June 16 / 18.48 Kilbeggan

18.48

Good To Yielding

Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £12190.08
  • 3m 0f 100y
  • 10 runners
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Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 2171-4 BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Was gaining second win of last season when scoring over 2m6f at Ballinrobe in April (good) and following month met traffic problems when staying on fourth in similar contest; good chance of staying this longer trip and definitely one to consider with rider now claiming 5lb.
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1st

7

16th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

18:48 Kilbeggan

Straight Home

11st 0lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: W P Mullins

Was gaining second win of last season when scoring over 2m6f at Ballinrobe in April (good) and following month met traffic problems when staying on fourth in similar contest; good chance of staying this longer trip and definitely one to consider with rider now claiming 5lb.

5/2

4th

8

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Straight Home

10st 8lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Has won two of her last three starts, off 102 last October at Clonmel (16.5f, good) and over C&D in a mares' handicap last month; hiked up 9lb for that and this harder but can't be discounted for top yard.

7/2

4th

8

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Straight Home

10st 8lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Has won two of her last three starts, off 102 last October at Clonmel (16.5f, good) and over C&D in a mares' handicap last month; hiked up 9lb for that and this harder but can't be discounted for top yard.

7/2

16/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 631-P6

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner and won a 2m Tramore mares' maiden hurdle in April (2m, yielding); two ventures into handicap company a bit underwhelming, none too fluent at Punchestown eight days ago in lady riders' contest; first attempt at 3m and others preferred.
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4

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

14:50 Downpatrick

Long Gone

11st 5lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Noel C Kelly

Won a bumper and two hurdles for Declan Queally; unfancied but ran okay at Kilbeggan on first start of the year and second start for yard.

16/1

6th

1

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 153y

17:20 Kilbeggan

Long Gone

12st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Noel C Kelly

Signed off his tenure with a second hurdles win for Declan Queally when landing a Bellewstown claimer last August (2m5f, good); never travelled when pulled up at Tramore on stable debut in November; needs to bounce back.

40/1

1st

4

27th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 110y

16:53 Bellewstown

Long Gone

11st 0lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Declan Queally

Tramore maiden winner in April and best run when second in 3m Kilbeggan handicap following month (good); tame chasing debut effort at Tramore latest but has to be considered back hurdling.

5/1

9/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 422-15 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 134

Form & Verdict
Progressive staying 6yo went close at Fairyhouse before clear with runner-up over 3m at Down Royal last month (good); solid run just five days later under 7lb penalty in Pertemps qualifier at Haydock; top-weight remains very much a contender.
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5

10th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Cork

Topgun Simmy

11st 6lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Had a productive time last year, winning a hurdle and two chases; stays this trip well, but has been off since last August and this looks like a prep for Galway, where he has run well before.

16/1

1st

1

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 125y

Class 3

14:27 Stratford

Topgun Simmy

11st 10lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Irish raider who won a small-field beginners' chase comfortably at Kilbeggan (3m1f, good) last month and was not disgraced in a valuable 2m6f handicap hurdle at the recent Galway festival; still unexposed over fences; commands respect.

4/5

9th

4

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 108y

15:12 Galway

Topgun Simmy

11st 9lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: John Joseph Hanlon

In fine form over fences and hurdles; has won two of his last four starts, a conditions hurdle at Down Royal and a beginners' chase on latest at Kilbeggan; decent efforts in handicaps at Haydock and Kilbeggan sandwiched between those wins; needs a little bit more off current mark.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: /14-40 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Four hurdle wins at different trips, most recently over 3m at Clonmel in November; respectable fourth here behind Ad Caleum last month but may not have been suited by tight Ballinrobe track latest; others with stronger claims.
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4th

2

16th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

18:48 Kilbeggan

Plains Indian

11st 11lb

J: Trevor Ryan

T: Andrew Slattery

Four hurdle wins at different trips, most recently over 3m at Clonmel in November; respectable fourth here behind Ad Caleum last month but may not have been suited by tight Ballinrobe track latest; others with stronger claims.

12/1

11th

2

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Plains Indian

11st 8lb

J: Mr A P Ryan

T: Andrew Slattery

Dual-purpose course winner; 9.25l behind Ad Caelum and Dartan at Kilbeggan latest, weakening after being hampered at the last; is 8lb above his last win but his yard is in form and he could go well dropped slightly back in trip.

12/1

11th

2

26th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 131y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Plains Indian

11st 8lb

J: Mr A P Ryan

T: Andrew Slattery

Dual-purpose course winner; 9.25l behind Ad Caelum and Dartan at Kilbeggan latest, weakening after being hampered at the last; is 8lb above his last win but his yard is in form and he could go well dropped slightly back in trip.

12/1

Form: P150-4

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Second runner for yard; six-time winner including four over hurdles, albeit none over this far; never seen with a chance on both recent runs and much more needed.
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5

9th Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

19:00 Kilbeggan

The Friday Man

11st 0lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Four-time scorer over timber has not looked like a winner in waiting in three runs in 2025; beaten 24l off 125 in a handicap hurdle here on latest; overlooked by Jack Kennedy.

