16.37

1st

9

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

13:45 Fairyhouse

From The Ashes

10st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

1-31 under rules, with sole win coming in a Gowran handicap chase in 2023; posted a decent effort over timber last time when staying on for a 3l fourth (3m, soft to heavy); up 1lb and overall record is off-putting.

15/2

3rd

11

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 4f 0y

15:20 Cork

From The Ashes

10st 11lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Ended last term with a good effort over a near-4m trip at Punchestown, though beaten 20l in third (4l to spare over Lonesome Boatman); has warmed up with a hurdles run at Gowran; definite chance.

4/1

3rd

11

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 4f 0y

15:20 Cork

From The Ashes

10st 11lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Ended last term with a good effort over a near-4m trip at Punchestown, though beaten 20l in third (4l to spare over Lonesome Boatman); has warmed up with a hurdles run at Gowran; definite chance.

4/1

12th

15

20th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

15:15 Limerick

Hurricane Darwin

10st 13lb

J: Mr J M Halford

T: C W J Farrell

Veteran seven-time winner had his first run in over a year when a faller at Kilbeggan in July, not in contention at the time; down the field in a handicap hurdle at Listowel, where he won two years ago.

20/1

8th

3

27th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 6f 0y

15:50 Listowel

Hurricane Darwin

11st 12lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: C W J Farrell

Veteran seven-time winner had his first run in over a year when a faller at Kilbeggan in July, not in contention at the time; won at this festival two years ago and is now 9lb lower but it would be some performance to land this at his age.

22/1

11

12th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 180y

19:20 Kilbeggan

Hurricane Darwin

11st 7lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: C W J Farrell

Veteran seven-time winner has been dropped in the weights for his first run for a year but still not easy to get behind.

33/1

10th

2

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Optional Mix

11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Three-time chase winner is 2-24 over timber, including a win here on heavy over 2m4f; rated 22lb higher over fences but has been out of sorts since winning a handicap chase at Kilbeggan in June; first time cheekpieces and tongue tie combination needs to spark a revival.

20/1

10th

2

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

Optional Mix

11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Three-time chase winner is 2-24 over timber, including a win here on heavy over 2m4f; rated 22lb higher over fences but has been out of sorts since winning a handicap chase at Kilbeggan in June; first time cheekpieces and tongue tie combination needs to spark a revival.

20/1

8th

2

19th Jan 2025

Good

2m 5f 186y

14:35 Thurles

Optional Mix

11st 8lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Struggling for form over hurdles of late and has a tough task from her 24lb higher chase mark.

20/1

7th

12

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 10y

15:30 Naas

Better Times Ahead

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Robert Tyner

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

15:30 Gowran Park

Better Times Ahead

10st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Robert Tyner

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

12

2nd Mar 2025

Yielding

3m 4f 61y

16:37 Leopardstown

Weihnachts

10st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

Was gaining fourth chase win when beating Marronstown over 3m2f at Down Royal last season off 97; below best in two starts since, running no sort of race at Navan last month; hard to be confident in.

20/1

12

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 175y

16:20 Navan

Weihnachts

10st 9lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

in rear, detached 4th, joined main group halfway, not fluent 5 out

5/1

12

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 175y

16:20 Navan

Weihnachts

10st 9lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

in rear, detached 4th, joined main group halfway, not fluent 5 out

5/1

5th

4

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Sunnyvilla

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Veteran of the field but he won over 2m with plenty of give underfoot on first and fifth races for this yard, latterly at Uttoxeter in January on penultimate start; 2m4f a plausible excuse last time and he needs consideration.

9/2

4th

6

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 3

15:58 Newcastle

Sunnyvilla

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Ex-Irish 11yo, a zestful front-runner in recent campaigns who has won over 2m in the mud on the first and latest of his five races for current yard; the latter was a five-runner race at Uttoxeter four weeks ago, since which he's gone up another 4lb but it's this trip (despite 2m4f and 2m5f wins much earlier in career) which provides the most glaring question.

11/2

1st

2

24th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 214y

Class 3

13:57 Uttoxeter

Sunnyvilla

11st 5lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Nicky Richards

Ex-Irish 11yo who made all at Haydock (2m, heavy) on stable debut in December 2024 and lost out only narrowly in this season's edition of that race five weeks ago (soft); has to take recent 4lb rise on the chin but can still make his presence felt here.

9/4

13

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 193y

13:00 Punchestown

Handsworth

11st 4lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: J P Dempsey

Has won twice over fences but has struggled since returning from a 587 day layoff; impossible to make a case for on his banks debut.

50/1

13

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 193y

13:00 Punchestown

Handsworth

11st 4lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: J P Dempsey

Has won twice over fences but has struggled since returning from a 587 day layoff; impossible to make a case for on his banks debut.

50/1

11th

6

25th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:03 Fairyhouse

Handsworth

11st 9lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: J P Dempsey

Dual winner over fences at around 2m4f; well beaten in three starts this season, including when pulling up the last twice; doesn't look suited to this sort of stamina test.

33/1

5th

9

23rd Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 120y

15:28 Limerick

Soloman Lane

10st 9lb

J: Ross Berry

T: Martin Hassett

Came on from his return with a 66-1 third at Fairyhouse in January and posted a career best when beaten just half a length at Gowran last month; may have won that without a mistake at the last and a 3lb rise is fair.

6/1

8

27th Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 50y

19:10 Punchestown

Kallis Quest

10st 8lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

in touch with leaders, hampered 1st, towards rear when badly hampered by faller 9th

12/1

1st

12

4th Mar 2023

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

16:50 Navan

Kallis Quest

10st 0lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Missed three years and generally struggled since returning with the exception of a placed effort at Punchestown in January; has failed to complete twice since; cheekpieces now tried but 5lb wrong for this.

25/1

10

18th Feb 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:37 Gowran Park

Kallis Quest

10st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Terence O’Brien

Off for three years after winning a Thurles maiden hurdle in November 2019; no show in three beginners' chases but much more encouraging third to Soloman Lane in 2m4f Punchestown handicap last month, mistake at the last proving costly; again let down by jumping when faller two out at Fairyhouse when holding every chance; on a competitive mark but jumping a concern.

9/1