May 09 / 19.10 Tipperary

19.10

Yielding

Boomerang.ie Novice Hunters Chase

  • Prize money: £5386.96
  • 2m 7f 80y
  • 10 runners
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Boomerang.ie Novice Hunters Chase

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.60
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
May have found conditions too testing when pulled up at Tattersalls last time; boasts decent form on yielding ground, winning a maiden at Belharbour before finishing second at Belclare; champion point-to-point rider aboard.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

2

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 90y

14:30 Punchestown

Grange Soldier

11st 12lb

J: Mr P A King

T: William P Murphy

Nothing of note in his form since winning a 3m Tipperary novice hunter chase almost two years ago; struggled when one of the rank outsiders in a stronger race than this over this course in February.

20/1

9th

1

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 193y

12:28 Punchestown

Grange Soldier

11st 11lb

J: Mr P A King

T: William P Murphy

Won 3m Tipperary novice hunters chase back in 2024 (yielding) but recent form leaves him with a lot to find in this company.

50/1

4

23rd May 2025

Good

3m 4f 165y

19:37 Downpatrick

Grange Soldier

12st 0lb

J: Mr P A King

T: William P Murphy

1-9 in points; career-best when winning a novice hunters' chase at Tipperary just over a year ago; closely matched with Champagne Court on recent Dromahane running.

20/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 73/2/

Last run: 1097 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair form over hurdles in 2021, including second over 3m in a maiden at Cork; has returned in terrific form in points this season after two-and-a-half years off; winner of all four completed starts; beat useful yardstick De Nordener at Ballyragget last time with this rider aboard; wears a tongue-tie.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

6

29th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 0y

19:30 Wexford

Dont Matter Now

11st 0lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

led, soon clear, reduced lead 7th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened

10/1

2nd

3

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 80y

19:10 Tipperary

Dont Matter Now

11st 9lb

J: Mr C B Sheehan

T: Declan Queally

led, headed before 2 out, rallied last, kept on well but no chance with winner run-in

7/2

2nd

3

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 80y

19:10 Tipperary

Dont Matter Now

11st 9lb

J: Mr C B Sheehan

T: Declan Queally

led, headed before 2 out, rallied last, kept on well but no chance with winner run-in

7/2

14/1

  • Place: £3.90

Form: 8/8PB-

Last run: 287 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Low-rated handicap hurdler; recent maiden point winner at the fifth attempt, up against it.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

24th Jul 2024

Good

3m 1f 110y

17:28 Wexford

Petite Mike

11st 6lb

J: J J Slevin

T: G Ahern

May's third at Tipperary was in a hunter chase; pulled up in another one of those next time and hurdling since then, falling and finishing tailed off; now visored for handicap debut over fences.

20/1

10th

12

13th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 195y

13:30 Wexford

Petite Mike

11st 2lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: G Ahern

raced wide, in touch with leaders

33/1

16

9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 3f 49y

14:55 Punchestown

Petite Mike

10st 0lb

J: Ms S C McNamara

T: G Ahern

midfield, fell 2nd

50/1

Form: 563-

Last run: 175 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Strong claims in this company based on a third placing behind the useful Loughglynn in a 2m5f maiden hurdle at Punchestown last November; however, has failed to match that form in point-to-points; probably vulnerable, though the addition of blinkers may help; trainer also runs Miners Bridge.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

3

30th Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

15:27 Ludlow

Djo Dela Barriere

11st 10lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

Won 3m handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (good) in October and followed up in a chase here over the same trip later that month when finishing alone; form has dipped since, over fences and hurdles; needs to bounce back.

12/1

6th

6

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 119y

Class 4

14:30 Hereford

Djo Dela Barriere

11st 3lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Mrs C Williams

Won a 3m handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (good) before returning to fences at Ludlow (3m, good) where he finished alone; form has dipped since, over fences and hurdles; on a perfectly good mark if he can bounce back to form.

9/1

5th

6

18th Feb 2026

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

17:05 Ludlow

Djo Dela Barriere

11st 5lb

J: Miss Eleanor Williams

T: Evan Williams

Won a 3m handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (good) before returning to fences at Ludlow (3m, good) later in October where he finished alone after being left in isolation three out; tailed off in a Hereford chase on latest start and absent 107 days since; back hurdling on a competitive mark but with more to prove on worse than good to soft.

6/1

Form: 67-

Last run: 65 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Experienced pointer with 2-13 record, limitations evident in hunter chase outings; remote seventh at Thurles in March; below his best in a point at Knockanohill last time.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

6

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

16:07 Listowel

Lisleigh Lad

11st 2lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Ms Eleanor Broderick

Dual hunter chase winner who can hold his own in handicaps but unlikely to be overly competitive at this level.

