13:47 Leopardstown

Saturday 27 December 2025

All12:0512:3713:1213:4714:2215:0015:30

Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:47  |   Winning time: 3m 54.6s
1st
Horse silk
5
3/1f
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Held up in mid-division, progress into 2nd 2 out, led early straight, ridden and narrowly headed before last, left in lead last, kept on well closing stages op 7/2 tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
5
8
12/1
T: D QueallyJ: Mr D L Queally
Held up towards rear, ridden into 5th entering straight, no impression on leaders in 3rd before last, left 2nd last, kept on same pace run-in op 9/1 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
3
4/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, not fluent 5th, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, left disputing 3rd last, kept on one pace op 10/3 tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
13/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Led and disputed, led from 2nd, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and headed early straight, no extra before last, kept on one pace op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
11
7
14/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 3rd halfway, ridden and no extra 2 out tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
16/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Close up, slight mistake 1st, soon mid-division, slight mistake 5th, ridden and no extra 2 out tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
59
1
4/1
T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan
Tracked leaders, disputed after 1st, tracked leader from 2nd, ridden and no extra 2 out, weakened and tailed off op 9/2 tchd 10/3 and tchd 5/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
6
9/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: Sam Ewing
Held up, 7th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, progress 2 out, 3rd entering straight, not clear run on inner early straight, soon switched left and ridden, led narrowly before last, fell last op 11/2
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.50, €2.70, €1.60EX:€37.40Trifecta:€180.20Tricast:€147.05SF:€39.46

Forecasts

Skylight Hustle (3/1), Love Me Tender (4/1), Koktail Brut (4/1), Talk The Talk (9/2), Le Divin Enfant (13/2), Carrigmoornaspruce (12/1), The Passing Wife (14/1), Mister Pessimistic (16/1)

Verdict

A cracking renewal of this Grade 1 event and Willie Mullins' highly-promising LOVE ME TENDER is fancied to take this step up in class in his stride and extend his unbeaten run to four. Gordon Elliott's Skylight Hustle is feared most on the back of an impressive Fairyhouse victory, although Le Divin Enfant, Talk The Talk and Koktail Brut all have better days ahead of them and need factoring in too.

  1. LOVE ME TENDER (FR)
  2. SKYLIGHT HUSTLE (IRE)
  3. LE DIVIN ENFANT (FR)

Previous Winners

2024
Romeo Coolio
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
J: Sam Ewing  |  T: G Elliott
7/4

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €9,999.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00

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