October 30 / 15.20 Galway

15.20

Soft

Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5701.68
  • 2m 6f 111y
  • 15 runners
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Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 4515P- CD

Last run: 231 days

W: 10st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won this race in fine style off 7lb lower mark last year but turned over at Clonmel the following month and pulled up on return from break in March; must defy 231-day absence but clearly likes this place and handles testing conditions well; market check.
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11th

3

7th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 77y

18:20 Ballinrobe

Captain Jimmy

11st 11lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Patrick G Kelly

Won his fourth race (second hurdle) when scoring well at this course (2m6f) last time; 8lb higher today on drier ground poses a question but taken seriously.

9/4

11th

3

7th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 77y

18:20 Ballinrobe

Captain Jimmy

11st 11lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Patrick G Kelly

Won his fourth race (second hurdle) when scoring well at this course (2m6f) last time; 8lb higher today on drier ground poses a question but taken seriously.

9/4

1st

8

19th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 91y

19:07 Ballinrobe

Captain Jimmy

11st 5lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Patrick G Kelly

midfield, headway and in touch with leaders 5 out, went second after 2 out, shaken up to lead after last, ridden clear run-in, kept on well

12/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: -3873F

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
1-18 and was beaten when coming down at the last on most recent run at Killarney; cheekpieces now tried for first time; must bring best.
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7

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

13:34 Limerick

My Friend The Wind

11st 6lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Won over fences at Kilbeggan last August (3m2f, good to yielding); ran respectably next time at Ballinrobe (2m7f, soft); pulled up in a handicap hurdle last time; trainer has a stronger contender in Gaelic Des Chastys.

16/1

2

26th Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

16:10 Punchestown

My Friend The Wind

11st 12lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: E McNamara

Added a chase win to his brace of hurdle successes when winning at Kilbeggan in August (3m2f, good to yielding); ran respectably next time at Ballinrobe (2m7f, soft); tailed off at Killarney when last seen in October; reverts to hurdles now, and chance at his best.

14/1

3rd

9

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 6y

18:30 Ballinrobe

My Friend The Wind

11st 4lb

J: G B Noonan

T: E McNamara

Hurdle winner at this track and opened his chase account with a neck success at Kilbeggan three weeks ago; may have won by further without an error in the closing stages and 5lb rise looks workable.

4/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 9-22F1

Last run: 89 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at 11th attempt at Roscommon when last seen in early August, getting a deserved reward after coming down at the last while fighting out the finish on his previous start at Wexford; this C&D has potential to play to his strengths if at his best after mini-break; 8lb higher now.
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6

20th Jun 2023

Good

3m 1f 70y

16:37 Wexford

Follow The Crowd

10st 13lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

towards rear, pushed along briefly after 11th, pushed along when dropped to last and weakened after 12th, pulled up before 4 out

9/1

4

16th Jan 2023

Heavy

3m 0f 100y

15:20 Punchestown

Follow The Crowd

11st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

towards rear of midfield early, midfield after 5th, headway 4 out, in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last

4/1

3rd

14

31st Dec 2022

Soft

2m 7f 40y

12:47 Punchestown

Follow The Crowd

10st 13lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Aidan Anthony Howard

midfield, mistake 1st, in touch with leaders 11th, pressed leaders when pushed along after 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, lost second approaching last, kept on but no extra run-in, no match for first two

3/1

Form: 60-720 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 0lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Big effort from 13yo at Ballinrobe two starts ago when runner-up but failed to back that up last time at Downpatrick; rider's claim a help but not easy task from 8lb out of handicap.
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4th

12

24th Jan 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:00 Down Royal

Garrai Phaidin

10st 3lb

J: Richard Condon

T: Shane Ryder

Unseated after a mistake at Tramore earlier this month; running well in defeat earlier this term but he probably needs further than this these days.

10/1

14

21st Jan 2023

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 0y

15:27 Navan

Garrai Phaidin

10st 0lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Shane Ryder

Losing run is mounting up; unseated last time and best form is on better ground; dropped 2lb.

40/1

14

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 6f 50y

15:25 Tramore

Garrai Phaidin

10st 0lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: Shane Ryder

midfield, mistake and unseated rider 4th

25/1

Form: 0U8728

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Local runner below best on last outing over hurdles but previous second in 2m5f handicap chase at Sligo was encouraging enough; not as exposed in this sphere as is the case over hurdles; 6lb wrong at the weights.
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5th

13

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

19:18 Limerick

Eddies Pride

10st 0lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Norman Lee

Both chase wins have been over further and hasn't won in over two years; impossible task at weights in veterans' handicap at this course when last seen but still hard to make a case for.

