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Monday 25 May 2026

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McHale ProPel Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 2f 72y  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:30  |   Winning time: 4m 29.90s
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Odds
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Horse A-Z
Smart chaser recorded a confidence-boosting success on return to hurdles at Thurles, but he struggled pitched into deeper waters at Fairyhouse subsequently and Paul Townend again looks elsewhere.
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2
Horse silk
Runcok273
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-8| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR:  135
33/1
Useful chaser at his best for Willie Mullins but was again well below that level when jumping poorly in a 4-runner chase here last August and now faces a stiff task reverted to hurdling by new yard.
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3
Horse silk
Daddy Long Legsp194
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR:  152
8/11
Smart sort who finished runner-up behind stablemate Absurde in the Sussex Champion Hurdle on his latest start over hurdles. Needs to bounce back from a disappointing run on the Flat in February but should be hard to beat if somewhere near his best in first-time cheekpieces.
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4
Horse silk
300/1
Hasn't shaped with any promise in 2 hurdle starts and looks completely out of his depth. Cheekpieces go on for the first time.
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5
Horse silk
Farren Gloryp49
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-2| J: Josh Williamson(5)| T: G Elliott| OR:  143
4/1
Quirky sort ran up to his best when third in the Grade 3 Red Mills at Gowran in February and while well held in the face of stiffer tasks at Cheltenham/Fairyhouse since, he ought to fare much better in this company.
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6
Horse silk
125/1
Capri gelding. Half-brother to Monbeg Stream. Dam, pulled up in point, from family of 2007 Grand National winner Silver Birch. Finished runner-up on the second of 2 starts in points but has been pitched in the deep end on Rules debut and is likely to need more time/distance.
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7
Horse silk
Thecompanysergeant113
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR:  132| D
4/1
More miss than hit since finishing runner-up in the Plate at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival, pulling up at Leopardstown on his latest start in February, and faces no easy task at the weights off his lower hurdles mark on return.
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8
Horse silk
150/1
Pulled hard when well beaten on hurdle debut at Navan last September and has little chance in this company.
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Forecasts

Daddy Long Legs (8/11), Thecompanysergeant (4/1), Farren Glory (4/1), Blizzard Of Oz (4/1), Runcok (33/1), The Weighbridge (125/1), Georgie's Pearl (150/1), Eye Contact (300/1)

Verdict

DADDY LONG LEGS hasn't stood much racing of late, but this looks a good opportunity to resume winning ways back over hurdles. Farren Glory isn't the most straightforward, but on form, should prove best of the rest.

Previous Winners

2025
Jesse Evans
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 9
85/40

Prize Money

1st: €9,600.002nd: €3,200.003rd: €1,600.004th: €800.005th: €480.006th: €319.00

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