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Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle

Ballinrobe · 26 May 2026
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m13y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Paul's Dream (IRE) (10/3) won the Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe on 26 May 2026, beating Astelia (IRE) by 8 lengths under Danny Mullins for trainer Anthony Mullins. 9 ran on Good going over 2m13y; the winning time was 4m 3.20s.

Winner Paul's Dream (IRE)
SP: 10/3 J: Danny Mullins T: Anthony Mullins O: Shoot A Hoop Syndicate
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 5 Paul's Dream (IRE) 7m Held up Mahler (GB) – Clarach (IRE) (Beneficial) Shoot A Hoop Syndicate Sat behind the front pack early - holding a midfield spot at the halfway point - moved smoothly into second before the last two furlongs - asked for effort to hit the front approaching the final obstacle and kept finding more to win going away Danny Mullins Anthony Mullins 10-7 110139A114A 4:03.20 11,780 10/3 5.10
2nd 8 Astelia (IRE) 7m Led Sea The Stars (IRE) – Agapantha (USA) (Dynaformer) Mickey Ds Bus Racing Club Went clear early - driven out approaching final two furlongs and lost lead at the last - held on for second without extra up the run-in 8 Sam Ewing Peter Fahey 10-0 103120A107A 4:04.80 3,780 3/1 4.60
3rd 10 You Make Me Smile (IRE) 8m Held up Elusive Pimpernel (USA) – Just One Smile (IRE) (Desert Prince) T R Hennessy A Fahy Partnership Held up towards back - serious error 4th and a further mistake 5th under pressure - still struggling for room in last approaching 2 out - strong advance to 3rd by the last - held effort to the line 2½ Patrick M O'Brien(5) P A Fahy 9-9 90111A105A 4:05.30 1,780 11/1 16.41
4th 2 Queenofthelodge (IRE) 6m Prominent Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) – Now Were Broke (IRE) (Beneficial) Sink Or Swim Syndicate Sat close up in 2nd early - pressed for effort in 3rd approaching 2 out then dropped to 4th by the last - held that spot to the line without finding more 6½ Phillip Enright S Curling 11-5 122125A100A 4:06.60 780 15/2 10.50
5th 4 Miss Manzor (GB) 6m Held up Almanzor (FR) – April Eighteen (IRE) (Azamour) Conor Mcglone Held up towards the back - driven into 7th two out - into 6th at the last - held on for fifth without finding more 2½ Josh Williamson(5) Gordon Elliott 10-10 118112A98A 4:07.10 380 50/1 90.00
6th 7 Eye Of A Tiger (IRE) 6m Lauro (GER) – Good Times Had (IRE) (Olden Times) John Patrick Ryan Sat close to the front pack - hit the fourth-last awkwardly - pressed for effort soon after - 4th 2 out but unable to close - well held at the finish 4½ Daniel King John Patrick Ryan 10-3 10699A94A 4:08.00 180 5/2F 3.65
7th 3 Beauforts Storm (IRE) 7m Held up Gale Force Ten (GB) – Travel Treat (IRE) (Kalanisi) Mrs Claire Doyle Held up towards the back on the wide side - pushed along and improved to 6th approaching 2 out - unable to threaten the leading pair - finished 7th well beaten 6½ Mr D Doyle(7) Timothy Doyle 10-9 11996C89C 4:09.30 — 33/1 55.00
8th 9 Regards To Rose (IRE) t 7m Midfield Fuisse (FR) – Westfest (IRE) (Westerner) Exors Of The Late M Mortell Settled midfield pulling hard early - pushed along in 5th two out - dropped away late to finish well behind 1¾ G B Noonan Eoin Christopher McCarthy 10-0 10187C87C 4:09.65 — 14/1 18.93
9th 6 Kabylia (FR) ht 6m Held up Muhtathir (GB) – Bejaya (FR) (Califet) T P Ward Held up early - pushed along in 8th after two out - unable to close - finished well beaten in 9th 17 Conor Stone-Walsh Gavin Cromwell 10-5 10892C73C 4:13.05 — 8/1 11.28
NR Grainne A Chroi — Alan O'Sullivan(7) Miss M Harding — ——— — — — —

Winning time 4m 3.20s 4m 3.20s (slow by 16.30s)

Non-runners Grainne A Chroi (in season)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 10 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (9 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win €4.34
Tote Place €1.40 €1.50 €3.10
Exacta €17.50
CSF €14.73
Tricast €100.22
Trifecta €202.40
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Paul's Dream won the Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe over 2m13y on good going at SP 10/3. The mare raced in midfield behind the leaders for much of the race, progressed smoothly to go second before the final two furlongs, then took the lead approaching the last and pulled clear up the run-in. Astelia made the running and went clear early before being headed at the last, eventually holding second by a length from You Make Me Smile.

Quick answers

Who won the Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe in 2026?
Paul's Dream (IRE) won the Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe on 26 May 2026, ridden by Danny Mullins and trained by Anthony Mullins.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe?
1st Paul's Dream (IRE) (10/3), 2nd Astelia (IRE) (3/1), 3rd You Make Me Smile (IRE) (11/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe?
Paul's Dream (IRE) returned a starting price of 10/3, with a Betfair SP of 5.10.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe?
9 horses ran in the 2026 Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe. Non-runners: Grainne A Chroi (in season).
What was the winning time of the 2026 Monroe's Live John & Margaret Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe?
The winning time was 4m 3.20s.

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