15:30 Leopardstown

Friday 26 December 2025

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Race And Stay Flat Race

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 3m 51.50s

Cityofblindinlites^h1,t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F Maguire| T: M Brassil

6/1

Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Ailt An Chorrain. Dam (h86), maiden hurdler, winner up to 13f (2-y-o 7f winner) on Flat. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Euro Agent²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Unseated rider in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 50/1) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: U

Givemegetmebuyme

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty

33/1

€30,000 3-y-o, Maxios gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Beaufort West, and half-brother to bumper winner/fair hurdler Cash The Cheque.

Form:

Heldam³⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

15/8

€110,000 3-y-o, Doctor Dino gelding. Dam (c135/h143) French hurdler/chaser (2¼m-2¾m winner). Won sole start in points (by 2 lengths from impressive recent hurdle winner Lord Rouge, Feb 2025). Most interesting Rules newcomer.

Form: 1-

Hoof And Hustle

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F P Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: N Dooly

12/1

Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Pectora. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 2m hurdler Spirit Leader.

Form:

Ifuknowuknow⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: N Madden

80/1

Shaped like a stayer when sixth of 10 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 72 days ago.

Form: 6

Mcallister³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J C Barry| T: P Nolan

40/1

Ran to a fair level when sixth of 24 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 34 days ago. Makes bumper debut.

Form: 6

Minella Machine²⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Bought for €350,000 after winning sole outing in points. Blue Bresil gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Jubilee Alpha and dual bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Four Clean Aces. Highly respected on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Outofafrika²⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

11/1

€25,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to bumper winners Tiger Bay Queen and Inion Tiogair. Dam (c112/h110), 3m hurdle winner. Easy winner sole start in British points (Mar 2025).

Form: 1-

Premier Division²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott| BF

9/2

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Vegas Blue. Shaped with plenty of encouragement amidst inexperience when third of 11 in bumper at Fairyhouse (2m) 27 days ago. Sure to improve and the one to beat.

Form: 3

The Mourne Rambler⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

8/1

€45,000 3-y-o, Well Chosen gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/chase winner Sixshooter and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler She's A Star, and half-brother to a winner. Runner-up sole start in points (Oct 11).

Form: 2

Royal Juliette

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr R Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany

200/1

Austrian School filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Royal Romeo, stays 3m, and fair hurdler Mamoon Star.

Form:

Forecasts

Heldam (15/8), Minella Machine (10/3), Premier Division (9/2), Cityofblindinlites (6/1), The Mourne Rambler (8/1), Outofafrika (11/1), Hoof And Hustle (12/1), Givemegetmebuyme (33/1), Mcallister (40/1), Ifuknowuknow (80/1), Euro Agent (150/1), Royal Juliette (200/1)

PREMIER DIVISION ran to a good level considering how inexperienced he looked at Fairyhouse on his debut last month, so his claims are obvious with plenty of improvement on the cards. However, Heldam and Minella Machine are a pair of noteworthy Rules debutantes and strong market support for either would put a slightly different slant on matters.