Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle.
Punchestown · Sunday, 23 Nov · 16:13
· 2m 5f 198y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:13
Off time
14
Runners
Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 14 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.62
8/13
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
13
12/1
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
26
25/1
07 · —
29
28/1
08 · —
51
50/1
09 · —
51
50/1
10 · —
51
50/1
11 · —
67
66/1
12 · —
151
150/1
13 · —
201
200/1
14 · —
201
200/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | — |
Bally Free (G)
£160,000 5-y-o, fourth foal, dam, poor maiden hurdler, closely related to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Indian Castle. Impressive winner sole start in points (Feb 2025) and joined top NH yard.
|
Jordan Gainford | G Elliott | 5 | 75.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 7th | 2 | — |
Banter At The Bar (G)
[P1]
4/1, seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at this course (22f, soft) on NH debut. Off 10 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and this point winner has to be better than that.
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | M F Morris | 5 | 75.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Champagne Kid (G)
Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 3/1, bit below form third of 10 in novice hurdle at Listowel (22f, good to soft) 63 days ago.
|
Eoghan Finegan | P E Collins | 6 | 75.3 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Court Compliance (G)
€45,000 3-y-o, £95,000 5-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) In Compliance and fair hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 29f) One Cool Cookie. Placed both starts in points.
|
Philip Byrnes | W Durkan | 5 | 75.3 kg |
26
25/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Did I Ask You That (G)
[T]
Promising sort. 28/1, third of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (21.7f, good to soft) on hurdles bow. Off 12 months but he couldn't be in better hands.
|
Brian Hayes | W P Mullins | 7 | 75.3 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 10th | 6 | — |
Excessivebehaviour (G)
[T1]
Great Pretender gelding. Brother to French hurdler/chaser A Mi Manera, and half-brother to numerous winners, including French hurdler Fixe Le Kap, stayed 25f. Wears tongue strap.
|
J J Slevin | M Brassil | 6 | 75.3 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 6th | 7 | — |
Green Splendour (G)
FAV
Smart winner at 17f in bumpers. 10/3, career best when winning 15-runner Gr 2 bumper at Aintree (17f, good) by 2¾ lengths from Destination Dubai, travelling strongly. Good hurdles prospect.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 5 | 75.3 kg |
1.62
8/13
|
| 3rd | 8 | — |
He Can't Dance (G)
Useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Third of 8 in novice hurdle at Galway (21.4f, soft, 11/8) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Open to progress.
|
Danny Gilligan | G Elliott | 5 | 75.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 8th | 9 | — |
Lyreen Og (G)
€70,000 3-y-o, Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair hurdler Faith du Val and French 17f winner Danton du Val. Winning point debut in March.
|
Kevin Sexton | A J Martin | 5 | 75.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 9th | 10 | — |
Obey The Order (G)
Promising individual. Fourth of 20 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Should have more to offer.
|
Shane O'Callaghan | P J Rothwell | 5 | 75.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Rathmolyon Roller (G)
Thirteenth of 16 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 25/1) on NH debut 160 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.
|
Tom Buckley | E Buckley | 5 | 75.3 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 11th | 12 | — |
Soldier Saint (G)
Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Up in trip.
|
Alex Harvey | N C Kelly | 5 | 75.3 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 5th | 13 | — |
The Night Agent (G)
Fair hurdler. 20/1, 37 lengths last of 7 to Tackletommywoowoo in listed hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago.
|
Sean Flanagan | D E Fitzgerald | 7 | 75.3 kg |
67
66/1
|
| — | 14 | — |
Get Your Coat (M)
Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft, 50/1) on NH debut 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.
|
Mark Walsh | J & T Kiely | 5 | 72.1 kg |
201
200/1
|
Betting forecast: Green Splendour (8/13), He Can't Dance (4/1), Bally Free (6/1), Did I Ask You That (12/1), Champagne Kid (14/1), Court Compliance (25/1), Excessivebehaviour (28/1), Banter At The Bar (50/1), Lyreen Og (50/1), Obey The Order (50/1), The Night Agent (66/1), Soldier Saint (150/1), Rathmolyon Roller (200/1), Get Your Coat (200/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 9000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 3000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1500.0 EUR |
| P4 | 750.0 EUR |
| P5 | 450.0 EUR |
| P6 | 300.0 EUR |