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Storm The Stars @ Coolagown Stud Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £6004.42
  • 2m 7f 175y
  • 8 runners
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Storm The Stars @ Coolagown Stud Beginners Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 21100- D

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Quickly rose from 99 to 138 over hurdles on last three 2022 starts after joining this stable; second at Punchestown before making amends with wide-margin wins at Navan and Leopardstown, taking the Pertemps qualifier by 16l on the second occasion; failed to run to expectations in the Cheltenham final, but will be hard to beat on chase debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

2

25th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 80y

18:35 Ballinrobe

Maxxum

11st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Smart stayer over hurdles (dual Grade 2 winner); not done much chasing but returned to this discipline to win small-field contest at Clonmel and his Grade 3-fourth at Killarney was perfectly respectable; jumping will be tested here in first handicap; trainer going for four in a row in this.

11/2

4th

4

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 100y

18:37 Killarney

Maxxum

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Best known for his hurdling exploits but made it 2-4 over fences in winning a conditions chase at Clonmel last month (2m4f, soft); this is harder but he's clearly in good heart and likely to run well.

5/1

7/2

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 53/F2/

Last run: 734 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Ran in Grade 1 races as a novice hurdler; placed in beginners' chases won by Faugheen and behind Allaho in 2019/ season; fell when six out when favourite for the Munster National at Limerick in October 2020; not seen since 2021 Punchestown festival when beaten 14l by Asterion Forlonge (gave 16lb) in a big 2m5f novice handicap.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 6f 151y

Class 5

16:19 Leicester

Walk Away

12st 0lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: R Pallas

Lightly raced 12yo; point winner who has plenty of useful form under rules but he's failed to complete in three of his last five starts and is now 0-10 over regulation fences; passed over.

25/1

Form: 21340-

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Raised in class after Galway maiden hurdle win last autumn; third of seven in a 2m Grade 3 event at this venue in October; faded tamely when a moderate fourth behind Hermes Allen at Cheltenham the following month; officially rated 6lb below Maxxum over hurdles.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

1st Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:35 Fakenham

Hubrisko

11st 11lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Formerly with Willie Mullins; five starts for this yard following a long absence, easily the best when beaten 5l over nearly 3m at Musselburgh in February (good to soft); becoming hard to predict, though, and has been tailed off since (latterly tried in cheekpieces; now goes in blinkers).

11/2

5th

2

1st Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 3

16:35 Fakenham

Hubrisko

11st 11lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Formerly with Willie Mullins; five starts for this yard following a long absence, easily the best when beaten 5l over nearly 3m at Musselburgh in February (good to soft); becoming hard to predict, though, and has been tailed off since (latterly tried in cheekpieces; now goes in blinkers).

11/2

5th

2

20th Apr 2025

Good

3m 1f 152y

Class 3

15:30 Plumpton

Hubrisko

11st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

led, headed 3 out

8/1

Form: P9244-

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Two wins and four seconds to his name in points; has picked up useful chasing experience but an official rating of 104 implies he would be better suited by running in handicaps.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

23

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 104y

15:45 Punchestown

Clonmeen

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: William P Murphy

Not a great strike rate but on song on latest when readily landing 3m1f Fairyhouse handicap last month in first-time blinkers; raised 12lb for that but still 12lb out of handicap here so plenty on his plate.

33/1

1st

18

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 120y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Clonmeen

10st 0lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: William P Murphy

Promise here on seasonal reappearance; failed to build on that on next four starts but signs of a revival when staying on for a 9.5l fourth back here (3m, heavy) on latest; blinkers could eke out more but he's 7lb wrong and looks up against it.

33/1

Form: 76/P8-

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has struggled off marks in the 90s over hurdles, unlikely to feature on chasing debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

6

24th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

18:35 Downpatrick

Imminent Arrival

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: James Andrew Fahey

Maiden in all spheres was pulled up on sole chase start last year and others much preferred.

40/1

8th

6

24th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

18:35 Downpatrick

Imminent Arrival

11st 12lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: James Andrew Fahey

Maiden in all spheres was pulled up on sole chase start last year and others much preferred.

40/1

Form: 22159-

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winner of handicap hurdles at Sligo and Downpatrick last summer on decent ground; also twice runner-up during that spell of good form; always at the back on recent chase debut at Kilbeggan
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

7

12th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 121y

16:35 Sligo

Sphagnum

11st 2lb

J: Mr J P Sampson

T: J P Broderick

Lost his form badly after winning the Cork National in 2024, but bounced back over 3m2f here (good) last time in first-time blinkers when runner-up after idling when leading (1.75l ahead of Je Suis); form of that race is questionable, but he has a notably low hurdles mark if he can repeat that effort.

7/1

2nd

8

9th Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

19:30 Sligo

Sphagnum

11st 11lb

J: Mr J P Sampson

T: J P Broderick

Lost his form badly after winning the Cork National in 2024 and is hard to fancy on recent poor hurdle runs; blinkers replace cheekpieces.

33/1

11th

2

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

15:35 Down Royal

Sphagnum

12st 0lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: J P Broderick

Much better chaser, winning 3m4f Cork National last season (good); holds a whopping 30lb lower hurdles mark but unable to capitalise on it in three runs over timber this season; must be kept in mind considering his mark.

20/1

Form: 4/F6P-

Last run: 127 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Twice second in points; ran a couple of good races over hurdles at Limerick last spring, including when third behind the subsequent Kim Muir winner Angels Dawn; ended the year ion a low note at the same venue, and now back from a break for chasing debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

16th

15

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

17:50 Limerick

Winter Carnival

10st 2lb

J: Alan King

T: John Neilan

Third at this venue in January 2025 seems to have been a flash in the pan; down the field here last December and absent since; now a 22-race maiden.

20/1

17

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

16:45 Galway

Winter Carnival

10st 4lb

J: Alan King

T: John Neilan

Long standing maiden but he is capable of running well off this mark if in the mood; however, he's been off since a below par run in April and might just need this run after a 197 day break.

25/1

10th

15

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

18:47 Ballinrobe

Winter Carnival

10st 6lb

J: Alan King

T: John Neilan

Has shown enough to win a race but still a maiden; went closest to scoring when 3rd at Limerick last time; handles better ground so a chance with a repeat.

10/1

Form: 006P5-

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unplaced off 83 in a recent handicap hurdle at Tramore; point winner just over a year ago, but makes no appeal in this company.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

19

6th Jul 2023

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Tipperary

Katie Dalie

11st 0lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Paul O’Flynn

17

3rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 120y

19:30 Tramore

Katie Dalie

11st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Paul O’Flynn

8

4th May 2023

Good

2m 7f 175y

18:55 Tipperary

Katie Dalie

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Paul O’Flynn

Unplaced off 83 in a recent handicap hurdle at Tramore; point winner just over a year ago, but makes no appeal in this company.

200/1

Non-runners

Katie Dalie

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €6.20
Straight Forecast €5.99
Trifecta €10.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Maxxum

POSTDATA:

Clonmeen

The Irish Sun:

Walk Away