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5.37 2m. 1f. 87yds. Hcap Hurdle 4-y-o plus 16 Declared
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1st - €7,200.00 2nd - €2,400.00 3rd - €1,200.00 4th - €600.00 5th - €360.00 6th - €240.00 Dry and bright
Formscan By John O'Riordan - HOPEFUL HERO(4) disappointed when sent off favourite at Galway last time but is worth another chance to recover losses. A winner at Bellewstown on his previous start, the Tom Hogan-trained gelding had his excuses when failing to fire at Ballybrit. A lightly raced son of Raven's Pass, the five-year-old remains open to improvement over hurdles and has to be a leading contender. Lips Freedom was another that didn't quite live up to expectations at Galway having come into the meeting on the back of two victories. Well handicapped relative to his Flat form, the Free Eagle gelding shouldn't be discounted. Home By The Sea ran better than the result suggests at Ballinrobe recently having been badly hampered two out.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (110 = 11st 12lbs)Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.
Free Eagle (IRE)-Lips Arrow(Big Shuffle)
ts4(27) d2 (Tinnahinch Construction Limited)Rated 113
1st Aug 26 Galway(2m 175yds Hcap Hurdle, National Hunt: Good to Yielding. Flat: Yielding.) Rated 113 8/1 10-9 Donagh Meyler 13th of 20 runners, 18.31L behind Fiveonefive
16th Jul 26 Killarney(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 104 5/1Fav 11-6 Donagh Meyler 1st of 15 runners, by 1L and 11L from Midnight Eagle and Claude
29th Mar 26 Downpatrick(2m 1f 165yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) Rated 93 7/2 10-9 Donagh Meyler 1st of 10 runners, by 2.75L and 2.75L from Dairy Force and Metamorpheus
Quotes on Lips Freedom (GER)
I suppose the ground has been against him over hurdles, he was keen and took a few runs to get going and just settle. I think he was getting his tongue over the bit, so it wasn't the case that he was nervous and I had the tongue-tie on him but he has no wind problems. I know this track well and had a good mare, Hidden Land, who was keen and here suits those type of horses. You can let them roll and they get a breather up the hill. Hopefully, he will show his potential as he had good form in Germany and actually finished seventh in a German Derby (of 20 runners in 2023). He is just a work in progress and, on better ground he can mix it between Flat and hurdles. He had run in a couple of schooling races and we were hoping that the track and better ground could bring out improvement. Donagh gave him a lovely ride and it worked out. Hopefully, he can be a nice horse who can progress and he could be competitive in some of those nice (Flat) handicaps, so we could bring to England. We wanted to get that winner on the board because we weren't busy last winter.After Lips Freedom (GER) finished 1st at Downpatrick on Sun, 29th Mar 2026 2m 1f Hcap Hurdle Yielding to Soft
In the last 3 years Lips Freedom (GER) has met
Lucky Speed (IRE)-Queeny(Milan)
ts8(26) (Zero Three Champs Syndicate)Rated 110
2nd Aug 26 Galway(2m 160yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places Chase and Hurdle track, good on bumper track, yield, good to yielding in places Flat track) Rated 110 14/1 11-2 C G O Dwyer pulled up of 17 runners, in race won by Timurshah
8th Jun 26 Roscommon(2m 100yds Novice Chase, Hurdle/Bumper - Yielding to Soft, soft in places. Chase - Soft) 40/1 11-2 J P Shinnick fell of 8 runners, in race won by Wild Bill Hickok
29th May 26 Tramore(1m 7f 110yds Chase, Good, good to yielding in places) 9/1 11-12 B Hayes unseated rider of 8 runners, in race won by Endless Talking
