 6 runners, 0.5L behind Ballyfad

7th Jun 25 Punchestown(2m 100yds Bumper, Good to Yielding) 22/1 11-5 Mr H C Swan 4th of 10 runners, 11.75L behind Davy Crockett

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Lexington Wood (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Storming George (IRE)1
21st Feb 2026 Kempton(2m , Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Storming George (IRE) 7th (9/1 11-5 Rated 126) J M Quinlan 3.25L in front of Lexington Wood (FR) 8th (28/1 11-5) Sean Bowen (12 ran)
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Ballyfad (IRE)1
1st Nov 2025 Down Royal(2m 190yds, Bumper, Hurdle/bumper tracks - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places; Chase course - Good to Yielding, Good in places) Ballyfad (IRE) 1st (10/11Fav 11-7) Mr J M Halford .50L in front of Lexington Wood (FR) 2nd (3/1 12-0) Mr H C Swan (6 ran)
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Lord Byron (IRE) 4,b g

Camelot (GB)-Shamooda(Azamour)

(28) (Mr Justin Carthy)
Rated 140

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK401-4.00

13th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 179yds Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 123 80/1 11-2 Ben Jones 5th of 20 runners, 3.44L behind Apolon De Charnie

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 2f 25yds Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 125 9/1 10-7 Danny McMenamin 4th of 10 runners, 17.5L behind Montemares

24th Jan 26 Cheltenham(2m 179yds Hurdle, Soft) 28/1 11-0 Ben Jones 4th of 10 runners, 4L behind Maestro Conti

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Lord Byron (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Montemares (GB)1
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 2f 25yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Montemares (GB) 1st (6/1 11-5 Rated 130) Stan Sheppard 17.50L in front of Lord Byron (IRE) 4th (9/1 10-7 Rated 125) Danny McMenamin (10 ran)
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Montemares (GB) 5,b g

Frontiersman (GB)-Mawaweel(Authorized)

(41) (John & Gay Chinn)
Rated 135

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK43011.00

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 2f 25yds Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 130 6/1 11-5 Stan Sheppard 1st of 10 runners, by 6.5L and 5.5L from Kosac D oudairies and West Hill Verde

29th Dec 25 Newbury(2m 4f 118yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 126 20/1 11-7 Stan Sheppard 4th of 6 runners, 7.78L behind No Drama This End

4th Dec 25 Market Rasen(2m 4f 139yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) 5/1 11-7 Stan Sheppard 1st of 5 runners, by 3.5L and 2.25L from Plains Drifter and Harry Lowes

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Montemares (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Lord Byron (IRE)1
28th Feb 2026 Kelso(2m 2f 25yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Montemares (GB) 1st (6/1 11-5 Rated 130) Stan Sheppard 17.50L in front of Lord Byron (IRE) 4th (9/1 10-7 Rated 125) Danny McMenamin (10 ran)
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Mr Mcloughlan (GB) 6,b g

Forever Now (GB)-Piddies Pride(Indian Lodge)

(6) d3 (The Mammoth Pack Ltd)
Rated 122

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK10340.38

9th Mar 26 Stratford(2m 70yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 123 16/1 11-12 Sam Twiston-Davies 3rd of 11 runners, 1.25L and 4.25L behind Let It Rain and Comanche Magic

20th Feb 26 Southwell(1m 4f 14yds Flat, Standard) 50/1 9-6 D E Hogan 4th of 13 runners, 13.75L behind Constitution Hill

1st Jan 26 Musselburgh(1m 7f 124yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 123 5/1 12-0 Freddie Gingell 7th of 9 runners, 12L behind Star Of Guiting

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Rooster Crowing (FR) 5,b g

Chanducoq (FR)-Milonguera(Indygo Shiner)

(19) (Haras De La Haie Neuve)

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
Other1845

22nd Mar 26 Auteuil(2m 3f 85yds Hurdle, Soft) 40/1 10-1 K Nabet 3rd of 6 runners, nk and 2.5L behind Leader Sport and Losange Bleu

28th Feb 26 Fontainebleau(1m 2f 205yds Flat Hcap, Soft) 7/1 9-4 T Trullier 14th of 16 runners, 16.1L behind Briona

2nd Oct 25 Compiegne(2m 1f 196yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) 7/1 11-2 K Nabet 1st of 7 runners, by 0.75L and 1.25L from Tante Zena and Reims

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Sinnatra (IRE) 6,b g

Walk In The Park (IRE)-Youngborogal(Anshan)

(28) d2 (Neil Smith & Alfie Smith)
Rated 134

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK833-3.26

13th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 179yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 133 9/2 10-5 Harry Skelton 5th of 23 runners, 6L behind Wilful

20th Feb 26 Warwick(2m 3f Hurdle, Soft) Rated 133 4/11Fav 11-8 Harry Skelton 1st of 4 runners, by 5L and 47L from Four Springs and La Vish

5th Feb 26 Huntingdon(2m 3f 137yds Hurdle, Soft) Rated 133 9/4 11-5 Harry Skelton 3rd of 6 runners, 3.75L and 5L behind Act Of Innocence and Glance At Midnight

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sinnatra (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Storming George (IRE)1
6th Nov 2025 Newbury(2m 69yds, Maiden Hurdle, Good to Soft) Sinnatra (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-4) Harry Skelton 1.00L in front of Storming George (IRE) 3rd (6/1 11-4) J M Quinlan (11 ran)
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Sober Glory (IRE) 6,b g

