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7.18

Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle

of €15,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 148yds.

7.18 2m. 4f. 148yds. Hcap Hurdle 4-y-o plus 11 Declared

Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle

of €15,000.00

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Conditions

1st - €9,000.00 2nd - €3,000.00 3rd - €1,500.00 4th - €750.00 5th - €450.00 6th - €300.00

Formscan By John O'Riordan - An impressive scorer on just his second start for the stable at Kilbeggan last time, IN FOR THE NIGHT can follow up. Travelling strongly on that occasion, the Conor O'Dwyer-trained gelding quickened up smartly to win easily. Although the handicapper has had his say subsequently, the eight-year-old may just be ahead of him at present and can go in again. Dream Shaper made all to win on his penultimate start and was far from disgraced at Galway subsequently. The Iggy Madden-trained gelding should be much more at home around this tighter track. Drombane also failed to fire at Galway recently but on his previous form the Willie Mullins-trained gelding has every chance in this company.

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (120 = 11st 12lbs)
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.

8-71

8,b g 11-12

Champs Elysees (GB)-Coolnasmear(Flemensfirth)

(26) d¹ (John P McManus)
Rated 114

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	23	3	4	4.00

24th Jul 26 Kilbeggan(2m 2f 200yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 105 17/2 11-4 C G O Dwyer (3) 1st of 10 runners, by 5.5L and 4L from Magic Day and Andys Flame

5th Jun 26 Clonmel(2m 3f 61yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 106 25/1 11-6 C G O Dwyer (3) 7th of 16 runners, 15.5L behind Global Skies

11th Oct 25 Fairyhouse(2m Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 111 20/1 11-3 Aidan Kelly (3) 8th of 12 runners, 29.5L behind Paul s Dream

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on In For The Night (IRE)

I haven't got him all that long. We ran him for the first time since Dessie (McDonogh) retired in Clonmel, and he ran well. I was a little worried about the ground tonight, I thought it might be a little quick, but all the lads said it was good and safe with a nice bit of juice in it. He handled it well. He got a great run around and jumped super. He's sweeter than he was a while ago. He's really travelling there nicely and doing everything well. Nice one to look forward to.
After In For The Night (IRE) finished 1st at Kilbeggan on Fri, 24th Jul 2026 2m 2f Hcap Hurdle Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years In For The Night (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Dream Shaper (IRE)	1
9th Sep 2024 Galway(2m 160yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding CHANGED to good to yielding after 3rd race) In For The Night (IRE) 2nd (10/1 11-2 Rated 95) M P Walsh 3.00L in front of Dream Shaper (IRE) 5th (66/1 11-4 Rated 102) Gavin Brouder (20 ran)

5001

4,b g 11-9

Belardo (IRE)-The Sky Is Blazing(Sea The Stars)

(13) cd¹ (Christopher Moran)
Rated 115

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	8	2	1	40.00
UK	1	0	0	-1.00

6th Aug 26 Sligo(2m 4f 168yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 107 40/1 11-2 S Fitzgerald 1st of 8 runners, by 3.75L and 2.25L from Bruant and You Make Me Smile

27th Jul 26 Galway(2m 130yds Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Rated 110 40/1 11-8 S Fitzgerald 18th of 20 runners, 36.06L behind Timurshah

5th Jun 26 Fairyhouse(1m 1f 190yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 57 11/2 9-13 B M Coen 10th of 15 runners, 13.75L behind Alto Sax

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on In The Minus (IRE)

Brian fancied him at Galway, but he got stopped everywhere and had no luck at all. He said this good ground is what he wants and he thought, even though he's by Belardo, that this trip would be no problem. He's out sunning himself in Spain at the moment. Shane said his jumping was hit and miss, but that they went too quick and it just played into his hands. He had a lovely run around and won well.
After In The Minus (IRE) finished 1st at Sligo on Thu, 6th Aug 2026 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years In The Minus (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Drombane (IRE)	1
27th Jul 2026 Galway(2m 130yds, Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Drombane (IRE) 17th (11/1 11-12 Rated 110) D E Mullins .06L in front of In The Minus (IRE) 18th (40/1 11-8 Rated 110) S Fitzgerald (20 ran)

