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Matchbook Betting Exchange Chase (Grade 3)

  • Prize money: £28169.57
  • 2m 7f 39y
  • 4 runners
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Matchbook Betting Exchange Chase (Grade 3)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 2/0-12

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

20th Sep 2026

Good

2m 1f 150y

16:18 Listowel

Apples Of Bresil

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Won a Sligo bumper and Gowran maiden hurdle in 2024 but has had only three runs since; won well on chasing debut at Kilbeggan over 2m4f in May; this demands more and the trip might be on the short side for him but one to consider.

9/2

1st

1

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 80y

16:30 Kilbeggan

Apples Of Bresil

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Won a Gowran maiden hurdle and Fairyhouse novice in 2024; weakened over 22.5f on handicap hurdle debut at Ballinrobe on sole start in 2025; long layoff to overcome on chase debut but worth a market check.

11/2

Form: 33300-

Last run: 187 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 148

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

18th

6

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 1

16:05 Aintree

Croke Park

11st 4lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Won two Grade 1 novice chases in December 2024 (2m4f/3m, yielding/good to yielding); he hasn't kicked on this term and was well beaten in a handicap at Leopardstown (2m5f, soft) in February, but getting back on better ground may help and he can go well if tapping back into last season's promise.

20/1

Form: 2450-3 C

Last run: 77 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 152

Form & Verdict
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

29th Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 111y

18:40 Galway

Gorgeous Tom

11st 8lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Henry De Bromhead

Lacks course form over fences; smart novice who ran creditably in two strong handicaps (3m2f/2m5f) last season before finishing tailed off in the Grand National at Aintree where not a lot went right (twice badly hampered; 20-1); enters the reckoning.

16/1

12th

24

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

4m 2f 74y

Class 1

16:00 Aintree

Gorgeous Tom

10st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Henry De Bromhead

Fourth behind two of these in 3m Grade 1 novice event at Cheltenham last March; ran creditably all three starts this winter, notably 11l fourth of 24 off this mark to Panic Attack at Newbury (3m2f) in November when he stuck to his task very well having been left at the shambolic start; improvement is needed but that race gave encouragement for longer trips and his dam is half-sister to Cappa Bleu who was placed in this race in 2012 and 2013.

22/1

Form: 134112 D BF

Last run: 4 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

13

3rd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 40y

14:30 Gowran Park

Smallcraftwarning

10st 3lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

9yo who is keeping himself busy and ground out another win over 3m at Roscommon five days ago (good to yielding); up 6lb but gets in off a low weight and highly likely to be involved.

14/1

1st

11

28th Sep 2026

Good

3m 0f 25y

15:55 Roscommon

Smallcraftwarning

10st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

On a decent run at the moment; had Ilbdere and Adaliz close behind him when winning a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan early this month and reverted to flights when a solid fourth in a 3m handicap at Listowel a week ago; back out quickly once again and not hard to see him involved at the death once again.

5/1

Betting Forcast

7/1 Apples Of Bresil, 13/8 Croke Park, 4/5 Gorgeous Tom, 40/1 Smallcraftwarning