66/1

Form: F/PP-8

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Has shown flashes of potential in the past but missed 409 days after beginners' chase fall in November 2020 and trio of hurdles runs since not overly encouraging; might find his feet now in handicap chases.
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8th

9

20th Jun 2023

Good

3m 1f 70y

17:17 Wexford

Diamond Grove

11st 2lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Edward Cawley

towards rear of midfield, dropped to rear when pushed along after 12th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off before 2 out

25/1

18

30th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 7f 130y

16:52 Naas

Diamond Grove

10st 13lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Edward Cawley

14-race maiden and struggling for form this season; hasn't shown the form required for a few years; cheekpieces now tried.

50/1

10th

17

6th Mar 2023

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:25 Leopardstown

Diamond Grove

10st 2lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Edward Cawley

Lightly raced 8yo yet to trouble the judge over hurdles and fences, fading quite tamely in first-time tongue tie over this trip at Punchestown last time; hard to fancy.

25/1

Form: 212-21

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Bright start to life over fences since joining this team, finishing second to ready winner in beginners' chase at Killarney before striking at Thurles ten days ago; 8lb rise to defy but this longer trip could help to eke out further improvement; live chance.
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3

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

15:51 Listowel

King Ferdinand

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

Five-time winner is best watched on return from such a long absence unless market speaks positively.

25/1

6th

5

27th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:36 Limerick

King Ferdinand

11st 3lb

J: Miss M O’Sullivan

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

His last two wins have been over fences and was found wanting back over hurdles at Cork earlier this month; others appeal more.

16/1

6th

5

27th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:36 Limerick

King Ferdinand

11st 3lb

J: Miss M O’Sullivan

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

His last two wins have been over fences and was found wanting back over hurdles at Cork earlier this month; others appeal more.

16/1

Form: 270-67

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Needs to sharpen up from this month's comeback seventh at Punchestown in 3m handicap chase; question mark over whether he'd like ground to turn worse than soft but trip could suit well if bringing his 'A' game; chance on best form.
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11th

6

20th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 3

14:05 Market Rasen

Silvertown

11st 3lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Peter Atkinson

Ex-Irish 7yo who has not raced under rules since a down-the-field finish at last summer's Galway festival and is 0-8 in British points since December; difficult to enthuse over in a race this competitive.

50/1

14th

9

6th Aug 2023

Good

3m 0f 60y

14:20 Galway

Silvertown

11st 1lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

Sole hurdles win came in 2m4f Navan handicap in 2022; mixing hurdles/chases of late without showing much; others preferred.

20/1

7th

3

20th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:00 Killarney

Silvertown

11st 13lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

1-17 over hurdles, placed six times; has been competing over fences without showing much; others preferred.

16/1

Form: 9051P8

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the 31st attempt under rules at Roscommon in August but two starts that followed were disappointing; 7lb out of the handicap here and pulled up at this venue over hurdles on Saturday.
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0

11

16th Nov 2023

Soft

3m 0f 157y

12:20 Punchestown

Four Country Roads

10st 0lb

J: Diarmuid Moloney

T: Brian M McMahon

towards rear throughout, detached 5 out, pulled up 3 out

20/1

6th

7

7th Nov 2023

Heavy

3m 0f 107y

13:03 Fairyhouse

Four Country Roads

10st 9lb

J: Diarmuid Moloney

T: Brian M McMahon

Won a handicap chase off a lowly 72 at Navan in January; pulled up in three of his six starts since then; jumping was ragged at Galway nine days ago.

16/1

7th

10

29th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 6f 111y

14:26 Galway

Four Country Roads

10st 0lb

J: Diarmuid Moloney

T: Brian M McMahon

Won a handicap chase off 72 at Navan in January; this is tougher and a big ask here from 6lb out of the handicap.

50/1

Form: /7P0-0 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Trip and ground likely to suit but needs to improve a fair deal from recent return to action at Listowel; largely unexposed over fences; Conor McNamara rides same stable's My Friend The Wind.
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8

18th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 7f 49y

16:50 Thurles

Owl Creek Bridge

11st 4lb

J: Conor McNamara

T: E McNamara

midfield

20/1

1

2nd Mar 2023

Soft

2m 7f 0y

14:40 Clonmel

Owl Creek Bridge

12st 0lb

J: Conor McNamara

T: E McNamara

Not a bad sort on his day; off the track for a year after winning a Punchestown beginners chase in early 2021 and has struggled to find a trace of his best form; others preferred.

20/1

8th

8

18th Dec 2022

Frozen

3m 0f 59y

13:14 Thurles

Owl Creek Bridge

11st 6lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: E McNamara

Not much encouragement from chasing starts this year and blinkers tried.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5PFP-5

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Sole win in 22 starts came in 2m maiden hurdle on heavy at Tramore for Gordon Elliott in December 2020; entitled to come on for recent return from a break but needs to up his game plenty on latest showings.
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4th

3

16th Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:00 Tramore

Ennemi Public

10st 12lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Daniel John Howard

69 rated chaser has won here before over hurdles but he is 0-24 over fences; pulled up the last twice and it is hard to see him getting off the mark in this company; blinkers go back on.

