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Going - Good, Good to Yielding in places. Overcast

Formscan By Alan Magee - ONLY FOR OUR MAN won a point-to-point for Mark O’Hare and ran a cracker on his handicap debut when finishing strongly into second behind Umpire’s Call over an extended 2m2f at Naas last month. The selection appears to be quite versatile in terms of ground conditions and should relish this longer trip. Stardhem won twice over fences for Ben Pauling last year and made a great start for current connections when scoring over 3m at Cork last month with Mistyburn over 11 lengths back in third. King Gris has won both starts in the UK since joining Gordon Elliott but probably has more on his plate here.

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Irish Champ (IRE) 6,b g 11-12

Milan (GB)-Scarlet Feather(Flemensfirth)

ts5hd4(26) (Mr Simon Munir/mr Isaac Souede)
Rated 110

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE200-2.00
UK202-2.00
P2P110

17th Mar 26 Down Royal(2m 4f 86yds Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle/bumper track: Yielding, Good to Yielding in places, changed to Good to Yielding, Yielding in places after R1; Chase course: Good to Yielding) Rated 110 14/1 10-9 Mr S Connor (7) 7th of 19 runners, 13.06L behind Pat s Legacy

23rd Feb 26 Ayr(2m 3f 110yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft (Heavy in places)) 11/4 11-9 J J Slevin 2nd of 5 runners, 17L behind Stride On

29th Jan 26 Ayr(2m Hurdle, Soft) 6/1 11-5 J J Slevin 3rd of 8 runners, 4.5L and 8L behind Stede Bonnet and Irandando Has

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Rough 'N' Smooth (IRE) 6,b g 11-5

Conduit (IRE)-Rough'n'ready(Winged Love)

(87) (Peter Haughey)
Rated 103

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE300-3.00

15th Jan 26 Fairyhouse(2m 4f Maiden Hurdle, Soft) 10/1 11-7 J Smith (5) 4th of 15 runners, 12L behind Needs Must

1st Jan 26 Fairyhouse(2m 4f Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) 100/1 11-7 J Smith (5) 8th of 18 runners, 31.63L behind Spinningayarn

11th Dec 25 Punchestown(2m 3f Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - Soft to Heavy. Chase - Heavy) 150/1 11-7 J Smith (5) 8th of 18 runners, 44.25L behind Zanoosh

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Rough N Smooth (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Danny The Champ (IRE)1
1st Jan 2026 Fairyhouse(2m 4f , Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rough 'N' Smooth (IRE) 8th (100/1 11-7) J Smith 2.00L in front of Danny The Champ (IRE) 9th (300/1 11-12) A Harvey (18 ran)
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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE600-6.00
P2P100

22nd Jan 26 Gowran Park(2m 7f 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy ) Rated 104 13/2 10-10 Patrick M O Brien (2) pulled up of 15 runners, in race won by The Lovely Man

1st Jan 26 Fairyhouse(3m 2f Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 105 7/1 11-10 M P O Connor 5th of 17 runners, 32.5L behind A Year Older

7th Dec 25 Cork(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle: Soft to Heavy. Chase: Soft) Rated 105 16/1 11-9 D J O Keeffe 4th of 24 runners, 10L behind Dgalwaygallivantor

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Jukebox Johnny (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hitthehayson (IRE)1
1st Jan 2026 Fairyhouse(3m 2f , Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Jukebox Johnny (IRE) 5th (7/1 11-10 Rated 105) M P O'Connor Hitthehayson (IRE) pulled up (9/4Fav 10-10 Rated 91) C Stone-Walsh (17 ran)
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Couldntmakeitup (IRE) 6,b g 10-12

Court Cave (IRE)-Sophie Rose(Definite Article)

ts6(44) (Couldn't Make It Up Syndicate)
Rated 96

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE1304-13.00
UK100-1.00

27th Feb 26 Newbury(2m 4f 118yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 104 16/1 11-5 Gavin Peter Brouder (3) 12th of 13 runners, 119.5L behind Guchen

12th Jan 26 Punchestown(2m 35yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft to Heavy) Rated 98 4/1 11-6 Mr Alan O Sullivan 3rd of 9 runners, hd and 3.75L behind Be Fierce and Where Are You Now

13th Dec 25 Fairyhouse(2m 4f 55yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 100 10/1 12-0 D J Gilligan 9th of 20 runners, 30.75L behind Run For Cover

