February 25 / 16.30 Fairyhouse

16.30

Yielding

Quinlan Financial Supporting CCR Raceday Rated Novice Chase

  • Prize money: £8353.98
  • 3m 1f 110y
  • 9 runners
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Quinlan Financial Supporting CCR Raceday Rated Novice Chase

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.20
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 343324

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Hurdle winner has run consistently well in defeat in his six chase starts; best effort when just denied over 3m at Down Royal two starts ago; another solid run last time at Navan and should be involved today.
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3rd

2

26th Aug 2023

Good

2m 4f 180y

17:25 Killarney

Ballykeel

10st 2lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent, outpaced and lost position 4 out, left in remote fourth 2 out, ran on and went third towards finish

5/1

3rd

2

24th Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 3

16:07 Perth

Ballykeel

11st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

pressed leader, ridden when lost second after 4 out, weakened gradually from 3 out

11/4

40/1

  • Place: £11.70

Form: 4-P9

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Dual point' winner is rated 93 after three hunter chase starts and is out of his depth.
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1st

11

11th Nov 2023

Soft

3m 0f 0y

15:28 Down Royal

Clonmeen

10st 11lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: William P Murphy

towards rear of midfield

8/1

2nd

7

7th Oct 2023

Soft

3m 0f 107y

15:05 Fairyhouse

Clonmeen

11st 0lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: William P Murphy

Dual winning pointer was runner-up to a useful type in a rated novice (3m1f) here in January and fourth in Limerick Grade 3 in March; flattered by both of those formlines but should be sharper for mid-field return at Listowel and not without some chance.

16/1

8th

5

22nd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Listowel

Clonmeen

11st 9lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: William P Murphy

Maiden under rules but a dual point winner and he was beaten under 10l in a 3m Grade 3 chase at Limerick last season; well handicapped on that form but the chances are it grossly flatters him; last seen pulling up in a beginners' chase (burst blood vessel).

20/1

Form: 007-40 D

Last run: 238 days

W: 11st 0lb

11 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner is rated 95 in that sphere; best of three chase runs came in 2021 over this trip at Kilbeggan; has a fair bit to find.
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11th

10

8th Sep 2023

Good

3m 0f 100y

17:47 Kilbeggan

Ballycastle Girl

11st 3lb

J: Cian Walsh

T: Jennifer Monaghan

in rear

25/1

10th

9

23rd Aug 2023

Good

3m 1f 98y

19:40 Sligo

Ballycastle Girl

10st 11lb

J: Cian Walsh

T: Jennifer Monaghan

Handicap wins at Kilbeggan and Bellewstown came back in 2020; interrupted campaign in recent years, hard to fancy on last month's comeback run at former venue.

25/1

10th

12

14th Jul 2023

Good

3m 0f 100y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Ballycastle Girl

11st 4lb

J: Caragh Monaghan

T: Jennifer Monaghan

Is 2-14 over hurdles but hasn't shown a great deal over fences on her last two runs, pulled up at Wexford on heavy ground in March; return to hurdles will help but needs to find significant improvement to figure.

40/1

Form: 4-U221

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Rated just 105 over hurdles but has shown superior form in four starts in this discipline; comfortably won a Punchestown beginners' (2m6f) on testing ground latest and should stay this trip; handled this ground over timber.
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0

11

5th Nov 2023

Soft

3m 4f 0y

15:15 Cork

Salmanino

10st 1lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Liz Doyle

prominent, disputed lead 3rd, soon led clearly, headed and prominent 14th, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before 3 out

12/1

4th

3

25th Feb 2023

Yielding

3m 1f 110y

16:30 Fairyhouse

Salmanino

11st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Miss Elizabeth Doyle

Rated just 105 over hurdles but has shown superior form in four starts in this discipline; comfortably won a Punchestown beginners' (2m6f) on testing ground latest and should stay this trip; handled this ground over timber.

2/1

1st

5

15th Jan 2023

Heavy

2m 6f 150y

14:40 Punchestown

Salmanino

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Miss Elizabeth Doyle

made all, faced challenge but going okay 3 out, went clear after 2 out, not fluent last, pushed out, comfortably

9/4

Form: -72477

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Is now 0-15 over fences after two poor runs lately but would have a squeak if returning to the form of some of his better chasing runs.
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5th

6

12th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

11:40 Naas

Carrolls Cottage

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

ran in snatches, prominent, lost third approaching last, weakened run-in

6/1

3rd

4

26th Oct 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 63y

17:25 Clonmel

Carrolls Cottage

11st 11lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

No win for more than two years and disappointing profile in recent times; handles the ground and has a chance if coming back to the sort of form he showed when second to Womalko over 2m2f in December.

