September 18 / 17.50 Tramore

17.50

Good

Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 2m 0f 140y
  • 13 runners
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Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 2122-5 CD

Last run: 113 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
In good form last autumn, winning a handicap hurdle at Navan before chasing home a runaway winner at Punchestown; runner-up again at Bellewstown on first run after a winter break; unplaced at Ballinrobe in May and in a Flat maiden last time; good chance on overall form.
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Verdict Starting price

4

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 180y

17:28 Wexford

First Dare

11st 0lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Liz Doyle

Three-time hurdles winner was back to form when runner-up at Listowel in June but tailed off at Bellewstown following that; got loose at the start and was withdrawn at Galway last week; mark still looks on the high side.

15/1

6

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:05 Galway

First Dare

11st 2lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Liz Doyle

Back to form when runner-up at Limerick last month but tailed off at Bellewstown since and marks seems on the high side for now.

25/1

12th

12

5th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 40y

18:30 Bellewstown

First Dare

11st 0lb

J: Mr B T Stone

T: Liz Doyle

Stayed on into second behind Stuntman Steve at Listowel; has an edge over fifth-placed Raydamann; this looks more competitive.

12/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 45-318

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Won a mares' maiden hurdle over an extended 2m4f at Bellewstown in July; little impression in a handicap at the same venue three weeks ago; finished a good second in a maiden over C&D last season; should not be ruled out.
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9

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 65y

19:43 Ballinrobe

Ta Na La

11st 5lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: T M Walsh

Maiden hurdle winner (rated 109) over an extended 2m4f on good ground at Bellewstown last summer; attracted attention of Stewards (banned for 60 days) on returning from 213-day absence on chase debut at Wexford in May, staying on to chase home a long odds-on shot in 4-runner 2m novice; marked step up in trip here.

11/2

2nd

5

17th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:45 Wexford

Ta Na La

10st 13lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: T M Walsh

Maiden hurdle winner over an extended 2m4f on good ground at Bellewstown last summer and showed liking for decent ground when second in 2m Tramore handicap later; absent since October and stiff task on chase debut.

16/1

6/1

  • Place: £4.40

Form: 4600-2 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Struggling on the Flat this year, including in a recent Down Royal handicap; ran a blinder when second as the 50-1 outsider of 14 in a handicap hurdle at the Galway festival; winner Neveradullmoment franked the form with a chase win at the same venue recently.
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Verdict Starting price

6

19th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 165y

14:46 Downpatrick

Wajaaha

11st 4lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Patrick J McKenna

Three hurdle wins; best effort this season was when just denied over fences at this track in July; not as good since and questions after being pulled-up on last two hurdle starts.

20/1

6

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

17:28 Downpatrick

Wajaaha

11st 2lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Patrick J McKenna

Pushed Lakefield Flyer all the way over 2m3f here last month but has since pulled up over hurdles at Galway and finished last of the four in a beginners chase; did face a tough task last time and this is more realistic.

10/1

5

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:00 Tramore

Wajaaha

10st 12lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Patrick J McKenna

Maiden chaser last won in November 2022; went close in a handicap chase at Downpatrick last month off 104; pulled up over hurdles at Galway latest; likely up against it in this company.

25/1

Form: 6-4615 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Course winner last season; gained the most recent of two hurdle wins in a mares' handicap at Wexford three starts ago; fifth here last month before fair sixth of 15 in a Flat handicap at Galway last week.
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Verdict Starting price

14th

16

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:40 Galway

Inchiquin Star

11st 6lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Terence O’Brien

Three-time winner over hurdles for Paul Kiely; ran well despite jumping left on her stable debut at Listowel last month; down the field in a Tramore Flat handicap since; would not be a total surprise if she got involved.

16/1

7th

2

(11)

7th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

20:30 Tramore

Inchiquin Star

10st 4lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Terence O’Brien

Won three hurdle races and a 1m6f Flat handicap for her previous trainer; suited by good ground; made a bright start for this stable when fourth in a handicap hurdle at Listowel last month.

8/1

4th

3

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:22 Listowel

Inchiquin Star

11st 10lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Terence O’Brien

Won three handicaps for previous yard and likes good ground; 1m6f Flat winner last year when her hurdles form wasn't great; has dropped down to last winning mark, but not a hectic record when fresh and last two wins have come in cheekpieces.

