14.35
HeavyTipperary Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5221.24
- 2m 3f 182y
- 16 runners
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Runners: 16 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 890-90
Last run: 70 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 10 |
25th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Not discredited when seventh of 13 in 3m handicap at Ayr 55 days ago; needs to build on it though if he's to end a lengthy losing sequence. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 408273
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 11lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
9th Jul 2023 Good 2m 0f 194y |
10st 12lb |
Landed a mares' handicap hurdle at Down Royal in January; mostly campaigned over fences since; returns to hurdles after pulling up in a handicap chase at Tramore last month; others preferred. |
14/1 |
|
6 |
2nd Jun 2023 Good 1m 7f 50y |
10st 0lb |
Point/hurdle winner; made mistakes on chase debut but was better here last time (2m5f) when beaten under 5l; this shorter trip is no hardship. |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 439-45
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
21st Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 207y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Placed off 1lb higher at Catterick (3m1f, soft) in January but the rest of last season's form was disappointing and this is first start since February; others have much stronger claims. |
33/1 |
|
7th 5 |
14th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
taken down early, in touch with leaders on inner |
10/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 3m 1f 71y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
led, headed and not fluent 2 out, lost second and no extra run-in |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 795722 BF
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 6lb |
In and out form this year; good second at Thurles (2m6f, soft) before tailed off at Wexford (2m4f, soft); continued wonderful Tramore course form when easily winning over 2m6f (good to yielding) in April, adding his fifth chase win (four at Tramore); beaten 31l off this mark back at favoured track last time. |
12/1 |
|
8th 5 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Veteran who enhanced his excellent record here with an 11l success over this trip last month, when the return to drier ground made a big difference; raised 8lb but he's historically well handicapped still. |
5/1 |
|
1st 3 |
20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y |
11st 10lb |
Has run many of his best races at this track, three wins and three seconds from 14 visits; poor run at Wexford last month; the balance of this season's form has been respectable, and his liking for this circuit is a significant positive |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 74365
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y |
11st 11lb |
On losing run since Clonmel win in January 2023; failed to complete last four starts for Philip Rothwell; best watched on first run for new yard. |
16/1 |
|
9 |
26th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
10st 0lb |
1-8 over hurdles and 0-12 over fences, though runner-up five times; he is prone to mistakes and this handicap will take some winning. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 5-0F44
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
20th May 2023 Yielding 3m 1f 50y |
11st 9lb |
led, 4 lengths ahead 4 out |
9/1 |
|
4th 10 |
2nd May 2023 Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Has improved over hurdles lately, winning a Clonmel handicap and bouncing back from a fall to run well at Cork last time; competes off an 8lb lower chase mark today gives him a solid chance in theory. |
7/2 |
|
4th 2 |
9th Apr 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 80y |
11st 11lb |
led, clear 2nd |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: P0PP30
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 9 |
18th Jul 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 0lb |
A 27-race maiden who was tailed off behind Tippin And Tappin (runs in first division) on most recent chase start and no signs of a revival when well held over timber last week. |
33/1 |
|
16 |
11th Jul 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Rated 80 after 19 hurdle starts and can't be fancied in a maiden. |
50/1 |
|
12 |
22nd May 2025 Good To Firm 2m 6f 160y |
11st 0lb |
Record of 0-25 under rules but is a better chaser; backed from 50-1 into 10-1 before the off when fifth in 3m1f Tipperary maiden hurdle eight days ago; had three runner-up finishes in handicap chases last summer; each-way contender. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 1509-P C
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 17 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 5f 110y |
11st 2lb |
First reserve; over two years since her sole success at Clonmel although definite encouragement from recent Limerick effort; this trip her limit. |
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7th 17 |
22nd Apr 2024 Soft 2m 5f 110y |
11st 2lb |
First reserve; over two years since her sole success at Clonmel although definite encouragement from recent Limerick effort; this trip her limit. |
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|
5th 15 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 3f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Over two years since her sole success at Clonmel; best run last year was at this venue; hard to fancy based on her last two starts. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 3-48FP
