March 06 / 16.00 Leopardstown

16.00

Yielding

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £8092.92
  • 2m 1f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/7 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 247-52 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to 4 winners, notably useful French 2m1f-2m5f hurdler/chaser Solway; hurdles winner in France a year ago (heavy) and marked improvement on second start for Joseph O'Brien when sent chasing in Thurles beginners last month on this sort of ground, finishing a clear second to an odds-on shot, having jumped well; no rival of that calibre here and this looks a good opportunity.
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3rd

6

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 99y

Class 1

14:55 Sandown

Solness

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Smart front-runner whose Grade 1 form features three wins at Leopardstown (2m1f) in 2024/2025 and neck second, showing career-best form, at Aintree (2m4f, good to soft) on latest start; one of the main contenders back down in distance.

7/2

2nd

7

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 200y

Class 1

15:30 Aintree

Solness

11st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Tailed off at Leopardstown in February when the soft ground was against him and a visor replaced his usual cheekpieces, which return today; prior to that he posted a third Grade 1 win at Leopardstown (2m1f, yielding) in December; there's a question mark regarding the step back up in trip for this front-runner but his trainer won this twice in a row with Fakir d'Oudairies in 2021 and 2022, and this 8yo arrives fresh after just two starts this winter; chance.

9/1

5th

6

1st Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 0y

14:10 Leopardstown

Solness

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Made huge progress last season, emerging from handicaps to win two Grade 1s over C&D including this race, beating Marine Nationale; wasn't as good at Cheltenham and Punchestown after but returned to again get the better of his old rival back over C&D last time; is at his best around this track, but the testing ground isn't in his favour; visor replaces cheekpieces.

3/1

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13/2

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 22/10-

Last run: 435 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Useful hurdles form in defeat 2020/21 before off the mark after a 254-day absence in 2m Cork maiden in November 2021; didn't count in Leopardstown novice handicap following month and has been absent again since; runs well fresh but this could be quite tough on chasing debut.
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8th

7

20th Aug 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 150y

14:15 Tramore

Hamundarson

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent, soon went second, not fluent 12th

12/1

5th

3

21st Jul 2023

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

19:55 Kilbeggan

Hamundarson

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

midfield, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 4th, slow jump and reminders 5th

15/2

3rd

6

4th Jul 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 114y

16:05 Tipperary

Hamundarson

11st 5lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Posted two fine efforts since returning from a lenghty absence but a fair way off that level when put firmly in his place on his most recent visit to Ballinrobe, albeit in a hot affair; first-time cheekpeices now added and if he puts his best foot forward, the pick of his form suggests he should be a tricky customer.

13/2

11/2

Form: B1F-44

Last run: 97 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Punchestown maiden hurdle winner rated 130 in that sphere although well held the last twice, too keen and looking a tricky ride at same venue on latest; now sent chasing and encounters quickest ground so far.
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0

3

20th Nov 2023

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

13:05 Plumpton

Hiaou

11st 4lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Chris Gordon

led, outpaced and headed before 2 out, 5 lengths down when fell last

4/9

3rd

4

6th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Leopardstown

Hiaou

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Punchestown maiden hurdle winner rated 130 in that sphere although well held the last twice, too keen and looking a tricky ride at same venue on latest; now sent chasing and encounters quickest ground so far.

11/2

4th

1

29th Nov 2022

Yielding

2m 0f 57y

13:55 Punchestown

Hiaou

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

C&D maiden hurdle winner in January: beaten when falling two out in a Grade 2 novice next time; return at Sligo last month looked too bad to be true; poor fourth, 23l behind Tax For Max then

9/2

Form: 6336U6

Last run: 198 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
A 102-rated maiden hurdler exited at first on chasing debut at Tramore in August and never sighted at Killarney later that month; recent comeback AW run should have done him good but hard to fancy nonetheless.
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6th

3

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

15:17 Downpatrick

Freddie Robdal

11st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Better chaser than hurdler, winning three of 20 chase starts; 0-10 over timber but is rated 17lb lower; winner of a Kilbeggan handicap chase in April (2m4f, yielding); unable to take advantage of lower hurdles mark at that track last month when 17l fourth of 13 (18.5f, good); could be thereabouts.

11/4

66/1

Form: 06P

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Shown nothing in three starts, looking laboured at Gowran last time; likely to need more time.
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5th

5

6th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Leopardstown

Islo

11st 12lb

J: L P Dempsey

T: T M Walsh

Shown nothing in three starts, looking laboured at Gowran last time; likely to need more time.

66/1

16

18th Feb 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:02 Gowran Park

Islo

11st 8lb

J: L P Dempsey

T: T M Walsh

Shown nothing in two starts so far including chase debut last time.

100/1

6th

9

21st Jan 2023

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 0y

14:52 Navan

Islo

11st 4lb

J: L P Dempsey

T: T M Walsh

Tailed off on his only start in a maiden hurdle and this is a huge ask on chase debut.

100/1

Form: 041270

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
A 114-rated hurdler who finished a good second in novice handicap here at Christmas; both chase efforts since underwhelming however and likely of more interest when tackling handicaps.
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1

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 99y

Class 1

14:55 Sandown

Brookie

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Has proved difficult to place since last win in March 2025 and form has taken a downturn of late; has the worst chance at the weights back up in class.

66/1

13th

3

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 176y

Class 1

16:40 Aintree

Brookie

11st 13lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Pulled up in Ascot handicap in November and tailed off on sole outing since in the Champion Chase last month; it's hard to say what sort of form he's in but this C&D brought out the very best in him when runner-up in the Grade 1 Maghull Novices' Chase (good) 12 months ago; could go well back here.

16/1

8th

1

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 199y

Class 1

16:00 Cheltenham

Brookie

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Lacked fluency and ran poorly at Ascot when last seen; ran creditably in C&D handicap the time before but that form is a long way below Champion Chase standard and he's comfortably held by Majborough on Punchestown festival running; has the worst chance on ratings.

125/1

Form: P3P-18 BF

Last run: 93 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cork maiden hurdle winner last autumn rated 119 in that discipline, reportedly coughing when a disappointing favourite in Fairyhouse novice last time when tried hooded; half-sister to 152-rated chaser Run Wild Fred could have more to offer now tackling fences.
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7

6th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Leopardstown

Derrylinda

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Cork maiden hurdle winner last autumn rated 119 in that discipline, reportedly coughing when a disappointing favourite in Fairyhouse novice last time when tried hooded; half-sister to 152-rated chaser Run Wild Fred could have more to offer now tackling fences.

9/2

8th

5

3rd Dec 2022

Yielding

2m 4f 40y

14:27 Fairyhouse

Derrylinda

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Out of her depth in a mares' Grade 1 here in April but got back on track with a maiden hurdle success at Cork in October; should have more to come and ground is fine; hood on.

13/2

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Payout
Exacta €4.50
Straight Forecast €6.97

Selections

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Solness

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Solness