2420

6,b g 11-6

Wings Of Eagles (FR)-Whiteout(Samum)

ts⁵(23) (Mrs David Lawlor)
Rated 108

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	6	0	2	-6.00

27th Jul 26 Galway(2m 130yds Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Rated 110 11/1 11-12 D E Mullins 17th of 20 runners, 36L behind Timurshah

30th May 26 Tramore(2m 50yds Maiden Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places (Good to Yielding after R4)) 7/1 11-4 S F O Keeffe 2nd of 15 runners, 2.5L behind Le Roi Du Livet

19th Apr 26 Tramore(2m 4f 110yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft, yielding to soft in places (hurdle course). Yielding to soft (chase course). CHANGED TO YIELDING after Race 2) 6/1 11-0 S Cleary-Farrell (4) 4th of 10 runners, 31.25L behind Dont Tell Jack

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Drombane (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
In The Minus (IRE)	1
27th Jul 2026 Galway(2m 130yds, Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Drombane (IRE) 17th (11/1 11-12 Rated 110) D E Mullins .06L in front of In The Minus (IRE) 18th (40/1 11-8 Rated 110) S Fitzgerald (20 ran)

0661

5,b g 11-3

Free Eagle (IRE)-Wild Academy(Royal Academy)

(11) d¹ (Gillian Cody)
Rated 105

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	13	1	3	-8.00

8th Aug 26 Wexford(2m 4f 50yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places, good on bumper track) Rated 100 4/1 11-0 P J Cody (7) 1st of 6 runners, by 3L and 11L from Ocean Murphy and Isdistheone

23rd Jul 26 Wexford(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 102 10/1 11-2 Miss E Cody (4) 6th of 14 runners, 8.63L behind Ocean Murphy

2nd Jul 26 Limerick(2m 110yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 103 11/2 10-12 P J Cody (7) 6th of 11 runners, 27.75L behind Eastmore

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Harpy Eagle (IRE)

I kind of fancied him today. I thought he ran a bit better than where he finished the last day. He just kind of caught himself too far back but I loved the way he finished out his race. He's been very good since. We were fairly hopeful today that he'd be in the first three anyway. I was hoping he'd run real well. That's the best he has ever jumped and travelled. You'd never know when he's got his head in front, hopefully it's onwards and upwards with him.
After Harpy Eagle (IRE) finished 1st at Wexford on Sat, 8th Aug 2026 2m 4f Hcap Hurdle Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Harpy Eagle (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Ladiam (IRE)	1
23rd Jul 2026 Wexford(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Ladiam (IRE) 3rd (20/1 10-6 Rated 92) Ms E C Costello 3.00L in front of Harpy Eagle (IRE) 6th (10/1 11-2 Rated 102) Miss E Cody (14 ran)

Coolboy Christy (IRE)	2
23rd Jul 2026 Wexford(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Coolboy Christy (IRE) 5th (11/1 10-12 Rated 98) Miss P Elvin 1.75L in front of Harpy Eagle (IRE) 6th (10/1 11-2 Rated 102) Miss E Cody (14 ran)

2nd Mar 2026 Leopardstown(2m 2f 72yds, Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Soft to Heavy. Chase - Yielding) Coolboy Christy (IRE) 4th (12/1 10-13 Rated 99) T Power Roche 22.00L in front of Harpy Eagle (IRE) 12th (10/1 11-1 Rated 105) P J Cody (18 ran)

-510

6,b f 11-2

Choeur Du Nord (FR)-Love In Paradise(Dalakhani)