10/1

1

6th Apr 2023

Heavy

2m 6f 169y

16:35 Clonmel

Carrolls Cottage

12st 0lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Won twice over hurdles at Limerick but has yet to score in 17 chase starts; has been poor the last twice and has to put those runs well behind him.

14/1

Form: 16-8FP C

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point' winner won twice over hurdles at this course (2m4f); hasn't jumped that well in his three chase starts but would have a squeak if putting that to rights today.
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7th

1

11th Sep 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 111y

18:45 Galway

Carrig Sam

11st 13lb

J: Mr J Dunne

T: Gavin Cromwell

in touch with leaders, mistake and bumped 3rd, soon dropped to rear, brief headway after 3 out, no extra before 2 out

7/1

15

28th Apr 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 0y

16:15 Punchestown

Carrig Sam

10st 3lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: A L T Moore

Dual winner over hurdles; reassuring that he managed to complete the course last time after three consecutive failures in that respect; 2lb out of the handicap; others have stronger claims.

16/1

3rd

1

17th Mar 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 140y

16:30 Down Royal

Carrig Sam

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: A L T Moore

led, not fluent 1st, headed before 2nd, soon lost position, headway before 8th, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no extra approaching last

3/1

Form: 6411F5

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner up to 2m6f weakened on comeback over 2m1f here last month; should have improved for that run and get involved if staying this trip.
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0

4

23rd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Brideswell Lad

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Seamus Neville

Exploited his way lower hurdle mark at Wexford three weeks ago (2m4f, yielding); has got himself high in the weights over fences and, 6lb above his last winning mark, he may struggle to contain some of these.

14/1

1st

4

1st Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 100y

17:20 Wexford

Brideswell Lad

11st 13lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Seamus Neville

raced in second, ridden and joined leader before 2 out, led run-in, kept on

10/1

Form: 5U-654

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Rated 130 over hurdles but hasn't matched that form in seven chase starts; will have to show improvement raised to this trip.
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5

25th Feb 2023

Yielding

3m 1f 110y

16:30 Fairyhouse

Alko Rouge

11st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

in touch with leaders, close up 5th, went second 6th, not fluent 10th, briefly led 4 out, ridden when headed and weakened quickly after 3 out, tired jump when steadied 2 out, got well behind when fell heavily last

10/1

4th

2

24th Jan 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 50y

14:25 Down Royal

Alko Rouge

11st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

soon disputed lead, led narrowly after 1st, headed and raced in second after 4th, lost second but close up before 6th

11/2

5th

8

20th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 0f 160y

15:25 Cork

Alko Rouge

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

Maiden hurdle winner but yet to inspire over fences; well beaten from the front on his return at Galway; tongue-tied here but much more needed.

16/1

Form: 2-409U

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner is rated 115 in that sphere but was well beaten in last two starts in that discipline; tailed-off when unseating on chasing debut; others preferred.
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7th

4

11th May 2023

Soft

2m 3f 25y

19:48 Clonmel

Wild Hunt

11st 13lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Progressive in early 2002, including 3m win here (heavy); generally well held this past season however and cheekpieces now tried; handicapper given him every chance.

25/1

8th

3

9th Apr 2023

Yielding

3m 0f 80y

16:40 Cork

Wild Hunt

11st 11lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

towards rear of midfield

50/1

10

23rd Mar 2023

Soft

3m 0f 0y

15:50 Cork

Wild Hunt

10st 13lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Was in excellent form a year ago, winning twice before second in this race; well below his best on last three hurdle starts and isn't easy to fancy.

25/1

Non-runners

Brideswell Lad, Wild Hunt

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €140.70
Straight Forecast €101.00
Trifecta €1158.70

Selections

RP Ratings (IRE):

Ballykeel

SPOTLIGHT:

Salmanino

TOPSPEED:

Brideswell Lad

POSTDATA:

Ballykeel

The Irish Sun:

Ballykeel