In the last 3 years Bannow Blaze (IRE) has met
Le Havre (IRE)-All The Rage(Dubawi)
(22) d1 (Elizabethcarsonracing Syndicate)Rated 110
6th Aug 26 Sligo(2m 4f 168yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 109 17/2 11-8 D J O Keeffe 2nd of 8 runners, 3.75L behind In The Minus
27th Jul 26 Galway(2m 130yds Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Rated 109 18/1 11-11 D King 10th of 20 runners, 19L behind Timurshah
22nd Jun 26 Ballinrobe(1m 5f Flat Hcap, Yielding) Rated 63 14/1 9-8 R C Colgan 6th of 13 runners, 7L behind Daboya
In the last 3 years Bruant (GB) has met
Raven's Pass (USA)-Time Passes(Dalakhani)
hd4(32) d1 bf (Cool Out Again Syndicate)Rated 109
27th Jul 26 Galway(2m 130yds Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Rated 109 9/2Fav 11-6 Alan O Sullivan (5) 15th of 20 runners, 35.81L behind Timurshah
4th Jul 26 Bellewstown(2m 1f 40yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) Rated 104 11/2 10-13 Alan O Sullivan (5) 1st of 16 runners, by 5L and 2.25L from Whats New and Kasper Hauser
9th Jun 26 Sligo(2m 1f 157yds Maiden Hurdle, Good Good to Yielding in places.) 5/1 11-5 Alan O Sullivan (7) 3rd of 16 runners, hd and 3L behind Let s Go La Fichad and Koliath De Couely
Quotes on Hopeful Hero (IRE)
He's a nice horse, but he's a bit tricky. It took a long time to get his mind right and get him to settle and relax. He's a fabulous jumper, he's a lovely horse. After Hopeful Hero (IRE) finished 1st at Bellewstown on Sat, 4th Jul 2026 2m 1f Maiden Hurdle Good
In the last 3 years Hopeful Hero (IRE) has met
Yeats (IRE)-Baliya(Robellino)
(43) c1 (Patrick Carberry)Rated 107
16th Jul 26 Killarney(2m 4f 85yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 106 4/1 10-13 Alan O Sullivan (5) 3rd of 10 runners, nose and 2L behind Arcland and Jupiter Du Gite
30th May 26 Listowel(2m 7f 100yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places CHANGED to good to yielding after 2nd race) Rated 104 5/2Fav 11-1 Alan O Sullivan (7) 2nd of 10 runners, 0.5L behind Embrace The Day
10th May 26 Cork(3m 80yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 100 9/4Fav 11-7 Alan O Sullivan (7) 2nd of 21 runners, hd behind Annie Button
In the last 3 years Only For Our Man (IRE) has met
The Gurkha (IRE)-Quaich(Danehill)
(14) d1 (P E Collins)Rated 107
14th Aug 26 Tramore(2m 80yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 102 17/2 11-4 Patrick M O Brien (5) 1st of 9 runners, by nk and 3.75L from Rare Times and Tingarran Express
29th Jul 26 Galway(2m 110yds Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good. Flat - Yielding, yielding to soft in places) Rated 102 14/1 9-12 Patrick M O Brien (5) 14th of 20 runners, 31.43L behind Venusienne
14th Jul 26 Downpatrick(2m 1f 165yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 94 11/1 11-3 Patrick M O Brien (5) 1st of 15 runners, by 7.5L and 2.75L from Sea Of Doubt and Gortmore Lady
Quotes on Small Bucks (IRE)
The ground in Galway was too soft for her and she didn't act on it. She needs that good ground. She needs to hear her feet rattling off the ground. The horses are running well for us at the moment.After Small Bucks (IRE) finished 1st at Tramore on Fri, 14th Aug 2026 2m Hcap Hurdle Good
In the last 3 years Small Bucks (IRE) has met
Workforce (GB)-Golden Belief(Gold Well)
hd+(15) (McConnell & O'Shea Partnership)Rated 104
13th Aug 26 Tramore(2m Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 105 10/3 11-9 D J Gilligan 3rd of 6 runners, 2.25L and 1.5L behind Rightfolksplease and Churchwarden
27th Jul 26 Galway(2m 130yds Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Rated 105 10/1 11-7 J W Kennedy 5th of 20 runners, 12.5L behind Timurshah