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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE700-7.00

2nd Mar 26 Leopardstown(2m 2f 72yds Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Soft to Heavy. Chase - Yielding) Rated 98 40/1 11-1 S D Torrens 9th of 18 runners, 16.75L behind Dee s Lady

12th Jan 26 Punchestown(2m 3f 73yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft to Heavy) Rated 99 40/1 11-1 B Hayes 15th of 16 runners, 17.63L behind Mojoe

1st Jan 26 Fairyhouse(2m 4f Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) 300/1 11-12 A Harvey 9th of 18 runners, 33.63L behind Spinningayarn

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Danny The Champ (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Rough 'N' Smooth (IRE)1
1st Jan 2026 Fairyhouse(2m 4f , Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rough 'N' Smooth (IRE) 8th (100/1 11-7) J Smith 2.00L in front of Danny The Champ (IRE) 9th (300/1 11-12) A Harvey (18 ran)
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King Gris (FR) 6,gr g 10-10

Gris De Gris (IRE)-Dexterite(Laveron)

bl1(123) (Mr D Charlesworth)
Rated 94

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK520-2.27
P2P300

10th Dec 25 Hexham(2m 4f 28yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 68 4/11Fav 9-11 Charlie Maggs (5) 1st of 3 runners, by 1.5L and 7.5L from Getaway Master and Pure Sirloin

1st Dec 25 Ayr(2m 3f 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 68 4/11Fav 10-2 Sean Bowen 1st of 7 runners, by 2L and 7L from Red Cadillac and Holly Bird

28th May 25 Cartmel(2m 1f 46yds Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) 250/1 11-2 Charlie Todd 9th of 10 runners, 34.06L behind Terrorise

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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE502-5.00
P2P510

4th Mar 26 Naas(2m 2f 180yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft to Heavy) Rated 89 14/1 10-5 R Deegan 2nd of 11 runners, 1.75L behind Umpire s Call

15th Feb 26 Punchestown(2m 3f 104yds Maiden Hurdle, Heavy) 80/1 11-12 R Deegan 12th of 15 runners, 73.38L behind Ksar Fatal

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, 55.5L behind Green Hope

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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE1731-1.50
UK1106.00

10th Apr 26 Wexford(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding. Hurdle course changed to Yielding after Race 3.) Rated 91 6/1 10-2 Josh Williamson (5) 3rd of 14 runners, 2L and 4L behind Sean Mc and Cowper Hall

8th Feb 26 Navan(2m 5f 180yds Hcap Hurdle, Heavy) Rated 91 9/2 10-2 Josh Williamson (5) 5th of 11 runners, 16L behind Westandtogether

1st Jan 26 Fairyhouse(3m 2f Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 91 9/4Fav 10-10 C Stone-Walsh pulled up(17 ran) in race won by A Year Older

Quotes

Quotes on Hitthehayson (IRE)

He's very hardy. He's a funny, quirky horse at home - some days he would run away with you, other days he wouldn't want to go. He seems to be in the form of his life at the moment anyway, thank God. We had to make plenty of use of him in Roscommon because we knew two and a-half (miles) was his minimum. Hopefully, when he gets up to three miles, he will be better again. He mightn't have to make his own running. They (ManAboutHorse Syndicate) are a new syndicate - half of them are in Spain, and some of them are in America, and then there's a few here. It is great for them and they will enjoy tonight. They enjoyed last Monday and I don't think they got home until 3am, they will be the same again!. We'll see how he is, there is a two and a-half in Wexford for him at the end of the month. It would be nice to go there for the lads who are all from Wexford and I do think he will be better left-handed. He takes a bit of riding going right-handed. We'll try him left-handed. I had him in the chase here today and there was no point running him against Small Town Hero. He will go chasing again, we might go for one more hurdle and then go chasing.
After Hitthehayson (IRE) finished 1st at Downpatrick on Fri, 10th Oct 2025 2m 5f Hcap Hurdle Yielding

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hitthehayson (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Jukebox Johnny (IRE)1
1st Jan 2026 Fairyhouse(3m 2f , Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Yielding. Chase - Yielding, good to yielding in places) Jukebox Johnny (IRE) 5th (7/1 11-10 Rated 105) M P O'Connor Hitthehayson (IRE) pulled up (9/4Fav 10-10 Rated 91) C Stone-Walsh (17 ran)
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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE700-7.00

