Trainer with perfect Beverley record in 2025 sends one runner on Wednesday
1 year ago
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3 October 2026
Saturday 3rd October
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Finbarr O'Sullivan 21st Carpe Diem Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4) Racecard
- Channel:
- Distance: 2m 1f 162y
- Going: Good
- Runners
- 12
- Type
- Hurdle
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny
Selection
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Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
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Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Fairly useful Flat maiden in British days; 10-11, won 2m2f maiden hurdle at Downpatrick
0-1
Age: 5
Weight: 11-9
OR: -
Days: 33
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 26 | Dpt Downpatrick | 18f Gd | MdH | 11-12 t | 1/9 | Euro Agent (1¾L) | 10/11F | - | 108 |
| 19 Jun 26 | Lim Limerick | 12.5f Sft | Hc | 9-3 t | 3/8 | Satono Chevalier (1¼L) | 16/1 | 69 | 68 |
| 31 May 26 | Lis Listowel | 16f Gd | Hc | 10-2 ht1 | 10/11 | Ballyadam (12L) | 22/1 | 72 | 63 |
| 8 May 26 | Bal Ballinrobe | 13f Gd/Y | Hc | 9-10 h1 | 11/14 | Satono Chevalier (22L) | 28/1 | 76 | 46 |
| 24 Apr 26 | Cor Cork | 10.5f Gd/Y | Hc | 8-9 | 14/16 | Final Voyage (10½L) | 40/1 | 79 | 65 |
| 5 Apr 26 | Fai Fairyhouse | 16.5f Y/Sft | MdH | 11-5 | 10/25 | Colcannon (46L) | 40/1 | - | 78 |
Won maiden at Worcester; tailed off at 5-1 in quite valuable handicap there eight days ago
345-10
Age: 4
Weight: 11-8
OR: 114
Days: 8
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 26 | Wor Worcester | 20f Gd | 2NvHcH | 11-1 | 13/15 | Lock Stock (110L) | 5/1 | 114 | 18 |
| 23 Aug 26 | Wor Worcester | 16f Gd | 4NvMdH | 11-1 | 1/11 | Network Gold (4L) | 4/6F | 112 | 106 |
| 4 Feb 26 | Lud Ludlow | 16f Sft | 44yH | 11-0 t | 5/8 | King Al (10½L) | 11/2 | 113 | 103 |
| 17 Jan 26 | Asc Ascot | 15.5f Sft | 34yH | 11-0 t1 | 4/10 | Winston Junior (11L) | 11/2 | - | 103 |
| 17 Dec 25 | Nby Newbury | 16.5f GS | 33yH | 11-0 | 3/10 | Love Sonnet (9¼L) | 3/1J | - | 95 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Cur Curragh | 10f Y/Sft | Md | 9-8 | 3/15 | Subsonic (1½L) | 8/1 | 75 | 82 |
Fell in an Irish maiden point last May but won one last October; market can guide
Form:
Age: 5
Weight: 11-2
OR: -
Days: -
There's been the odd whiff of ability in his two bumpers and two hurdle races
56-U5
Age: 6
Weight: 11-2
OR: -
Days: 23
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 26 | Wor Worcester | 16f Gd | 4NvMdH | 11-4 | 5/12 | Lock Stock (29L) | 80/1 | - | 89 |
| 24 May 26 | Fon Fontwell | 19f Gd | 4NvH | 11-3 | UR/8 | Handmedownastar () | 66/1 | - | 58 |
| 20 Feb 26 | Exe Exeter | 16.5f Hy | 5NHF | 11-2 | 6/6 | All About Trev (57L) | 40/1 | - | 52 |
| 27 Jan 26 | Chp Chepstow | 16f Sft | 4NHF | 10-11 | 5/10 | Keltype (26L) | 12/1 | - | 92 |
Modest middle-distance maiden on AW Flat; left Gemma Tutty for 10,000gns in February
Age: 4
Weight: 11-1
OR: -
Days: -
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 26 | Sth Southwell (AW) | 11f St | 6Hc | 9-6 | 1/12 | Night Bear (hd) | 11/10F | 54 | 62 |
| 29 Dec 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 12.5f St | 5Hc | 8-3 | 2/9 | Damascus Steel (4¼L) | 9/1 | 54 | 57 |
| 17 Dec 25 | Kem Kempton (AW) | 12f St/Slw | 5Hc | 8-10 | 5/11 | Westcombe (2L) | 33/1 | 54 | 58 |
| 24 Nov 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 12.5f St | 6Hc | 9-4 | 3/9 | Himself (3¼L) | 6/4F | 55 | 57 |
| 9 Oct 25 | Ayr Ayr | 13f Hy | 6Hc | 8-8 | 9/10 | Aighear (40L) | 11/4 | 55 | - |
| 28 Sep 25 | Ncs Newcastle (AW) | 12.5f St | 6Hc | 9-2 | 4/14 | Queen Roslyn (7L) | 11/1 | 55 | 62 |
