14.25
Soft To HeavyQuinnBet Beginners Chase
- Prize money: £6413.04
- 3m 0f 0y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly sunny
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £17.00
- Place: £4.50
Form: P27-46
Last run: 16 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
11st 4lb |
Much improved to win 3m Navan beginners' in January on testing ground; stiff tasks since, too keen and didn't get home in Brown Advisory and never counted when pulled up in Irish National; cheekpieces added now and has a bit to prove off this mark. |
20/1 |
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7th 3 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
11st 7lb |
Big improvement on third chase start when beating Slade Steel at Navan (3m, soft to heavy) in January; runner-up had his measure that day before stamina came into it, so it's hard to imagine he is up to this higher level. |
66/1 |
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1st 3 |
17th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
1-5 over hurdles and rated 129; a distant fourth behind stablemate Jimmy Du Seuil in a strong beginners' event at Fairyhouse on chase debut; made a couple of mistakes and was tailed off in the Fairyhouse event in which stablemate Kaid D'Authie beat Wingmen. |
10/1 |
11/10
- Place: £1.10
Form: /22-2B C BF
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 9 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 3lb |
Supreme winner two seasons ago; 0-7 in the meantime and has been chasing, last time beaten the thick end of 20l when one of the favourites for the 2m4f handicap at Cheltenham; if this return to hurdling and the first-time cheekpieces float his boat, then he might not be far away. |
8/1 |
|
6th 3 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
Has form on most types of ground; consistent sort who has never finished out of the first three in his completed starts; broadly suffering from a frustrating bout of seconditis since switched to chasing (2m4f/3m) but this return to Cheltenham may prove the cure, as he won the 2024 Supreme in sole attempt at this venue; major Irish stable landed this corresponding prize in 2019; on an attractive mark and holds solid claims. |
15/2 |
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2nd 6 |
17th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won 2024 Supreme Novices'; beaten odds-on favourite but decent form in two beginners' chases last season, notably when second to Brown Advisory winner Lecky Watson at Naas; off for a year before second to Predators Glory over an extended 2m4f at this venue; stepped up to this trip at Punchestown, one length down when brought down four out; worth another chance. |
11/10 |
8/1
Form: 95-325
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 120y |
11st 9lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner is 0-6 over fences; ran well in a beginners' here in November but beaten 21l and pulled up in first two handicap chases at Punchestown and Cheltenham; others have more appealing profiles. |
18/1 |
|
18 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 1f 0y Class 1 |
10st 5lb |
7yo who is lightly raced over fences and represents top Irish yard; went close at Fairyhouse in November on second chase start but his form has gone the wrong way since and he was soundly beaten at Punchestown last month in his first handicap chase; ninth in the Pertemps Final here last March. |
33/1 |
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11th 2 |
15th Feb 2026 3m 3f 60y |
11st 10lb |
Bumper winner; failed to add to a maiden hurdle win; remote third behind top-class stablemate Romeo Coolio on chase debut at Down Royal; went close in less demanding company over 2m4f at Fairyhouse; has failed to build on that in races at Leopardstown and Navan; cheekpieces fitted for handicap debut. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: 70P0-3
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
11st 10lb |
Thurles maiden hurdle winner in 2024 (2m, soft to heavy); took on strong opposition in a pair of 3m beginners' chases; beaten 33l when fifth of nine finishers on handicap chase debut at Navan (3m, heavy); came good over 2m2f at Limerick; top amateur rider won this in 2022. |
7/1 |
|
1st 1 |
12th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 185y |
11st 12lb |
Thurles maiden hurdle winner in 2024 (2m, soft to heavy); took on strong opposition in two attempts beginners' chases; beaten 33l when fifth of nine finishers on handicap chase debut last time at Navan (3m, heavy); big drop in distance now. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 110-85 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19th 11 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
10st 8lb |
Won a Grade 3 hurdle over this trip in 2025 but hasn't repeated that form since; some fair runs in defeat over fences this season but has to get back to his best returned to hurdles; yard second-string. |
40/1 |
|
4th 2 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 88y |
11st 12lb |
Useful 128-rated hurdler last season, including a Grade 3 win; well beaten over various trips in four beginners' chases this season, fourth behind King Alexander at Gowran was his best effort; tailed off in the Leinster National at Naas last time when 3m1f on soft to heavy may have been too far; 13lb to find on ratings with Sandor Clegane, but that rival is not the most solid. |
2/1 |
|
9th 15 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 174y |
10st 0lb |
Useful 128-rated hurdler last season, including a Grade 3 win; well beaten over various trips at this venue in opening three beginners' chase outings in good company; shaped more promisingly in first-time blinkers at Gowran last time before fading tamely after making jumping errors; makes handicap chase debut now and 6lb wrong; needs to jump better. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 2-51P4
Last run: 178 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 2lb |
One of eight for trainer; maiden hurdle winner built on a good runner-up finish at Gowran on his third chase start to win a four-runner Wexford beginners' chase (3m1f, soft) at his leisure last time; that form probably doesn't amount to much, but he's not ruled out now entering handicaps. |
13/1 |
|
1st 4 |
17th Mar 2026 Soft 3m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won a Downpatrick maiden hurdle over 2m3f last summer; the best of three chase runs came last time when a 3l runner-up at Gowran over the same trip; similar ground today and is the one to beat if staying this trip. |
4/5 |
13/2
Form: 114/6- C
Last run: 271 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 5 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 9lb |
One of eight for trainer; bumper and dual winning hurdler had no chance when a faller on chasing debut at Navan in January (3m, soft to heavy) and was a moderate fourth of seven here next time (2m7f, heavy); much better when seeing off better-fancied stablemate Ballygunner Castle at Naas by 0.5l last time (2m4f, soft to heavy); in the mix on handicap chase debut. |
13/1 |
|
1st 4 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
One of three for trainer; rated 143 over hurdles; dual hurdles winner was beaten 8l in 2024 Albert Bartlett; ran just once last season when 12l behind in a Fairyhouse Grade 2; looked beaten when falling on chasing debut at Navan (3m, soft to heavy); beaten 19l at Punchestown (2m7f, heavy) last time (11l in front of Supersundae). |
6/1 |
|
7 |
17th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Fourth in a strong edition of the Albert Bartlett in 2024; failed to make an impression in a Grade 2 hurdle at Fairyhouse on his only start last season; interesting chase prospect if he can recapture top form this season. |
13/2 |
Non-runners
Built By Ballymore, Wingmen
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €31.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €27.77 |
| Trifecta | €118.70 |
Selections
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Slade Steel