Bar 1 Betting Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) – Fairyhouse

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Bar 1 Betting Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Date 2025-11-30

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €50,150

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Koktail Brut b J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	4435-1	-	150	144	17d	—	—	-24	27.9	4/6 60%
Easy maiden winner; stable's first-string and has won four of last 10 runnings; big player
4	Gameball b J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	158	—	11	-	142	83	46d	—	—	+5	22	9/2 18%
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner; looks the yard's first-string and open to improvement
2	Blake b J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	158	—	2-1	-	127	104	29d	—	—	+5	16.8	13/2 13%
Useful Flat type; won a Down Royal maiden hurdle but needs a lot more in this company
3	Eachtotheirown b J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	158	—	22-1	-	136	81	36d	—	—	+3	12.7	9/1 10%
Won a Galway maiden hurdle with little fuss; needs a lot more in this company
10	Whimsy ch J:Alex Harvey T:Anthony McCann	J:Alex Harvey T:Anthony McCann	151	—	5-2234	122	143	138	1d	—	—	+15	19.2	22/1 4%
Ran with credit in Grade 3 behind Love Me Tender; hard to see those placings reversed
9	The Passing Wife b J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	158	—	3/11-3	-	130	84	22d	—	—	+2	5.5	28/1 3%
Returned from a long absence with a third in a Gowran maiden hurdle; has to find loads
7	Sageborough b J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	158	—	1	-	132	82	34d	—	—	+7	11	33/1 3%
Wexford maiden hurdle winner needs much more today against rivals with more experience
8	Scope To Improve b J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	158	—	1/10-1	-	129	98	24d	—	—	+13	15.8	40/1 2%
Won a Clonmel maiden hurdle on return; looks the yard's second-string; a fair bit to find
NR	Love Me Tender b J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	161	—	111	-	149	142	56d	—	—	—	22	—
Unextended in three wins incl' a Grade 3; has 3lb penalty but still looks the one to beat
NR	Port Authority ch J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	1-1	-	139	124	21d	—	—	—	17	—
Easy maiden winner; looks the yard's second-string but still has to be taken seriously

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Koktail Brut	4/6	8/13	4/6	8/13	4/6
Gameball	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Blake	13/2	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Eachtotheirown	9/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	17/2
Whimsy	20/1	20/1	22/1	16/1	22/1
The Passing Wife	28/1	28/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
Sageborough	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Scope To Improve	40/1	40/1	33/1	28/1	40/1
Love Me Tender	-	-	-	-	-
Port Authority	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Koktail Brut

27.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 17.9

4/6

2nd

Gameball

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Love Me Tender

OR: 0 Form: 22 Odds: 0

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Whimsy

19.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Port Authority

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 0

—

Blake

16.8

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Scope To Improve

15.8

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Eachtotheirown

12.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Sageborough

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

33/1

The Passing Wife

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Whimsy Top Rated	122	143	138
Koktail Brut	—	150	144
Gameball	—	142	83
Blake	—	127	104
Eachtotheirown	—	136	81
The Passing Wife	—	130	84
Sageborough	—	132	82
Scope To Improve	—	129	98
Love Me Tender	—	149	142
Port Authority	—	139	124

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whimsy	1d ago	Quick return
Koktail Brut	17d ago	Fit
Port Authority	21d ago	Fit
The Passing Wife	22d ago	Fit
Scope To Improve	24d ago	Fit
Blake	29d ago	Fit
Sageborough	34d ago	Fit
Eachtotheirown	36d ago	Fit
Gameball	46d ago	Fresh
Love Me Tender	56d ago	Fresh