Mount Nelson (GB)-Milan's Fingal

(31) d5 (Brocade Racing)
Rated 153

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK8618.81
P2P110

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 148 9/2 11-7 Ben Jones 2nd of 11 runners, 1.5L behind Old Park Star

7th Feb 26 Newbury(2m 69yds Hurdle, Heavy-Soft in places) Rated 139 1/3Fav 11-12 Harry Cobden 1st of 8 runners, by 27L and 24L from Kadastral and Last Round

14th Jan 26 Newbury(2m 69yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 130 2/13Fav 11-8 Ben Jones 1st of 11 runners, by 13L and 1.25L from It s Top and Dutch Corner

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sober Glory (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Baron Noir (IRE)2
10th Mar 2026 Cheltenham(2m 87yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Sober Glory (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-7 Rated 148) Ben Jones 6.03L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 4th (33/1 11-7 Rated 130) Tom Bellamy (11 ran)
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8th Feb 2025 Newbury(2m 69yds, Bumper, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Sober Glory (IRE) 1st (15/8Fav 11-7) M G Nolan 2.50L in front of Baron Noir (IRE) 3rd (15/2 11-7) Tom Cannon (11 ran)
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Starting Fifteen (GB) 5,b g

City Light (FR)-M'oubliez Pas(El Corredor)

(68) d1 (Starting Fifteen Partnership)
Rated 135

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE613-4.20

1st Feb 26 Leopardstown(2m Hurdle, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) 25/1 11-12 S W Flanagan 7th of 12 runners, 10.06L behind Talk The Talk

26th Dec 25 Limerick(2m Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - heavy. Chase - soft to heavy.) 4/5Fav 10-13 S W Flanagan 1st of 17 runners, by 4.5L and 4.5L from Laurets D estruval and Star Of The Week

18th Oct 25 Limerick(2m 70yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding CHANGED to Yielding after Race 3) 4/1 11-7 S W Flanagan 2nd of 16 runners, 1L behind Talk The Talk

Quotes

Quotes on Starting Fifteen (GB)

On his last run (finishing second to Talk The Talk) he was entitled to win most four-year-old maiden hurdles and he is a smart horse with buckets of toe. The secret to him is Sean Flanagan switching him off and getting him to relax. Sean came down to school him over hurdles in the past couple of weeks which was all in preparation for today so I'm delighted. He has a great bunch of owners so it's all good. He'll probably go for a novice next and he could end up running in one of the better handicaps in the spring. He is well bred and could also go back on the Flat next year, although it is important he settles.
After Starting Fifteen (GB) finished 1st at Limerick on Fri, 26th Dec 2025 2m Maiden Hurdle Heavy

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Starting Fifteen (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Ballyfad (IRE)1
1st Feb 2026 Leopardstown(2m , Hurdle, Heavy (Hurdle); Soft (Chase)) Ballyfad (IRE) 2nd (7/2 11-12) J W Kennedy 10.00L in front of Starting Fifteen (GB) 7th (25/1 11-12) S W Flanagan (12 ran)
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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK83223.78

21st Mar 26 Newbury(2m 2f 183yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 125 10/3 12-0 J M Quinlan 1st of 9 runners, by 3.25L and 1.5L from Glancing Jack and Thewoodcorner

21st Feb 26 Kempton(2m Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 126 9/1 11-5 J M Quinlan 7th of 12 runners, 25L behind Klub De Reve

5th Feb 26 Doncaster(2m 3f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft) Rated 125 9/4Fav 11-8 J M Quinlan 2nd of 5 runners, 0.75L behind Huffin An A Puffin

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Storming George (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sinnatra (IRE)1
6th Nov 2025 Newbury(2m 69yds, Maiden Hurdle, Good to Soft) Sinnatra (IRE) 2nd (9/2 11-4) Harry Skelton 1.00L in front of Storming George (IRE) 3rd (6/1 11-4) J M Quinlan (11 ran)
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Lexington Wood (FR)1
21st Feb 2026 Kempton(2m , Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Storming George (IRE) 7th (9/1 11-5 Rated 126) J M Quinlan 3.25L in front of Lexington Wood (FR) 8th (28/1 11-5) Sean Bowen (12 ran)
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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE101-1.00
UK413-2.00

10th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 87yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Rated 131 5/1 11-7 J W Kennedy 2nd of 22 runners, 2.25L behind Saratoga

17th Jan 26 Ascot(1m 7f 157yds Hurdle, Soft) Rated 124 1/1Fav 11-0 Harry Cobden 1st of 10 runners, by 3.75L and 4.75L from Genealogy and Talakan

13th Dec 25 Cheltenham(2m 179yds Hurdle, Good to Soft) 10/1 11-0 Harry Cobden 2nd of 10 runners, 6.5L behind Minella Study

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.

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
D Skelton
16
78
20

Olly Murphy
15
52
28

M Seror
14
69
20

Gordon Elliott
14
128
10

Alan King
5
26
19

Jamie Snowden
4
25
16

Philip Hobbs
3
26
11

Faye Bramley
2
16
12

Neil King
2
6
33

Tom Lacey
1
11
9

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Aintree

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Philip Hobbs
25
215
12

Alan King
23
197
12

Gordon Elliott
20
177
11

Olly Murphy
13
115
11

D Skelton
8
50
16

Tom Lacey
5
63
8

Jamie Snowden
3
45
7

Neil King
1
37
3

M Seror
0
1
0

E McNamara
0
5
0

Faye Bramley
0
2
0

For Trainers in this race

Course Form for Aintree

Horse
Wins
Runs
La Conquiere (FR)
0
1
Storming George (IRE)
0
2