12th Jul 26 Sligo(2m 1f 90yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 105 17/2 10-11 K C Sexton 2nd of 12 runners, 3.5L behind Wolf Prince
In the last 3 years Dairy Force (IRE) has met
Cokoriko (FR)-Chimene D'arthel(Nickname)
(43) (David L'Estrange)Rated 104
16th Jul 26 Killarney(2m 4f 85yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 106 12/1 11-4 K M Donoghue 8th of 10 runners, 20.16L behind Arcland
26th May 26 Ballinrobe(2m 13yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 108 11/1 11-10 K M Donoghue 10th of 15 runners, 18.76L behind Can Happen
21st Mar 26 Navan(2m 1f Hcap Chase, Hurdle/bumper track - Soft; Chase course - Soft to Heavy, Heavy in places) Rated 108 5/1 11-0 S W Flanagan fell(9 ran) in race won by Moudan
In the last 3 years Kazakh Darthel (FR) has met
Zoffany (IRE)-First Love(Galileo)
cp+(26) c1 d1 (Bronsan Racing)Rated 104
2nd Aug 26 Galway(2m 160yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places Chase and Hurdle track, good on bumper track, yield, good to yielding in places Flat track) Rated 105 18/1 10-7 Harry Sexton (4) 4th of 17 runners, 12.75L behind Timurshah
31st Jul 26 Galway(1m 4f Flat Hcap, Yielding to Soft Flat, good, good to yielding in places on Chase course) Rated 88 80/1 9-2 G M Ryan 13th of 18 runners, 8.5L behind Thread Of Gold
2nd Jul 26 Limerick(2m 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 106 16/1 11-3 P Hanlon (5) 7th of 11 runners, 38.75L behind Eastmore
Quotes on Mo Ghille Mar (IRE)
She was always capable of doing it but she’s quirky,. She was a 90-rated Flat mare, when she decides to go she goes but when she doesn’t she doesn’t. You’ll have a good day and a bad day with her. The other horse took her on but Gary knew she had a bit of speed so he gave her a breather down the far side. He said before he jumped the second last it was over. She’s a right mare but she’s very quirky. My heart is broke with her!. My horses are just starting to come. It’s my first winner for Bronsan Racing, they sent her to me from Jessica Harrington’s. In fairness Jessie was very good and told me everything they did with her and it worked for me as well.After Mo Ghille Mar (IRE) finished 1st at Wexford on Sat, 16th May 2026 2m 1f Hcap Hurdle Good to Yielding
In the last 3 years Mo Ghille Mar (IRE) has met
Teofilo (IRE)-Bobailin(Vocalised)
ts2cp1(25) (Sarah Ling & Sarah Buckley)Rated 102
3rd Aug 26 Cork(2m 2f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 103 25/1 11-5 K E Buckley pulled up(18 ran) in race won by O Grady Cracker
14th Jul 26 Killarney(1m 6f 55yds Flat Maiden, Good) 40/1 11-5 Mr F R Buckley (7) 6th of 12 runners, 13L behind Eagle Fang
18th Jun 26 Leopardstown(1m 7f Flat Maiden, Good, Good to firm in places, changed to good to firm all over after Race 4) 250/1 11-0 Mr F R Buckley (7) 6th of 15 runners, 7.5L behind Gaoth Chuil
In the last 3 years Certamen (IRE) has met
Wings Of Eagles (FR)-Good Times Had(Olden Times)
hd6(25) (Andrew ClancyJames Colthart, Sam Spurway & Scott Wells-Burr)Rated 102
3rd Aug 26 Cork(2m 1f Maiden Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) 33/1 11-7 J W Kennedy 7th of 18 runners, 43L behind Easter Bonnet
10th May 26 Cork(2m 3f 50yds Maiden Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) 16/1 11-7 D J Gilligan 11th of 15 runners, 53.88L behind Local News
10th Feb 26 Limerick(1m 7f 150yds Maiden Hurdle, Heavy) 11/4 11-7 J W Kennedy pulled up of 11 runners, in race won by Saveforarainyday
Nathaniel (IRE)-Simply Shining(Rock Of Gibraltar)
(310) (Liam Lennon)Rated 99
