Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle – Thurles

Thurles

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-02-19

Distance 2m6f187y

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners 9

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.8°C

Wind 1mph N

Rain 24%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Rusty Harkness b Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	158	ht	43	-	121	106	52d	—	—	-27	18	10/11 52%
A repeat of his Leopardstown effort would make him difficult to beat with a hood added
1	Barnahash Mason ch Philip Donovan(3) · Jonathan Sweeney	Philip Donovan(3) · Jonathan Sweeney	166	—	51	-	111	84	54d	—	—	-8	18	11/4 27%
Decent C&D run before winning a Leopardstown bumper; penalised 8lb but still a big player
3	Haveanothertry b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	158	—	43	-	117	56	24d	—	—	-8	7.4	11/2 15%
Beaten 27l in a Punchestown maiden hurdle behind two smart sorts; big player down in class
4	How's The Head gr Miss J Townend · Timothy Townend	Miss J Townend · Timothy Townend	158	ht	-65249	102	108	85	21d	—	—	+9	18	10/1 9%
Well behind a classy rival over 2m here last time; this trip suits better but lot to find
2	De Jour En Jour b Philip Byrnes · W J O'Doherty	Philip Byrnes · W J O'Doherty	158	—	PP34	-	101	23	52d	—	—	-6	3.6	9/1 10%
Promise in two maiden hurdles; still has plenty to find to make the breakthrough today
9	Lakewood Rose b Miss N C Hennessy(7) · Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy	Miss N C Hennessy(7) · Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy	151	—	P4-47P	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	33/1 3%
Decent runs in defeat in three bumpers last year but was pulled up in a point on return
8	Black Rock b Calum Hogan(7) · E Seymour	Calum Hogan(7) · E Seymour	151	—	P-9	-	-	-	176d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Pulled up in a point and well beaten on bumper debut last summer; others preferred
7	Aboras Mahler b Kevin Sexton · James Andrew Fahey	Kevin Sexton · James Andrew Fahey	151	—	800	-	65	52	93d	—	—	-1	0.3	200/1 0%
Beaten a long way in three maiden hurdles so can't be fancied
5	Larkfield Liberty b Conor Stone-Walsh · R P Rath	Conor Stone-Walsh · R P Rath	158	—	600	-	103	38	84d	—	—	-1	0.3	250/1 0%
Some promise on bumper debut but was poor next time and also in a maiden hurdle here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rusty Harkness	10/11	evn	evn	5/6	5/6
Barnahash Mason	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	2/1
Haveanothertry	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	11/2
How's The Head	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
De Jour En Jour	9/1	9/1	9/1	15/2	17/2
Lakewood Rose	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Black Rock	150/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	125/1
Aboras Mahler	200/1	150/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Larkfield Liberty	250/1	150/1	250/1	125/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rusty Harkness

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 15

10/11

2nd

Barnahash Mason

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

How's The Head

OR: 13 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Haveanothertry

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

11/2

De Jour En Jour

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Lakewood Rose

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Black Rock

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Aboras Mahler

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Larkfield Liberty

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
How's The Head Top Rated	102	108	85
Rusty Harkness	—	121	106
Barnahash Mason	—	111	84
Haveanothertry	—	117	56
De Jour En Jour	—	101	23
Lakewood Rose	—	—	—
Black Rock	—	—	—
Aboras Mahler	—	65	52
Larkfield Liberty	—	103	38

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rusty Harkness	52d ago	Fresh
Barnahash Mason	54d ago	Fresh
Haveanothertry	24d ago	Fit
How's The Head	21d ago	Fit
De Jour En Jour	52d ago	Fresh
Lakewood Rose	—	—
Black Rock	176d ago	Long break
Aboras Mahler	93d ago	Long break
Larkfield Liberty	84d ago	Fresh

Going: Soft To Heavy

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