(21) (Mickey D's Bus Tangara Five Syndicate)
Rated 104

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	6	1	1	-2.00

29th Jul 26 Galway(2m 6f Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good. Flat - Yielding, yielding to soft in places) Rated 105 16/1 11-0 E M O Sullivan (7) 16th of 19 runners, 28.75L behind Mighty Berkshire

26th Mar 26 Clonmel(2m 2f 188yds Maiden Hurdle, Soft, soft to heavy in places) 3/1 10-11 Patrick M O Brien (2) 1st of 12 runners, by 2.75L and 0.5L from Early Bird and Miss Georgina

29th Jan 26 Thurles(1m 7f 179yds Maiden Hurdle, Heavy, soft to heavy in places) 12/1 10-11 D J O Keeffe 5th of 18 runners, 13.75L behind El Cairos

-425

6,b m 11-1

Lauro (GER)-Nowheretoexit(Exit To Nowhere)

ts⁵(21) (Stackallen Jumpers Partnership)
Rated 103

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	6	0	1	-6.00

29th Jul 26 Galway(2m 110yds Hcap Hurdle, NH - Good. Flat - Yielding, yielding to soft in places) Rated 103 18/1 9-11 Harry Sexton (7) 5th of 20 runners, 9.31L behind Venusienne

10th Jul 26 Cork(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 99 25/1 10-8 Harry Sexton (7) 2nd of 16 runners, 1.5L behind Arctic Flame

7th Jun 26 Punchestown(2m 5f 139yds Maiden Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) 40/1 11-0 Harry Sexton (7) 4th of 18 runners, 12.5L behind Between Friends

6135

5,b f 11-0

Crystal Ocean (GB)-London Bells(Nathaniel)

(13) c¹ (Mark R D FlemingGeoff Bruce, John Patrick Ryan & Miss Gillian Ryan)
Rated 102

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	9	1	3	-3.00
UK	2	0	1	-2.00

6th Aug 26 Sligo(2m 1f 193yds Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 102 10/1 10-13 D E Mullins 5th of 5 runners, 17.25L behind Luker s Tipple

21st Jul 26 Ballinrobe(2m 1f 89yds Hurdle, Good) Rated 102 3/1 10-13 D King 3rd of 5 runners, 2.5L and 4L behind Manoir De Mirande and Lureka Du Noyer

12th Jul 26 Sligo(2m 1f 90yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 95 5/1 10-3 D King 1st of 7 runners, by 3.5L and 1.5L from Albatala and Steps In The Sand

8450

5,b g 10-8

Feel Like Dancing (GB)-Carleys Hollow(Beat Hollow)

cp²(17) (Geesala Racing Group Syndicate)
Rated 96

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	13	0	1	-13.00
P2P	2	0	0

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 97 14/1 10-3 S O Callaghan 13th of 17 runners, 39.88L behind Timurshah

23rd Jul 26 Wexford(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 98 11/1 10-12 Miss P Elvin (4) 5th of 14 runners, 6.88L behind Ocean Murphy

13th Jun 26 Downpatrick(2m 7f 150yds Chase, Good) 10/3 11-12 R A Doyle 4th of 6 runners, 23.5L behind Saunton Surf

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Coolboy Christy (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Ladiam (IRE)	1
23rd Jul 2026 Wexford(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Ladiam (IRE) 3rd (20/1 10-6 Rated 92) Ms E C Costello 1.25L in front of Coolboy Christy (IRE) 5th (11/1 10-12 Rated 98) Miss P Elvin (14 ran)

Dream Shaper (IRE)	1
2nd Aug 2026 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) Dream Shaper (IRE) 8th (14/1 9-12 Rated 91) Brian Barry 12.63L in front of Coolboy Christy (IRE) 13th (14/1 10-3 Rated 97) S O'Callaghan (17 ran)

