August 07 / 18.05 Sligo

18.05

Good

Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7070.25
  • 2m 1f 193y
  • 8 runners
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Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 40-261

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on handicap debut over 2m4f; not as good over this sort of trip at Cork but bounced back in good style at Kilbeggan when getting off the mark 13 days ago; not sure to appreciate the drop back in trip but should be more to come from him.
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16th

13

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

16:15 Punchestown

Ballykinlar

10st 7lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Won three consecutive handicaps last summer up to 2m4f for Donncha Duggan; some fine runs in defeat after including since switched to this yard; has to prove he stays this trip.

28/1

7th

18

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Ballykinlar

11st 3lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Consistent results in Ireland this term featured three summer wins; not disgraced with midfield finish at the Cheltenham Festival (2m4f, soft) on debut for new stable but needs to improve on that bare form.

33/1

11th

19

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

17:20 Cheltenham

Ballykinlar

11st 3lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

Consistent form in Ireland this season for Donncha Duggan features three summer wins; absent since finishing second in Listed novice event at Limerick (2m5f, yielding) five months ago; appears to have a stiffer task on debut for new connections but market support should be noted.

50/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 31-333 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Winner at Bellewstown in maiden hurdle company in April has been running consistently well since without major progress; likely vulnerable to an improver but can be in the mix for the places once again after his third at Galway last week.
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2

8th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:10 Perth

Chortal

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

4yo who is penalised for winning a Bellewstown maiden in April (2m1f, good); 0-4 in the meantime but the form of those defeats reads well in the context of this race, with his latest conqueror progressive.

Evs

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4/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 451

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Built on the promise shown in bumpers when getting off the mark in a maiden hurdle at Wexford on debut over timber with first-time cheekpieces on (retained); needs further progress here but yard do well with these types and he's one for the shortlist.
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11th

1

10th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:50 Cork

Claude

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Sarah Joanna Connell

Wexford maiden hurdle winner on good ground for Joseph O'Brien; three outings for this stable have been disappointing, including when pulled up at Punchestown last time (66-1).

33/1

21

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Claude

11st 4lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Sarah Joanna Connell

Maiden winner on good ground for Joseph O'Brien; well beaten in two outings for this stable.

28/1

3

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

13:47 Wexford

Claude

11st 8lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Sarah Joanna Connell

Sole success came in a C&D maiden hurdle in July; limitations seemingly exposed since in a Sligo novice and a Tipperary handicap since; new headgear combination needs to eke out more.

8/1

7/2

Form: 6224-2

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
0-10 over timber but was only narrowly denied in a novice hurdle at Ballinrobe 16 days ago; will be a big player with a repeat of that effort and hit the crossbar on his previous course visit.
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1st

5

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:57 Listowel

Spy

11st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Dual-purpose gelding who is consistent in the main and he was returning from a lengthy break when never that competitive at Punchestown a month ago; perhaps a shade high in the weights, even if he can return to best.

8/1

12th

6

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 45y

19:10 Punchestown

Spy

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Killarney handicap hurdle winner in August (2m1f, good) off 113; fairly consistent hurdles/Flat form afterwards and recorded a third Flat win at Dundalk when last seen in December; this ground suits.

12/1

3rd

10

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Spy

10st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Dual-purpose; 1-13 over hurdles, the win coming in a Killarney handicap (2m1f, good) off 6lb lower in August; beaten 11l off revised mark at Listowel in September; okay run on the Flat at Thurles on latest; career best required off this mark.

8/1

Form: 7959

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Minor promise when a distant fifth in a maiden hurdle at Cork but failed to build on that when tailed off in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle 16 days ago; looks up against it on what he's shown so far.
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8

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

14:35 Navan

No Demand

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Darren Collins

Ordinary form in maidens; this trip may help his cause judged on a satisfactory handicap run over shorter at Galway; lost ground with a mistake at the fifth, stayed on from off the pace to finish in mid-division.

6/1

14

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 160y

16:20 Galway

No Demand

11st 1lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Darren Collins

Mild promise when fifth in a 2m1f maiden hurdle at Cork; struggled at Ballinrobe, no impact at Sligo; makes handicap debut.

16/1

Form: 00-5

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Had been in good form on the Flat but return to hurdles at Galway last week was low-key and hard to fancy on what he's shown in this sphere.
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2nd

10

(3)

29th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

19:25 Down Royal

Jurality

9st 4lb

J: W J Lee

T: Paul W Flynn

Remains a maiden under both codes but running well of late, most recently staying-on third over 1m5f at Leopardstown (good); shortlisted.

9/2

3rd

15

(15)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 180y

19:57 Leopardstown

Jurality

9st 4lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Paul W Flynn

Remains a maiden after 22 starts (six over hurdles); fair fourth over hurdles at Bellewstown last month before another respectable run on the Flat at Limerick; an each-way proposition with the champion jockey aboard.

8/1

Form: 34-221 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on her first two starts for this yard before getting off the mark at the 20th attempt with a 4l Ballinrobe success 16 days ago; clearly thriving at present and likely to get her conditions again.
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4

15th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 95y

14:30 Punchestown

Spick And Span

11st 0lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: James Andrew Fahey

Runner-up on her first two starts for this yard before getting off the mark at the 20th attempt with a 4l Ballinrobe maiden hurdle success (2m1f, good); returned from a short break with a positive run at Clonmel last time when third (2m4f, yielding); Flidais was in fourth that day and has won subsequently; in the mix.

5/1

6

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

15:25 Clonmel

Spick And Span

10st 10lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: James Andrew Fahey

Runner-up on her first two starts for this yard (both at Sligo) before getting off the mark at the 20th attempt with a 4l Ballinrobe success (2m1f, good); needs to bounce back from a below-par run in a Sligo novice event.

5/1

Form: 2-1343 C

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Off the mark over 2m4f here in May and best run since when third at Ballinrobe 16 days ago when roughly 2l behind Spy; shapes like he would prefer a return to further so may not reverse the form.
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4

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

16:50 Tramore

Huntsgrove

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

1-11 over hurdles and rated 100; tailed off in all three previous starts over fences and similar story last two starts in novice hurdles; lacks a recent run and others appeal more.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta €43.20
Straight Forecast €30.46
Trifecta €181.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Spick And Span

POSTDATA:

Spy

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Spick And Span

TOPSPEED:

Spick And Span

The Irish Sun:

Spick And Span