September 09 / 18.05 Ballinrobe

18.05

Good

P&D Lydon Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £5701.68
  • 2m 7f 0y
  • 8 runners
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P&D Lydon Beginners Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 80P-27

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Five-time winner between Flat and hurdles, most recent of which came in a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle last July; ran okay on chasing debut but failed to build on that at Killarney since; needs to bounce back.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

14

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

4m 1f 11y

15:40 Punchestown

Walking On Glass

11st 7lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Padraig Roche

Dual-purpose sort; 4-38 over jumps, 4-30 on Flat; 66-1 when in rear throughout in the race won by Desertmore House here in November.

66/1

4

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 22y

16:36 Punchestown

Walking On Glass

11st 12lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Padraig Roche

Dual-purpose; 3-27 over hurdles but without a win in this sphere since October 2022; beaten 7.5l over C&D off this mark in June; four modest efforts on the Flat since; others preferred.

14/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 29-2P2

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Rated 127 over hurdles; two seconds to his name this term over fences but beaten a long way in both, pulled-up at Galway in the interim over hurdles; needs to improve on what he has shown this season to play a big part.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

3

1st Oct 2022

Good

3m 1f 0y

17:42 Gowran Park

Blackstair Rocco

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Emmet Mullins

briefly led, disputed lead after 1st, jumped slightly left and bumped rival 5 out, headed when jumped slightly left and nudged along 3 out, outpaced when ridden after 2 out, no impression when mistake last, kept on

9/4

2nd

2

9th Sep 2022

Good

2m 7f 0y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Blackstair Rocco

11st 12lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Emmet Mullins

led, joined before 3 out, led clearly 2 out, ridden and headed last, soon no chance with winner

11/2

5

3rd Sep 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

16:30 Wexford

Blackstair Rocco

11st 3lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Emmet Mullins

Two seconds this season came either side of being pulled-up at Galway where he never recovered from being hampered three from home; will need to improve on his Downpatrick showing and this isn't any easier.

8/1

Form: 083/32 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Two-time winning hurdler for Olly Murphy; ran a cracker on stable debut at the Galway festival and built on that with a good display behind Jon Snow at Killarney (Captain Kangaroo and Quaker Island behind); may well have more to offer and could go well.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

9th Sep 2022

Good

2m 7f 0y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Oscar Academy

11st 12lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: Patrick Martin

prominent, went second 11th, joined leader before 3 out, mistake and lost ground 2 out, ridden and no extra approaching last

9/2

2nd

5

19th Aug 2022

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 0y

17:45 Killarney

Oscar Academy

11st 12lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: Patrick Martin

disputed lead early, prominent after 2nd, midfield but in touch with leaders after 4 out, ridden when headway after 2 out, keeping on when switched right approaching last, went second but no chance with winner towards finish

6/1

Form: F0-664

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Took him a while to get his first win over hurdles at last year's Listowel festival but has failed to back it up since; soundly beaten in first two chase starts, but positives can be taken from his Killarney performance; will need to build on that and this isn't any easier.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

18th Mar 2023

Soft

4m 2f 8y

Class 1

15:00 Uttoxeter

Captain Kangaroo

10st 8lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Has National honours having won the Cork version in November (3m4f, soft/heavy); it's been a sorry state of affairs since then with four non-completions and, while his trainer can work wonders, he's not overly appealing with that background.

20/1

7

19th Feb 2023

Yielding To Soft

3m 4f 40y

14:10 Punchestown

Captain Kangaroo

10st 9lb

J: Jack Foley

T: W P Mullins

Beat Defi Bleu in the Munster National, now 10lb higher; let down by his jumping over the National fences in the Becher and in the Paddy Power; reportedly made a noise when pulled up in the Thyestes; not a betting proposition against that background.

16/1

Form: 23989-

Last run: 181 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a Tramore off 90 last December and backed it up with two solid performances in handicap hurdles; hasn't cut much ice over fences since and hard to fancy on that evidence; tongue-tied.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

12

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

17:20 Ffos Las

Kingston Kid

10st 7lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Well handicapped on old Irish form but lightly raced and disappointing in recent years; difficult to enthuse over.

66/1

5th

8

2nd Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:39 Chepstow

Kingston Kid

10st 10lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Well handicapped on old Irish form but lightly raced and disappointing in recent years; swaps cheekpieces for refitted blinkers.

50/1

Form: 80-485

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won his maiden hurdle at Wexford last year but has failed to back up that performance since; improved from his chasing debut with an okay run at Killarney but a lot of improvement needed to play a big part here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6

14th Sep 2022

Good

2m 5f 47y

15:45 Sligo

Quaker Island

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Peter Fahey

didn't jump with fluency, in rear, detached when jumped slightly left 6th, soon reminders, jumped left 7th, reminder after 9th, lost touch when not fluent 10th, well behind when pulled up 2 out, never going well

4/1

6th

7

9th Sep 2022

Good

2m 7f 0y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Quaker Island

11st 12lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: Peter Fahey

raced in second, pushed along from 8th, lost position just before 11th, dropped to last and struggling before 3 out, soon beaten

20/1

5th

7

19th Aug 2022

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 0y

17:45 Killarney

Quaker Island

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Peter Fahey

led narrowly or disputed lead, joined when not fluent on near side of group 3 out, soon ridden, headed 2 out, weakening when bad mistake last

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: /3220- D

Last run: 176 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 8yo; won his maiden hurdle on heavy ground at Thurles in February 2021; ran into Stattler and Galopin Des Champs on first two chase starts before a close second at Navan in January; beaten a long way in the Kim Muir 176 days ago when last seen; his rating of 137 makes him hard to oppose and this looks a good opportunity to get a first chase win.
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3rd

2

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Aint That A Shame

11st 7lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: T Ellis

Thyestes winner of 2024 for Henry de Bromhead (off 144) went on to finish decent sixth in Grand National but long absent until faller at the last after never featuring on yard debut in 3m bet365 Premier Chase at Kelso in February; best form on heavy so obvious ground concerns.

25/1

38

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

4m 2f 74y

Class 1

16:00 Aintree

Aint That A Shame

10st 2lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

Reserve; 12yo who had his finest hour when winning the Thyestes at Gowran Park (3m1f, heavy) in January 2024; sixth in that year's Grand National and he's 8lb lower today, but that's having raced just once since (having left Henry de Bromhead for £40,000 last October) when taking a final-fence fall, well beaten at the time, in a Listed event six weeks ago.

100/1

Form: 122-23

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Wexford maiden hurdle winner last year; had no answers for Upping The Ante at Tipperary on seasonal reappearance and may have finished closer at Downpatrick if not hampered two out; could well improve now up in trip; each-way claims.
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5

9th Sep 2022

Good

2m 7f 0y

18:05 Ballinrobe

Mr Caplan

11st 12lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: Gordon Elliott

Wexford maiden hurdle winner last year; had no answers for Upping The Ante at Tipperary on seasonal reappearance and may have finished closer at Downpatrick if not hampered two out; could well improve now up in trip; each-way claims.

7/1

3rd

4

29th Aug 2022

Good

2m 3f 55y

16:10 Downpatrick

Mr Caplan

11st 12lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Gordon Elliott

didn't jump with fluency, midfield, minor headway when hampered by faller 2 out, soon ridden and no extra

11/2

Non-runners

Ain't That A Shame, Mr Caplan

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €18.10
Straight Forecast €20.22
Trifecta €46.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ain't That A Shame

POSTDATA:

Oscar Academy

RP Ratings (IRE):

Ain't That A Shame

TOPSPEED:

Ain't That A Shame

The Irish Sun:

Oscar Academy