18.52
Yielding To SoftGalway Races Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £7070.25
- 2m 6f 111y
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £27.60
- Place: £5.90
Form: B30-8P
Last run: 30 days
W: 10st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 10 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 116y |
10st 8lb |
Won twice over fences last September and not a bad chase run at Perth last time; poor on last hurdles run behind Rocky's Howya in March; others preferred. |
14/1 |
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3rd 2 |
24th Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Back-to-back wins over similar trips to this last September and on good or yielding ground that he's not had in his last four races; however, current wellbeing is an issue and so too the blinkers in which he was tailed off last time when first fitted. |
10/1 |
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7th 15 |
29th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 4f 120y |
10st 3lb |
Back-to-back chase wins at Galway (2m7f, good to yielding) and this venue (3m, yielding) last September; best of five subsequent runs when afair sixth at Punchestown (2m7f, soft to heavy) in January; struggled over hurdles last time; first-time blinkers. |
20/1 |
7/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: 9-4137
Last run: 36 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
2nd Nov 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
12st 1lb |
Bumper/chase winner, 0-11 over hurdles; third in a 2m6f handicap on the first of two hurdle runs at the Galway festival; moderate fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; may struggle to make a hurdling breakthrough here. |
8/1 |
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8th 1 |
2nd Nov 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
12st 1lb |
Bumper/chase winner, 0-11 over hurdles; third in a 2m6f handicap on the first of two hurdle runs at the Galway festival; moderate fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; may struggle to make a hurdling breakthrough here. |
8/1 |
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8th 1 |
2nd Nov 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
12st 1lb |
Bumper/chase winner, 0-11 over hurdles; third in a 2m6f handicap on the first of two hurdle runs at the Galway festival; moderate fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; may struggle to make a hurdling breakthrough here. |
8/1 |
14/1
- Place: £5.10
Form: -22185
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 9 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 111y |
11st 4lb |
Won a 2m5f Cartmel handicap in June; flopped twice at the same venue in July; plenty to prove as a result. |
14/1 |
10/1
Form: U2-490 BF
Last run: 33 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 100y |
11st 5lb |
Won a 2m4f Kilbeggan handicap last time on similar ground; is up 6lb and has questions over this trip as he failed to see out 3m2f at Down Royal two starts back. |
4/1 |
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1st 15 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 210y |
10st 13lb |
Now 0-10 over fences having been an unplaced favourite over a longer trip at Down Royal 12 days ago; this is probably closer to his optimum distance; first reserve. |
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6th 6 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
11st 11lb |
Winning hurdler is 0-9 over fences but has run well in defeat; took third here on St Stephen's Day (2m5f, good to yielding) and 11l behind in fourth last time (2m5f, yielding to soft); tries this trip for the first time; place chance. |
11/1 |
33/1
Form: F0U-68 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 7lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 4m 1f 11y |
11st 7lb |
Veteran six-time winner; a shadow of his former self in points and cross-country races, though not disgraced at 100-1 in a handicap chase at Galway last September. |
100/1 |
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17 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 2lb |
Veteran six-time winner; a shadow of his former self in points and cross-country races, though not disgraced at 100-1 in a handicap chase at Galway last October. |
50/1 |
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8th 5 |
4th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 193y |
11st 4lb |
Last of four chase wins came in 2m7f Killarney novice back in 2021; well held over the banks here in November and brought down on latest in Tinahely point-to-point; tailed off in this last year. |
100/1 |
8/1
Form: 581U43 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
29th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 5f 146y |
11st 8lb |
3m winner at Perth in July; respectable in defeat the last twice without looking ahead of her mark; each-way claims. |
10/1 |
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6th 1 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 111y |
11st 12lb |
Won a 3m event at Perth in July; unseated four out at Wexford, moderate run at the same venue on next start; better at Kilbeggan last time, took third after a mistake at the last; staying type who has won over 3m2f. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
22nd Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Won at Perth before unseating four out in the Wexford handicap chase won by Dorans Law; ran disappointingly back there last time. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: /55P8- D
Last run: 364 days
