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Saturday 4 April 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 10.00s

1^st

Alliteration

511-7

9/2

T: J P DempseyJ: Donagh Meyler

Led, pushed along entering straight, jumped slightly left last (usual 2 out) and soon ridden, joined after last, under pressure and led again final 100 yards, stayed on well op 4/1 tchd 11/2

2^nd

Simply Natural

611-7

4/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, 6th halfway, 4th 2 out (usual 3 out), 3rd entering straight, headway to dispute lead travelling best after last (usual 2 out), soon pushed along, ridden and headed final 100 yards, no impression, kept on same pace op 9/2 tchd 7/2

3^rd

Jo's Secret

611-7

16/1

T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King

Mid-division, 8th halfway, close 5th and travelling okay entering straight, bad mistake last (usual 2 out), soon ridden in 4th and no impression, 3rd inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 20/1

4^th

2 ½

Salsinha

511-7

5/6f

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders on inner, a little keen, 4th halfway, 2nd before 2 out (usual 3 out), pushed along entering straight, ridden in 3rd and no impression after last (usual 2 out), no extra in 4th inside final furlong op 10/11 tchd Evens

5^th

4 ¼

Shesakindofmagic

811-7

7/1

T: A McCannJ: James Smith (5)

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd 2 out (usual 3 out), pushed along in 4th entering straight, ridden in 5th after last (usual 2 out), no extra tchd 13/2

6^th

Brosna Queen

611-7

28/1

T: S G CareyJ: Brian Hayes

Shied left at standing start and lost ground, in rear, slightly hampered 1st, rear of mid-division halfway, hampered by faller 5th, went 6th next, soon pushed along and no extra tchd 25/1

7^th

2 ¼

Thurman

611-7

150/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: Ross Berry (7)

Mid-division, never a factor, pushed along approaching straight, no extra op 125/1

8^th

Lady Fromentro

511-7

100/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, weakened, tailed off op 66/1

9^th

Mollys Star

511-7

50/1

T: P E CollinsJ: Eoghan Finegan (7)

Mid-division, slightly hampered by faller 5th, pushed along when not fluent 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened, tailed off op 40/1 tchd 33/1

10^th

Ur My Fav

410-13

200/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Dylan Kidd (7)

Towards rear, not fluent and reminder 2nd, slight mistake and pushed along briefly before next, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, weakened, tailed off op 125/1

11^th

4 ¾

Baby Fish

511-7

100/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Conor Stone-Walsh

Slightly hampered start, soon mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, weakened, tailed off op 80/1 tchd 66/1

12^th

Orinoco Walk

811-7

100/1

T: R DunneJ: Alex Harvey

Slightly hampered start, soon tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along in 7th when not fluent 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened, completely tailed off op 80/1

13^th

Mind The Steps

511-7

250/1

T: N LeeJ: Shane O'Callaghan (5)

Slightly hampered start, soon tracked leaders and took keen hold, 7th halfway, hampered by faller 5th, soon weakened, completely tailed off op 125/1

Also Ran

Cool As A Cat

611-7

80/1

T: Tom DreaperJ: Alix Balfe (7)

Towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 1st tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1

Cool Native

611-7

15/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 6th when mistake and unseated rider 5th op 13/2 tchd 6/1

Strong Contender

511-7

100/1

T: N LeeJ: Phillip Enright

Towards rear, not fluent 1st, no impression when fell 3 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Poetic Twist⁵³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Clash Gold⁷⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: F J Flood J: Danny Mullins

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.40Pl:€1.40, €1.50, €3.50EX:€32.80Trifecta:€549.90SF:€26.21

Forecasts

Salsinha (5/6), Simply Natural (4/1), Alliteration (9/2), Shesakindofmagic (7/1), Cool Native (15/2), Poetic Twist (10/1), Jo's Secret (16/1), Brosna Queen (28/1), Mollys Star (50/1), Cool As A Cat (80/1), Lady Fromentro (100/1), Baby Fish (100/1), Orinoco Walk (100/1), Strong Contender (100/1), Thurman (150/1), Ur My Fav (200/1), Clash Gold (200/1), Mind The Steps (250/1)

SALSINHA sets a decent standard on her latest listed third and should take a bit of stopping with further progress likely. Cool Native made an encouraging start to her hurdles career at Navan in December and can give Henry de Bromhead's charge most to do ahead of Alliteration and Simply Natural.

SALSINHA (FR)
COOL NATIVE (IRE)
ALLITERATION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

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Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Mr R W Barron | T: R O'Sullivan

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Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00