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Good To YieldingKevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £11800
- 2m 5f 50y
- 13 runners
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Runners: 13 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 10-D654 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 80y |
11st 4lb |
Six-time winner (four chases, two hurdles) holds a 14lb lower hurdles mark and ran a very encouraging race returning from an absence at Killarney when third; entitled to improve on that; interesting. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 11 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 50y |
10st 11lb |
Potentially well handicapped given his chasing exploits off higher marks but he is a 12yo returning from a long absence. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 17-680 C
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 50y |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders, dropped to midfield halfway, slightly hampered 3 out, no extra from 2 out |
15/2 |
|
6th 1 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 50y |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders, dropped to midfield halfway, slightly hampered 3 out, no extra from 2 out |
15/2 |
|
16 |
29th Dec 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Mixing hurdling and chasing in 2024; beat Shadow Rider by 2.5l at Cork (2m3f, soft to heavy) in March off 126; beaten 5.75l off revised mark of 132 subsequently at Punchestown; well-beaten on latest after a break at Chepstow; will come on for that but has a bit to prove off his current rating |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 4143-U C
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 130y |
10st 11lb |
prominent |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 57496-
Last run: 212 days
W: 10st 13lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 160y |
12st 0lb |
Veteran has been competing quite effectively in points; however, could manage only a moderate fourth in an incident-packed Fairyhouse race won by Five Star Getaway. |
50/1 |
|
4th 7 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 180y |
12st 0lb |
Veteran has been competing quite effectively in points, this looks too demanding. |
20/1 |
|
16 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 72y |
10st 13lb |
Veteran is 3-19 over fences; won off 121 at Down Royal (3m, gd-yld) in January; pulled up next two starts then beaten 16.5l off this mark on latest at Punchestown; likes going right-handed but others hold more pressing claims. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: F42-61
Last run: 93 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
10st 9lb |
Just 1-17 over fences and that 3m1f victory at Kilbeggan was in 2024; beaten a head at Limerick last year and a neck in Listed contest at Leopardstown in March, and has crept up the ratings as a result; another decent effort at Punchestown last time when Cobden got to know him. |
13/2 |
|
4th 16 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 6lb |
Sole chase win came in 3m1f Kilbeggan handicap in 2024 but career-best on latest when just failing to get up in 2m6f Leopardstown handicap in March (yielding-to-soft), his first run since August; should go well. |
15/2 |
|
2nd 13 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 120y |
10st 2lb |
Solee chase win came in 3m1f Kilbeggan handicap in 2024, absent since second in same race last August off 11lb higher; lack of a recent run a concern, so too the ground. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /P-P0P D
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 8lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 120y |
11st 7lb |
Won a handicap chase at Naas in January 2023 off 123; 5lb lower now but has completely lost his form in eight runs since; pulled up in his last three starts over fences; others more likely. |
33/1 |
|
4 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 120y |
11st 7lb |
Won a handicap chase at Naas in January 2023 off 123; 5lb lower now but has completely lost his form in eight runs since; pulled up in his last three starts over fences; others more likely. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 766-0F
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 15 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 10y |
10st 9lb |
Relishes testing conditions and took advantage of them twice this season at Limerick when winning a 2m5f Limerick handicap hurdle and a 2m2f handicap chase; up 16lb compared to his win over timber at Punchestown when well beaten and found it similarly difficult off his revised chase mark at Gowran last time (2m4f, heavy); others more likely. |
22/1 |
|
1 |
18th Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
12st 0lb |
A better chaser than hurdler; good chase run here when last seen in March; rated lower over hurdles and can go well but lacks a recent run. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 12 |
23rd Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 120y |
10st 6lb |
in touch with leaders, not fluent 9th, headway and prominent before 4 out, disputed lead 2 out, headed before last, kept on |
40/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 619U65 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 80y |
