14:10 Punchestown

Wednesday 18 February 2026

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:4516:1516:45

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 26.50s

Mossy Way¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley

11/1

Won a maiden bumper at Limerick in November on final start for P. M. J. Doyle. Similar form next time, but not good enough upped to Grade 2 level at Leopardstown (18/1) 16 days ago. Makes hurdles bow.

Form: 274/147

Boedic²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

15/8

Made frame in valuable sales bumper last spring and improved plenty on his opening effort over hurdles when third of 20 in maiden at Down Royal (3/1) 29 days ago, challenging when flattening 2 out. Likely to progress further and should be in the mix.

Form: 4/53

Court Compliance³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W Durkan| OR: 125

11/10

Placed in points and acquitted himself well in finishing runner-up all 3 starts over timber, latest in 12-runner maiden at Navan last month. Surely won't be much longer in going one better.

Form: 32/222

Newbrook Diamond^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

7/2

Placed on first 3 starts in maidens but presumably found latest Naas effort one too many in a reasonably short period last month. Remains with potential.

Form: R1/2325

The Ducks Walk³⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: N Dooly

150/1

Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Down Around. Dam, maiden hurdler (stayed 21f), 9.4f/1¼m winner who stayed 1½m on Flat. Successful on second start in points in early-2025 but pulled up both other outings.

Form: P1P/

Thisain'tthat¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: M A Molloy

50/1

Showed plenty to work on when fifth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (50/1) on debut a fortnight ago, not knocked about. Probably one for handicaps in time.

Form: 5

Jack's Sister¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

50/1

Showed fair form on the first of 2 starts in 1½m maidens. Has left J. J. Feane ahead of hurdling debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

It's Tim¹⁴²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Maurice Ahern J: Dylan O'Connor

Forecasts

Court Compliance (11/10), Boedic (15/8), Newbrook Diamond (7/2), Mossy Way (11/1), It's Tim (14/1), Thisain'tthat (50/1), Jack's Sister (50/1), The Ducks Walk (150/1)

BOEDIC improved plenty on his opening effort over hurdles when third at Down Royal last month and with better to come, Willie Mullins' 5-y-o can go a couple of places better at the expense of Court Compliance who has shaped well in three consecutive runner-up finishes and may have to settle for silver again. Newbrook Diamond can have his latest effort excused and rounds off the shortlist.