W: 11st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
21st Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 165y |
11st 3lb |
No success since two hunter chase wins in 2023; has failed to make the frame in five starts for this yard; tailed off at Down Royal last time. |
20/1 |
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5th 8 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
10st 9lb |
No success since two hunter chases wins in 2023; has failed to make the frame in four starts for this yard; |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 087-40 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
30th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 80y |
10st 11lb |
Flat/hurdles winner; unplaced in five consecutive handicap chase outings since July; failed to make an impact in a Flat handicap last week. |
16/1 |
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13 |
30th Oct 2025 Good 2m 5f 80y |
10st 11lb |
Flat/hurdles winner; unplaced in five consecutive handicap chase outings since July; failed to make an impact in a Flat handicap last week. |
16/1 |
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14th 20 (24) |
22nd Oct 2025 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Two hurdle wins and sole Flat win came in 1m6f Bellewstown handicap last summer (good); recent chase form not encouraging. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: 436-00 D
Last run: 93 days
W: 10st 11lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 82y |
10st 13lb |
Veteran produced his best effort for some time when a 9l third at Punchestown (2m7f, gd-yld) last month; career low mark now but hasn't won over fences since 2021 and this ground may be a shade soft for him. |
10/1 |
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8 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 82y |
10st 13lb |
Veteran produced his best effort for some time when a 9l third at Punchestown (2m7f, gd-yld) last month; career low mark now but hasn't won over fences since 2021 and this ground may be a shade soft for him. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 01U73- D BF
Last run: 169 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 15 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
10st 8lb
|
First reserve; sole win over fences came at Limerick (2m6f, yielding) in December 2024; ran well over hurdles off 2lb higher mark at Limerick on penultimate start; well held at Punchestown 124 days ago but badly hampered; chance after 124 days off. |
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10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Won a novices' handicap chase at Limerick (22.5f, yld-sft) in December; raised 11lb and hasn't really threatened in four starts since; still only a 7yo and may have needed his last run so not dismissed, especially if money comes. |
20/1 |
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10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Won a novices' handicap chase at Limerick (22.5f, yld-sft) in December; raised 11lb and hasn't really threatened in four starts since; still only a 7yo and may have needed his last run so not dismissed, especially if money comes. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: 93-2PP C
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 11lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
6/1
Form: 36-628 D
Last run: 93 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
3rd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Hit form over hurdles this season, winning three times since November, going up 20lb in the weights; was poor in a Grade 3 last time and has to rebound even dropping in grade. |
4/1 |
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1st 6 |
4th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Won handicaps at Tramore (2m5f) and Thurles (2m6f) lately, with a poor run at the former track in between; has been raised 8lb but gets in with a 7lb penalty so should go close with a repeat performance. |
11/4 |
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1st 10 |
29th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 6f 126y |
10st 6lb |
Chase winner gained first hurdle win when landing a late gamble at Tramore off 90 in November (2m5f, soft; form boosted); disappointed in follow-up bid but raced on the deepest ground by the rail which proved costly; worth another chance with Mikey Kenneally taking off a valuable 7lb. |
10/1 |
11/2
Form: 462226 BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
10st 10lb |
Back-to-back handicap chase winner at Clonmel in October; unable to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in four recent runs but fair third of 18 at Punchestown (3m, good) on latest; big player again despite inability to win over timber to date a concern. |
6/1 |
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3rd 11 |
13th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Back-to-back h'cap chase winner in October on good to yielding; unable to take advantage of lower hurdles mark in three recent runs over hurdles; probably wouldn't have done better than fourth when faller at Clonmel last time; has his chance again but inability to win over timber to date is worrying. |
5/1 |
Non-runners
Flash Collonges, Broomfield Present, Cheerful Chap
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €85.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €47.88 |
| Tricast | €668.13 |
| Trifecta | €707.50 |
Selections
RP RATINGS (IRE):
Sea AsterThe Irish Sun:
Arctic GaleSPOTLIGHT:
Pebble BleuTOPSPEED:
Cheerful ChapPOSTDATA:
Sea Aster