15.20

J: Keith Donoghue

13/2 (Won)

Win: £14.00
Place: £3.90

Form: 600581

Last run: 14 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict

Modest Flat handicapper but improvement on 13th start over hurdles when winning 2m4f Fairyhouse amateur handicap a fortnight ago (good); straight into handicap company on chase debut and heavy ground a concern.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6	5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 61y	19:55 Clonmel Portarlington 11st 9lb J: James Smith T: Ian Patrick Donoghue	Has won thrice over hurdles and once over fences; however, has been below form since his latest score at Downpatrick last year so has to get back to best.	20/1
3	26th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 28y	20:00 Ballinrobe Portarlington 11st 11lb J: Mr J P Sutton T: Ian Patrick Donoghue	3-20 over hurdles; shaped like the run was needed after six months off at Sligo on latest when 33-1; remains 2lb above last win and might need another run or two to hit top form.	20/1
6th 4	12th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 172y	19:58 Sligo Portarlington 11st 10lb J: Mr J P Sutton T: Ian Patrick Donoghue	Three-time winner over hurdles; remans 4lb above his last win and has been off since a heavy defeat at Fairyhouse in November; might need this run.	16/1

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Starting price

6

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 61y

19:55 Clonmel

11st 9lb

J: James Smith

Has won thrice over hurdles and once over fences; however, has been below form since his latest score at Downpatrick last year so has to get back to best.

20/1

3

26th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 28y

20:00 Ballinrobe

11st 11lb

J: Mr J P Sutton

3-20 over hurdles; shaped like the run was needed after six months off at Sligo on latest when 33-1; remains 2lb above last win and might need another run or two to hit top form.

20/1

6th

4

12th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 172y

19:58 Sligo

11st 10lb

J: Mr J P Sutton

Three-time winner over hurdles; remans 4lb above his last win and has been off since a heavy defeat at Fairyhouse in November; might need this run.

16/1

2nd

3

Bite That

J: Alex Harvey

T: Patrick J Flynn

9/2

Place: £1.30

Form: 040222 C BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict

Hasn't won since 2m handicap hurdle win here in August 2022 but comes here in good form in handicap chases, runner-up last three starts on good ground at Gowran and Clonmel (twice); respected but ground could have gone against him.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 12	29th May 2026 Good 2m 5f 145y	19:00 Tramore Bite That 10st 8lb J: G B Noonan T: Patrick J Flynn	Last won over hurdles here (2m, good) in 2022; rated 23lb higher over fences but hard to fancy on the evidence of his last three runs over hurdles at Clonmel.	28/1
9th 11	14th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 116y	18:20 Clonmel Bite That 10st 12lb J: Alex Harvey T: Patrick J Flynn	Hurdles win came at Tramore back in 2022, more recently won over fences at Wexford last summer; soft ground not ideal of late so improvement on the cards back on a sound surface.	12/1
12th 6	26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 2f 188y	17:12 Clonmel Bite That 10st 13lb J: G B Noonan T: Patrick J Flynn	Infrequent winner but consistent in the main and deserved his Wexford chase victory a year ago; has failed to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in three outings since then; tailed off here four weeks ago in the race won by Courtbrack Boy.	14/1

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Starting price

3rd

12

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

10st 8lb

Last won over hurdles here (2m, good) in 2022; rated 23lb higher over fences but hard to fancy on the evidence of his last three runs over hurdles at Clonmel.

28/1

9th

11

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

10st 12lb

Hurdles win came at Tramore back in 2022, more recently won over fences at Wexford last summer; soft ground not ideal of late so improvement on the cards back on a sound surface.

12/1

12th

6

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 2f 188y

10st 13lb

Infrequent winner but consistent in the main and deserved his Wexford chase victory a year ago; has failed to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in three outings since then; tailed off here four weeks ago in the race won by Courtbrack Boy.

14/1

3rd

8

Roman Parish

J: Cian Quirke

T: David M O’Brien

12/1

Place: £3.40

Form: 4U7954

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict

28-race maiden and 0-8 over fences, one of his better recent efforts on latest when fourth at Clonmel early this month; 10l to find with Bite That though.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
10th 14	15th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 100y	18:42 Kilbeggan Roman Parish 10st 9lb J: Ryan Treacy T: David M O’Brien	Some decent placed form over fences last year, most notably when 6.5l second to Kyle Valley at Tramore (2m6f, yld) in handicap chase off 79 in May; proved he's in good heart when runner-up in point-to-point last month so he could figure.	20/1
10th 10	20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y	19:42 Tramore Roman Parish 11st 7lb J: Ms J E Grant T: David M O’Brien	35-race maiden under rules; struggling in points since a maiden win last autumn.	66/1
14	4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 3f 110y	17:00 Wexford Roman Parish 10st 8lb J: Danny Mullins T: David M O’Brien	Yet to score after 34 starts between hurdles and fences but has run well at times, including latest when staying on second (Early Arrival 8.5l away third) to a clear winner in 2m6f Tramore handicap chase in May; place claims again.	15/2

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Verdict

Starting price

10th

14

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 100y

10st 9lb

Some decent placed form over fences last year, most notably when 6.5l second to Kyle Valley at Tramore (2m6f, yld) in handicap chase off 79 in May; proved he's in good heart when runner-up in point-to-point last month so he could figure.

20/1

10th

10

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

11st 7lb

35-race maiden under rules; struggling in points since a maiden win last autumn.

66/1

14

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

10st 8lb

Yet to score after 34 starts between hurdles and fences but has run well at times, including latest when staying on second (Early Arrival 8.5l away third) to a clear winner in 2m6f Tramore handicap chase in May; place claims again.

15/2

4th

10

14/1

Form: 4267-9

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict

Standout run from eight attempts chasing when second in 3m Navan handicap on testing ground back in January; last month's Galway run should have brought him on so don't rule out.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 10	18th Jan 2025 Soft 3m 0f 0y	14:55 Navan Starlight Cato 10st 10lb J: Daniel King T: Daniel John Howard	midfield, not fluent 3rd	7/1
8th 10	18th Jan 2025 Soft 3m 0f 0y	14:55 Navan Starlight Cato 10st 10lb J: Daniel King T: Daniel John Howard	midfield, not fluent 3rd	7/1
7th 12	29th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 120y	12:32 Limerick Starlight Cato 10st 2lb J: Daniel King T: Daniel John Howard	Maiden was remote fourth in this last year on handicap debut and chased home well-treated rival at Navan (3m) next time; not matched that since, fair run at Tramore last time.	12/1

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Starting price

8th

10

18th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 0y

14:55 Navan

10st 10lb

midfield, not fluent 3rd

7/1

8th

10

18th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 0y

14:55 Navan

10st 10lb

midfield, not fluent 3rd

7/1

7th

12

29th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 120y

12:32 Limerick

10st 2lb