May 28 / 19.30 Ballinrobe

19.30

Good To Yielding

FBD Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

  • Prize money: £5386.96
  • 2m 6f 74y
  • 16 runners
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FBD Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Runners: 16 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 828PP-

Last run: 151 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Largely more miss than hit over hurdles with Wexford second in August only run of any real substance; pulled up chasing last time and back from a break with plenty to prove.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

13

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 41y

19:09 Ballinrobe

Will It Be You

10st 6lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Liam P Cusack

C&D winner in May 2024; lost form after fourth placing at Limerick later that year; failed to make his presence felt over fences last season; struggled on his return to hurdling at Roscommon recently.

25/1

9th

14

6th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

19:50 Roscommon

Will It Be You

10st 7lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Liam P Cusack

Won a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle in 2024 (2m7f, good) off 82; out of form in final two hurdle starts in 2024 and three runs over fences last autumn didn't bring any improvement; best watched back from a break.

28/1

12

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 219y

17:25 Clonmel

Will It Be You

10st 8lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Liam P Cusack

Winning hurdler at Ballinrobe early last season; pulled-up on sole chase start in 2023; in rear in a handicap chase at Sligo early this month on his first 2025 outing.

20/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.40

Form: 20P5-9 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 13lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Veteran with nine career wins, most recently over C&D last July off 85; poor chasing effort at Limerick last week back on favoured ground; hard to be confident in now.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 61y

18:43 Ballinrobe

Father Jed

10st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Winner of nine of his 94 races; has veteran status and is on a long losing sequence; only positive is his decent record at this venue, where he has won three times.

25/1

13

22nd Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 180y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Father Jed

10st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Teenager is a nine-time winner but was poor when last seen and others make more appeal.

40/1

14th

15

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 165y

16:00 Fairyhouse

Father Jed

10st 13lb

J: John Aherne

T: John Patrick Ryan

13yo veteran has won seven times over hurdles; mixing chasing and hurdling lately but hasn't looked like adding to his haul; however, he has won here before over shorter and he is 5lb below his last winning mark; not totally discounted but a revival is needed.

33/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 09P53-

Last run: 34 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Much improved on handicap debut at Bellewstown (2m4f) last month, just led and going the best when bad mistake at last and couldn't recover; up 4lb for that but could be a step ahead of the handicapper still.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:45 Navan

Get It Right

11st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Chase winner is 0-8 over hurdles and rated 6lb lower in this sphere; best form is on good ground so the forecast rain is a big concern; others preferred.

16/1

11th

3

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:38 Wexford

Get It Right

12st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Confirmed the promise of a placed effort at Tramore when getting off the mark over fences at Limerick in May (2m2f, good); struggled from the front at Tipperary since after being raised 7lb; can't be discounted.

9/1

25/1

  • Place: £4.00

Form: 908-

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Glimpse of ability in points and maiden hurdles; handicap debut and likely to need more time.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

12

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 150y

19:35 Downpatrick

Mini Getaway

10st 8lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: M M Lynch

Lightly-raced for her age; point winner in January ran well enough over hurdles at Naas since; chasing should suit better so considered.

7/1

4th

9

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 20y

16:22 Naas

Mini Getaway

10st 11lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: M M Lynch

Lightly-raced 9yo; placed in a couple of handicap hurdles in 2024 at 2m6f-3m1f off marks of 84/85; showed her health back from a 374-day break when winning a Tinahely point-to-point in January; big player.

11/4

4th

11

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 5f 120y

13:40 Tramore

Mini Getaway

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: M M Lynch

led, faced challenge 3 out

7/2

Form: 00256-

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Just denied at Naas in December over 2m (soft), two more recent runs not as good but looked as if ready for a step up in trip latest; now tries a new trip.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 157y

18:58 Sligo

Cramers Valley

10st 13lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

0-18 over hurdles but back-to-back solid runs on good ground at Cork and Limerick in March-April; not as good on yielding at Cork latest; majority of best form on sound surfaces so watch the weather.

11/1

Form: 000-2

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Nicely improved on handicap debut over C&D three weeks ago, finishing best of all under considerate enough ride when 2l second; 3lb higher here but remains open to improvement so one to consider.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

2

29th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 189y

13:35 Thurles

Ask Cillian

11st 10lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Darren Collins

Went up 9lb for winning a handicap hurdle over 2m4f at Killarney in August; soundly beaten in three starts since and she should find this trip on the sharp side.