22nd Oct 25 Navan(1m 6f Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 47 22/1 8-7 S Tormey (10) 17th of 23 runners, 16.2L behind Charlie Brow n
13th Oct 25 Roscommon(1m 4f 46yds Flat Hcap, Soft, heavy in places) Rated 48 33/1 9-4 L T McAteer 3rd of 16 runners, 15L and 0.5L behind Nancee Spain and Daymer Bay
2nd Oct 25 Bellewstown(1m 4f 77yds Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 49 25/1 9-1 N Burns (7) 6th of 13 runners, 6.75L behind Idomything
Affinisea (IRE)-Rita Pride(High Chaparral)
(18) (M O Cullinane)Rated 98
10th Aug 26 Ballinrobe(2m 109yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 98 50/1 11-13 J J Slevin 6th of 15 runners, 8L behind Euro Maker
29th Jul 26 Galway(1m 4f 43yds Flat Maiden, NH - Good. Flat - Yielding, yielding to soft in places) 66/1 11-5 Mr O T Gilligan (7) 16th of 18 runners, 96L behind Abbotsford
16th Jul 26 Killarney(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 100 20/1 10-11 R J Condon (5) 15th of 15 runners, 51.5L behind Lips Freedom
In the last 3 years Home By The Sea (IRE) has met
Kingman (GB)-Dank(Dansili)
hd2(25) d1 (D W Sloan & William Jones)Rated 98
3rd Aug 26 Cork(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 98 22/1 10-5 S O Callaghan (3) 4th of 11 runners, 7L behind Gino Bella
16th Jul 26 Killarney(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 98 15/2 10-11 S O Callaghan (3) 5th of 15 runners, 16.25L behind Lips Freedom
3rd Jul 26 Wexford(2m 1f 55yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 98 10/1 11-9 S O Callaghan (3) 4th of 14 runners, 5.5L behind Backinabit
Quotes on Kilt (IRE)
That’s fantastic as he’s been a very tricky horse and was a runaway on the Flat. I said to Shane to ride him four lengths last, to try and sit there as long as he could but if he was getting keen on him not to disappoint him. The owners are great. The Sloans are from the north and it’s the first horse they’ve had with me. A special mention to William Jones, who is from Dubai and married to one of my best friends. They are great supporters and have a few lovely horses at home to run over the next year. They are really good people and I’m delighted to have a winner for them.After Kilt (IRE) finished 1st at Wexford on Wed, 27th May 2026 2m 1f Hcap Hurdle Good to Yielding
In the last 3 years Kilt (IRE) has met
Marcel (IRE)-Hidden Sapphire(Zoffany)
ts1(35) (Daragh O'Driscoll)Rated 96
24th Jul 26 Kilbeggan(2m 2f 200yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 97 14/1 11-11 C Stone-Walsh 10th of 16 runners, 37L behind Dream Shaper
6th Jul 26 Roscommon(1m 7f 204yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 97 7/2Fav 11-11 K M Donoghue 6th of 16 runners, 15.81L behind Del Boys Diva
1st Jun 26 Listowel(2m 3f Chase, Hurdle/Bumper: Yielding, yielding to soft in places. Chase: yielding) 4/6Fav 11-5 K M Donoghue 3rd of 6 runners, 0.5L and 7.5L behind Knockbrack Rambler and Tropical Image
Soldier's Call (GB)-Sunblush(Timber Country)
bl4(45) (Miss J Wilson)Rated 98
14th Jul 26 Downpatrick(2m 1f 165yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) Rated 100 40/1 11-8 K E Buckley 8th of 9 runners, 105.75L behind Luker s Tipple
29th Mar 26 Downpatrick(2m 1f 165yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) Rated 102 66/1 10-1 Caragh Monaghan (7) 10th of 10 runners, 60L behind Lips Freedom
4th Oct 25 Gowran Park(2m 60yds Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: yielding, soft in places. Chase: yielding to soft CHANGED to yielding after 6th race) 40/1 11-0 B W Harvey 9th of 12 runners, 57.5L behind Bibe Mus
In the last 3 years Your Call (IRE) has met