10/1

Form: 15540- D

Last run: 267 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner at Down Royal early last season; course winner on the Flat a year ago; now on his third different trainer since then; in rear in a Flat handicap at Gowran in July.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

15th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 185y

14:50 Punchestown

Pro Bono

11st 7lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

Poor on the Flat last time and beaten 14l on last hurdle start at Tramore so has to do much better down 2lb.

14/1

14

(6)

30th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 138y

17:00 Down Royal

Pro Bono

9st 1lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Patrick Joseph Hayes

Did not run badly latest hurdling but still well held; good chance at his best but will hardly show that here and rising 10.

33/1

Form: 0715-1 C

Last run: 129 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Smart 144-rated handicap chaser, won a Grade B contest over 3m1f at the 2023 Punchestown festival and a Listed at Leopardstown over an extended 2m5f in March; jumping let him down when fifth in a competitive Punchestown event; back to his best when winning at Killarney in May; 35lb lower over hurdles, tempting proposition.
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13

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Brideswell Lad

10st 10lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Seamus Neville

Six-time chase winner (including here) but not since May 2024; missed 2025 entirely and hasn't convinced since January return over both hurdles and fences (dropped 6lbs).

25/1

8th

3

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:38 Wexford

Brideswell Lad

11st 3lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Seamus Neville

Six-time chase winner (including here) but not since May 2024; missed 2025 entirely and hasn't convinced since January return over both hurdles and fences.

25/1

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: /1359- CD

Last run: 155 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Won a C&D maiden hurdle on soft last November before a good run in a Cheltenham novice (would have finished closer but for interference); failed to run up to his best at Down Royal in January and disappointed in a Naas handicap in April.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

6

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Soldante

10st 8lb

J: Kevin Healy

T: Ciaran Murphy

Won off 8lb lower at Roscommon (16.5f, yld-sft) in June; ran two respectable races at the Galway festival, third of 20 in a handicap hurdle, then fifth of 18 in a 22.5f handicap chase; may be in handicapper's grip for now.

10/1

5th

1

2nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Soldante

12st 1lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Ciaran Murphy

Generally runs at around 2m and won at Roscommon before running well in hurdle here on Monday; stamina for new trip is the imponderable.

15/2

3rd

18

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:40 Galway

Soldante

11st 6lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Ciaran Murphy

Winning hurdler and comes here in good form after a convincing success in a 2m handicap chase at Roscommon last month; 9lb lower over flights and a good 5lb claimer booked; makes a compelling case.

6/1

Form: 1-3498 CD

Last run: 40 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
C&D maiden hurdle winner in 2022; showed decent form in the spring after returning from a long break; won at Tipperary in April and backed that up with solid third at the same venue; soundly beaten on his two most recent outings.
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15th

17

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 60y

13:10 Cork

Morepowertoya

10st 10lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Paul Power

in touch with leaders

9/1

15th

17

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 60y

13:10 Cork

Morepowertoya

10st 10lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Paul Power

in touch with leaders

9/1

2nd

11

19th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

15:50 Limerick

Morepowertoya

11st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Paul Power

prominent throughout, led narrowly 2 out, faced challenge last, soon headed, rallied inside final 110yds

7/1

Form: P80

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won three races on the Flat in Britain, best form was in May 2022; has shown little in three maiden hurdle outings, unplaced off his modest Flat mark at Clonmel recently.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

12

7th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 55y

19:36 Wexford

Esticky End

10st 9lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Tom McGuinness

Has done most of his winning on the Flat in Britain, and has found a new lease of life over hurdles at his local track last month, following up a good second in a 2m1f handicap hurdle in early July by getting up on the line to land a similar handicap over the same trip three weeks later; up 6lb for those two efforts is far from excessive and he can be thereabouts once more with the step up in trip unlikely to be an issue.

4/1

1st

13

23rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 150y

18:55 Wexford

Esticky End

10st 1lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Five-time Flat winner is 0-15 over hurdles but he took second over C&D (good, 20-1) earlier this month; chance if he builds on that but his overall form suggests he might not.

