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Tuesday 26 May 2026

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Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 5.30s

Extra Beat¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr O T Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

200/1

Fairly useful Flat winner in Britain in 2024 but well held in 2 all-weather starts at Lingfield for Harry Derham at the end of 2025 and has switched stable again ahead of this first outing over hurdles.

Form:

Press The Button¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

10/3

Won on bumper debut last autumn. Could only manage a remote last of 4 in listed bumper at Navan (2m, heavy) in December but still much respected now hurdling after a break.

Form: 5F14/

Manoir De Mirande^t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

9/2

Fair hurdler. Creditable third of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good to soft, 3/1) 38 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: F02323/

Capri Gear

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes

7/1

Capri gelding. Dam ran once in bumper out of useful hurdle/chase winner up to 3m Laetitia. Interesting to see what the betting makes of this newcomer from a shrewd stable.

Form:

Drumconnor Hill¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins

50/1

Runner-up on his completed start in points. 66/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at Killarney (2½m, good to soft) on hurdle debut 15 days ago. Down in trip. More one for the longer term on that evidence.

Form: P2/8

Maxfort⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: N Stokes| OR: 112

3/1

Showed plenty when third at Cork on debut but failed to reproduce that in 2 outings in February. Has been off for 3 months.

Form: 345/

Nothintodowithme^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Murphy

100/1

Mizzou gelding. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Shire Star¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy

125/1

66/1, ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Killarney (2½m, good to soft) on debut 15 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 9

Sunny Dude¹⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Buckley

250/1

Poor maiden on the Flat. Likely outsider now hurdling.

Form:

The Store Boy^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112

6/4

Has been shaping up well over hurdles, bouncing back from a fall on chase debut when second of 14 in maiden at Kilbeggan (2m, good to soft) 32 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 3357F2/

Evangelic^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: R K Watson

300/1

Regressive on the Flat and tailed off on recent hurdle debut.

Form: 7

Mydreamtell

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey

80/1

Telescope gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to ungenuine but fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Its Crucial.

Form:

Eastwestconnection^t1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

300/1

Pulled up sole start in points (Apr 19) ahead of this switch to hurdles.

Form: P/

Sampoet^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey| T: D M Christie

50/1

Fair maiden chaser. Makes hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: P308F/4

Mary's Up In Court^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: M Magnussen

300/1

Failed to complete both starts in points. Well held in a Sligo bumper on Rules debut a fortnight ago. RESERVE.

Form: FP/8

Non-Runners

Dar Toungi³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: Harry Sexton

Killowen House¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Gilligan J: Jack Gilligan

Finns First¹⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: P Flood J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Store Boy (6/4), Maxfort (3/1), Press The Button (10/3), Killowen House (4/1), Manoir De Mirande (9/2), Dar Toungi (6/1), Capri Gear (7/1), Drumconnor Hill (50/1), Sampoet (50/1), Mydreamtell (80/1), Nothintodowithme (100/1), Shire Star (125/1), Finns First (150/1), Extra Beat (200/1), Sunny Dude (250/1), Eastwestconnection (300/1), Evangelic (300/1), Mary's Up In Court (300/1)

THE STORE BOY has achieved enough to think a race like this should be within his grasp. Manoir de Mirande has been knocking on the door in similar races and is likely to be on the premises again. Bumper winner Press The Button is another who could have a say if taking to hurdling at the first time of asking.