Full Result 1.43 Naas (IRE) | 9 January 2026

Ballymore Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

(5yo+) 2m4f Soft 7 hurdles 4 omitted

1st €59,000 2nd €19,000 3rd €9,000 4th €4,000 5th €2,000 6th €1,000

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. I'll Sort That (IRE) 5/1 Mr D L Queally Declan Queally	Mr D L Queally Declan Queally	6	1110	136	131	144	–
b g Sandmason - Tuscarora (IRE) (Revoque)
Disputed lead, led clearly before 2nd, not fluent 3 out, 4 lengths ahead when not fluent last, pushed along over 2f out, ridden then faced challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, gamely (op 15/2)

2 2½	9. Sortudo (IRE) 15/8F Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	6	1110 h	–	128	139	–
br g Authorized (IRE) - Sainte Des Bordes (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Midfield, headway 2 out, went second over 2f out, challenging over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 2/1 tchd 13/8)

3 13 [15½]	3. Fruit De Mer (IRE) 11/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	6	1110	–	115	126	–
b g Pour Moi (IRE) - Yawl Bay (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Took keen hold, disputed lead, lost position but prominent before 2nd, went second 2 out, lost position and outpaced home turn, stayed on and went third inside final 110yds (op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and 14/1)

4 4 [19½]	10. Switch From Diesel (IRE) 20/1 Daniel King Ross O'Sullivan	Daniel King Ross O'Sullivan	7	113	–	104	115	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Is She Diesel (Schiaparelli)
In rear, headway 2 out, went third over 1f out, soon no extra, lost third inside final 110yds (op 18/1 tchd 16/1)

5 4 [23½]	2. Frankie John (IRE) 28/1 D G Hogan Denis Gerard Hogan	D G Hogan Denis Gerard Hogan	6	1110	129	107	118	–
gr g Walk In The Park (IRE) - The Crown Jewel (IRE) (Stowaway)
In rear, some headway 2 out, weakened over 2f out (tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1)

6 2½ [26]	8. Saint Baco (FR) 9/2 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	5	1110	–	104	116	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Sainte Vigne (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Prominent, went second home turn, lost position and weakened over 2f out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal) (op 5/2)

7 25 [51]	1. Classical Creek 3/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	6	1110	–	78	91	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - American Creek (FR) (Califet)
Disputed lead, lost position but prominent before 2nd, lost second 2 out, weakened from last (vet reported gelding to be post race normal) (op 4/1)

8 31 [82]	7. Lord Rouge (FR) 33/1 Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	5	1110	–	44	60	–
ch g Castle Du Berlais (FR) - Quiche Lorraine (FR) (Bateau Rouge)
Midfield, weakened 2 out, tailed off (op 22/1)

9 13 [95]	5. Kovanis (FR) 80/1 Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	6	1110	130	29	47	–
gr g Tunis (POL) - Nova D'Auteuil (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
In rear, weakened 2 out, tailed off (tchd 66/1)

10 10 [105]	6. Letos (FR) 22/1 Danny Mullins Anthony Mullins	Danny Mullins Anthony Mullins	6	1110	131	18	37	–
b g Beaumec De Houelle (FR) - Sainte Apoline (FR) (Nickname)
Prominent, dropped to midfield 3rd, weakened 2 out, tailed off (op 25/1)

10 ran Off time: 1:46:45 Winning time: 5m 5.10s (slow by 15.10s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: David Needham (I'll Sort That) 1st breeder: Liam Walsh
2nd owner: Michael Feeley (Sortudo)
3rd owner: Basil Holian (Fruit De Mer)
Tote win: €6.60 PL: €1.70 €1.10 €3 Ex: €19.10 CSF: €14.89 Tricast: €101.56 Trifecta: €122.10

The two flights in the home straight were omitted due to low sun.

1:43 Naas (IRE) 9 Jan 2026

Ballymore Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)