Donohue Marquees Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) – Fairyhouse

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Donohue Marquees Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Date 2026-04-05

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €35,340

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 4.6°C

Wind 15mph W

Rain 14%

Winning Time 4m 16.20s (slow by 30.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Koktail Brut (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	13/2	Won
2nd	Ebony King (IRE) Cian Quirke · Andrew Slattery	28/1	9.5
3rd	Murat (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Lawlor	25/1	19
4th	Leader d'Allier (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	EvensF	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Blake (GB) Donagh Meyler · Noel Meade	4/1
P.U.	Heads Up (GB) Sean Bowen · John C McConnell	17/2
P.U.	Too Bossy For Us (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	6/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Leader d'Allier Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	158	t	1-1121	-	146	114	69d	—	—	-21	20.3	0.25/1	Evens 50%
5-6 in AQPS races in France, limited hurdling experience but commands obvious respect
3	Blake Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	158	p	2-1252	138	152	144	28d	—	—	+13	30.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beaten a head by Koktail Brut in the Royal Bond, lost to Le Labo on latest, cheekpieces on
8	Too Bossy For Us Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	158	t	75-16	140	155	146	26d	—	—	+14	25.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Second-best of a below-par Irish contingent when sixth in the Supreme Novices
1	Koktail Brut Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	-11748	139	146	138	26d	—	—	+18	30.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Limitations evident in Grade 1 races since C&D Royal Bond win, decent chance at this level
5	Heads Up Bay J:Sean Bowen T:John C McConnell	J:Sean Bowen T:John C McConnell	158	h	2-1251	134	146	137	49d	—	—	+15	28.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Smart performer in bumpers; good overall hurdles form except for one run when too keen
7	Murat Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Lawlor	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Lawlor	158	h	1-1214	127	131	123	59d	—	—	+23	27.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Probably unsuited by soft ground when running poorly at Thurles, up against it here
4	Ebony King Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	158	h	11F	122	131	63	—	—	—	+26	29.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Maiden winner, should be fit after a good AW run, not suited by the race conditions
NR	Le Labo Bay J:Mr J L Gleeson T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mr J L Gleeson T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	161	—	10-UF1	-	147	106	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Made amends for previous jumping lapses with a neck defeat of Blake at Naas four weeks ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Leader d'Allier	evn	evn	Evens
Blake	9/2	4/1	9/2
Too Bossy For Us	13/2	6/1	13/2
Koktail Brut	6/1	13/2	13/2
Heads Up	7/1	7/1	7/1
Murat	25/1	20/1	22/1
Ebony King	28/1	25/1	28/1
Le Labo	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Koktail Brut

30.9

OR: 22.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Blake

30.5

OR: 22 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Ebony King

29.4

OR: 18 Form: 10.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Heads Up

28.1

OR: 21 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Murat

27.4

OR: 19.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Too Bossy For Us

25.8

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Leader d'Allier

20.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 13.3

Evens

Le Labo

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Too Bossy For Us	140	155	146
Koktail Brut	139	146	138
Blake	138	152	144
Heads Up	134	146	137
Murat	127	131	123
Ebony King	122	131	63
Leader d'Allier	—	146	114
Le Labo	—	147	106

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Too Bossy For Us	26d ago	Fit
Koktail Brut	26d ago	Fit
Blake	28d ago	Fit
Le Labo	28d ago	Fit
Heads Up	49d ago	Fresh
Murat	59d ago	Fresh
Leader d'Allier	69d ago	Fresh
Ebony King	—	—