Harpy Eagle (IRE)	2
23rd Jul 2026 Wexford(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Coolboy Christy (IRE) 5th (11/1 10-12 Rated 98) Miss P Elvin 1.75L in front of Harpy Eagle (IRE) 6th (10/1 11-2 Rated 102) Miss E Cody (14 ran)

2nd Mar 2026 Leopardstown(2m 2f 72yds, Hcap Hurdle, Hurdle - Soft to Heavy. Chase - Yielding) Coolboy Christy (IRE) 4th (12/1 10-13 Rated 99) T Power Roche 22.00L in front of Harpy Eagle (IRE) 12th (10/1 11-1 Rated 105) P J Cody (18 ran)

3023

6,b f 10-8

Wings Of Eagles (FR)-Midnight Choir(Luso)

(16) (Mrs Rhona McNamara)
Rated 96

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	24	1	4	-5.00

3rd Aug 26 Cork(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 96 10/1 10-6 P T Enright 3rd of 11 runners, 1.75L and 4.75L behind Gino Bella and Metamorpheus

16th Jul 26 Killarney(2m 1f Hcap Hurdle, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 92 18/1 10-8 P T Enright 2nd of 15 runners, 1L behind Lips Freedom

14th Jun 26 Downpatrick(2m 2f 185yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 94 11/2 9-12 Aidan Kelly (3) 10th of 12 runners, 35.88L behind She s A Fine Wine

5534

9,b f 10-4

Malinas (GER)-Millieann(Milan)

ts⁺(9) cd² bf (Tommy M Walsh)
Rated 92 Won When Rated 92

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	33	2	11	-20.00

10th Aug 26 Ballinrobe(3m 1f 194yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 92 5/2Fav 9-11 Alan O Sullivan (5) 4th of 7 runners, 4.5L behind Down Around

23rd Jul 26 Wexford(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 92 20/1 10-6 Ms E C Costello (4) 3rd of 14 runners, 5.5L and hd behind Ocean Murphy and Costanuci

26th May 26 Ballinrobe(2m 6f 28yds Hcap Hurdle, Good, Good to Yielding in places) Rated 94 8/1 10-13 D J O Keeffe 5th of 15 runners, 34L behind Jisco Du Brem

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Ladiam (IRE)

She was chinned on the line here two runs ago. I told Paddy to wait as long as he could today and not hit the front too soon. She travelled everywhere and did it very well. She's a grand honest little filly who was bought off Done Deal for small money. She probably wants this trip and would stay three miles. She'll jump a fence too even though she's only 15.2. We'll give her a run or two in novice company while the ground is still there and she'll get a nice break then.
After Ladiam (IRE) finished 1st at Sligo on Wed, 17th Aug 2022 2m 4f Maiden Hurdle Good to Yielding

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ladiam (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Harpy Eagle (IRE)	1
23rd Jul 2026 Wexford(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Ladiam (IRE) 3rd (20/1 10-6 Rated 92) Ms E C Costello 3.00L in front of Harpy Eagle (IRE) 6th (10/1 11-2 Rated 102) Miss E Cody (14 ran)

Coolboy Christy (IRE)	1
23rd Jul 2026 Wexford(2m 4f , Hcap Hurdle, Good) Ladiam (IRE) 3rd (20/1 10-6 Rated 92) Ms E C Costello 1.25L in front of Coolboy Christy (IRE) 5th (11/1 10-12 Rated 98) Miss P Elvin (14 ran)

9318

7,b g 10-3

Morpheus (GB)-Silverscreen Queen(Saffron Walden)

ts⁸(17) (I Madden)
Rated 91

Last Three Runs

NH Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	29	1	1	-17.00

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 91 14/1 9-12 Brian Barry (4) 8th of 17 runners, 27.25L behind Timurshah

24th Jul 26 Kilbeggan(2m 2f 200yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 82 11/1 10-3 P Cleary (7) 1st of 16 runners, by 11L and 4.5L from Barrogstown Girl and Dark Berkshire

