April 22 / 18.10 Tramore

18.10

Soft

Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 2m 5f 180y
  • 15 runners
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Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.40
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 35563

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Very lightly raced 8yo who isn't progressing by the looks after finishing a remote third when claimer ridden on handicap hurdle debut a month ago; could make a better chaser.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

7

23rd May 2024

Good

3m 1f 110y

20:30 Limerick

Surf Club

11st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

in touch with leaders, prominent 6th

4/1

7

23rd May 2024

Good

3m 1f 110y

20:30 Limerick

Surf Club

11st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Lightly-raced 8yo came good on chase debut in 2m6f Tramore beginners' chase last month (good), jumping well; beaten favourite back hurdling four days later at Downpatrick but race may have come too soon; ground remains in his favour but stamina concerns on handicap debut.

4/1

5th

5

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 55y

17:50 Downpatrick

Surf Club

11st 10lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

prominent behind clear leader, smooth headway and went second 2 out, weakened from last

7/4

12/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: PP1784

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sole success in 33 career starts came in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Killarney last August; 0-5 as a chaser and has steered clear of fences since late 2022.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

7

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:23 Limerick

General Clermont

11st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: D E Fitzgerald

Has been chasing, pulled up on latest; 1-33 hurdles record is a significant negative but he has a decent record in place terms; course winner over fences two seasons ago.

12/1

9

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 80y

17:00 Kilbeggan

General Clermont

11st 2lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: D E Fitzgerald

Two chase wins; went close at Listowel in September (2m6f, good to yielding); twice placed from three visits to this track; shaped quite well for this when fourth at Limerick ten days ago on first run after a break; made a lot of the running then, every chance with fitness advanced.

13/2

4th

1

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 176y

18:18 Limerick

General Clermont

12st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: D E Fitzgerald

Two-time chase winner, including here (2m2f, good to yielding); went close off 1lb lower at Listowel in September (2m6f, good to yielding); lacks a recent run but goes well fresh; a drying track would enhance his chance.

9/2

25/1

  • Place: £4.60

Form: 3223B8 BF

Last run: 206 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Disappointing in his latest hurdle but consistent up until then and there are winning chasers in the family.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

10

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

16:45 Galway

Hard Target

10st 12lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

Hasn't won since December 2022 or placed since April 2024; well handicapped on old form and yard going well but hard to fancy on recent showings.

33/1

6th

8

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

15:25 Roscommon

Hard Target

11st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

Losing run stretches back to December 2022; no signs of the barren spell ending in recent starts and remains 3lb above that sole success; pulled up at Wexford latest; others preferred.

11/1

4

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:48 Wexford

Hard Target

11st 1lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

Only win came in December 2022; hasn't looked like ending the drought in two Limerick starts this year and remains 4lb above last winning mark.

10/1

Form: 075P41

Last run: 4 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
It was a very winnable maiden hurdle he landed at Clonmel last week (2m2f, soft/heavy), justifying favouritism in the process; open to improvement though and he should make a chaser.
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13th

15

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:40 Kilbeggan

Whateys Quest

10st 8lb

T: C Byrnes

First reserve; sole win over fences came at Limerick (2m6f, yielding) in December 2024; ran well over hurdles off 2lb higher mark at Limerick on penultimate start; well held at Punchestown 124 days ago but badly hampered; chance after 124 days off.

10

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Whateys Quest

11st 2lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won a novices' handicap chase at Limerick (22.5f, yld-sft) in December; raised 11lb and hasn't really threatened in four starts since; still only a 7yo and may have needed his last run so not dismissed, especially if money comes.

20/1

10

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Whateys Quest

11st 2lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won a novices' handicap chase at Limerick (22.5f, yld-sft) in December; raised 11lb and hasn't really threatened in four starts since; still only a 7yo and may have needed his last run so not dismissed, especially if money comes.

20/1

Form: 2-6246

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Unlucky not to win at least once in handicap hurdles and came home in isolation in her latest point having been left clear; entitled to have some say here.
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5th

15

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Walk Out

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Unlucky not to win at least once in handicap hurdles and came home in isolation in her latest point having been left clear; entitled to have some say here.

7/1

5th

15

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Walk Out

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Unlucky not to win at least once in handicap hurdles and came home in isolation in her latest point having been left clear; entitled to have some say here.

7/1

6th

7

19th Oct 2023

Yielding

2m 7f 0y

16:35 Thurles

Walk Out

11st 7lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Still a maiden but getting closer, runner-up latest two starts in 2m4f handicaps at Tramore and Listowel (mistake last); remains on a competitive mark and should be thereabouts.

