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2026 Novice Hurdlers

this is quite a good summary of some key horses NOT entered


❌ The following Horses were prominent in the market, but have NOT been entered.

Supreme:
FOU DE TOI (after all that😅)
I'LL SORT THAT
PLACE DE LA NATION
LORD DES BORDES
UPON TWEED

Arkle:
No significant absentees

Turners:
OLD PARK STAR
IDAHO SUN
CRYSTAL ISLAND
ECHOING SILENCE
GAMEOFINCHES
BAMBINO FEVER
EL CAIROS
DAVY CROCKETT

Brown Advisory:
LULAMBA
GAMEOFINCHES
LOVELY HURLING
KAWABOOMGA

Triumph:
MATIN MIDI ET SOIR
KARAK DE FAUST
LEOPARD DU BERLAIS
SARATOGA

Albert Bartlett:
THE REVEREND
SOLDIER IN MILAN
CRYSTAL ISLAND
CONMAN JOHN
FIRE WARNING
ECHOING SILENCE
LAZARE DE STAR
LEADER DES BORDES
COPACABANA
KING RASKO GREY
 
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A Pai De Nom (Dan Skelton)
American Jukebox (Gordon Elliott)
Apache Tribe (Noel Kelly)
Bally Free (Gordon Elliott)
Ballykinlar (Mickey Bowen)
Bon Viveur (Willie Mullins)
Boultydoolin (Rebecca Curtis)
Carlenrig (Dan Skelton)
Champagne Kid (P. E. Collins)
Classical Creek (Gordon Elliott)
Country Code (Ruth Jefferson)
County Final (Eric McNamara)
Dalston Lad (Dan Skelton)
Doctor Steinberg (Willie Mullins)
Doctor Du Mesnil (Willie Mullins)
El Capitaine (Kayley Woollacott)
Espresso Milan (Willie Mullins)
Etna Bianco (Joe Tizzard)
Forty Coats (Henry De Bromhead)
Fountains Blenhein (Anthony Honeyball)
Frankie John (Denis G. Hogan)
Fruit De Mer (Henry De Bromhead)
Gin Tonic (Paul Nolan)
Good Girl Kathleen (Emmet Mullins)
He Can't Dance (Gordon Elliott)
Hillberry Hill (Ms Margaret Mullins)
Hipop De Loire (Willie Mullins)
I Started A Joke (Charles Byrnes)
I'll Sort That (Declan Queally)
Intosomethinggood (Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies)
Jalon D'oudairies (Gordon Elliott)
Johnny's Jury (Jamie Snowden)
Just Golden (Dan Skelton)
Kalypso'chance (Gordon Elliott)
Kasino Des Mottes (Joe Tizzard)
Kazansky (Gordon Elliott)
Kicour La (Ben Pauling)
King's Bucks (Henry De Bromhead)
Klimt Madrik (Toby Lawes)
Kripticjim (Joe Tizzard)
Laurets D'estruval (Willie Mullins)
Leader D'allier (Willie Mullins)
Legendary Luke (Jamie Snowden)
Love Me Tender (Willie Mullins)
Melbourne Shamrock (Emmet Mullins)
Minella Emperor (Emmet Mullins)
Mondoui'boy (Ben Pauling)
Moneygarrow (Dan Skelton)
Neon Dream (Alan King)
No Drama This End (Paul Nicholls)
Off The Jury (Mickey Bowen)
Park Princess (Anthony Honeyball)
Pottersville (Rebecca Curtis)
Reckless Spending (Nicky Henderson)
Riskaway (Gordon Elliott)
Road Exile (Gordon Elliott)
Rocking Man (Sam Thomas)
Rusty Harkness (Henry De Bromhead)
Saint Baco (Willie Mullins)
Santo Sospir (Gordon Elliott)
Shabby Hill (Charles Byrnes)
Shadow Paddy (Eoin McCarthy)
Shuttle Diplomacy (Thomas Cooper)
Sortudo (Willie Mullins)
Spinningayarn (Gordon Elliott)
Step Ahead (Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls)
Swindon Village (Charlie Longsdon)
Tackletommywoowoo (Declan Queally)
The Big Clubman (Paul Nolan)
The Blue Room (Olly Murphy)
The Last Cloud (Patrick Neville)
The Price Of Peace (Rebecca Curtis)
Thedeviluno (Paul Nolan)
Theflyingking (Gordon Elliott)
They Call Me Hugo (Olly Murphy)
Tiddesley Wood (Fergal O'Brien)
Timesareachanging (A. Slattery)
Treasure Memory (Tony Martin)
Ubatuba (Olly Murphy)
Whiskey Yankee (Sam Thomas)
Yeshil (Henry De Bromhead)
You Proof (Willie Mullins)
Zanoosh (Colm Murphy)
 
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Interesting that DDM isn't entered at Fairyhouse in the 2m4f maiden. Perhaps they are going to roll the dice at the DRF.
 