40/1

15

24th Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 110y

17:28 Wexford

Ennemi Public

10st 5lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Daniel John Howard

Extended his losing sequence over fences to 23 when pulling up at Downpatrick but he did go close the time before at Tramore (2m6f), so can't be ruled out with any confidence.

14/1

15

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 150y

16:35 Downpatrick

Ennemi Public

10st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Daniel John Howard

Went close at Tramore last time but his chase record of 0-22 isn't encouraging and he's 2lb wrong for this.

10/1

Form: 895223

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 11lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Five-time winner hasn't scored since 2020 but has been extremely consistent of late and seems versatile in terms of ground; probably better over slightly further but rain-softened ground could bring his stamina into it; 10yo could be vulnerable to an improver but is more reliable than others.
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5

1st May 2023

Good To Yielding

3m 2f 50y

15:55 Down Royal

Hoke Colburn

11st 4lb

J: Ian Power

T: Brian M McMahon

disputed lead, raced in second from 3rd, jockey lost irons when bad mistake and lost position 6th, jockey dropped whip before 7th, pulled up before 8th

8/1

3rd

13

10th Apr 2023

Soft

3m 0f 130y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Hoke Colburn

10st 2lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brian M McMahon

Won his fourth chase when comfortably winning over 2m7f here in November and reportedly burst a blood vessel next time; an 11yo now and has been off for 128 days; others preferred.

33/1

2

6th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 97y

16:35 Leopardstown

Hoke Colburn

12st 1lb

J: Mr E Mahon

T: Brian M McMahon

Won his fourth chase when comfortably winning over 2m7f at Fairyhouse in November but reportedly burst blood vessel when dropping out tamely at same venue following month; has had time off since and may just need this.

7/1

Form: 7F-000

Last run: 58 days

W: 10st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Hasn't run over fences since 2019 and safely held in trio of hurdles efforts in August/September; 11yo can only be watched.
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8th

13

16th Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 7f 52y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Drimsree Lad

10st 0lb

J: Aileen O’Sullivan

T: S Michael Millar

led, headed and raced in second before 3rd, disputed lead 4 out

100/1

4th

13

7th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 7f 165y

15:58 Fairyhouse

Drimsree Lad

11st 2lb

J: Aileen O’Sullivan

T: S Michael Millar

Out of his depth in a novice chase last time but tailed off in a handicap hurdle before then and this 12yo is now a 24-race maiden; on the plus side, he did finish third in this 12 months ago.

40/1

Form: -6P709

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
1-17 over fences and form this year not encouraging; ran okay when third in this race in 2020; stable among the winners this week.
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2nd

14

31st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 30y

13:32 Down Royal

Fill The Tank

10st 11lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Aengus King

Three-time winner over hurdles at around this trip, although not for over two years; recent Limerick clear third over this trip encouraging and 7lb claimer booking a positive.

15/2

2nd

14

31st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 30y

13:32 Down Royal

Fill The Tank

10st 11lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Aengus King

Three-time winner over hurdles at around this trip, although not for over two years; recent Limerick clear third over this trip encouraging and 7lb claimer booking a positive.

15/2

12

19th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

15:40 Limerick

Fill The Tank

10st 10lb

J: Ms E C Costello

T: Aengus King

Three-time winner over hurdles at around this trip; over two years since his last success; fair form in handicaps during the summer; struggled in a claimer last time.

12/1

Form: -P8311 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Had been winless since 2017 prior to last two starts, notching back-to-back wins at Killarney and Downpatrick; now 6lb higher than when winning by a nose latest and in better company now; confidence high, though, and finished safely-held third in this race last year for previous connections.
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4th

10

25th May 2023

Good

2m 6f 160y

20:00 Limerick

Sanibel Island

10st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Michael Hourigan

Won twice over fences within five days last October and generally in good form in defeat since; below best over 3m here when last seen but will be more at home back on this better ground.

11/1

4th

13

12th Mar 2023

Soft

3m 0f 120y

16:35 Limerick

Sanibel Island

10st 0lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Michael Hourigan

in touch with leaders on inner, not fluent 10th, not fluent 11th

8/1

6th

6

2nd Mar 2023

Soft

2m 7f 0y

14:40 Clonmel

Sanibel Island

11st 6lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Michael Hourigan

In excellent form for his current handler, winning a pair of handicap chases on better ground in the autumn, and probably surpassed that when done in the final stride by today's rival Four Country Roads at Navan in January; up 3lb for that and 18lb in total since last autumn but every chance that he could go close again.

4/1

Non-runners

Fill The Tank, Sanibel Island

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €84.10
Straight Forecast €81.52
Tricast €292.11
Trifecta €764.00

Selections

RP Ratings (IRE):

Hoke Colburn

The Irish Sun:

King Ferdinand

SPOTLIGHT:

Follow The Crowd

POSTDATA:

Hoke Colburn