12th Jul 26 Sligo(2m 4f 116yds Hcap Hurdle, Good) Rated 81 25/1 10-2 P Cleary (7) 3rd of 15 runners, 3.25L and 1.75L behind Lilac Lady and Poppycon

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dream Shaper (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
In For The Night (IRE)	1
9th Sep 2024 Galway(2m 160yds, Hcap Hurdle, Yielding CHANGED to good to yielding after 3rd race) In For The Night (IRE) 2nd (10/1 11-2 Rated 95) M P Walsh 3.00L in front of Dream Shaper (IRE) 5th (66/1 11-4 Rated 102) Gavin Brouder (20 ran)

Coolboy Christy (IRE)	1
2nd Aug 2026 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) Dream Shaper (IRE) 8th (14/1 9-12 Rated 91) Brian Barry 12.63L in front of Coolboy Christy (IRE) 13th (14/1 10-3 Rated 97) S O'Callaghan (17 ran)

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Previous Winners of this Race by Year

2025 Ballykinlar 6 11-0 E Staples 3/1Fav (Donncha Duggan)
2024 Morricone 7 11-10 L Quinlan 9/4Fav (Ray Hackett)
2023 Moonovercloon 6 11-7 J Smith 9/4Fav (Matthew J Smith)
2022 Story Rory 7 11-4 D J O'Keeffe 5/1 (Thomas Gibney)
2021 My Manekineko 12 10-11 Gavin Brouder 20/1 (J A Nash)
2020 Baily Thunder 6 10-13 P T Enright 7/2JFav (M F Morris)
2019 Adimelo 9 10-12 D R Fox 13/2 (Mark Michael McNiff)
2018 Graineyhill 7 11-5 J W Kennedy 14/1 (Gordon Elliott)

Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)

Wins

Trainer

Winning Horses

Donncha Duggan

2025 - Ballykinlar(3/1Fav)

Gordon Elliott

2018 - Graineyhill(14/1)

J A Nash

2021 - My Manekineko(20/1)

M F Morris

2020 - Baily Thunder(7/2J Fav)

Mark Michael McNiff

2019 - Adimelo(13/2)

Matthew J Smith

2023 - Moonovercloon(9/4Fav)

Ray Hackett

2024 - Morricone(9/4Fav)

Thomas Gibney

2022 - Story Rory(5/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)

Wins

Jockey

Winning Horses

D J O'Keeffe

2022 - Story Rory(5/1)

D R Fox

2019 - Adimelo(13/2)

E Staples

2025 - Ballykinlar(3/1Fav)

Gavin Brouder

2021 - My Manekineko(20/1)

J Smith

2023 - Moonovercloon(9/4Fav)

J W Kennedy

2018 - Graineyhill(14/1)

L Quinlan

2024 - Morricone(9/4Fav)

P T Enright

2020 - Baily Thunder(7/2J Fav)

Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Wins

Age

Winning Horses

6yo

2025 - Ballykinlar(3/1Fav), 2023 - Moonovercloon(9/4Fav), 2020 - Baily Thunder(7/2J Fav)

7yo

2024 - Morricone(9/4Fav), 2022 - Story Rory(5/1), 2018 - Graineyhill(14/1)

12yo

2021 - My Manekineko(20/1)

9yo

2019 - Adimelo(13/2)

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)

Wins

Sire

Winning Horses

Authorized (IRE)

2021 - My Manekineko(20/1)

Craigsteel (GB)

2018 - Graineyhill(14/1)

Honolulu (IRE)

2019 - Adimelo(13/2)

Irish Wells (FR)

2025 - Ballykinlar(3/1Fav)

Oscar (IRE)

2022 - Story Rory(5/1)

Sea Moon (GB)

2023 - Moonovercloon(9/4Fav)

Shantou (USA)

2024 - Morricone(9/4Fav)

Yorgunnabelucky (USA)

2020 - Baily Thunder(7/2J Fav)

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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.