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20th Jan 26 Down Royal(2m 1f 33yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to Soft (hurdle), Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (chase) - hurdle track soft afterR1, chase course Yielding to Soft, Soft in places before R3) Rated 95 16/1 11-10 C M Quirke 11th of 16 runners, 70.75L behind Verbal Sparring (IRE)
1st Nov 25 Down Royal(2m 190yds Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle/bumper tracks - Yielding, Good to Yielding in places; Chase course - Good to Yielding, Good in places) 22/1 11-12 C M Quirke 12th of 15 runners, 37.50L behind Jony R (IRE)
29th Aug 25 Down Royal(2m 1f 87yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Firm in places - changed to Good to Firm after R2) Rated 101 15/2 11-3 D E Mullins 7th of 13 runners, 4.25L behind Eastmore (GB)
5th Sep 25 Down Royal(2m 2f 141yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 74 50/1 9-11 D King 10th of 14 runners, 9.50L behind Alba Chiara (IRE)
31st Oct 25 Down Royal(2m 190yds Bumper, Hurdle & bumper tracks - Good to Yielding, Yielding in places; Chase course - Good to Yielding, Good in places) 10/1 10-13 Mr Alan O'Sullivan 2nd of 4 runners, 3.25L behind Skerry Hill (IRE)
12th Apr 26 Down Royal(2m 6f Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 92 15/8Fav 10-4 E Staples 1st of 10 runners, by 7L and nk from Hitthehayson (IRE) and Danny The Champ (IRE)
20th Jan 26 Down Royal(2m 1f 33yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding to Soft (hurdle), Yielding, Good to Yielding in places (chase) - hurdle track soft afterR1, chase course Yielding to Soft, Soft in places before R3) 28/1 11-4 S W Flanagan 10th of 20 runners, 55.50L behind Green Hope (GB)
4th May 26 Down Royal(2m 1f 88yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 98 18/1 11-5 Eoghan Finegan 7th of 20 runners, 12.50L behind Bella Union (IRE)
5th May 25 Down Royal(2m 1f 79yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 125/1 9-12 Patrick Michael O'Brien 8th of 18 runners, 17.25L behind Black Soul (IRE)
12th Apr 26 Down Royal(2m 3f 170yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 104 9/4Fav 11-12 Kevin Healy fell 11 runners, in race won by Kalsman (IRE)
29th Sep 25 Down Royal(1m 4f 194yds Flat Hcap, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 89 7/2 9-7 N Burns 6th of 8 runners, 6.00L behind Navy Waters (IRE)
18th Jul 25 Down Royal(1m 5f Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rated 84 16/1 9-10 S T McCullagh 1st of 6 runners, by 3.25L and 1.75L from Heather (IRE) and La Vita Nova (IRE)
22nd Jun 24 Down Royal(1m 2f 75yds Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rated 85 8/1 9-2 N M Crosse 7th of 8 runners, 3.50L behind Lady Doris (IRE)
4th May 26 Down Royal(2m 1f 88yds Maiden Hurdle, Good) 66/1 11-4 K E Buckley 14th of 19 runners, 60.50L behind Berto Ramirez (GB)
5th Sep 25 Down Royal(1m 4f 194yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 51 50/1 9-3 P McGettigan 10th of 14 runners, 6.50L behind Maxwell Smart (IRE)
2nd Nov 24 Down Royal(2m 190yds Maiden Hurdle, Good to Yielding) Rated 111 33/1 11-12 D E Mullins 11th of 16 runners, 81.50L behind Romeo Coolio (GB)
25th Jan 22 Down Royal(2m 150yds Maiden Hurdle, Yielding, Good to Yielding in places) 28/1 12-0 D J McInerney 7th of 15 runners, 32.00L behind Deploy The Getaway (IRE)
29th Aug 25 Down Royal(2m 1f 87yds Hurdle, Good, Good to Firm in places - changed to Good to Firm after R2) 50/1 10-5 Caragh Monaghan 4th of 7 runners, 15.75L behind Cinammon Coco (IRE)
6th Sep 24 Down Royal(7f 27yds Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rated 54 25/1 8-7 J A Powell 6th of 12 runners, 9.75L behind Sir Jeremy (IRE)