12/1

7th

2

29th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 189y

13:35 Thurles

Ask Cillian

11st 10lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Darren Collins

Went up 9lb for winning a handicap hurdle over 2m4f at Killarney in August; soundly beaten in three starts since and she should find this trip on the sharp side.

12/1

2

25th Oct 2024

Yielding

2m 1f 176y

14:35 Sligo

Ask Cillian

11st 8lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Darren Collins

Went up 9lb for winning a handicap hurdle over 2m4f at Killarney in August; soundly beaten twice since and may well require a little more leeway from the assessor.

20/1

Form: P/52P-

Last run: 249 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Improvement when second over C&D last August (yielding) off this mark; softer ground against her at Listowel following month and hasn't run since; may need this.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

16

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

17:12 Limerick

Miss Laura

10st 5lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

midfield

11/1

16

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

17:12 Limerick

Miss Laura

10st 5lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

midfield

11/1

Form: 0090-3

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Improvement on better ground when upped in trip over C&D three weeks ago, coming from some way back to finish third; not one to rule out.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

16

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 41y

19:09 Ballinrobe

Sineads Fancy

10st 1lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Stephen Ryan

Sole win came at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) nearly two years ago; third at Thurles over same trip last October her best run since; down the field in two runs in May,

20/1

9th

14

28th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:20 Limerick

Sineads Fancy

10st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Stephen Ryan

Sole win came at Downpatrick (2m6f, good) nearly two years ago; third at Thurles over same trip last October her best run since; midfield at Clonmel on return.

20/1

7th

16

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:20 Clonmel

Sineads Fancy

10st 2lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Stephen Ryan

Sole win came over 2m6f (Downpatrick) nearly two years ago; third at Thurles over same trip last October her best run since; back from a break and trip looks on the short side.

16/1

Form: 9306-4

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Won 2m4f Sedgefield handicap hurdle for Noel Kelly in 2022; went closest for his current trainer when third at Kelso in September, left with too much to do at Downpatrick when never nearer fourth; no surprise if he played a role here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

19th Jul 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

16:50 Newton Abbot

I Am Spider Man

11st 4lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Barry John Murphy

Only 3-33 and without a win since 2024; however, arrives here on the back of some solid efforts in defeat, even last time when seventh.

5/1

7th

2

5th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

15:25 Market Rasen

I Am Spider Man

11st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Barry John Murphy

Only 3-32 and without a win since 2024; however, he has added some consistency to his game this year with four successive placed efforts and his mark hasn't really gone anywhere.

8/1

3rd

6

23rd Jun 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

20:20 Newton Abbot

I Am Spider Man

11st 8lb

J: James Bowen

T: Barry John Murphy

Tailed off on stable debut in April but placed three consecutive times since, most recently when rallying third of ten at Cartmel (3m1f, good) four weeks ago; probably won't be far away.

6/1

Form: 9790-0

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Both handicap efforts underwhelming; longer trip will have to bring major improvement.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10

17th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 100y

17:45 Kilbeggan

Temptation Time

11st 3lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Big price for all three handicap attempts; well held by Father Jed on Ballinrobe run.

33/1

10th

9

28th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 74y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Temptation Time

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Both handicap efforts underwhelming; longer trip will have to bring major improvement.

20/1

10th

9

28th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 74y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Temptation Time

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Both handicap efforts underwhelming; longer trip will have to bring major improvement.

20/1

Form: 097-8

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
First reserve; C&D handicap debut run three weeks ago leaves her with plenty to find.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

7

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

18:47 Ballinrobe

But What About Me

10st 10lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Norman Lee

Still had a chance when falling at the last at Sligo last August but was disappointing twice after; needs to repeat that earlier form.

16/1

7th

7

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

18:47 Ballinrobe

But What About Me

10st 10lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Norman Lee

Still had a chance when falling at the last at Sligo last August but was disappointing twice after; needs to repeat that earlier form.

16/1

9

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 63y

16:00 Roscommon

But What About Me

11st 3lb

J: Robbie Geoghegan

T: Norman Lee

Was running a big race when fell at the last at Sligo; however, was poor behind Max Time at Galway since; back on soft can help.