11/2

Form: 20722P

Last run: 69 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Longstanding maiden but runner-up in three of her five chases and didn't appear to give her running last time at Ayr; each-way claims if back to best.
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12th

1

10th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

14:50 Stratford

Knocknagappagh

11st 12lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Stuart Edmunds

ran in snatches, prominent

20/1

4

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

15:05 Huntingdon

Knocknagappagh

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

didn't always jump with fluency, pressed leader, lost ground after 3rd, rallied before 6th

9/2

4

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

15:05 Huntingdon

Knocknagappagh

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

9yo who is a longstanding maiden but she may well have got off the mark at Leicester (2m4f, soft) last time but for a bad mistake at the final fence; has also run well over staying trips; last time was just her second run for this yard and could make amends today off the same mark.

9/2

14/1

Form: 075156

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a weak maiden hurdle at Naas in December; didn't jump that well when beaten about 10l in a beginners' chase at Cork and was then well held in a handicap hurdle; others make greater appeal.
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Verdict Starting price

11th

4

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 48y

15:20 Thurles

Iron Allen

11st 11lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Colm Ryan

Won a weak maiden hurdle at Naas last December for Ciaran Murphy; poor run when last seen in 2m7f Killarney handicap hurdle; has changed stable again; best watched.

18/1

11th

4

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 48y

15:20 Thurles

Iron Allen

11st 11lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Colm Ryan

Won a weak maiden hurdle at Naas last December for Ciaran Murphy; poor run when last seen in 2m7f Killarney handicap hurdle; has changed stable again; best watched.

18/1

Form: -24670

Last run: 217 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
1m4f winner and twice placed over hurdles, the form of which reads fairly well in today's company; below his best the last twice however and he's not bred for fences.
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3rd

11

27th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

17:45 Market Rasen

Rock On Pedro

10st 8lb

J: Lewis Saunders

T: Olly Murphy

Ex-Irish 7yo who won Worcester maiden (2m, good) on stable debut in July and was respectable third of six from out of the weights in Perth handicap (2m, good) last month; effectively 4lb lower from correct mark here and promising conditional Lewis Sanuders claims a useful 7lb; could have a say.

12/1

6

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 2

18:07 Perth

Rock On Pedro

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Ordinary Flat winner in Ireland and was 0-21 there over jumps (including 12 defeats over fences); came good on yard debut in a maiden at Worcester (in none of the aids he sported for former connections) and could build on that; 3lb wrong at the weights.

3/1

1st

3

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Worcester

Rock On Pedro

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

1-35 under all codes when based in Ireland, the win gained on the Flat in 2022; placed in a low-grade handicap chase this spring and the pick of his 2023 hurdling form gives him a good chance on these terms; interesting to see what Olly Murphy can do with him.

6/1

Form: 1232-0

Last run: 153 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner and was consistent in victory and defeat during a four-race spell over hurdles with Donald McCain; left that yard cheaply and was tailed off in a handicap hurdle on debut for this one; cheekpieces tried there are dispensed with.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

11

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Bents Hollow

11st 5lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Eamon Courtney

Point winner and was consistent in victory and defeat during a four-race spell over hurdles with Donald McCain; left that yard cheaply and was tailed off in a handicap hurdle on debut for this one; cheekpieces tried there are dispensed with.

33/1

9th

11

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Bents Hollow

11st 5lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Eamon Courtney

Point winner and was consistent in victory and defeat during a four-race spell over hurdles with Donald McCain; left that yard cheaply and was tailed off in a handicap hurdle on debut for this one; cheekpieces tried there are dispensed with.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: -F610P

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pretty poor this past year with the exception of his handicap hurdle win at Navan in September; this ground won't be quite so demanding (and more suitable) then on his chase debut but others appeal more.
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2

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:48 Wexford

Duncarrig

11st 5lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

On a winless run since September 2023; finished 2024 out of form; new headgear combination needs to revive on first run for 307 days.

20/1

9th

9

5th Oct 2024

Good

2m 2f 0y

17:25 Gowran Park

Duncarrig

11st 7lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

Won a Navan handicap hurdle last year for Tony Mullins; needs to bounce back from a poor run in a Killarney handicap hurdle in August; has run terribly in three starts over fences.

