17:48 Roscommon

Monday 8 June 2026

All16:4317:1817:4818:1818:4819:1819:4820:18

Dermot Hughes Car Sales Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:48 | Winning time: 5m 20.60s

1^st

Sequoiaspirit

911-0

9/2

T: R HackettJ: Alan O'Sullivan (7)

Led, joined at 3rd, headed after 5th, 3rd 3 out, pushed along to lead 2 out, soon ridden clear, stayed on well run-in, comfortably op 5/1

2^nd

6 ½

Stede Bonnet

511-12

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: James Smith (5)

Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead entering straight, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace op 6/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

4 ½

Billy Lee Swagger

711-11

9/2

T: P J RothwellJ: Kevin Healy (7)

Mid-division on outer, headway into 4th and slight mistake 4 out, headway to dispute lead entering straight, ridden 3 out, headed and dropped to 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2

4^th

Sir Allen

711-7

9/2

T: A SlatteryJ: Sam Coen (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 3 out, went 4th after last, no extra op 11/2

5^th

3 ½

Simple Things

410-1

4/1f

T: J P DempseyJ: Aidan Kelly (3)

Towards rear, headway 4 out, pushed along in 4th 3 out, ridden in 4th next, no impression on leaders op 7/2

6^th

5 ½

Ollie La Ba Ba

810-9

50/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Mike O'Connor

Prominent, disputed lead 3rd, not fluent 4th, headed after 5th, mid-division at halfway, ridden and dropped to 7th 3 out, no impression op 33/1

7^th

Rakki

510-12

15/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Anna McGuinness (7)

Soon mid-division, ridden and dropped to 8th 3 out, no impression op 6/1

8^th

5 ½

Lisnagar Fortune

811-8

16/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Ricky Doyle

Always towards rear, slight mistake 6th, ridden 3 out, no impression op 14/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

Eye Of A Tiger

610-3

10/1

T: J P RyanJ: Harry Sexton (7)

In rear, took keen hold, headway to lead after 5th, soon clear, reduced advantage 4 out, ridden and headed entering straight, weakened op 11/1

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Non-Runners

Avalo³⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: Peter Fahey J: Ethan O'Sullivan

Dreal Deal¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 11

T: P J Rothwell J: Shane O'Callaghan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.60, €2.20, €1.70EX:€40.00Trifecta:€322.60Tricast:€139.66SF:€34.29

Forecasts

Simple Things (4/1), Avalo (4/1), Sequoiaspirit (9/2), Billy Lee Swagger (9/2), Sir Allen (9/2), Stede Bonnet (13/2), Dreal Deal (7/1), Rakki (15/2), Eye Of A Tiger (10/1), Lisnagar Fortune (16/1), Ollie La Ba Ba (50/1)

Recent Flat winner SEQUOIASPIRIT returns to hurdles on a handy mark and may capitalise. Sir Allen has been freshened up for this and looks interesting on his return to hurdling, while Avalo won a strong race at Punchestown last time but may find softening conditions against him.

SEQUOIASPIRIT (IRE)
SIR ALLEN
AVALO (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00