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riccirich said:
Yeah thats enough of him for me now, just forget about him and hope for the best. Been hearing a lot of updates and rumours from various people who apparently hear whispers. Appears they're either being mislead or aren't hearing anything at all.
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There's a 2m maiden on Sunday at Naas too which we should find out about shortly, but it's unlikely he'll be in there. I presume it'll be Leader D and Too Bossy For Us again and they'll be split.
 
Exar Essay said:
Interesting that DDM isn't entered at Fairyhouse in the 2m4f maiden. Perhaps they are going to roll the dice at the DRF.
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DDM in the 2m2f maiden hurdle at Naas. Along with Arcadian Emperor, surprisingly. No FDT.
 
Massive value for the turners still. No drama this end and then 12s the rest.

NDTE looks a lovely horse but this is a race for us all to target given double figure prices for the rest still.

Knowing what will run here is obviously the problem, thus reflecting in the prices.

Times running out.

Even I'll sort that is still 16s after winning the slog over at naas and has not done nothing wrong so far.
 
Had 6 in the spud race earlier, down to one now, and I think thats gutless now too..
 
Wonder who PT rides in the Supreme then? Mighty Park will go to Walsh presumably if they go that route
Guess the DRF will be a massive pointer.
 
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Wonder who PT rides in the Supreme then? Mighty Park will go to Walsh presumably if they go that route
Guess the DRF will be a massive pointer.
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Backed MP for Turners.
Taken a view he will go there.
Yeah DRF will give us a clue or two for sure.

If I had to name his ride now I’d go for The Reverand.
 
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Harbinger said:
Wonder who PT rides in the Supreme then? Mighty Park will go to Walsh presumably if they go that route
Guess the DRF will be a massive pointer.
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Could be one of 5 still for me.

The Reverend
King Rasko Grey
Sober
Sortudo
Saint Baco

I'm not interested in any of the others right now.

Could quite easily see both Sortudo & Saint Baco come back in trip after their respective runs in the Lawlors, and if the others turn up at the DRF and lose they could go out in trip still too.
 
Act Of Innocence is going to Cheltenham over two and a half miles on Saturday and we’ll see how he gets on there,” said Henderson.

“If he’s the stayer and the other is the two-miler, then the lucky owner has himself two very nice horses.

“They are nice horses whatever happens next and they are both for the future – they’ll both make lovely chasers.”

Old Park Star will not run again between now and the Festival curtain-raiser on March 10, but could be part of Seven Barrows squad that makes its annual pre-Cheltenham trip to Kempton in mid-February.

Henderson added: “He does not need to run again (before Cheltenham) as he puts a lot into it, but he does find it terribly easy,” Henderson added.

“I would have thought going to Kempton for the gallops morning would do him good. He’s a very clean-winded horse and not difficult so he might not even need to do that, but he might enjoy it.

“He looked terrific on Sunday morning and he is a good-looking horse, beautiful horse.”

Henderson also saw strapping grey Fire Warning open his account at Newbury recently and he will be sent out to garner further experience in the coming weeks.

“He will get further in time for sure and he likes soft ground, so we’ll give him another run in three or four weeks’ time and see,” said the trainer.
 

Timeform's highest-rated novice hurdlers in Britain and Ireland​

  • 153p Old Park Star
  • 148p Talk The Talk
  • 146p Skylight Hustle
  • 142P No Drama This End
  • 142 I'll Sort That
  • 142 Love Me Tender

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Lovely picture of Henderson they've used on Irish racing today, ruthless stuff :ROFLMAO:
 
That rascal Walsh, selling the double bluff, or just passing a factual comment, we'll never know for sure.
 
Any love for Taurus bay for the turners? 25s generally, won two fair average races, but was impressive both times. Entered to run on trials day (2nd fav) against act of innocence, who I am still unsure of….
 
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That rascal Walsh, selling the double bluff, or just passing a factual comment, we'll never know for sure.
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….last time I get involved with one of these “talking” horses for a novice before they’ve run. Think the only Time I can remember pulling one off was lossie in the triumph!
 
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