16.20
GoodGuinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade A)
- Prize money: £99159.66
- 3m 0f 0y
- 21 runners
Runners: 21 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.00
Form: 2422-2 C BF
Last run: 54 days
W: 10st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 4m 1f 11y |
11st 12lb |
Beat Desertmore House in this event in last year when trained by Joseph O'Brien, for whom he won five chases in all, including the 2022 Kerry National; well below best when fifth behind Desertmore House here in November, tailed off at Cheltenham in November, had a first spin for Enda Bolger over hurdles and an inadequate trip at Cork; not ruled out. |
7/2 |
|
5th 4 |
5th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 70y |
11st 2lb |
Five-time chase winner's last two runs for Joseph O'Brien came in Cross Country races at Punchestown and Cheltenham; now with Enda Bolger and faces a tough task on these terms over a trip that looks too sharp. |
9/1 |
14/1
- Place: £3.90
Form: 212-10
Last run: 75 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 139
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
33 |
15th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
All his three wins under rules were on good ground but his third of 17 in the Cork National (3m4f) came in the mud; major backward steps in his two races since (he's been off since Christmas) and the first of them was over these fences. |
66/1 |
|
20th 12 |
27th Dec 2022 Yielding 3m 0f 50y |
11st 5lb |
in touch with leaders on inner, lost position and pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened |
18/1 |
|
12th 6 |
3rd Dec 2022 Good To Soft 3m 1f 188y Class 1 |
11st 11lb |
Won two handicap chases in the spring and has continued the good work in autumn, finishing second in the Kerry National (3m, good) then third to stablemate Captain Kangaroo in the Cork National (3m4f, soft to heavy); this 7yo could have more to offer for his top trainer and is respected. |
12/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 213-72 C
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
15th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 13lb |
Unraced beyond 3m, seen most often at about 2m; the three runs over 2m6f/3m among his last six starts have all been good, including second in the Galway Plate and third in the Kerry National, but this reliable 10yo would still have to show himself in a very new light for a prominent finish today. |
66/1 |
|
4th 3 |
18th Feb 2023 Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Admirable sort equally effective over hurdles and fences, winning Red Mills Hurdle on this card back in 2019 and most recent of five chase wins came in 2m6f Thurles Listed contest in December; rare below-par effort when tough task at weights over inadequate trip in Grade 3 Limestone Lad Hurdle on latest but should run his race here. |
7/2 |
|
5th 1 |
29th Jan 2023 Soft 1m 7f 151y |
11st 12lb |
A dozen career wins for this admirably tough performer, including most recently in a Listed chase at Thurles at the beginning of last month; won a weaker version of this race last year and undoubtedly wants further, but he's not alone in that; looks sure to run his race. |
9/2 |
20/1
- Place: £4.30
Form: 14-320
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 8 |
14th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Grade 3 winner as a novice and fourth in the competitive Kerry National at Listowel (3m, good) last September; not seen again until Cheltenham last month when getting no further than the second in the cross-country chase (16-1); probably significant that Rachael Blackmore prefers stablemate Upping The Anti. |
25/1 |
|
15 |
15th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 6f 37y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Won Grade 3 novice chase at Tipperary (2m4f, yielding) in 2021 and fair fourth of 16 in the competitive Kerry National at Listowel (3m, good) last September when last seen; won on very soft ground when trained in France; makes her cross-country debut and has something to find with the chief form players, but she's worth each-way respect with her 7lb mares' allowance. |
14/1 |
|
4th 12 |
21st Sep 2022 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 6lb |
midfield, mistake 10th, headway after 4 out, in touch with leaders when pushed along home turn, soon ridden, left in fourth last, kept on |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: F915-1
Last run: 54 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 12 |
25th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
10st 7lb |
Ex-Irish 11yo (six races for current yard) who has not won since 2022 but went close with first-time cheekpieces (kept since) over 3m2f at Newbury in February; second of three at Ascot (3m) in another veterans' race next time was creditable in the end, after he'd been detached at one point; that helps to envisage him as a stayer but he jumped poorly on heavy in Scottish National (40-1, pulled up) last week and this race also looks tough. |
66/1 |
|
14 |
18th Apr 2026 Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Ex-Irish 11yo (five races for current yard) who has not won since July 2022 but nearly put that right in first-time cheekpieces (kept since) over 3m2f at Newbury in February, losing out in the final strides; second of three at Ascot (3m) three weeks ago was creditable in the end, after he'd been detached at one point, and that helps to envisage him as a stayer, but this race is so much tougher. |
33/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
29th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 185y Class 2 |
11st 8lb |
Ex-Irish 11yo (four races for current yard) who has not won since July 2022 but so nearly put that right in first-time cheekpieces at Newbury four weeks ago when Copperhead wrested back the advantage in the final strides; back up 4lb and Sean Bowen takes over; clearly capable of a bold show. |
9/4 |
20/1
Form: F19-6F
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 149
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
11st 6lb |
A Grade 1-winning juvenile hurdler in his younger days, far from the force of old but still well capable; latest win came in handicap chase over C&D in September; down the field at Leopardstown and in veterans' event at Wexford last twice; dropped 3lb; 3-6 at this track and each-way player. |
12/1 |
|
12th 9 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 7lb |
Fine servant won a Grade 1 juvenile hurdle and most recent successes came in 2m4f Kilbeggan handicap chases last year; penultimate Thurles fourth his best recent effort, stamina test probably beyond him in valuable 2m6f Leopardstown handicap latest; more suitable trip/ground here and drops in grade. |