11st 12lb |
Five-time winner is best watched on return from such a long absence unless market speaks positively. |
25/1 |
|
6th 5 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 3lb |
His last two wins have been over fences and was found wanting back over hurdles at Cork earlier this month; others appeal more. |
16/1 |
|
6th 5 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 3lb |
His last two wins have been over fences and was found wanting back over hurdles at Cork earlier this month; others appeal more. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 404532
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 111y |
11st 11lb |
Sole win from 20 attempts over fences came in a Clonmel beginners' chase in 2023; second on seasonal return at Wexford in July; pulled up in the Summer Plate at Market Rasen; suffered the same fate at Killarney last time. |
20/1 |
|
15 |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 180y |
10st 4lb |
Sole win from 20 attempts over fences came in a Clonmel beginners' chase in 2023; however, he has been running well in defeat, with several placed finishes including on seasonal return at Wexford in July (2m3f, good); pulled up at Market Rasen when last seen. |
18/1 |
|
12 |
19th Jul 2025 Good 2m 5f 89y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
Irish challenger; 3lb out of the weights and over two years since he last won (overall strike-rate of 2-33); however, good second at Wexford on his return from a break and he's one who won't mind what the weather does. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 5-5241 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Struggled in chases in first three runs this term and similar story back over hurdles at Cork on latest; has slipped below his last winning mark but not many other positives. |
33/1 |
|
7th 11 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 45y |
10st 8lb |
Has been struggling over fences since a Gowran win in 2024; hard to make a case for him. |
25/1 |
|
7 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 4f 61y |
11st 9lb |
Beat Brucejack by 7.5l in a Gowran beginners' chase in 2024 (2m4f, good); out of form recently; pulled up twice before tailed off at Punchestown on New Year's Eve (2m4f, yielding); needs to bounce back. |
28/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 14/PP-
Last run: 237 days
W: 10st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Best run last season came on his seasonal reappearance in a Navan handicap chase (3m, yielding); three non-completions over fences since and now looks to exploit 11lb lower hurdles mark on return in first-time cheekpieces; not discounted. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Best run last season came on his seasonal reappearance in a Navan handicap chase (3m, yielding); three non-completions over fences since and now looks to exploit 11lb lower hurdles mark on return in first-time cheekpieces; not discounted. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Best run last season came on his seasonal reappearance in a Navan handicap chase (3m, yielding); three non-completions over fences since and now looks to exploit 11lb lower hurdles mark on return in first-time cheekpieces; not discounted. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 9216-7 D
Last run: 191 days
W: 10st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
12th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 170y |
10st 4lb |
Hunter chase winner; yet to win a handicap, recent pick being 2m6f Fairyhouse second off 106 in first-time cheekpieces; two uninspiring recent efforts (on heavy) don't inspire confidence and headgear left off here. |
8/1 |
|
6th 13 |
8th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Hunter chase winner; yet to win a handicap and is getting on in years; creditable second at Fairyhouse on his penultimate start; not a bad effort at Punchestown last time over a trip that was probably short of his best. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 20U-34
Last run: 53 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 7 |
25th Jan 2025 Soft 3m 2f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Maiden handles testing ground well; finished second at Limerick (24.5f, heavy) last March and was again placed at Wexford (3m1f, soft) in May; pulled up twice last month; feasibly treated but more needed. |
14/1 |
|
13th 7 |
25th Jan 2025 Soft 3m 2f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Maiden handles testing ground well; finished second at Limerick (24.5f, heavy) last March and was again placed at Wexford (3m1f, soft) in May; pulled up twice last month; feasibly treated but more needed. |
14/1 |
|
1 |
29th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 120y |
12st 0lb |
Maiden handles testing ground well; second over 3m1f here in March and again placed over that trip at Wexford in May; marathon trip seemed too far when blinkered last time. |
13/2 |
Verdict
Testing ground would be a worry for a few of these but FALCO BLITZ (nap) will be fine on it and he should find this easier than when running so well in the Munster National last month. Noble Talent, Battle It Out and Atacanter look the biggest dangers and Casey West is also considered. [Dave Stephens]