13:45 Leopardstown

Friday 26 December 2025

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E-Auctions Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 3.3s

Powerful⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 120| D

11/2

Promising sort. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle (10/11) at Punchestown (15.8f, heavy) 43 days ago. Expected to go on improving.

Form: 052-31

Atomic Queen¹³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jake Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 115| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to firm, 5/1) 138 days ago, driven clear. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 0-1201

Day Trader²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin| OR: 115| D

28/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 23 days ago, running on. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Remains with potential.

Form: 2010

Nelson Muntz²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly| OR: 115| D

25/1

33/1, good eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 28 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 03-1343

Tatateo^p,t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 115| D

25/1

9/2, good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 30 days ago, just failing. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps. Creditable on last hurdle run.

Form: 221024

Money Dancer^h⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 113

11/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat, stiff task when eighth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 7 days ago. Let down by jumping on most recent hurdling start.

Form: 33-105

The Store Boy³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 22 in novice hurdle (13/2) at Navan (20.2f, heavy) 39 days ago, not knocked about. Back down in trip for handicap debut and remains open to improvement.

Form: 335

Welluknow⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: M A Molloy| OR: 113| D

13/2

Showed improved form to get off the mark in 10-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 48 days ago. Nudged up 8 lb.

Form: 66-331

Bannow Blaze^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr R Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fogarty| OR: 112| BF| D

8/1

Winner in at Wexford in October and ran at least as well when second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (15.9f, soft, 10/11) 33 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 527212

True Testimony^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 112

13/2

Off the mark on third start for current yard in 10-runner handicap chase at Fairyhouse (20.4f, soft) 27 days ago. One to consider from much lower hurdles mark.

Form: 627-361

Jacko Star⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Luke Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 109

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 48 days ago. Better to come now sent handicapping.

Form: 4-44

Bruant⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A J Martin| OR: 106

40/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, heavy, 22/1) 42 days ago, losing touch before 2 out. Plenty to find.

Form: B8-1P

Chiefs Kingdom¹⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 106

66/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.6f, good to soft, 10/1) 142 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 52-UP60

Spinola Bay¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 106| D

7/2

Overcame a late scare as well as a 14-month absence to make a winning handicap debut in 15-runner event at Navan (16f, heavy) 12 days ago. Open to further improvement.

Form: 0/4753-1

Stiltellinemnuttin³¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Gavin Brouder| T: M Mulvany| OR: 105

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, below form sixth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy). Off 10 months ahead of handicap debut and others preferred given stiff-looking opening mark.

Form: S0056-

Walk On Annilog^h²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dunne| OR: 100

100/1

Seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 9/1). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 5982-57

Brave Soldier¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Thomas O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 98

33/1

Last of 10 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good to soft, 13/2) 126 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 06-4430

Freddie Robdal^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 97| BF| D

25/1

Creditable second of 13 in handicap hurdle (11/5) at Thurles (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1-54622

Forecasts

Spinola Bay (7/2), The Store Boy (11/2), Powerful (11/2), True Testimony (13/2), Welluknow (13/2), Bannow Blaze (8/1), Jacko Star (9/1), Money Dancer (11/1), Nelson Muntz (25/1), Tatateo (25/1), Freddie Robdal (25/1), Day Trader (28/1), Brave Soldier (33/1), Bruant (40/1), Atomic Queen (50/1), Chiefs Kingdom (66/1), Stiltellinemnuttin (80/1), Walk On Annilog (100/1)

POWERFUL found a finishing effort to match the way he went through the race when scoring at Punchestown last month and looks well worth keeping on side from a 7 lb higher mark, especially as the nature of a big-field handicap is likely to suit him to a tee. Spinola Bay overcame a late scare in good style at Navan recently and can go on improving, with Bannow Blaze completing the shortlist.