18.35
YieldingIrish Daily Star Champion Hunters Chase
- Prize money: £15663.72
- 3m 0f 0y
- 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
5/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.20
- Place: £1.60
Form: -1P22F D
Last run: 15 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 160y |
12st 0lb |
Won this for the third time last year; contrasting profile in the Cheltenham equivalent now having finished second in four consecutive years; easily the best of the Irish this year, with Panda Boy fifth and Wonderwall (his conqueror last year) seventh; never got competitive in the Aintree Foxhunter, a rare blot on his record; has his quirks, but as tough as they come. |
5/2 |
|
9th 14 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Won this in 2024 (heavy); beaten a neck by Barton Snow at last month's Cheltenham Festival (3m2f, good to soft), finishing a close second in that hunter chase for the fourth season in a row; at this trip he may prefer more testing ground than is likely today, but he's still entitled to respect. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 7 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Part of the furniture in this race after going agonisingly close in the last three runnings, especially 12 months ago when he stayed on strongly to push Wonderwall to a neck, after which he secured a repeat win at Punchestown; although it's hardly encouraging that he was turned over at 1-5 in his latest point, the winner is useful on his day and this 9yo didn't exactly arrive here 12 months ago with the wind in his sails; all roads have led to this and he has clear claims. |
11/2 |
9/4
- Place: £1.10
Form: 12-117 D BF
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
3rd Jun 2024 Good 3m 0f 0y |
12st 3lb |
in touch with leaders, briefly went third 5 out, went third before 2 out, no impression when bad mistake and unseated last |
5/1 |
|
4th 8 |
24th May 2024 Good 3m 4f 165y |
12st 0lb |
High-class hunter when at his best but that hasn't been for some time; second in Punchestown Champion Hunter Chase in 2022 (to Billaway) and 2023 and also found Billaway too good in this race last year; finished upsides his old rival when well held at this year's Punchestown festival; better for that after four months off but hard to be bullish. |
4/1 |
|
4th 8 |
24th May 2024 Good 3m 4f 165y |
12st 0lb |
High-class hunter when at his best but that hasn't been for some time; second in Punchestown Champion Hunter Chase in 2022 (to Billaway) and 2023 and also found Billaway too good in this race last year; finished upsides his old rival when well held at this year's Punchestown festival; better for that after four months off but hard to be bullish. |
4/1 |
8/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 6/0/23
Last run: 15 days
W: 12st 0lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 11 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 4m 1f 11y |
11st 7lb |
Useful hunter chase form at the age of 11 in 2023, third in the Aintree Foxhunter and in the championship event at this meeting; has been struggling this season after a long absence. |
50/1 |
|
4 |
7th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Veteran has won four times on the track and four times in points; second in this race in 2023 as a prelude to career-best when third (and best of the Irish) in the 27-runner Aintree Foxhunter; did not run in 2024 and lightly raced last year; third of four finishers in a recent Tinahely race; up against it here. |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: 301-63
Last run: 18 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
28th Apr 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Cork winner last April, third to Dinny Lacey when bidding for a repeat early this month; huge task now after a recent point-to-point defeat. |
50/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
10th Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
12st 0lb |
towards rear, headway 4 out, soon pushed along, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, hampered by faller 2 out, kept on and went third run-in |
14/1 |
|
6th 4 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Dual 'point' winner struggled when the chips were down at Borris House behind Brain Power; entitled to strip a good deal fitter now but looks up against it with quite a bit of ground to make up on the latter (21l). |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: /205-4
Last run: 18 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
15th May 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Formerly trained by Henry de Bromhead; won two open points' last year; was badly hampered when fourth in a Cork hunter chase but was beaten when also hampered at Punchestown last time. |
8/1 |
|
5th 11 |
28th Apr 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Former Henry De Bromhead-trained gelding; five wins on the track, 2-6 in points; not the force he was, but would have finished closer but for interference when fourth to Dinny Lacey at Cork. |
33/1 |
|
4th 8 |
10th Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
12st 0lb |
towards rear, in touch with leaders 5th, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and went fourth after 3 out, badly hampered and left in third 2 out, kept on but lost third run-in |
12/1 |
9/1
Form: 9-04F1
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
