16.30

4th

11

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 104y

16:15 Punchestown

Canal End

10st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Peter Fahey

held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headway 11th, mistake 13th

4/1

4th

11

3rd May 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 104y

16:15 Punchestown

Canal End

10st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Peter Fahey

held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headway 11th, mistake 13th

4/1

33

21st Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 5f 37y

17:00 Fairyhouse

Canal End

10st 1lb

T: Peter Fahey

Answered questions about stamina when winning over a near-3m trip at Navan a month ago; will add substance to his owner's challenge if making the cut; third reserve.

6

4th Oct 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:40 Gowran Park

Cheerful Chap

10st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Three wins over hurdles; placed in six consecutive attempts over fences between May 2024 and March 2025; fine second in Listed novice handicap chase at Navan in March; had a possible excuse (skin scrapes) when beaten favourite at Kilbeggan in June; trip-versatile.

10/1

12

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Prince Palace

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: P J Rothwell

Sole success over fences came in a Listed novice handicap at Navan in March 2025 (20.5f, heavy) for Pat Fahy; well held in four starts for this stable and, while he has slipped to a dangerous mark, he needs to revive; forecast rain a big plus.

18/1

7th

8

2nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Prince Palace

11st 8lb

J: Ross Sugrue

T: P J Rothwell

Landed a nice pot on heavy ground at Navan over a year ago but form has deteriorated since; long way off Golden Temple last time.

20/1

6th

3

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 0y

17:42 Clonmel

Verdant Place

11st 11lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Has failed to fire over fences or hurdles this season; latest Cork fifth a remote one; trip and ground fine but needs to rediscover best; maybe the new tongue tie can help.

14/1

5th

4

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 45y

16:30 Cork

Verdant Place

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

No sign of his best form since two wins and a solid fourth in chases at Navan last season; tailed off when sent back over hurdles at Fairyhouse in January.

12/1

8th

5

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

13:45 Fairyhouse

Verdant Place

10st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Four-time winner under rules split evenly between hurdles and fences; latest win came in a Navan handicap chase off 116 in February (3m, soft to heavy); pulled up and beaten 29 l in two chasing runs this season, so a bit to prove now in first-time cheekpieces.

14/1

1st

2

10th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 4

15:05 Ayr

Big Stage

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

0-12 as a chaser but ran well in first-time cheekpieces (joining tongue-tie) at Punchestown last time and won't be far away if taking to the blinkers.

9/4

4th

13

1st Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 108y

15:12 Galway

Mousey Brown

10st 11lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Five wins between hurdles and fences up to 3m; decent runs in defeat over hurdles and fences last twice so one to consider.

16/1

2nd

11

10th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Cork

Mousey Brown

10st 7lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Mare won four times in 2024, including a pair of hurdles; winless since, but creditable efforts over fences last twice including fourth of 16 in Mayo National; trip and ground okay and has a chance at the weights.

9/1

4th

6

3rd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:25 Gowran Park

Banjaxed

10st 11lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Won a beginners' in 2024, but held in handicaps last year; marksman has given him a chance, but it's his first run since December.

14/1

4th

5

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 111y

14:35 Galway

Banjaxed

10st 8lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Entitled to come on for his recent run at Gowran but so too is Ballybawn Belter who was ahead of him that day; also has others to worry about.

12/1

4th

3

4th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:50 Gowran Park

Banjaxed

11st 7lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Mrs Lorna Fowler

Won a 2m5f beginners' event at Cork last December; produced another solid effort in a rated novice chase at Fairyhouse; has plenty to find with Prince Palace on running at Navan in March; lacks a recent outing.

8/1

10th

5

20th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:08 Killarney

Black Bamboo

10st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: John Joseph Murphy

Bumper and maiden hurdle winner was out of form last season, beaten 27l+ in three starts over hurdles; hard to recommend.

33/1

9th

5

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

1m 7f 168y

13:40 Thurles

Black Bamboo

11st 6lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: John Joseph Murphy

Bumper and maiden hurdle winner but out of form both over hurdles and fences last year; hard to recommend him at the moment.

33/1

3rd

17

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 110y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Buachaillbocht

10st 8lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: T M Walsh

Three-time hurdle winner won a novice chase at this meeting last year; third on seasonal return in a Navan handicap hurdle but last two efforts over fences have not been encouraging; back over timber now and new headgear combination needs to revive.

20/1

13

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 174y

16:02 Naas

Buachaillbocht

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: T M Walsh

Three hurdle wins and got off the mark over fences at Fairyhouse last April in a novice chase (2m4f, soft to heavy); joint favourite for the Paddy Power at Leopardstown over Christmas when a solid sixth (3m1f, yielding); never looked comfortable in Grade 3 handicap chase last time back at that venue (2m6f, soft); chance if bouncing back despite being 3lb wrong.

10/1

1

18th Oct 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 125y

16:30 Limerick

Zurich

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Has a lot of weight, but his handicap form is very solid; pipped first-time-out last October but got Killarney handicap in stewards' room; good efforts in Britain subsequently, including 2m4f Cheltenham win and fifth in the Plate over that trip at the festival in March; fine second in Grade 2 Silver Trophy at Haydock when last seen in April.

9/2

2nd

5

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 203y

Class 1

14:40 Haydock

Zurich

11st 2lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Could have done without this race being transferred from Cheltenham as he won there in October (good ground) and stayed on well for fifth in last month's Plate; his run in between at Doncaster in a race that's worked out well was also admirable; every chance.

7/2

5th

15

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Zurich

10st 8lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Henry De Bromhead

Humdrum start to chase career but a better horse since back from a break, following a Killarney win with an uncomplicated display over C&D (good) in October; would have finished closer than his near-4l third at Doncaster (2m3f, good to soft) in December but for a mistake at the last and that form has worked out; now 9lb higher than the latest win but open to improvement.

10/1

1st

1

16th Oct 2026

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:47 Uttoxeter

Bleu Denfer

12st 0lb

J: Harry Brown

T: Donald McCain

Winless below an extended 2m3f, but 18l second to a thriving 4yo over C&D latest (good) under Harry Brown; enjoys a significant race-fitness edge over all of his rivals in what looks a marginally weaker 0-120.

11/2

2nd

1

15th Sep 2026

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:00 Uttoxeter

Bleu Denfer

12st 2lb

J: Harry Brown

T: Donald McCain

Has a modest strike-rate of 1-22 over fences, the win coming at Carlisle over 2m4f in April 2025 in first-time cheekpieces (retained since) when trained in Ireland; has been below his best on last two runs and drops back in trip; others hold stronger claims.

8/1

6th

4

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 3

16:55 Cartmel

Bleu Denfer

11st 13lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Has modest 2-31 strike-rate under rules but came second over 2m4f on two of his first three starts after a wind op in March, and looked stretched by 3m when below that form last month; versatile regarding ground and enters calculations.

14/1

1st

11

20th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 140y

13:52 Fairyhouse

Hillsdale

10st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: J P Dempsey

Impressed in winning handicap chases at Naas (yielding) and Clonmel (yielding to soft) and had jumped well out in front before falling late on at Navan (2m7f), where he was headed but boxing on; expect another positive ride back at this distance.

8/1

13

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 120y

16:30 Navan

Global Export

10st 8lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Gavin Cromwell

in rear

14/1

3rd

5

1st Mar 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:20 Navan

Global Export

10st 3lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Gavin Cromwell

towards rear, headway from 4 out, in touch with leaders on inner 3 out, went third 2 out, no impression when bad mistake last, kept on

10/1