13:35 Fairyhouse

Sunday 30 November 2025

All12:0512:3513:0513:3514:0514:3615:1115:41

BAR 1 Betting Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 0.50s

1^st

Koktail Brut

511-4

8/13f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Led, pushed along and joined after 2 out, ridden and led narrowly last, kept on well run-in, just held on tchd 4/6

2^nd

Blake

411-4

8/1

T: N MeadeJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out, ridden and slight mistake last, kept on well run-in, just failed op 13/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

1 ¼

The Passing Wife

611-4

16/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along before 2 out, 3rd and ridden approaching last, kept on well run-in, nearest at finish op 25/1 tchd 28/1

4^th

Gameball

511-4

5/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, some headway entering straight, ridden and no impression after 2 out, 4th and slow last, no extra run-in tchd 9/2

5^th

Eachtotheirown

611-4

15/2

T: B ConnellJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division, ran freely, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra after 2 out and jumped left last op 17/2

6^th

5 ½

Whimsy

610-11

16/1

T: A McCannJ: Alex Harvey

Mid-division early, in rear when hampered 3 out, pushed along and no threat in straight, kept on one pace from 2 out op 25/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

Sageborough

411-4

40/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra after 2 out op 25/1

Also Ran

Scope To Improve

511-4

40/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor

Always towards rear, in touch when fell 3 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Love Me Tender⁵⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: W P Mullins J: Mark Walsh

Port Authority²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.62Pl:€1.10, €2.00, €2.90EX:€6.70Trifecta:€40.70Tricast:€42.34SF:€7.04

Forecasts

Koktail Brut (8/13), Love Me Tender (6/4), Gameball (5/1), Eachtotheirown (15/2), Blake (8/1), Port Authority (8/1), The Passing Wife (16/1), Whimsy (16/1), Sageborough (40/1), Scope To Improve (40/1)

Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott have won 10 of the last 11 renewals and may dominate this race again, with the former's LOVE ME TENDER taken to extend his unbeaten record to 4 at the expense of Elliott pair Koktail Brut and Port Authority.

LOVE ME TENDER (FR)
KOKTAIL BRUT (FR)
PORT AUTHORITY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Tounsivator

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: Danny Mullins | T: W P Mullins

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €51,000.002nd: €17,000.003rd: €8,500.004th: €4,250.005th: €2,549.006th: €1,700.00