10/1

Form: 345/4-

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Maiden for Alan King; ran respectably in all three runs for this yard early last year and again on return from 401-day absence last month when decent fourth at Naas; this probably his stamina limit.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

15

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 150y

19:48 Roscommon

Rideau Canal

10st 11lb

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: Mrs Denise Foster

Won a 2m5f handicap chase in the mud at Tramore in February but nothing since over fences and hurdles.

16/1

13th

19

13th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:50 Punchestown

Rideau Canal

10st 2lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Mrs Denise Foster

Belatedly off the mark at Thurles in February in an amateur handicap chase (soft to heavy), winning going away on only his third run over fences; reverts to hurdles after pulled up at Limerick last time and record of 0-21 is off-putting.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: P005-

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
More encouraging Clonmel maiden run latest; blinkers replace cheekpieces here and potential improver upped in trip for handicap debut.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

21st Aug 2024

Yielding

3m 1f 98y

19:40 Sligo

Granco Rof

10st 10lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Cian Collins

Opening two handicap efforts have been underwhelming; needs more respite from the handicapper.

16/1

7th

9

6th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

19:00 Bellewstown

Granco Rof

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Cian Collins

Beaten 38l on handicap debut at Ballinrobe last time and has to improve loads with blinkers worn then retained.

22/1

13th

3

28th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 74y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Granco Rof

11st 12lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Cian Collins

More encouraging Clonmel maiden run latest; blinkers replace cheekpieces here and potential improver upped in trip for handicap debut.

10/1

Form: 07406-

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Underwhelming since going handicapping and plenty to find on last month's C&D comeback run.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12

9th Jun 2025

Good

3m 1f 24y

20:08 Roscommon

Oldtown To Emly

10st 8lb

J: Mr S Cotter

T: K A Heffernan

Returns to rules on the back of competitive efforts in points but he was a maiden hurdler and this is his first time over regulation fences; others perhaps safer.

14/1

12th

15

15th Jul 2024

Good

2m 5f 185y

17:30 Downpatrick

Oldtown To Emly

10st 13lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: K A Heffernan

Flashes of ability but best form on heavy ground; nothing short of a personal best is required; work to be done.

33/1

10th

17

4th Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Tipperary

Oldtown To Emly

10st 13lb

J: J J Slevin

T: K A Heffernan

Modest maiden is hard to fancy on the basis of two runs this year.

33/1

Form: 0390-

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way in maidens last summer, jumping not always that fluent; poor handicap debut effort at Tramore last month, can only be watched for now.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

10

17th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 100y

18:15 Kilbeggan

Weliketoparty

11st 5lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

in touch with leaders, weakened before 2 out

10/1

10

28th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 74y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Weliketoparty

11st 5lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Beaten a long way in maidens last summer, jumping not always that fluent; poor handicap debut effort at Tramore last month, can only be watched for now.

20/1

10

28th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 74y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Weliketoparty

11st 5lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Beaten a long way in maidens last summer, jumping not always that fluent; poor handicap debut effort at Tramore last month, can only be watched for now.

20/1

Form: 00/0P/

Last run: 631 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Has been tried in various types of race; yet to show any worthwhile form; cheekpieces replaced by hood here.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

16

28th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 74y

19:30 Ballinrobe

White Quarry Rose

10st 13lb

J: James Smith

T: Kevin Michael Smith

Has been tried in various types of race; yet to show any worthwhile form; cheekpieces replaced by hood here.

25/1

16

28th May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 74y

19:30 Ballinrobe

White Quarry Rose

10st 13lb

J: James Smith

T: Kevin Michael Smith

Has been tried in various types of race; yet to show any worthwhile form; cheekpieces replaced by hood here.

25/1

17th

7

(7)

30th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 3f 180y

16:00 Galway

White Quarry Rose

9st 5lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Kevin Michael Smith

Has been tried in various types of race; yet to show any worthwhile form; cheekpieces now for the first time.

25/1

Non-runners

Mystic Sage, Glenabbey, Dear Ryta

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €336.60
Straight Forecast €210.19
Tricast €905.93
Trifecta €765.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Get It Right

RP RATINGS (IRE):

I Am Spider Man

The Irish Sun:

Get It Right

POSTDATA:

I Am Spider Man