William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Sonny May (G) T Lightly raced and little impact since 2024/25, again well below his best at Clonmel back in May. Hard to fancy on return.	F0/9P0-9	Mr J J Berry D Hickey	9	75.3kg	15 14/1
10th	2	—	Pavilion End (G) Fairly useful on Flat and can have his latest Dundalk effort overlooked having been struck into. Makes handicap hurdle debut and one to keep an eye on, especially should the market speak in his favou…	67/5750-	Mark Walsh C O'Brien	6	72.6kg	6.50 11/2
8th	3	—	Somersby Roost (M) T Got off the mark in taking fashion at Cork (19f) in early-May. Leap of faith required having gone off the rails since.	0-1PP08	James Duggan O McKiernan	6	72.6kg	11 10/1
—	4	—	Zuzukel (G) T Maiden who was easy to back and shaped as if needing the run when well held at Bellewstown back in the spring. Could be worth chancing on return (went very close at this course 11 months ago). Engage…	88/82F9-	Daniel King A J Martin	6	72.6kg	5 4/1 Betfa… 7.50 Sky B… 7.50 Paddy… 7
7th	5	—	Beyond Forgiveness (G) T Pulled up sole start in points and possibly failed to stay the longer trip when well beaten at Listowel recently. Drops to 2m for this handicap debut and a first-time tongue tie goes on.	P/6467	Cian Quirke D H Kelly	5	72.1kg	23 22/1
6th	6	—	Chantilly Wings (G) T Fair maiden hurdler who has finished in the frame on all 4 starts this season, most recently when third of 10 on handicap debut at Downpatrick. Return to 2m looks a good move so he's shortlisted.	45-2343	Carl Millar C Collins	5	71.7kg	4.50 7/2
4th	7	—	Houndsworth (G) T Much improved when making a successful handicap debut in 20-runner event at Cork (2m) in April. Ran to a similar level when runner-up at Ballinrobe in August but his jumping is beginning to look an i…	17-6542	Donagh Meyler M M McNiff	4	70.8kg	7.50 13/2
2nd	8	—	Silly Mongoose (G) T Got off the mark in 2m maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. Ran poorly on his next couple of starts but back on track with headgear discarded when third at Clonmel earlier in the month.	510732	Alex Harvey P T Foley	5	70.8kg	9 8/1
11th	9	—	Cometothinkofit (G) No show in maiden hurdles. Needs this switch to a handicap to bring out plenty of improvement.	00-68	Peter Smithers P Roche	4	66.7kg	21 20/1
1st	10	—	Build A Bridge (G) FAV Maiden who was out of form when last seen in the spring. Returns for a new yard but tough to warm to with the headgear discarded.	40550-1	Danny Mullins Rory Devine	5	66.2kg	3.75 11/4
3rd	11	—	Arctic Piper (M) Long-standing maiden. Hasn't looked like capitalising on a falling mark in a trio of handicap hurdle starts for present yard this season (much shorter in the betting than previously at Gowran recentl…	P-F9093	Michael Kenneally R Donohoe	7	63.5kg	13 12/1
9th	12	—	Kingston Silver (G) Well held all 3 starts in recent weeks and needs to show plenty more now handicapping.	090	Philip Donovan W J Lanigan	5	63.5kg	126 125/1

Betting forecast: Build A Bridge (11/4), Chantilly Wings (7/2), Zuzukel (4/1), Pavilion End (11/2), Houndsworth (13/2), Silly Mongoose (8/1), Somersby Roost (10/1), Arctic Piper (12/1), Sonny May (14/1), Cometothinkofit (20/1), Beyond Forgiveness (22/1), Kingston Silver (125/1)