February 24 / 16.25 Fairyhouse

16.25

Heavy

Book Your Advanced Tickets Rated Novice Chase

  • Prize money: £8208.7
  • 3m 1f 88y
  • 4 runners
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Book Your Advanced Tickets Rated Novice Chase

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40

Form: 435-71 C

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Three-time winner in France; impressive winning debut in a novice chase here last month when easily beating subsequent National Trial winner Where It All Began; should take beating.
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5th

1

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

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11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Thomas Gibney

All three chase wins have been at Fairyhouse, notably the 2024 Irish National; well below best this season however, most recently at same venue in Grade 3 Bobbyjo Chase in February; hard to be confident in and wants softer ground.

20/1

6th

8

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 2f 0y

15:15 Fairyhouse

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11st 0lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Thomas Gibney

Best efforts have come at this track with all three chase wins coming here, notably the 2024 Irish National; chased home Nick Rockett in this race last season; performances this season have been disappointing; faded from four out at Newbury (3m2f, good to soft); pulled up in the Welsh National (3m6f, good to soft) and same story in the Theyestes last time; needs to come back to form.

28/1

2

22nd Jan 2026

Heavy

3m 1f 0y

15:30 Gowran Park

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11st 11lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Thomas Gibney

Best efforts at Fairyhouse; all three chase wins there, notably the 2024 Irish National; confirmed liking for that track when chasing home Nick Rockett last February; failed to take to the fences in the Grand National; faded from four out in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury in November; very laboured display in the Welsh National, pulled up at the 15th; up against it now.

12/1

Form: 430-38

Last run: 98 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Won a Listed mares bumper in 2022 and went straight over fences; disappointing in the main although did not do badly stepped up in trip at Cheltenham in November when last seen; could go well.
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OUR TIP

Form: 14-905

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Finest hour when winning the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham last year; campaigned over fences this year; ran well despite some novicey jumping in the Leopardstown Chase last time; likely prep run for the Kim Muir here.
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Form: 90-07P

Last run: 77 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Very useful hurdler on his day when trained by John McConnell; four wins included Cheltenham novice hurdle and was also third in 2022 Albert Bartlett; three chase efforts last season not as good and now debuts for Gavin Cromwell after poor Navan hurdles run in December.
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1

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 4

16:42 Ludlow

Bardenstown Lad

12st 6lb

J: Mr Darren Andrews

T: Warwick Ryan-Beswick

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase about this time last year before predictably struggling at lengthy odds in the feature hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree; badly let down by his jumping in calmer waters afterwards and this 11yo now has much to prove.

16/1

1

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Bardenstown Lad

12st 8lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: David Loughnane

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase in February before making no impact in the big hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree (behind when unseating); found no fluency and was well held when falling at Stratford (2m6f, good); comes with risks on the back of that effort but this is a modest contest.

4/6

1

14th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

17:05 Newton Abbot

Bardenstown Lad

12st 8lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: David Loughnane

Won a point and a Fakenham hunter chase in February before making no impact in the big hunter chases at Cheltenham and Aintree (behind when unseating); found no fluency and was well held when falling at Stratford (2m6f, good); comes with risks on the back of that effort but this is a modest contest.

4/6

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Payout
Exacta €3.00
Straight Forecast €3.79
Trifecta €3.10

Selections

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