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Horse Form Profile

Age: 6 years

Trainer: Olly Murphy

Owner: McNeill Family & The Late Mavis Warren

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

5th

17

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 149y

Class 1

13:20 Aintree

Hold The Serve

10st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Flopped on hurdle debut but hasn't looked back since wind surgery, landing a pair of novices before bringing up the hat-trick on 2m5f Kempton handicap debut (good to soft) seven weeks ago; won that going away in a style which suggests he's capable of better again and is likely to be suited by today's longer trip (3m Irish point winner); major player.

100/30F

1st

7

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 3

13:10 Kempton

Hold The Serve

10st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Good-ground Irish point winner; flopped on hurdling debut but hasn't looked back since wind surgery, winning novices at Wincanton (2m4f, soft) and Market Rasen (2m2f, good to soft) with plenty in hand; this is a tougher test of his credentials but he's unexposed and commands major respect.

15/8F

1st

1

16th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 140y

Class 4

12:53 Market Rasen

Hold The Serve

11st 12lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

Good-ground Irish point winner; flopped badly when 13-8 favourite for stable/hurdle debut at Cheltenham (2m, soft) in November but, following a wind op and with a tongue-tie added, redeemed himself with quite impressive win at Wincanton (2m4f, soft) last month; the one to beat.

2/5F

1st

4

16th Dec 2025

Soft

2m 3f 179y

Class 4

13:30 Wincanton

Hold The Serve

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Joined Olly Murphy after winning good-ground Irish point just over a year ago; flopped badly when 13-8 favourite for stable/hurdle debut at Cheltenham (2m, soft) last month but had wind surgery soon afterwards and is fitted with a tongue-tie here; could still have a good future under rules.

9/2

11th

7

16th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 2

13:15 Cheltenham

Hold The Serve

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Justified favouritism with 2l success, despite signs of greenness, in good-ground Irish point last December; siblings include a dual hurdles winner for his new yard; interesting rules debutant, especially if the market speaks positively.

13/8F