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 100y |
10st 1lb |
Course hurdle winner has been running well in defeat over hurdles and fences lately; could have a bit more to offer on his eighth chase run; a player. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 11 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 154y |
11st 4lb |
In good form under both codes recently; 3lb outside the weights at Leopardstown but took the third spot (3m, soft); backed that up when runner-up in a Clonmel novice handicap chase last month (3m, soft); withdrawn due to unsuitable good ground at Down Royal last time, so conditions a question. |
13/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6347-P
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
30th Jun 2023 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Maiden; pulled up at Huntingdon last month on British debut (second start over fences): others have more to recommend them. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
17th Jun 2023 Good 3m 0f 41y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Ex-Irish maiden who was pulled up on last month's stable debut at Huntingdon (2m7f, good); difficult to enthuse over after that performance. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
11th May 2023 Good 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Inconsistent winter over hurdles for Liz Lalor either side of a huge task in a Graded mares' novice chase; out of a useful 2m2f-2m4f chaser so some hope in this sphere, if maybe not over this far; stable bow. |
11/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 924340
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
22nd Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 180y |
11st 1lb |
Yet to win over fences; not easy to fancy after being pulled-up at Tramore last week when jumped poorly. |
33/1 |
|
9 |
15th Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 180y |
10st 9lb |
Better than ever last year, winning over hurdles twice, including here (2m6f, yielding); 0-12 chasing but stayed on for third over C&D in May after racing wide; and would have got closer at Wexford last time but for repeated jumping errors; place chance if jumps better. |
11/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 0-7508
Last run: 47 days
W: 11st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Has offered little over hurdles or fences since arriving from Ireland and he's out of the weights on this return from a break. |
100/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 740-0
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 0lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 6 |
10th Jul 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 191y |
11st 7lb |
towards rear of midfield |
33/1 |
|
5 |
22nd Feb 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
11st 7lb |
Minor promise when a distant fourth in a Thurles maiden hurdle second time out but poor form twice since; progress possible now handicapping back up in trip. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 96-5P0
Last run: 65 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 16 |
21st Jul 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 0y |
10st 13lb |
midfield, headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out, went second after last, kept on, no match for winner |
8/1 |
|
7th 11 |
13th Jul 2023 Yielding 2m 5f 170y |
11st 0lb |
No win in 14 hurdle starts but solid runs at Naas (3m) and Ballinrobe (2m6f) earlier this year; questions to answer after being tailed-off at Kilbeggan since. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 00800- D
Last run: 399 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
13th Apr 2025 Good 3m 2f 50y |
10st 10lb |
Two-time winner over timber on soft ground; 0-10 in chases and rated 9lb lower in this sphere but hasn't looked like a winner in waiting on most recent chase starts; beaten 38l in a handicap hurdle at Naas latest; did run well here over 2m4f last April but he would prefer softer ground. |
8/1 |
|
6th 7 |
13th Apr 2025 Good 3m 2f 50y |
10st 10lb |
Two-time winner over timber on soft ground; 0-10 in chases and rated 9lb lower in this sphere but hasn't looked like a winner in waiting on most recent chase starts; beaten 38l in a handicap hurdle at Naas latest; did run well here over 2m4f last April but he would prefer softer ground. |
8/1 |
|
15th 14 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 180y |
11st 4lb |
Two wins over hurdles on soft; 0-9 over fences since January 2024 which has resulted in connections trying hurdles again; looks fairly treated on the pick of his form in this sphere but he's risky. |
22/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /02/0/
Last run: 671 days
W: 10st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 110y |
11st 2lb |
Veteran three-time hurdles winner; limited chasing experience; well beaten in a handicap. |
14/1 |
|
5th 7 |
27th Mar 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
took keen hold, in rear |
28/1 |
|
18th 20 |
1st May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 6lb |
Front-runner with three wins to his credit; has been at his best on testing ground though and won't get a soft lead here; others preferred. |
20/1 |
Verdict
Far from a vintage contest but reasonably competitive. Lake Chad and Karen’s Gift both come here in reasonable form. Champ Royal could be well suited by this trip, while West Breeze comes into it on his best form. A tentative selection goes to ROLLY BOWLEY BOY, a staying-on fourth on his handicap debut at Limerick and can go close with a more positive ride. [Justin O’Hanlon]