26th Mar 26 Clonmel(2m 2f 188yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 89 22/1 10-12 R J Condon (5) 8th of 15 runners, 23L behind Potters Pal

7th Mar 26 Gowran Park(2m 50yds Maiden Hurdle, Hurdle/Bumper: Heavy, soft in places. Chase: Heavy) 100/1 11-7 R J Condon (5) 11th of 18 runners, 100.38L behind Minella Boss

3rd Feb 26 Fairyhouse(2m 4f 55yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft to Heavy, heavy in places) 33/1 11-12 D E Mullins 10th of 14 runners, 97.38L behind Don Jefe

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dark Lieutenant (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Spellacy's Cross (IRE)1
26th Mar 2026 Clonmel(2m 2f 188yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft, soft to heavy in places) Spellacy's Cross (IRE) 5th (3/1Fav 10-12 Rated 84) Donagh Meyler 9.00L in front of Dark Lieutenant (IRE) 8th (22/1 10-12 Rated 89) R J Condon (15 ran)
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Mistyburn (IRE) 6,b g 10-3

Policy Maker (IRE)-Queen Althea(Bach)

ts6cp4(24) (Nice Little Earner Syndicate)
Rated 87

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE1101-11.00
P2P210

19th Mar 26 Cork(3m 45yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Rated 89 14/1 10-9 Miss P Elvin (7) 3rd of 11 runners, 0.5L and 11L behind Stardhem and Cloudy Fountain

14th Feb 26 Gowran Park(2m 3f 70yds Chase, Heavy) 250/1 11-9 T Power Roche (3) 7th of 8 runners, 49.25L behind King Alexander

11th Jan 26 Punchestown(2m 6f 123yds Chase, Soft; changed to Soft to Heavy after Race 3) 250/1 11-9 T Power Roche (3) pulled up of 12 runners, in race won by Banter At The Bar

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Mistyburn (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Stardhem (IRE)1
19th Mar 2026 Cork(3m 45yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Stardhem (IRE) 1st (10/1 10-3 Rated 83) Mr L P Barnett 11.50L in front of Mistyburn (IRE) 3rd (14/1 10-9 Rated 89) Miss P Elvin (11 ran)
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Stardhem (IRE) 7,b g 10-3

Alkaadhem (GB)-Clongeen Star(Arcadio)

hd2(24) (Edward F Power)
Rated 87

Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE11010.00
UK1323-7.12

19th Mar 26 Cork(3m 45yds Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Rated 83 10/1 10-3 Mr L P Barnett (7) 1st of 11 runners, by 0.5L and 11L from Cloudy Fountain and Mistyburn

19th Jan 26 Lingfield(2m 4f Hcap Chase, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 89 7/2Fav 11-3 Ben Jones pulled up(11 ran) in race won by Gwennie May Jem

22nd Nov 25 Huntingdon(2m 3f 189yds Hcap Chase, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 92 9/2 11-1 Callum Pritchard (5) 6th of 11 runners, 64.25L behind Kalhandrion

Quotes

Quotes on Stardhem (IRE)

They went good and hard. He was just jumping well and I didn’t want break his rhythm. He battled it out and he was very good today on the good ground. It’s brilliant, I can’t believe it. I’m 17 and from Tipperary. I’ve had less then ten rides and that’s my first winner today. It’s brilliant to get it. He’s a gorgeous looking horse, we seen him on the online sale. He.was a great mover and we said we’d take a chance on him as he was cheap. When we got him home he gradually got a bit better and started enjoying life a bit more. We changed a few things around with him. We stepped up to three miles today, dropped him in and hoped for the best. I was delighted for Luke. He’s a good lad and works hard, he deserves a chance. He’s been a bit unlucky with point-to-pointers this year, there were a couple for him to ride but different things happened and they didn’t run. I’m delighted he got his winner. I rode a winner for his grandfather Paddy Hogan years ago. He’s only 17 and comes in riding out for me and schooling. He’s very good over a jump, a natural. He’s a good young lad and is hardy. I’d say he’ll be going places. I’m not big enough for him so in time I’ll send him on to a bigger yard.
After Stardhem (IRE) finished 1st at Cork on Thu, 19th Mar 2026 3m Hcap Hurdle Yielding