7/2

5th

6

16th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

18:48 Kilbeggan

The Friday Man

11st 3lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Gordon Elliott

Second runner for yard; six-time winner including four over hurdles, albeit none over this far; never seen with a chance on both recent runs and much more needed.

14/1

6

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 203y

18:10 Clonmel

The Friday Man

11st 6lb

J: Paddy Cleary

T: Gordon Elliott

Second runner for yard; six-time winner including four over hurdles; was well beaten on return at Punchestown in a competitive handicap but has a shout if getting back to form.

3/1

Form: 2247-0

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Killarney maiden hurdle winner a year ago and several solid efforts in defeat over various trips, notably second in quite valuable 2m7f Killarney handicap; didn't count on seasonal return at Listowel recently but expected to come on for that and not one to rule out.
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4th

12

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 100y

19:42 Kilbeggan

Littlebiggie

10st 11lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Ray Hackett

Killarney mares' maiden hurdle winner in May 2024; added a 2m7f Ballinrobe mares' beginners' chase (soft) last September; runner up off higher marks in last two handicap hurdle starts (in 2024) but off since pulling up in a Thurles handicap chase in January; probably best watched.

25/1

10

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 198y

14:50 Thurles

Littlebiggie

10st 10lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Point winner has been running consistently over fences this season, runner-up in two mares' beginners' before a comfortable win at Ballinrobe in September (2m7f, soft); outclassed in Graded company, but in between those efforts she ran respectably in a four-runner contest around here in October when third; makes handicap chase debut now.

16/1

3rd

4

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 146y

16:22 Clonmel

Littlebiggie

11st 0lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Gained a first chase win at Ballinrobe on her penultimate run but didn't jump well when tailed off since and probably needs further than this.

10/1

Form: F/8-U5 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Once useful sort (stays well) won three times over hurdles in 2021/22 but has had very little racing in the last three years and hard to make a case for on two recent runs.
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2

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 65y

19:43 Ballinrobe

Chinx Of Light

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: John C McConnell

9yo was once rated 132 over hurdles but has been sparingly raced in recent years and out of sorts in early summer; four previous chase outings came back in 2022, faller twice; hard to be confident in.

6/1

Form: 3/437-

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Three hurdle wins in Britain were at up to 2m4f although was placed over 3m at Ayr last year; long absent until promising Ayr return in April and following month again never on terms when staying on in competitive 3m handicap at Punchestown festival; drops in grade here but stamina remains a slight concern.
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No Results Found

Form: 321P-F

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Two wins have been over shorter; on the retreat when a faller two out over this trip in Down Royal contest won by Topgun Simmy on latest, second run after a long absence; needs to improve and stamina still unproven.
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4

16th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

18:48 Kilbeggan

Clodders Dream

11st 5lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Gordon Elliott

Two wins have been over shorter; on the retreat when a faller two out over this trip in Down Royal contest won by Topgun Simmy on latest, second run after a long absence; needs to improve and stamina still unproven.

14/1

1

5th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:45 Down Royal

Clodders Dream

11st 10lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

One of two for yard; gained second win over hurdles when scoring off 120 in a handicap at Tipperary in July (20.5f, yielding); pulled up in first run since at Fairyhouse on testing ground last month after a 291 day absence; may have needed that and the return to a sounder surface is a plus; this trip should be fine; chance.

7/2

1

5th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:45 Down Royal

Clodders Dream

11st 10lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

One of two for yard; gained second win over hurdles when scoring off 120 in a handicap at Tipperary in July (20.5f, yielding); pulled up in first run since at Fairyhouse on testing ground last month after a 291 day absence; may have needed that and the return to a sounder surface is a plus; this trip should be fine; chance.

7/2

Form: 034-16 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Gained third win over timber when scoring by a head over C&D last month off 100 (good); never really involved off 5lb higher at Ballinrobe (2m6f) since and has a bit to find with Straight Home on that run, although return to this trip should suit.
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5th

8

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

17:57 Kilbeggan

Ad Caelum

10st 13lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has established a good record at this venue; gained a second course win last month, also twice runner-up here; this is a bit shorter than her optimum trip.

10/1

1st

8

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 100y

19:42 Kilbeggan

Ad Caelum

11st 1lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: John Patrick Ryan

C&D winner (good) off 6lb higher last May; won off this mark at Ballinrobe in August; below best over fences and hurdles recently, however, and needs to revive.

25/1

3rd

7

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

18:48 Limerick

Ad Caelum

11st 5lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Patrick Ryan

Four-time winner over hurdles is yet to score from 12 runs over fences; recent form is concerning, tailed off in a Down Royal handicap chase earlier this month and sixth of eight over hurdles at Kilbeggan latest.

9/1

Non-runners

Billy Lee Swagger

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Payout
Exacta €25.90
Straight Forecast €24.46
Tricast €141.90
Trifecta €112.40

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Billy Lee Swagger

SPOTLIGHT:

Straight Home

TOPSPEED:

Topgun Simmy

The Irish Sun:

Billy Lee Swagger

POSTDATA:

Straight Home