13.01
SoftJump Into January Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £7570.8
- 2m 1f 0y
- 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
100/30 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.90
Form: /2-041
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 12lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
11th Mar 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Has been in the best form of his career lately, winning with a bit to spare at Naas and Fairyhouse over this trip, beating Union Park latter occasion; bumped up 9lb since but still has to be respected. |
3/1 |
|
1st 1 |
28th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Off for a year after being touched off in a 2m2f handicap chase at Thurles in 2021; decent effort on his second run back over the same C&D before Christmas, a neck behind today's rival (and subsequent winner) Union Park; bolted up at Naas early in the month, chance has to be taken very seriously despite an 8lb rise. |
100/30 |
|
1st 6 |
8th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
10st 11lb |
pressed leaders, not fluent 4 out, joined leaders on near side of group home turn, not fluent and nudged along 2 out, led last, ridden and went clear run-in, kept on strongly |
4/1 |
13/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 244231 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 23 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 81y |
10st 0lb |
Three-time chase winner is 2-29 over hurdles; rated 13lb lower over timber but recent form in both codes has been disappointing and a major revival is needed. |
66/1 |
|
13th 12 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 4lb |
Better chaser than hurdler, although hasn't won since taking 2m4f Cork handicap hurdle in November 2023; safely held over hurdles of late, of limited appeal back chasing. |
25/1 |
|
6th 9 |
29th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 6f 126y |
11st 2lb |
Good chase record around here; five wins in career; last win was in November 2023 off 3lb lower; fourth in competitive Punchestown handicap hurdle in November; this is easier; chance. |
12/1 |
10/1
- Place: £3.60
Form: 6U1-9P D
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 136y |
10st 13lb |
Had some good form last spring and same again this time around; hurdles winner in March, third to Supreme Jet at Wexford and good third of 20 to exciting stablemate in 2m handicap at Punchestown festival; doesn't win often, though. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 19 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 75y |
10st 3lb |
Dual chase winner who got off the mark over hurdles at Wexford in March; fair third back over fences at the same venue last time; held by several of these on running in a DRF handicap. |
40/1 |
|
3rd 16 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 0lb |
Dual chase winner who got off the mark over hurdles here last month in decisive fashion, going clear on the run-in over 2m (soft); second in this race last year (Krabat third) off 7lb higher so obvious claims (1lb wrong). |
11/2 |
8/1
Form: 3-5214 BF
Last run: 33 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
11th Dec 2024 Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
in rear |
16/1 |
|
9 |
11th Dec 2024 Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
towards rear, bumped 1st, mistake 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 7th |
16/1 |
|
6th 4 |
2nd Nov 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 0lb |
Runner-up over fences at Limerick in April for Tom Dreaper but well beaten the next twice (fences/hurdles) and is now just 1-21; makes stable debut and others are preferred. |
20/1 |
7/1
Form: 36411F
Last run: 126 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 7f 68y |
10st 10lb |
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 |
11st 3lb |
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 |
13/2
Form: 242333 C
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 20 |
13th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 13lb
|
First reserve; veteran is a four-time winner; consistent efforts over hurdles at Limerick and Tramore; 3m1f at Cork last time likely stretched him and this trip may do so again. |
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|
6th 8 |
10th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 80y |
10st 13lb |
Veteran is a four-time winner; last win came here over 2m (yld-sft) in November;has mixed hurdling and chasing to no avail since and never won beyond 2m4f; others preferred. |
8/1 |
|
4th 5 |
19th Apr 2026 Soft 1m 7f 110y |
11st 0lb |
Veteran won in fine style over hurdles at Cork (2m, yld-sft) in November; however, he has a strike rate of 1-30 in chases and his last three runs in this sphere have not been encouraging. |
11/2 |
10/1
Form: 33-65P D
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 |
28th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 1f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Fair novice last season; needs to step considerably on this term's form; held by Razzle Dazzle Love on the basis of a 2m4f clash at this venue; jumping let her down last time when going left-handed in a Leopardstown event in which Halsafari was third. |
10/1 |
|
7 |
26th Dec 2022 Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
10st 2lb |
jumped right, always towards rear, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last |
13/2 |
|
5th 8 |
4th Dec 2022 Yielding 2m 3f 165y |
10st 11lb |
raced freely, towards rear, headway after 3 out, still plenty to do after 2 out, kept on from last, never on terms |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: 17-908
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 11lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 12 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 10y |
11st 0lb |
In top form this season; won a Fairyhouse handicap hurdle off 108 before following up in a Listed handicap chase there next time (3m6f, yielding to soft); looked in command when leader departed at final flight in Thyestes before being nabbed by Now Is The Hour (3m1f, heavy); holds a chase mark now of 136 so obvious chance off this hurdles rating. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 18 |
22nd Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y |
10st 5lb |
Runner-up in two handicap chases at around 3m in the spring of 2024; below that level over fences in three chase starts last season; exploited a 14lb lower hurdle mark to win over 3m at Fairyhouse on seasonal debut; made sustained headway from well off the pace to touch off Will Do in the Porterstown at the same venue; 9lb higher, still on a handy weight. |
6/1 |
16/1
Form: 90-35P
Last run: 51 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
16th Jun 2024 Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
11st 5lb |
Won his maiden hurdle here in 2021 for Henry de Bromhead; spells on the sideline since and pulled up on his last three runs on the track; off another six months and hard to make a case for. |
33/1 |
|
0 5 |
29th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 5f 70y |
11st 9lb |
Regressive for Henry de Bromhead after winning a maiden hurdle at Downpatrick in 2021; should be better for last month's point-to-point run but hard to make a strong case for him. |
25/1 |
|
2 |
28th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 1f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Career has failed to progress as might have been hoped after a maiden hurdle win on his racecourse debut; reported to have bled when pulled-up at Clonmel in his first handicap chase; best watched for the moment. |
16/1 |
7/2
Form: 594-23 D
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 7lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
30th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 40y |
11st 9lb |
Bumper and hurdle winner lost her form over fences earlier this year but there was some encouragement from her hurdle run here last time; has to do more, though. |
16/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
14th Apr 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 98y |
11st 6lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner in 2020 has been chasing in the last year without success; has dropped down the handicap returned to hurdles but others still preferred. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
20th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 0y |
12st 2lb |
Is 0-9 over fences and failed to complete in her last two starts, albeit very much up against it at Listed level last time; doesn't look well treated on any of her chase form to date. |
7/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €26.80 |
| Straight Forecast | €65.21 |
| Tricast | €628.73 |
| Trifecta | €700.20 |
Selections
RP Ratings (IRE):
Union ParkThe Irish Sun:
Better Times AheadSPOTLIGHT:
Razzle Dazzle LovePOSTDATA:
HalsafariTOPSPEED:
Union Park