66/1

3rd

11

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:40 Kilbeggan

Lisleigh Lad

11st 3lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Ms Eleanor Broderick

Two-time chase winner, encouraging run when beaten 0.5l behind Harbour Highway at Leopardstown (2m6f, yielding) in March before well-held fourth at Fairyhouse 41 days ago; ground should suit and place claims.

14/1

Form: 7-

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-5 in points; fourth on three occasions, including behind Miners Bridge at Boulta; needs to jump better than on hunter chase debut at Tramore.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

4

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 100y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Thethirstyfarrier

11st 8lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

prominent behind clear leader

40/1

7th

6

1st Jun 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

17:45 Tramore

Thethirstyfarrier

11st 9lb

J: Mr T Power Roche

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

prominent

25/1

6th

10

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 80y

19:10 Tipperary

Thethirstyfarrier

11st 9lb

J: Mr J G Murphy

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

midfield, headway after 3 out, weakened from 2 out

25/1

Form: U9-

Last run: 65 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Landed the odds in a maiden at Boulta in November; fading when badly hampered and unseated his rider at the last at Clonmel on his hunter chase debut; fell at the last at Belharbour when holding his own against the useful Ryehill; Thurles run two months ago looked too bad to be true.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 120y

14:48 Tipperary

Miners Bridge

11st 9lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Point-to-point (3m) and Killarney maiden hurdle (20.5f) winner; may have needed the run on handicap chase debut when beaten 19.5l at Tramore (2m6f, gd-yld) a month ago but suspicion this trip may be on the sharp side.

10/1

7th

3

31st May 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:15 Tramore

Miners Bridge

11st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Comes with a point-to-point background; showed nice level of improvement over hurdles to ultimately win 20.5f Killarney maiden; ran a nice race on handicap debut when last seen off 16lb higher hurdles mark; 239-day absence; player.

8/1

7th

3

31st May 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:15 Tramore

Miners Bridge

11st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Comes with a point-to-point background; showed nice level of improvement over hurdles to ultimately win 20.5f Killarney maiden; ran a nice race on handicap debut when last seen off 16lb higher hurdles mark; 239-day absence; player.

8/1

Form: 44/7-

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
0-9 in points; down the field on her only hunter chase outing; no finishers behind her when second at Necarne last week.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

9

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 180y

16:55 Naas

Glenetty

11st 8lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Best effort to date was when third at Leopardstown (23.5f, heavy) in February, beaten 4l; good effort last time at Leopardstown over 2m4f when remote second off current mark; may need softer ground than this.

14/1

11th

9

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 180y

16:55 Naas

Glenetty

11st 8lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Best effort to date was when third at Leopardstown (23.5f, heavy) in February, beaten 4l; good effort last time at Leopardstown over 2m4f when remote second off current mark; may need softer ground than this.

14/1

2nd

14

3rd Mar 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:10 Leopardstown

Glenetty

10st 13lb

J: James Smith

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

midfield, headway and prominent 3 out, chased clear leader 2 out, soon lost second, no extra when left in second last

20/1

Form: 57/6F-

Last run: 119 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest hurdler; won well on point debut at Dromahane last November; put in a good effort from the front on his hunter chase debut at Clonmel, only to fall at the last; not quite at his best on his two most recent starts in points.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

8

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:35 Cork

Nibbles

12st 0lb

J: Mr T O’Connor

T: Turlough O’Connor

Placed in a hunter chase at Limerick in December; held by Dromleigh on the evidence of a point-to-point clash at Ballycahane.

25/1

5th

9

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

13:55 Thurles

Nibbles

12st 0lb

J: Mr T O’Connor

T: Turlough O’Connor

Won two point-to-points; good effort when third in a 14-runner maiden hunter chase at Limerick with several of these rivals behind; failed to reproduce that form when a remote fifth of six finishers in the Clonmel race in which Magic Sadler was second; tongue-tie.

14/1

7th

9

1st Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:40 Limerick

Nibbles

11st 12lb

J: Mr T O’Connor

T: Turlough O’Connor

held up in rear

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced, second in a recent maiden point at Tattersalls; others much preferred; has tongue-tie.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

6

19th Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

14:10 Limerick

Rag N Bone

11st 12lb

J: Richard Condon

T: Michael Butler

midfield

100/1

12th

15

27th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 2f 0y

14:05 Listowel

Rag N Bone

11st 12lb

J: Richard Condon

T: Michael Butler

Runner-up in one of his four point starts; hard to recommend on what he's shown under rules since.

33/1

Non-runners

Cons Roc

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €15.10
Straight Forecast €10.61
Trifecta €322.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Don't Matter Now

POSTDATA:

Don't Matter Now

The Irish Sun:

Don't Matter Now