Usually a blinkered front-runner on Flat; useful at his best; left R Beckett for 56,000gns
Age: 4
Weight: 11-1
OR: -
Days: -
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 26 | Asc Ascot | 14f GF | 3Hc | 10-2 b | 5/6 | Galilean Quality (9¼L) | 20/1 | 88 | 81 |
| 31 May 26 | Thi Thirsk | 16f Gd | 3Hc | 9-10 b | 7/13 | Mountain Road (11L) | 11/2 | 89 | 83 |
| 14 May 26 | Sal Salisbury | 14f Gd | 3Hc | 9-9 b | 2/9 | Alfred Boucher (¾L) | 11/1 | 88 | 94 |
| 15 Apr 26 | Bev Beverley | 16f GS | 3Hc | 9-12 b | 5/5 | Elysian Flame (14L) | 5/4F | 90 | 77 |
| 28 Mar 26 | Kem Kempton (AW) | 16f St/Slw | 2Hc | 9-0 b | 5/9 | Align The Stars (4L) | 13/2 | 91 | 94 |
| 27 Feb 26 | Lin Lingfield (AW) | 16f St | 2Hc | 8-9 | 5/8 | Enemy (5¾L) | 5/2F | 91 | 93 |
Third in a German 1m2f Group 3 in May 2025; backward steps in his only three races since
Age: 4
Weight: 11-1
OR: -
Days: -
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 26 | Sai Saint-Cloud | 12.5f Hy | 8-8 | 3/10 | Coetzee (4¾L) | 9/5F | - | 76 | |
| 12 Apr 26 | Dus Dusseldorf | 11f Hy | 9-0 | 3/5 | Lifetimes (2L) | 2/1 | - | - | |
| 31 May 25 | Bad Baden-Baden | 10f Gd | 3yG3 | 9-2 | 6/6 | Juwelier (3¾L) | 16/5 | - | 98 |
| 1 May 25 | Mun Munich | 10f GS | G3 | 9-2 | 3/6 | Path Of Soldier (1¼L) | 23/10 | - | 109 |
| 30 Mar 25 | Col Cologne | 9.5f GS | 3y | 9-0 | 1/10 | Eagle Emblem (1L) | 14/5 | - | - |
Modest form in bumpers but beaten 36l over C&D (good) when 25-1 for hurdles debut in May
554-0
Age: 4
Weight: 11-1
OR: -
Days: 150
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 26 | Fon Fontwell | 17.5f Gd | 4NvH | 10-10 t | 10/14 | La Cadalora (36L) | 25/1 | - | 67 |
| 2 Apr 26 | Chp Chepstow | 16f GS | 5NHF | 10-9 t | 4/11 | Order On Time (11½L) | 28/1 | - | 88 |
| 28 Feb 26 | Don Doncaster | 16.5f Sft | 54yNHF | 11-2 t | 5/8 | Friendly Glance (21L) | 33/1 | - | 88 |
| 19 Jan 26 | Lin Lingfield | 16f St/Slw | 5NHF | 10-3 t1 | 5/6 | Broken Vow (4¾L) | 17/2 | - | 88 |
Soundly beaten in two Irish hurdle races; 2nd in Irish point and sold for £12,500 in May
77-
Age: 4
Weight: 11-1
OR: -
Days: 314
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 25 | Cor Cork | 17.5f Y/Sft | 3yH | 11-0 | 7/12 | Minella Academy (41L) | 22/1 | - | 65 |
| 12 Oct 25 | Cor Cork | 17.5f Gd | 3yH | 11-0 | 7/15 | Quinta Do Lago (23L) | 20/1 | - | 82 |
Hinted at ability in maiden hurdle at Chepstow (2m, good; 300-1) in April when last seen
0996-
Age: 5
Weight: 10-9
OR: -
Days: 162
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 26 | Chp Chepstow | 16f Gd | 4MdH | 10-11 | 6/14 | Mariole (21L) | 300/1 | - | 66 |
| 11 Apr 26 | Chp Chepstow | 16f GS | 4NvHM | 11-0 | 9/9 | Tenter Le Tout (48L) | 125/1 | - | 63 |
| 26 Feb 26 | Tau Taunton | 16.5f GS | 5NHF | 10-2 | 9/12 | Rices Pool (65L) | 150/1 | - | 39 |
| 5 Dec 25 | Exe Exeter | 16.5f Sft | 5NHF | 10-9 | 14/15 | Analitheia (105L) | 18/1 | - | - |
2025 Irish point winner; showed little in 3 British maiden hurdles, latest six weeks ago
79-P
Age: 5
Weight: 10-9
OR: -
Days: 41
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 26 | Wor Worcester | 16f Gd | 4NvMdH | 10-11 | PU/11 | Down To Business () | 200/1 | - | - |
| 15 Mar 26 | Chp Chepstow | 19.5f Sft | 4MdHM | 11-5 | 9/10 | Fern Gully (108L) | 125/1 | - | 7 |
| 2 Mar 26 | Sth Southwell | 16f Sft | 4MdH | 10-12 | 7/9 | Nice One Eric (70L) | 22/1 | - | 25 |
Verdict
Down To Business subsided with alarming speed eight days ago. Irish challenger EBEN ZAABEEL is therefore the selection.
Eben Zaabeel
Betting Forecast:
13/8 Eben Zaabeel,
11/4 Anniversary,
3/1 Down To Business,
7/1 Jaycee Reidy,
Aquaman,
33/1 Alfred Spero,
Tipu Sultan,
40/1 Days Of Joy,
50/1 Thepassingcyclone,
66/1 Moscow Star,
Lakeview Lass,
100/1 Snow Is In The Sky
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