8/1 |
|
14th 19 |
1st Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 107y |
10st 0lb |
Fine servant won a Grade 1 juvenile hurdle at this meeting in 2021; a record of 5-43 over fences and a decent effort at Thurles last time, but needs more from 1lb out of the handicap. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 657-38
Last run: 55 days
W: 10st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
28th Mar 2026 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Scored over hurdles and fences for Eric McNamara in Ireland last summer; well beaten on both runs for his current yard recently, though he faced a very stiff task in the Plate at Cheltenham last time; back hurdling now with something to prove. |
8/1 |
|
21 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 44y Class 1 |
10st 4lb |
Four chase wins at up to about 2m4f on a range of surfaces but out of sorts since the latest of them, at Killarney in August, including for new yard on Friday; often wears cheekpieces, first-time blinkers now. |
100/1 |
|
7th 6 |
6th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 48y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Won a 2m1f handicap chase at Killarney last August but three heavy defeats since, with latest second remote in a claiming hurdle; first run for Syd Hosie. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: 4200-0 D
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 119y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Veteran whose last win under rules was in 2020 (won a point early in 2024); fourth of 16 at Chepstow in January may look the only positive result in his nine races this season but he was beaten 35l, so that does not persuade; not even with his 37lb fall in the weights this term. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
17th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 25y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
In poor form over hurdles and fences for new stable this season and getting very long in the tooth now but has plummeted down the weights and may yet stage some sort of a revival; watch the betting. |
33/1 |
|
6 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
One-time smart hurdler/chaser but very much on the decline these days and is best watched after some ordinary efforts this season. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 2F-723 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 10st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 149
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 3 |
9th Nov 2023 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 11lb |
One-time smart sort over hurdles and fences, was 2nd in the 2020 Stayers' Hurdle; however, is a long way from that level now and was beaten in two points' lately, so others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
5th 5 |
12th Aug 2023 Good 3m 1f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Runner-up in three Grade 1s over hurdles for his former yard; not at his best in four starts since joining this yard and was well beaten in a C&D handicap when last seen; visor replaces other headgear; best watched today. |
50/1 |
|
9th 1 |
12th May 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 50y |
11st 12lb |
Runner-up in three Grade 1s over hurdles including the Stayers' Hurdle in 2020; however, seems to have lost his way and hasn't shown enough in three runs for this yard; tailed off over fences latest. |
33/1 |
25/1
Form: UP7-89 CD
Last run: 54 days
W: 10st 4lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 141
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 |
23rd Aug 2024 Good 3m 1f 100y |
11st 5lb |
prominent |
33/1 |
|
2 |
7th Aug 2024 Good 3m 1f 70y |
11st 12lb |
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 |
6/1
Form: 1P1-21 C
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 163
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
12st 0lb |
Has been a fantastic standard-bearer for his yard, winning 12 races between hurdles and fences including the King George in 2023; hasn't been at that level in the last year but ran respectably in the Stayers' Hurdle; has to bounce back from a poor Aintree run. |
20/1 |
|
3 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 149y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Career highlight when winning the King George over fences at Kempton in December 2023; won two conditions hurdles last year; gave it a very good go from the front when seventh in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham (3m, good) last month following wind surgery but this 11yo is probably vulnerable once more. |
22/1 |
|
7th 5 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 213y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Career highlight when winning the 2023 King George and he was running well when falling two out in the Gold Cup here that year; won two conditions hurdles last year; soundly beaten behind Impose Toi in Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury (3m, soft) in November last time and, although he's had a wind op and better ground may aid his cause, this 11yo looks up against it. |
33/1 |
13/2
Form: 3131-3 BF
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 153
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 11 |
4th Feb 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 107y |
10st 9lb |
Three-time winner over fences but pulled up in both runs this season and up against it. |
100/1 |
|
0 1 |
23rd Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 2f 175y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Useful for Willie Mullins, including when third of 15 finishers in the Galway Plate (2m6f, good; has won on soft/heavy) in July 2022; however, he has failed to complete in two starts this year, pulling up for new yard over hurdles in October, and has something to prove back over fences. |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: 12F-92 BF
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 151
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
15th Apr 2023 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
10st 8lb |
Initial promise as a novice (October 2021) has not been fulfilled; probably best run since when staying on in the 3m Kerry National last September only to fall at the last; unraced beyond that distance; changed hands and left Emmet Mullins before penultimate start; latest was a step back in the right direction but he has a lot to prove. |
100/1 |
|
4th 1 |
8th Feb 2023 Soft 2m 7f 124y |
12st 0lb |