33/1

15th

8

24th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:30 Killarney

Duncarrig

11st 10lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

towards rear throughout, detached from 4 out, eased approaching last

12/1

Form: U828F7

Last run: 172 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
30-race maiden and then of those defeats have been over fences; didn't run badly last time in a handicap but wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.
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8th

6

24th Jul 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

18:47 Wexford

Gali Flight

11st 8lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Numerous placings over both hurdles and fences but regressive in the spring over fences, recent Punchestown hurdles run none too encouraging either; handicapper giving him every chance but hard to be confident in.

16/1

10th

6

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

16:45 Punchestown

Gali Flight

11st 10lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Maiden has been regressive over fences lately; last ran over hurdles in February 2023 but is well-treated if able to match some of that older form.

25/1

12th

10

4th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:00 Wexford

Gali Flight

11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

midfield

22/1

Form: /P5PP9

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Low-grade maiden who has failed to complete in three of his last five runs, including chase debut at Navan in December; very much up against it.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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14th

14

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Mythical Times

10st 13lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Paul Stafford

Placed at a modest level on the Flat; has struggled over jumps; has changed stable and his new trainer tries cheekpieces; hard to make a case for him.

25/1

14th

14

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Mythical Times

10st 13lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Paul Stafford

Placed at a modest level on the Flat; has struggled over jumps; has changed stable and his new trainer tries cheekpieces; hard to make a case for him.

25/1

10th

11

(11)

4th Jul 2024

Good

1m 6f 109y

19:45 Bellewstown

Mythical Times

9st 1lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: P Cluskey

Maiden after 23 starts under all rules and has loads to find on his last two Flat outings; tongue-tie added.

25/1

Form: 092516

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
His three hurdle wins have been at Cork, the latest last month over 3m; effective at this trip and went close in a beginners' chase back at Cork in January; looks vulnerable elsewhere.
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7

6th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

17:40 Kilbeggan

Thedancingfarrier

11st 8lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

Three wins include over this trip at Cork in May on testing ground off 1lb lower; veteran needs to improve on recent form but don't rule out.

14/1

10th

11

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

17:35 Wexford

Thedancingfarrier

10st 13lb

J: Ms A Power

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

All three wins under rules have come in handicap hurdles at Cork, the latest over 3m in March but shown little in two runs since (over fences latest); 2m4f on quicker ground might not be ideal for him these days.

16/1

Form: 60008P

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual point winner but nothing to shout about under rules and was pulled up at Cork last month in the handicap hurdle won by Thedancingfarrier.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4

12th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 180y

15:55 Killarney

Imperial Fox

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Padraig Butler

Dual point winner on good ground in the latter part of last season; poor form on the track so far; good ground and a switch to chasing failed to spark a revival in form at Tramore last month; this headgear combination for the first time.

33/1

4

12th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 180y

15:55 Killarney

Imperial Fox

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Padraig Butler

Dual point winner on good ground in the latter part of last season; poor form on the track so far; good ground and a switch to chasing failed to spark a revival in form at Tramore last month; this headgear combination for the first time.

33/1

12

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Imperial Fox

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Padraig Butler

Dual point winner but nothing to shout about under rules and was pulled up at Cork last month in the handicap hurdle won by Thedancingfarrier.

50/1

Form: 0-0P0P

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
No worthwhile form as yet, including on her chase debut here in January when a huge price.
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10

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 45y

14:40 Fairyhouse

May Call You Back

10st 0lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Improved dramatically from a low base to record four wins in 2025 including 2m Tramore handicap chase in October; also good second in 2m Navan handicap chase, possibly found 3m4f stamina test too much at Punchestown latest; 4lb wrong here but could go well if she stays.

10/1

5th

16

15th Feb 2026

3m 3f 60y

15:00 Punchestown

May Call You Back

10st 5lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Improved dramatically from a low base to record four wins in 2025 including 2m Tramore handicap chase in October; following month, handled heavy ground well in 2m4f Gowran handicap hurdle, clear along with the progressive Cousin Kate; second in a 2m chase at Navan in November; down the field over hurdles at the DRF; a big question mark about her stamina.

12/1

14th

10

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 0y

12:40 Leopardstown

May Call You Back

10st 10lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

In tremendous form in 2025, four wins including 2m Tramore handicap chase in October and, the following month, when handling heavy ground well in 2m4f Gowran handicap hurdle, clear along with the progressive Cousin Kate; second in a chase latest; leading contender.

5/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €35.30
Straight Forecast €29.10
Trifecta €860.90

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Gali Flight

SPOTLIGHT:

Whateys Quest

The Irish Sun:

Surf Club

POSTDATA:

Gali Flight