A three-time hunter chase winner for Willie Mullins but it was a forgettable first run back with that yard when tailed off at Gowran a month ago; cheekpieces are now added and returning here might float his boat as he was third in both the 2022 Topham and this race 12 months ago. |
20/1 |
|
9th 2 |
3rd Apr 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
A three-time hunter chase winner for Willie Mullins but it was a forgettable first run back with that yard when tailed off at Gowran a month ago; cheekpieces are now added and returning here might float his boat as he was third in both the 2022 Topham and this race 12 months ago. |
20/1 |
|
7th 1 |
8th Mar 2025 Soft 3m 1f 0y |
12st 0lb |
held up in rear |
8/1 |
7/2
Form: 1-21F2 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 12st 0lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
24th May 2024 Good 3m 4f 165y |
12st 0lb |
One of the best hunter chasers in recent seasons; won at Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals in 2022 and landed this race a year ago when outstaying Vaucelet; ran top hunter Its On The Line close at Naas in February but well behind that rival when fifth at Cheltenham and flat effort at Punchestown last time; probably on the decline at this stage but still a huge player here. |
7/4 |
|
3 |
24th May 2024 Good 3m 4f 165y |
12st 0lb |
One of the best hunter chasers in recent seasons; won at Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals in 2022 and landed this race a year ago when outstaying Vaucelet; ran top hunter Its On The Line close at Naas in February but well behind that rival when fifth at Cheltenham and flat effort at Punchestown last time; probably on the decline at this stage but still a huge player here. |
7/4 |
|
6th 1 |
3rd May 2024 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 160y |
12st 0lb |
Won this event two years ago, beating Vaucelet; unseated at fourth last season, when the race was won by Its On The Line; made a bright start to the season when narrowly beaten by Its On The Line at Naas (a race he had won in four consecutive years); almost 12l behind Its On The Line at Cheltenham; seems to be past his peak now but remains very capable. |
7/1 |
11/2
Form: U/U0-5 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 12st 0lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
28th Apr 2023 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
prominent, disputed lead after 2nd, headed but prominent going easily when fell 3 out |
11/2 |
|
5th 6 |
17th Mar 2023 Soft 3m 2f 70y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
A high-class staying chaser back in the day and has tackled the Gold Cup and Ryanair on his last two visits to Cheltenham; boasts form that some of these can merely dream about and he's looked good in recent points; interesting. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 4U-7F1 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
20/1
Form: 67/457
Last run: 198 days
W: 12st 0lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
27th Oct 2023 Soft 3m 1f 90y |
11st 13lb |
soon in touch with leaders, prominent after 9th, lost position when raced wide after 4 out, headway when ridden after 2 out, went second and ran on after last, led towards finish |
3/1 |
|
6th 4 |
15th Sep 2023 Yielding 2m 5f 181y |
11st 10lb |
Won three chases in UK, the last of which was over 5 years ago; won a point' in April but pulled-up in a Punchestown hunters chase; has never won over hurdles. |
28/1 |
20/1
Form: 03-330 C
Last run: 251 days
W: 12st 0lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 14 |
4th Aug 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
10st 12lb |
Best days are presumably behind him at the age of 12 but he won a point-to-point in April and was competitive in a recent Wexford handicap; stayed on for second in a 2m4f contest with less depth than this event. |
20/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
7th Jul 2023 Good 2m 3f 170y |
10st 10lb |
midfield, headway from 3 out, pushed along and went third 2 out, went second last, ridden and ran on well final 110yds, just held |
12/1 |
|
4th 7 |
12th Jun 2023 Good 3m 0f 52y |
10st 13lb |
It's been two years since his last success under rules but he looked on good terms with himself when winning his latest point and was only beaten 2l in this 12 months ago off 5lb higher; not ruled out. |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: 06200 BF
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 9 |
20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Won over 3m at Limerick in November 2024; ran only once last year; shaped with promise when fourth at Punchestown after a long break; failed to build on that at Cork last month; cheekpieces now added to tongue-tie. |
14/1 |
|
7 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 45y |
11st 4lb |
Won over 3m at Limerick in November 2024; ran only once last year; shaped with promise when fourth at Punchestown after a long break; third-placed Catchabird gave the form a timely boost at Wexford on Tuesday; good chance. |
100/30 |
|
4th 9 |
4th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Got off the mark at Limerick over 3m in November 2024 but was soundly beaten over hurdles and fences since; best watched after a year away. |
22/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €25.20 |
| Straight Forecast | €19.44 |
| Tricast | €132.80 |
| Trifecta | €364.10 |
Selections
The Irish Sun:
Its On The Line