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Stardhem (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Mistyburn (IRE)1
19th Mar 2026 Cork(3m 45yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) Stardhem (IRE) 1st (10/1 10-3 Rated 83) Mr L P Barnett 11.50L in front of Mistyburn (IRE) 3rd (14/1 10-9 Rated 89) Miss P Elvin (11 ran)
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Last Three Runs
NH StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE2226-13.00
P2P200

26th Mar 26 Clonmel(2m 2f 188yds Hcap Hurdle, Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 84 3/1Fav 10-12 Donagh Meyler 5th of 15 runners, 14L behind Potters Pal

2nd Nov 25 Cork(3m 4f Hcap Chase, Hurdle: yielding. Chase: good to yielding) Rated 102 12/1 1 J C Gainford 5th of 13 runners, 18L behind Lonesome Boatman

23rd Oct 25 Clonmel(2m 4f 219yds Hcap Chase, Hurdle: Yielding. Chase: Good to Yielding) Rated 95 5/2Fav 10-8 Donagh Meyler 1st of 8 runners, by 5L and 3L from Ceroc and Person Of Interest

Quotes

Quotes on Spellacy's Cross (IRE)

He is very uncomplicated and has a great style of racing as he is very relaxed in himself. We're very lucky John O'Neill got involved in him and we're delighted with him. From an early age, he had been taught how to jump and he has plenty of scope. He is a brother to a good horse Rapid Escape, so is nicely bred. He really takes to fences but his hurdle mark also looks nice, so he can do both.
After Spellacy's Cross (IRE) finished 1st at Clonmel on Thu, 23rd Oct 2025 2m 4f Hcap Chase Yielding

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Spellacys Cross (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Dark Lieutenant (IRE)1
26th Mar 2026 Clonmel(2m 2f 188yds, Hcap Hurdle, Soft, soft to heavy in places) Spellacy's Cross (IRE) 5th (3/1Fav 10-12 Rated 84) Donagh Meyler 9.00L in front of Dark Lieutenant (IRE) 8th (22/1 10-12 Rated 89) R J Condon (15 ran)
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First Time - In a Hdl Handicap Rough 'N' Smooth. Blinkers King Gris» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 11/4 Only For Our Man, 3/1 King Gris, 9/2 Stardhem, 10/1 Hitthehayson, 12/1 Spellacy's Cross, Couldntmakeitup, Mistyburn, Rough 'N' Smooth, Jukebox Johnny, 16/1 Irish Champ, 25/1 Dark Lieutenant, 33/1 Danny The Champ.

Previous Years
2025 Howdoyalikeherhome 6 11-12 D J Gilligan 7/2 (Gordon Elliott)
2024 Intent Approach 5 11-10 M P Walsh 1/1Fav (C Byrnes)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

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.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Gordon Elliott/J W Kennedy
5
39
12

Paul Nolan/E Staples
4
6
66

Henry De Bromhead/D J O'Keeffe
3
18
16

P A Fahy/D E Mullins
1
3
33

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Gordon Elliott
10
107
9

Henry De Bromhead
7
69
10

Paul Nolan
4
17
23

P J Rothwell
1
48
2

P A Fahy
1
9
11

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
J W Kennedy
5
45
11

D J O'Keeffe
5
35
14

E Staples
4
17
23

D King
2
32
6

C Stone-Walsh
1
13
7

J Smith
1
17
5

D E Mullins
1
34
2

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Down Royal

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Gordon Elliott
193
885
22

Henry De Bromhead
44
200
22

S R B Crawford
29
444
7

P J Rothwell
25
332
8

Paul Nolan
18
195
9

John C McConnell
11
133
8

P A Fahy
10
118
8

Ian Patrick Donoghue
7
41
17

Thomas Gibney
3
51
6

J A Nash
1
27
4

James M Barcoe
0
7
0

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Down Royal

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
J W Kennedy
54
167
32

D J O'Keeffe
12
103
12

D E Mullins
8
153
5

J Smith
4
15
27

C Stone-Walsh
3
29
10

A Harvey
3
26
12

E Staples
1
15
7

P T Smithers
1
10
10

D King
1
23
4

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Down Royal

Horse
Wins
Runs
Irish Champ (IRE)
0
1
Only For Our Man (IRE)
0
1
Hitthehayson (IRE)
0
1