Defender Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) – Limerick · The Final Fence

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Defender Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Date 2025-12-26

Distance 2m7f

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €22,125

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1		County Final Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	J:Sean Flanagan T:E McNamara	157	t	8512	126	135	116	33d	—	—	+9	41	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Much improved to win a m'den hurdle by 16l and took runner-up spot latest; in the mix
4		The Big Clubman Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Paul Nolan	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Paul Nolan	157	—	F/2-12	-	139	128	40d	—	—	-14	10	0.69/1	11/4 27%
M'den hurdle winner stepped forward with a clear 2nd in a Gr.3 last time; big player
5		Yeshil Bay J:J J Slevin T:Henry De Bromhead	J:J J Slevin T:Henry De Bromhead	157	—	2/8-1	124	133	101	43d	—	—	+18	36.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Well backed to get off the mark last time when making all; entitled to improve; chance
2		Kazansky Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	521-U1	-	126	55	19d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Benefitted from fall of leader to win at Cork; return to this type of trip should suit
6		Barra Rua Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Emmet Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Emmet Mullins	150	—	431313	119	139	122	19d	—	—	+26	34.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Tramore bumper and hurdle winner; didn't see out 24.5f trip last time after untidy jumps
NR		Santo Sospir Bay J:Alex Harvey T:Gordon Elliott	J:Alex Harvey T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	1-41	-	136	83	34d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Debut bumper winner scored on 2nd hurdles run upped in trip on softer conditions last time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
County Final	2/1	9/4	9/4
The Big Clubman	11/4	9/4	11/4
Yeshil	10/3	10/3	5/1
Kazansky	9/2	4/1	6/1
Barra Rua	9/1	9/1	17/2
Santo Sospir	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

County Final

41

OR: 19 Form: 12 Odds: 10

9/4

2nd

Yeshil

36.3

OR: 18.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5.3

5/1

3rd

Barra Rua

34.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 15.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

4

The Big Clubman

10

OR: 0 Form: 2.8 Odds: 7.3

11/4

5

Santo Sospir

7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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6

Kazansky

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
County Final	126	135	116
Yeshil	124	133	101
Barra Rua	119	139	122
The Big Clubman	—	139	128
Kazansky	—	126	55
Santo Sospir	—	136	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kazansky	19d ago	Fit
Barra Rua	19d ago	Fit
County Final	33d ago	Fit
Santo Sospir	34d ago	Fit
The Big Clubman	40d ago	Fit
Yeshil	43d ago	Fit