7/1

2nd

14

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 55y

17:20 Wexford

Esticky End

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Flat winner is now 0-14 over hurdles, well held over C&D on penultimate, badly hampered at Tramore since.

25/1

Form: PP2-14 D

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Promising second at Bellewstown in April on his first outing this year, and went one better in 18-runner contest at Tipperary in July; faded into fourth off his revised mark at Cork.
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Verdict Starting price

10th

11

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 90y

14:50 Sligo

Marys Pride

10st 6lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Was third over 2m at Ballinrobe but might have found 2m3f too far at Punchestown since; record of 2-23 over hurdles, so others preferred.

12/1

7th

12

7th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 12y

15:07 Punchestown

Marys Pride

11st 0lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Best form is over 2m and previous attempts over around 2m4f haven't worked out; can go well fresh which he again demonstrated at Ballinrobe, but not sure to back that up.

5/1

2nd

11

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Marys Pride

11st 1lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: Edward Cawley

Is 6lb lower than when gaining second win over hurdles at Tipperary in July 2024; soundly beaten off 100 when last seen at Down Royal in December; 1lb lower now and has gone well fresh, so not dismissed in first-time cheekpieces.

25/1

Form: /7526- D

Last run: 321 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
No hurdles run since August 2022; finished second off his lower chase mark at this venue last October; may have needed his run on the Flat last month, his first outing of 2024.
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9

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:45 Navan

Peckham Springs

11st 1lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Without a win since June 2022; no sign of losing run ending in recent starts; new headgear combination needs to have a transformative effect.

25/1

7th

5

(4)

4th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:10 Laytown

Peckham Springs

10st 3lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Dual hurdler winner and better known in that sphere these days; while he's shown a bit of ability on the level down the years, that's been over much longer trips than this.

16/1

9

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:43 Downpatrick

Peckham Springs

10st 5lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Over three years since last successful when winning here; doesn't look in good enough form to end the drought.

20/1

Form: 01 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Failed to complete the course in four attempts in points; tailed off at 100-1 in a Punchestown bumper in June; cheekpieces added to tongue tie when springing a 150-1 shock in C&D maiden hurdle a month ago; reportedly needs good ground.
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Verdict Starting price

3

5th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Mountain Port

10st 12lb

J: Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Won an Irish maiden hurdle but hasn't offered a lot in handicaps and now in another new yard; likely best watched.

20/1

12th

1

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 55y

17:50 Wexford

Mountain Port

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: Mrs Deborah Cody

Tramore maiden winner in 2024 has largely struggled in handicaps; absent since modest fourth in Tramore Flat maiden last August so likely best watched.

16/1

4th

2

(1)

16th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:30 Tramore

Mountain Port

10st 3lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: Mrs Deborah Cody

Has regressed in handicap hurdles since winning a 2m maiden here 12 months ago; started off in points and would be a surprise winner on Flat debut.

50/1

Form: 577-16

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Came back from a 329-day absence to win a 2m2f Cork maiden hurdle last month; failed to cope when raised in class and trip at Killarney; not without a chance in his first handicap.
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7th

11

3rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 0y

17:00 Cork

Champagne Dawn

11st 3lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: T J O’Mara

C&D maiden hurdle winner at this meeting in 2024; has shown virtually nothing since and was pulled up after losing action in first-time visor (discarded) when last sighted at Wexford in October.

33/1

12

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:22 Wexford

Champagne Dawn

11st 5lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: T J O’Mara

Won a maiden hurdle at Cork (18.5f, gd-yld) in August 2024 but has lost his way since; hard to fancy on 2025 form; new visor needs to spark something.

33/1

12

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:22 Wexford

Champagne Dawn

11st 5lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: T J O’Mara

Won a maiden hurdle at Cork (18.5f, gd-yld) in August 2024 but has lost his way since; hard to fancy on 2025 form; new visor needs to spark something.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta €67.60
Straight Forecast €52.97
Tricast €541.37
Trifecta €546.20

Selections

POSTDATA:

Inchiquin Star

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Morepowertoya

TOPSPEED:

Pro Bono

SPOTLIGHT:

Wajaaha

The Irish Sun:

Inchiquin Star