May 06 / 15.55 Down Royal

15.55

Good

Club Mixers Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7439.13
  • 3m 2f 50y
  • 8 runners
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Club Mixers Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.00
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 252P6-

Last run: 192 days

W: 10st 12lb

11 yo Mare

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Poor strike-rate and she's getting long in the tooth now; well beaten the last twice over hurdles and fences.
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14

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 100y

19:25 Kilbeggan

Goodnightngodbless

10st 9lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: J Motherway

towards rear

20/1

6th

9

7th Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 70y

19:15 Wexford

Goodnightngodbless

11st 4lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: J Motherway

Former C&D winner won at Down Royal off a mark of 109 in May; below par at Roscommon off 5lb higher subsequently and then pulled up here two weeks ago; hard to fancy after that effort and may need to drop back down the weights.

25/1

11

24th Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 110y

16:58 Wexford

Goodnightngodbless

11st 3lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: J Motherway

Nicely on top over 3m2f at Down Royal (good; 5lb lower) but her jumping didn't really stand the test in Roscommon's Connacht National; each-way claims if finding greater fluency this afternoon.

10/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: P2403-

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Rated lower over fences than hurdles and was only beaten 2l at Tramore two weeks ago (2m5f, good) in this new headgear combination; hasn't been the easiest to predict but has a big run in him.
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4th

8

5th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

16:15 Gowran Park

Sweet Will

11st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

prominent, weakened before 3 out

20/1

11

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 100y

19:25 Kilbeggan

Sweet Will

11st 3lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

led, headed and raced in second after 5th

14/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 0/1U4- C

Last run: 125 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 123

Form & Verdict
Won from his reduced hurdle mark at Navan in November (2m6f); unseated in the Becher when only 10-1 and beaten only 7l when fourth at Ayr (3m); probably on a high enough mark but Liam Quinlan takes away 5lb and has each-way claims.
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3

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

15:45 Downpatrick

Dorking Cock

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: S R B Crawford

3-20 over fences but no win of any description since November 2023; soundly beaten in a hunter chase here in May (3m5f, good to yielding); others make more appeal.

18/1

4th

3

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 4f 165y

20:00 Downpatrick

Dorking Cock

12st 0lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: S R B Crawford

Has won three over hurdles and fences; ran well at times in defeat in points and hunter chases last season but has to do much better today.

12/1

Form: 3P2P8- C

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Mixed bag since winning a beginners' chase over 2m3f here last May; never figured at all last time at Downpatrick (3m5f) and stamina isn't entirely proven over this far.
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7th

1

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

The Flier Begley

11st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gary Hanmer

Well beaten at Haydock last time (behind Genois) in a race he won the previous season; now below par in his last three chases and belatedly tries cheekpieces at the age of 11.

10/1

8th

8

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 203y

Class 2

15:20 Haydock

The Flier Begley

11st 3lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

Won this last year (good) and followed up at Market Rasen (2m5f, good) in June off a mark 1lb higher than today's; pulled up/tailed off over fences on next two starts but his recent outing over hurdles was fairly encouraging and he could build on that now back chasing.

10/1

2nd

4

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:00 Southwell

The Flier Begley

11st 5lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Gary Hanmer

Six-time chase winner who won last summer but twice disappointed since; he's 0-8 as a hurdler but ability needs respecting when there's no depth to this race.

2/1

Form: 1/136-

Last run: 132 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced; dual point winner and was beaten under 4l by Billaway at Downpatrick last May; was pulled up in his final point but could have a big run in him off this sort of mark.
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4

22nd Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 155y

17:20 Wexford

Shantou Show

11st 12lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Noel C Kelly

Dual hunter chase winner ran a solid race in a Cartmel handicap over a similar trip to this last time; can be involved with a repeat.

8/1

3rd

1

28th Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:55 Cartmel

Shantou Show

12st 0lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: Noel C Kelly

Dual chase winner but last win was a Tipperary novice hunter chase in May 2023 (3m, good to yielding; first-time tongue-tie); on a good mark and there was a more encouraging run last time.

14/1

7th

2

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 150y

16:55 Downpatrick

Shantou Show

11st 13lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Noel C Kelly

Dual hunter chase winner in 2023 has been regressive since last autumn but this better ground is a help and he could produce an improved performance.

14/1

Form: P6759-

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
His penultimate season was a good one and feasibly handicapped on all that; however, his final campaign didn't go so swimmingly and the cheekpieces are back on after a brief experiment with the visor; couldn't ignore but not the percentage call.
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3

17th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:52 Killarney

Temptationinmilan

11st 12lb

J: Ms A T O’Reilly

T: Eamon Courtney

Won a pair of chases for Charles Byrnes, the latest of them over three years ago; not shown much in hunter chases for this yard and weakened when tried in blinkers in a handicap last time.

28/1

7th

4

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 176y

18:18 Limerick

Temptationinmilan

11st 4lb

J: Ms A T O’Reilly

T: Eamon Courtney

More than three years since his last racecourse win; okay run in a Cork hunters' chase when a 22l fifth but tailed off at Punchestown last time; blinkers go on now but unlikely.

22/1

OUR TIP

Form: /8900/

Last run: 533 days

W: 12st 0lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Famed for winning the 2021 Irish National at 150-1; that was his last win and latest pointing exploits don't bode well.
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8th

8

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 100y

19:25 Kilbeggan

Freewheelin Dylan

11st 5lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

prominent

33/1

2

7th Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 70y

19:15 Wexford

Freewheelin Dylan

11st 12lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

2021 Irish Grand National hero hasn't come near to replicating that form since; pulled up and beaten 75L on his last two starts; first time visor is worn; impossible to fancy on recent form.

25/1

Form: 4/437-

Last run: 37 days

W: 10st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Good third when stretched by 3m4f at Leopardstown two runs back and heavy ground wouldn't have been ideal last time; knows how to win and much respected under these conditions.
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6th

3

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 100y

16:55 Wexford

Favori Logique

11st 6lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual chase winner has been below his best the last twice but has run well in defeat at this track and his yard is in form so he can't be ruled out.

11/2

5th

4

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 210y

19:29 Kilbeggan

Favori Logique

11st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Two handicap chase wins, including over C&D in July 2024; fine comeback run after 16 months' absence at Leopardstown when a staying-on third behind Harbour Highway over 2m6f (yielding); ground may been too testing at Limerick more recently.

6/1

4th

6

22nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 150y

16:37 Limerick

Favori Logique

10st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Two handicap chase wins include over 2m4f at Kilbeggan in summer of 2024; fine comeback run after 16 months' absence at Leopardstown recently when staying-on third over 2m6f (yielding) without his usual cheekpieces; big player if backing that up.

3/1

Non-runners

Galon De Vauzelle, Gateau De Miel, Read To Return

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €30.50
Straight Forecast €46.49
Tricast €315.17
Trifecta €71.50

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Gateau De Miel

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Shantou Show

SPOTLIGHT:

Favori Logique

POSTDATA:

Gateau De Miel

The Irish Sun:

Gateau De Miel