February 17 / 15.27 Gowran Park

15.27

Heavy

Red Mills Chase (Grade 2)

  • Prize money: £19239.13
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 5 runners
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Red Mills Chase (Grade 2)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

OUR TIP

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.70
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 01-11F D BF

Last run: 153 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 159

Form & Verdict
Failed to build on initial promise as a chaser two seasons ago; had a spell over hurdles before prospering when sent back over fences at Tramore last spring; impressed with his jumping at Galway and Killarney but that ability deserted him in a match at Listowel; obvious chance here on his best form; acts well on a sound surface but has won on soft-to-heavy.
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Verdict Starting price

3

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 180y

16:20 Fairyhouse

Saint Sam

11st 10lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Six-time chase winner but no success since a Grade 2 win at Clonmel in November 2024; ran a cracker in this last year to finish a 0.75l second behind Found A Fifty; below par in both runs this season and needs to leave those tame efforts behind.

7/2

3rd

3

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:08 Navan

Saint Sam

11st 8lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Free-going front runner; 6-16 over fences; ran right up to his best at Fairyhouse last April (2m4f, soft to heavy), losing out by only 3/4l to Found A Fifty despite a costly error two out; made several mistakes when pulled up in the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon on seasonal debut; flopped in the Boyne Hurdle in 2023 on his only Navan appearance.

9/4

2nd

4

21st Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 170y

16:20 Fairyhouse

Saint Sam

11st 10lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Front runner; 6-14 over fences; has alternated between hurdling and chasing since being pulled up in this race last season, winning over timber at Cork and Auteuil and adding a Clonmel Grade 2 Chase (2m5f, good) in November; has often raced too keenly, including when beaten at odds-on by a stablemate at Gowran in February.

11/2

6/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: P-2212 BF

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 149

Form & Verdict
Smart novice two seasons ago, three wins and second in two Grade 1s; struggled in a four-race campaign last season; back in form this term, runner-up twice, before routing a below-par Allegorie De Vassy at Fairyhouse; failed to cope with the same opponent on less favourable terms at Naas last week; good chance if this does not come too soon.
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7

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 180y

14:40 Navan

Riviere Detel

10st 10lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

held up in rear, rapid headway and went second after 3rd, led before 6th, 10 lengths ahead halfway, jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and pulled up 8th

8/1

7

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 180y

14:40 Navan

Riviere Detel

10st 10lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

held up in rear, rapid headway and went second after 3rd, led before 6th, 10 lengths ahead halfway, jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and pulled up 8th

8/1

3

1st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 110y

14:25 Fairyhouse

Riviere Detel

11st 1lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

jumped slightly right throughout, raced in second, jumped right 5th, hit wing and fell 4 out

9/2

Form: -071P0 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 3lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 146

Form & Verdict
Smart on his day, as he showed when winning a Listed handicap chase over roughly this trip at Navan in December; pulled up in the Paddy Power at Leopardstown and down the field in another valuable handicap at Leopardstown last time.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:15 Stratford

Embittered

11st 10lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Scored over hurdles and fences for Eric McNamara in Ireland last summer; well beaten on both runs for his current yard recently, though he faced a very stiff task in the Plate at Cheltenham last time; back hurdling now with something to prove.

8/1

21

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Embittered

10st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Four chase wins at up to about 2m4f on a range of surfaces but out of sorts since the latest of them, at Killarney in August, including for new yard on Friday; often wears cheekpieces, first-time blinkers now.

100/1

7th

6

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 48y

Class 3

15:40 Exeter

Embittered

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Syd Hosie

Won a 2m1f handicap chase at Killarney last August but three heavy defeats since, with latest second remote in a claiming hurdle; first run for Syd Hosie.

25/1

Form: 121520 C

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 145

Form & Verdict
3-6 over hurdles but a much better chaser; three wins in a very busy spell since last September and second in the Grade 2 Craddockstown at Punchestown; ran a fine race when a staying-on second in the Dan and Joan Moore at Fairyhouse; down the field in company with Embittered in the Leopardstown Chase.
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8

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders

33/1

8

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders

33/1

6th

4

7th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 150y

14:17 Navan

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Competitively campaigned in the past year, often in small-field conditions race; third in the Kerry National and filled the same position in a Grade 2 at Down Royal; out of his depth in a 2m Grade 3 event at Naas before an excellent display in finishing second in the Troytown Chase.

8/1

Form: 4/4407

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
French import; raced a bit keenly in two maiden hurdle starts for Gavin Cromwell but showed some ability; no show in a Navan handicap hurdle or a Down Royal beginners chase for his current stable; missed an engagement at Clonmel on Thursday.
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4

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 120y

15:15 Down Royal

Ivar The Boneless

11st 0lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: R K Watson

Fifteen race maiden and rated just 82 over fences; out of his depth in this company.

150/1

4

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 120y

15:15 Down Royal

Ivar The Boneless

11st 0lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: R K Watson

Fifteen race maiden and rated just 82 over fences; out of his depth in this company.

150/1

12th

8

5th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 3f 165y

15:55 Fairyhouse

Ivar The Boneless

10st 7lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: R K Watson

Soundly beaten in handicap chases of late; blinkers replace cheekpieces but hard to fancy back hurdling.

20/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €2.10
Straight Forecast €2.60
Trifecta €9.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Riviere D'etel

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Saint Sam

TOPSPEED:

Riviere D'etel

POSTDATA:

Riviere D'etel

The Irish Sun:

Saint Sam