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Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 20.8s

1^st

Last Kingdom

410-13

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh

Held up in rear of mid-division, travelling well towards rear before 2 out, good headway between horses to go 2nd at last, led 100 yards out and kept on well, easily op 9/1 tchd 12/1

2^nd

1 ½

Stuntman Steve

611-3

18/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway on inner to lead 2 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden and headed on run-in, no impression on winner op 9/1

3^rd

Weston

610-0

14/1

T: H RogersJ: C P McNamara

Towards rear, headway after 3 out and 7th on inner 2 out, went 3rd early run-in, ridden and kept on well op 12/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

Catchabird

710-5

10/1

T: Sarah ConnellJ: A P Kelly (5)

Mid-division early, 5th halfway and headway before 4 out, 2nd entering straight, ridden approaching last, 4th and no impression run-in tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1

5^th

2 ½

Whimsy

611-12

11/2

T: A McCannJ: O R Brown (5)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway after 3 out, 5th next, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace run-in tchd 5/1

6^th

1 ½

Major Barry

711-10

50/1

T: P KielyJ: N F Houlihan

Prominent and disputed lead briefly 4th, 3rd entering straight, ridden after 2 out and 5th at last, no impression run-in op 33/1

7^th

1 ½

Aboy Joey

610-2

22/1

T: E McCarthyJ: S D Torrens

Mid-division on outer, pushed along after 3 out and 9th 2 out, soon ridden and kept on one pace op 25/1 tchd 16/1

8^th

Duty Bound

610-7

33/1

T: J P FlavinJ: A Harvey (5)

Mid-division, rear of mid-division but still well in touch when badly hampered 2 out, kept on one pace run-in op 28/1 tchd 25/1

9^th

Chosen Diamond

910-7

5/1

T: E CawleyJ: Philip Byrnes

Led, pushed along and headed 2 out, dropped to 7th at last and no extra run-in op 7/1

10^th

Kool One

411-4

9/2f

T: Conor MaxwellJ: I Ryan (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, no extra op 5/1 tchd 4/1

11^th

Teds Corner

510-0

25/1

T: A J MartinJ: D King

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no threat in straight, kept on one pace op 20/1 tchd 16/1

12^th

2 ½

Wonleg

511-10

11/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, no extra approaching last, never a factor tchd 9/1 and tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Arch Empire

511-12

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J H Williamson (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 6th and still well in touch when bit short of room and fell 2 out op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 12/1

King In Love

510-11

11/2

T: S AherneJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, pulled up quickly on bend after 2nd op 7/1

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Non-Runners

Aurea Fortuna¹⁵

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: K C Sexton

Kaptain Bay⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Donagh Meyler

Solsbury Hill³⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

Putapoundinthejar⁵¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Read To Return¹¹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: D King

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.00Pl:€3.40, €3.50, €6.40EX:€152.40Trifecta:€689.10Tricast:€2,543.97SF:€173.46

Forecasts

Kool One (9/2), Chosen Diamond (5/1), Whimsy (11/2), King In Love (11/2), Last Kingdom (10/1), Catchabird (10/1), Arch Empire (10/1), Solsbury Hill (10/1), Wonleg (11/1), Weston (14/1), Kaptain Bay (14/1), Aurea Fortuna (16/1), Stuntman Steve (18/1), Putapoundinthejar (20/1), Read To Return (20/1), Aboy Joey (22/1), Teds Corner (25/1), Duty Bound (33/1), Major Barry (50/1)

CATCHABIRD could be the answer on the back of an eye-catching effort at Navan last month. She shaped as though in need of a stiffer test that day and while she remains at 2m, the combination of this testing track and the likely strong end-to-end gallop may amount to an ideal scenario. Chosen Diamond looks a big threat, while Last Kingdom is respected now handicapping for his top connections and Arch Empire is also appealing.

CATCHABIRD (IRE)
CHOSEN DIAMOND (IRE)
LAST KINGDOM (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Implicit

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

9/2

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00

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