Seven-time winner, including twice fences; scored on the Flat last summer; left Emmet Mullins after a hurdles run at Thurles in October; down the field in the Pertemps qualifier at Leopardstown on first start for this stable; form has become erratic but merits respect in this company. |
11/2 |
14/1
Form: 5655-8
Last run: 83 days
W: 10st 11lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 148
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Last year's winner is back to defend his crown; veteran beat the prolific Winged Leader at Oldtown in February; pulled up in the Tetratema at Gowran in March but much better effort when a 4l third at Cork (2m4f, yielding) last month; this trip will suit better; claims. |
9/1 |
|
6th 3 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Last year's winner is back to defend his crown; veteran beat the prolific Winged Leader at Oldtown in February; pulled up in the Tetratema at Gowran in March but much better effort when a 4l third at Cork (2m4f, yielding) last month; this trip will suit better; claims. |
9/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
12st 0lb |
towards rear, headway before 4 out, went third before 3 out, stayed on |
13/2 |
12/1
Form: U-111U
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 8lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 |
20th Oct 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
4-28 over fences; respectable seventh in the Galway Plate and reappeared four days later to win a conditions event at the same venue, beating the 14lb-conceding Easy Game with Janidil third; did not jump well in Kerry National. |
14/1 |
|
16 |
25th Sep 2024 Good 2m 7f 180y |
10st 10lb |
Is 4-27 over fences, including Midlands National at Kilbeggan in 2022; respectable seventh in the Galway Plate and reappeared four days later to win a conditions event at the same venue; first-time with cheekpieces; lowest-rated of stable's five runners. |
25/1 |
9/1
Form: 1U2-1F
Last run: 56 days
W: 10st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 144
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 19 |
4th Feb 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 107y |
10st 0lb |
Dual winning chaser for Joseph O'Brien; soundly beaten in two chases for Gordon Elliott and very hard to make a case for at present; 2lb wrong. |
66/1 |
|
8th 1 |
26th Dec 2023 Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
led, headed and raced in second before 2nd |
14/1 |
|
9th 5 |
9th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 4f 100y |
11st 0lb |
led, not fluent 5th, headed before 3 out, soon lost position |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: B2-6F7
Last run: 16 days
W: 10st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
21st Sep 2022 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 6lb |
Useful three-time chaser winner; fell at Killarney after sixth in Galway Plate, when running off a mark of 143; moderate hurdles run last time; others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
2 |
20th Aug 2022 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 10lb |
detached in rear, reminders after 1st, joined main group 7th, some headway from 4 out, pushed along when mistake and fell 3 out |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 13F-63 C BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 3lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
5th Jun 2023 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Gained sixth win over fences when beating Hurricane Georgie by just over a length at Limerick and meets that rival on the same terms; won Naas Grade 3 and Listed contest for mares at Huntingdon last season and not disgraced, although outclassed, when sixth in the Mares Chase at Cheltenham; her new mark leaves her only 1lb wrong at these weights with Easy Game and she's in a good place at the moment. |
9/4 |
|
1st 1 |
25th May 2023 Good 2m 3f 160y |
11st 7lb |
raced in third early, disputing second 3rd, went second after 5th, led 5 out, clear when not fluent 3 out, going best before 2 out, ridden briefly after last, pushed out and reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough |
7/4 |
|
6th 6 |
17th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
A 9yo who is in her third season of chasing but has improved this winter and a clearcut win over Zambella at Huntingdon in January (2m4f, good to soft; also acts well on soft) showed her in a good light; the likely good pace will suit and she has a better chance than most. |
6/1 |
Form: 2-1211
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19 |
21st Sep 2022 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
held up in behind leaders, jumped slightly right and not fluent 7th, pressed leaders when not fluent 5 out, pulled up quickly before 4 out, fatally injured |
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|
1st 8 |
20th Aug 2022 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
10st 9lb |
held up in behind leaders, pushed along and headway after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, made challenge last, ridden to lead and kept on strongly run-in |
11/4 |
Form: -413U1 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 137
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 136y |
11st 4lb |
Won the big race on this card three years ago, but handicapper had him after that and well held in this last year; recent form in points/hunter chases doesn't look good enough, but has been dropped sharply in the ratings. |
12/1 |
|
4th 12 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Classy operator at his best for Gordon Elliott; good to see him win a recent point but that was hard work and others in here appeal more. |
12/1 |
Form: 22-19F
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 0lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
4th Oct 2022 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
11st 6lb |
in touch with leaders, dropped to last 6th, not fluent 3 out, nudged along when outpaced 2 out, ridden after last, keeping on when switched right and went modest fourth towards finish |
5/1 |
|
21 |
21st Sep 2022 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Former high-class hurdler; belatedly off the mark over fences at Clonmel in June but was then well beaten in Kilbeggan's Midlands National won by Hurricane Georgie; faller at Tramore last month; third reserve. |
Non-runners
Early Doors, Discordantly, Jeremys Flame, Tullybeg, Bacardys
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €206.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €187.25 |
| Tricast | €1594.92 |
| Trifecta | €1701.30 |
Selections
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