13:25 Sligo

Friday 23 October 2026

Cheltenham

Doncaster

Newbury

Wolverhampton

Keeneland

01:00

Belmont Park

01:00

Dundalk

Sligo

Greyville

Fairview (South Africa)

To Take Place
2m 1f 158y
5 runners
Good to Yielding

Speisialta (Ire)

Age: 6
Weight: 11st 2lbs
Or: 115

Quirky sort. Given too much rope when successful on hurdling debut over C&D in August. Improved when runner-up in a mares hurdle at Bellewstown subsequently. This a more realistic opportunity than at Gowran (2m) last time, and she has every chance if returning to the best of her form.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
02/10/26	Gowran Park	2m 80y	Gd/Sft	3/6	Hurdle
20/09/26	Listowel	2m 2f 100y	Good	12/18	Hurdle
26/08/26	Bellewstown	2m 1f 40y	Good	2/6	Hurdle
06/08/26	Sligo	2m 1f 193y	Good	1/13	Hurdle
23/07/26	Wexford	2m 150y	Good	10/14	Bumper
03/07/26	Wexford	2m 195y	Gd/Frm	-/11	Bumper
12/01/26	Punchestown	2m 35y	Heavy	4/13	Bumper

Puppet Master (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 11st 8lbs
Or: 120

Winner of 2025 Lingfield Derby Trial. In good heart at much lower level in both codes for present yard. Off the mark second time up over hurdles at Kilbeggan prior to chasing home fairly useful one at Perth. Something to find at the weights, for all he's getting the hang of things in this sphere.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
20/10/26	Curragh	1m 4f	Gd/Sft	3/8	Flat
15/09/26	Punchestown	1m 1f 30y	Good	3/6	Flat
07/09/26	Perth	2m 47y	Good	2/4	Hurdle
21/08/26	Kilbeggan	2m	Gd/Sft	1/13	Hurdle
25/07/26	Gowran Park	1m 1f 110y	Gd/Frm	5/7	Flat
04/07/26	Bellewstown	2m 1f 40y	Good	5/7	Hurdle
23/05/26	Curragh	1m 4f	Gd/Frm	8/9	Flat
26/12/25	Leopardstown	2m	Good	8/10	Hurdle
16/08/25	Curragh Ballycullen Stakes	1m 6f	Good	4/4	Flat
29/06/25	Curragh	1m 4f	Good	9/10	Flat
10/05/25	Lingfield Park Derby Trial	1m 3f 133y	Gd/Frm	1/6	Flat
30/03/25	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	4/7	Flat
28/09/24	Newmarket (Rowley) Royal Lodge Stakes	1m	Gd/Sft	4/7	Flat
03/08/24	Galway	1m 73y	Soft	1/6	Flat
15/07/24	Killarney	1m 20y	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat

Friary Road (Ire)

Age: 6
Weight: 11st 12lbs
Or: 119

Dual bumper winner. Things didn't go to plan after winning smoothly on hurdling debut at Navan last season, however, he was ridden with an eye to the future in Punchestown novice on latest hurdle start in spring. In decent heart on the Flat this summer and may well do better back in this sphere.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
02/09/26	Navan	2m	Good	7/16	Flat
23/07/26	Leopardstown	1m 7f	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat
09/07/26	Leopardstown	1m 7f	Gd/Frm	3/5	Flat
30/04/26	Punchestown	2m 90y	Gd/Sft	6/11	Hurdle
23/11/25	Punchestown	2m 197y	Soft	-/9	Hurdle
05/10/25	Killarney	2m 1f	Gd/Sft	-/6	Hurdle
20/09/25	Navan	1m 7f 165y	Gd/Sft	1/16	Hurdle
07/08/25	Leopardstown	1m 7f	Good	9/11	Flat
21/07/25	Ballinrobe	1m 4f 184y	Gd/Sft	3/7	Flat
08/07/25	Tramore	1m 4f	Good	3/7	Flat
19/06/25	Leopardstown	1m 7f	Gd/Frm	8/13	Flat
14/02/25	Dundalk	1m 4f	Slow	2/9	Flat
01/02/25	Leopardstown Future Stars	2m	Gd/Sft	7/9	Bumper
15/12/24	Navan	2m	Gd/Sft	5/5	Bumper
16/10/24	Punchestown	2m 59y	Good	1/7	Bumper
26/09/24	Listowel	2m	Soft	1/12	Bumper
22/08/24	Killarney	2m 1f	Soft	5/12	Bumper

Combs (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 11st 8lbs
Or: 117

Fairly useful sort ran a cracker when third in listed handicap at Limerick in December. Back on song to smoothly open his hurdle account in a Kilbeggan maiden on return. Wasn't in same form in listed handicap a Listowel subsequently, however, he should find this less competitive.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
24/09/26	Listowel	2m	Gd/Sft	10/13	Hurdle
03/09/26	Kilbeggan	2m	Good	1/14	Hurdle
06/04/26	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	9/21	Hurdle
17/03/26	Down Royal	2m 1f 105y	Gd/Sft	6/19	Hurdle
14/01/26	Fairyhouse	2m	Soft	4/8	Hurdle
29/12/25	Limerick	2m	Heavy	3/12	Hurdle
22/11/25	Punchestown	2m 160y	Soft	3/13	Hurdle
04/10/25	Gowran Park	2m 60y	Soft	3/12	Hurdle
29/08/25	Down Royal	2m 1f 87y	Gd/Frm	2/7	Hurdle
24/04/25	Tipperary	1m 4f 100y	Gd/Sft	1/8	Flat
09/10/24	Navan	1m 10y	Gd/Sft	5/11	Flat
25/07/24	Leopardstown	1m	Gd/Sft	7/8	Flat

Crystabel (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 11st 2lbs
Or: 102

Sole success came over in mares event on handicap debut over C&D (good) in July. Confirmed herself back in form when beaten 3 lengths at Fairyhouse last time. Tough ask on these terms, with the forecast rain hardly an obvious positive.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
10/10/26	Fairyhouse	2m	Good	5/9	Hurdle
19/08/26	Sligo	2m 4f 148y	Good	4/10	Hurdle
06/08/26	Sligo	2m 1f 193y	Good	5/5	Hurdle
21/07/26	Ballinrobe	2m 1f 89y	Good	3/5	Hurdle
12/07/26	Sligo	2m 1f 90y	Good	1/7	Hurdle
09/06/26	Sligo	2m 1f 157y	Soft	6/16	Hurdle
26/05/26	Ballinrobe	2m 13y	Gd/Sft	3/15	Hurdle
12/05/26	Sligo	2m 1f 166y	Gd/Sft	3/16	Hurdle
24/10/25	Sligo	2m 1f 112y	Gd/Sft	7/9	Hurdle
23/08/25	Killarney	2m 100y	Gd/Sft	-/16	Hurdle
13/07/25	Sligo	2m 1f 90y	Good	6/13	Hurdle
31/10/24	Stratford-On-Avon	2m 70y	Gd/Sft	7/11	Bumper
08/10/24	Huntingdon	1m 7f 171y	Good	2/13	Bumper

Timeform Verdict

FRIARY ROAD didn't go on from an impressive hurdling debut last season, but he could be worth another chance on just his fifth start in this discipline. Speisialta looks dangerous if putting it all together, while Combs is a player on the pick of his form.