Full Result 1.40 Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 February 2026

Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

(5yo+) 2m Heavy 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st €88,500 2nd €28,500 3rd €13,500 4th €6,000 5th €3,000 6th €1,500

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Talk The Talk (FR) 3/1F J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	1112	–	79	144	–
ch g Born To Sea (IRE) - Walk The Walk (FR) (Walk In The Park)
Midfield, towards rear before 2 out, headway and pushed along home turn, went third and 1 length down last, ridden and ran on run-in, led post (op 11/4)

2 shd	1. Ballyfad (IRE) 7/2 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	5	1112	–	79	144	–
b g Tirwanako (FR) - Be Donn (IRE) (Brian Boru)
Jumped right on occasions, led, joined 2 out, kept on well and led clearly towards finish, headed post (op 4/1 tchd 3/1)

3 ½ [½]	4. King Rasko Grey (FR) 11/2 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	1112	–	78	143	–
b g Galiway - Imaginary Move (GER) (Wiener Walzer)
Prominent, disputed lead 2 out, lost second final strides (op 4/1 tchd 6/1)

4 6 [6½]	5. Koktail Brut (FR) 11/1 Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	6	1112	140	70	138	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Skarina (FR) (Dark Moondancer)
Midfield, some headway before last, outpaced but went fourth run-in (op 18/1)

5 2 [8½]	2. Blake 18/1 Donagh Meyler Noel Meade	Donagh Meyler Noel Meade	5	1112	139	68	135	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Love's Secret (Pivotal)
Prominent, disputed lead home turn, lost position approaching last, weakened run-in (op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and 22/1)

6 ½ [9]	6. Le Divin Enfant (FR) 9/2 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	5	1112 h¹	–	67	135	–
br g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Quinine De Mazille (FR) (Network)
In rear, not fluent 2nd, headway into midfield 3rd, outpaced before last (op 11/2 tchd 13/2)

7 1 [10]	8. Starting Fifteen 25/1 Sean Flanagan E McNamara	Sean Flanagan E McNamara	5	1112 h	–	66	134	–
b g City Light (FR) - M'Oubliez Pas (USA) (El Corredor)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway 3rd, weakened approaching last (op 16/1)

8 6 [16]	12. Switch From Diesel (IRE) 22/1 Daniel King Ross O'Sullivan	Daniel King Ross O'Sullivan	7	115	122	50	121	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Is She Diesel (Schiaparelli)
Prominent, weakened before last (op 33/1 tchd 20/1)

9 6½ [22½]	7. Mister Pessimistic (IRE) 40/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	5	1112 t¹	–	49	121	–
b g Westerner - Gracemount (IRE) (Beneficial)
In rear, weakened before last (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

10 10 [32½]	3. Davy Crockett (IRE) 11/1 Mark Walsh W P Mullins	Mark Walsh W P Mullins	5	1112	–	35	112	–
b g Camelot - Annie Power (IRE) (Shirocco)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position 2 out, soon in rear (op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

11 1¾ [34¼]	11. Tyson Fury 300/1 D G Hogan Denis Gerard Hogan	D G Hogan Denis Gerard Hogan	9	1112	–	32	110	–
ch g Iffraaj - Za Za Zoom (IRE) (Le Vie Dei Colori)
Took keen hold, held up in last, not fluent 4th, mistake 5th, jumped right 3 out, weakened before last (op 250/1 tchd 200/1)

UR	10. The Reverend 12/1 Harry Cobden W P Mullins	Harry Cobden W P Mullins	5	1112	–	–	134	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Burning Rules (IRE) (Aussie Rules)
Towards rear, awkward jump 1st, 6 lengths down and pushed along when clipped heels and unseated home turn (op 17/2)

12 ran Off time: 1:42:52 Winning time: 4m 18.00s (slow by 28.00s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Simon Munir & Isaac Souede (Talk The Talk) 1st breeder: E A R L De Faydeau
2nd owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Ballyfad)
3rd owner: Mrs Audrey Turley (King Rasko Grey)
Tote win: €4 PL: €1.60 €1.70 €2.20 Ex: €12.70 CSF: €13.68 Tricast: €56.75 Trifecta: €54.70

1:40 Leopardstown (IRE) 1 Feb 2026

Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)