Result 13:40 · Leopardstown (IRE)

Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle

Grade 12mHeavy5yo+ · 12 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 18.00s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Talk The Talk (FR)	J J Slevin	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	—	4.00	4.12
2	Ballyfad (IRE)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	shd	4.50	5.30
3	King Rasko Grey (FR)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	½L	6.50	8.61
4	Koktail Brut (FR)	Danny Gilligan	Gordon Elliott	6½L	12.0	12.9
5	Blake (GB)	Donagh Meyler	Noel Meade	8½L	19.0	28.3
6	Le Divin Enfant (FR)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins	9L	5.50	7.26
7	Starting Fifteen (GB)	Sean Flanagan	E McNamara	10L	26.0	40.4
8	Switch From Diesel (IRE)	Daniel King	Ross OSullivan	16L	23.0	31.1
9	Mister Pessimistic (IRE)	Darragh OKeeffe	Henry De Bromhead	22½L	41.0	65.0
10	Davy Crockett (IRE)	Mark Walsh	W P Mullins	32½L	12.0	15.0
11	Tyson Fury (GB)	D G Hogan	Denis Gerard Hogan	34¼L	301.0	1000.0
UR	The Reverend (GB)	Harry Cobden	W P Mullins	—	13.0	17.7

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Ballyfad (IRE)

5yo · 11-12

111 J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m	Yielding	—	1/21	—	2.75
22 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 110y	Soft To Heavy	—	1/8	—	1.91
01 Nov 25	Down Royal	2m 1f	Yielding	—	1/6	—	1.91

3 wins from 3 · placed 3

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Blake (GB)

5yo · 11-12 · OR 139

562112 J Donagh Meyler T Noel Meade —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Nov 25	Fairyhouse	2m	Yielding To Soft	C1	2/8	hd	9.00
01 Nov 25	Down Royal	2m 1f	Yielding	—	1/12	—	3.12
19 Oct 25	Leopardstown	1m 4f	Heavy	—	1/16	—	17.0

4 wins from 13 · placed 9

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Davy Crockett (IRE)

5yo · 11-12

111 J Mark Walsh T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Sep 25	Listowel	2m	Yielding	—	1/5	—	1.50
28 Jul 25	Galway	2m 110y	Good	—	1/11	—	1.50
07 Jun 25	Punchestown	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	1/10	—	1.50

3 wins from 3 · placed 3

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King Rasko Grey (FR)

6yo · 11-12

421 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Limerick	2m	Soft To Heavy	—	1/18	—	4.20
02 May 25	Punchestown	2m 3f	Yielding	—	2/22	4¾L	3.00
30 Apr 24	Punchestown	2m 110y	Yielding	—	4/25	3½L	4.20

1 win from 3 · placed 2

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Koktail Brut (FR)

6yo · 11-12 · OR 140

435117 J Danny Gilligan T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m	Yielding	C1	7/8	82¼L	5.00
30 Nov 25	Fairyhouse	2m	Yielding To Soft	C1	1/8	—	1.61
13 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m	Heavy	—	1/21	—	1.91

3 wins from 8 · placed 4

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Le Divin Enfant (FR) h11

5yo · 11-12

14 J Mr P W Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m	Yielding	C1	4/8	11L	7.50
27 Nov 25	Thurles	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/17	—	1.17

1 win from 2 · placed 1

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Mister Pessimistic (IRE) t11

5yo · 11-12

116 J Darragh OKeeffe T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m	Yielding	C1	6/8	23¼L	17.0
02 Nov 25	Cork	2m	Yielding	—	1/14	—	1.36
25 Sep 25	Listowel	2m	Good To Yielding	—	1/18	—	3.75

2 wins from 3 · placed 2

Won 2 of 3 at around this trip

First time in a tongue strap

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Starting Fifteen (GB) h

5yo · 11-12

23421 J Sean Flanagan T E McNamara —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 25	Limerick	2m	Heavy	—	1/17	—	1.80
18 Oct 25	Limerick	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	2/16	1L	5.00
27 Sep 25	Listowel	2m	Good To Yielding	—	4/9	11¾L	2.38

1 win from 5 · placed 4

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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Talk The Talk (FR)

5yo · 11-12

211F J J J Slevin T Joseph Patrick O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m	Yielding	C1	F	—	5.50
29 Nov 25	Fairyhouse	2m	Yielding To Soft	C1	1/6	—	3.00
18 Oct 25	Limerick	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	1/16	—	3.25

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

Won 2 of 4 at around this trip

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The Reverend (GB)

5yo · 11-12

495111 J Harry Cobden T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Jan 26	Cork	2m 1f	Yielding To Soft	—	1/17	—	1.36
06 Sep 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C2	1/15	—	4.50
19 Jul 25	Ripon	1m 4f	Soft	C2	1/5	—	1.57

5 wins from 10 · placed 7

First time at this course and trip

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Tyson Fury (GB)

9yo · 11-12

520344 J D G Hogan T Denis Gerard Hogan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Jan 26	Dundalk	2m	Standard	—	4/6	6¼L	10.0
26 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m	Yielding	—	4/22	7½L	34.0
05 Dec 25	Dundalk	1m 4f	Standard	—	3/7	7¼L	34.0

3 wins from 25 · placed 10

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Switch From Diesel (IRE)

7yo · 11-5 · OR 122

121224 J Daniel King T Ross OSullivan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Jan 26	Naas	2m 4f	Soft	C1	4/10	19½L	21.0
11 Dec 25	Punchestown	2m 3f	Heavy	C1	2/6	2¾L	2.75
16 Nov 25	Navan	2m	Heavy	—	2/22	1L	2.25

4 wins from 16 · placed 13

Won 3 of 13 at around this trip

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