June 04 / 14.50 Kilbeggan

14.50

Good

KilbegganRaces.com Novice Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6004.42
  • 3m 0f 95y
  • 7 runners
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KilbegganRaces.com Novice Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.20

Form: /21P-1 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Galway bumper winner last year on his fourth start after two instances of beaten favouritism; was found to be clinically abnormal when pulled-up in a 3m Listowel maiden hurdle last September, made amends and proved his stamina at Wexford last month; needs to jump better but looks like a decent staying prospect.
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5th

11

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 150y

16:42 Listowel

What Path

11st 7lb

J: Mr J Dunne

T: Ian O’Connor

Useful 3m hurdler for Willie Mullins before fruitless spell over fences in Britain; seems to have been revitalised by point-to-points, winning three in the spring; in contention when slipping up in banks race at Punchestown; chased home Solitary Man at Killarney and 3lb better off here.

9/2

2nd

13

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 0y

19:37 Killarney

What Path

11st 7lb

J: Mr R Sugrue

T: Ian O’Connor

Useful hurdler for Willie Mullins; in good form in points prior to slipping up late on at Punchestown when he was keeping on; still up against it with some of these.

14/1

16

2nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 90y

14:30 Punchestown

What Path

11st 7lb

J: Mr R Sugrue

T: Ian O’Connor

Decent novice hurdler for Willie Mullins (suited by a sound surface) but still a maiden chaser; however, comes here on the back of three point-to-point wins for Michael Mangan, having earlier chased home Fountain House over the banks at Lingstown; not one to rule out on return to the track.

8/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 22P1-2 C

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Twice second in 2m maiden hurdles during the winter prior to a very poor run at Down Royal in March; bounced back from that when course winner over 2m in April beating a subsequent winner; second in a Clonmel novice event last time; the trip is a big step into unknown territory; rider's claim a help.
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9

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 180y

17:30 Fairyhouse

Stuzzikini

12st 0lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: Stephanie Ocsko-Moore

Failed to prosper in top staying handicaps after winning the 2024 Troytown for Gordon Elliott; should show the benefit of a point-to-point run at Oldtown in February.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4-1

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability in Flat maidens despite failing to make the first three in six attempts; started brightly over hurdles when fourth behind Stuzzikini in a 2m maiden at this venue in April; form of his Killarney maiden win is due to be put to the test by runner-up Chiefs Kingdom in the 2.20 event.
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3rd

1

(12)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 4f 180y

20:30 Leopardstown

Valleyoftheeagles

10st 1lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Martin Hassett

Hurdle winner is a Flat maiden but has been largely consistent in defeat this term; a cracking run last time in the Apprentice Derby at the Curragh and should go well with a repeat.

9/2

2nd

8

(17)

28th Jun 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:25 Curragh

Valleyoftheeagles

9st 11lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Martin Hassett

held up in rear

12/1

9th

17

(18)

26th May 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

17:25 Curragh

Valleyoftheeagles

8st 7lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Martin Hassett

0-9 on the Flat but has hit the crossbar in two recent starts at this sort of trip at Gowran; up 3lb for latest effort though and this is tougher so he's opposable.

10/1

Form: 6

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 10lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to win in six starts in points, though beaten only a neck on final start; safely held by Knockanard Lady on running at Killarney on racecourse debut.
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17

6th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 157y

15:00 Punchestown

Seventy Eight Team

10st 0lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Paul John Gilligan

A maiden in 18 starts, four over fences, but put in three fair efforts over fences last year, most notably when second to Hit The Frame at Wexford, before being pulled up at this track over hurdles 177 days ago; 5lb out of the handicap off basement mark here but could go well.

16/1

Form: 2/23-1

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed on all four maiden hurdles in 2022, including 8l second behind subsequent dual Grade 1 winner The Nice Guy at Naas; beaten odds-on favourite on only two starts last season; got his career back on track when making all for a comfortable maiden win over 2m4f at Killarney last month; likely to build on that now, good chance trip will suit.
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7th

2

9th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 0y

16:45 Killarney

The Short Go

11st 6lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won a maiden hurdle here in 2023 and is 1-10 over fences; hasn't had much racing in the last two years but ran two fine races in valuable Cheltenham handicaps last winter; not as good after wind surgery in the Ultima handicap last time; player if at best.

4/1

11th

17

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

15:20 Cheltenham

The Short Go

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Didn't jump well when 16l fifth to Myretown in this race last March (good to soft); solid course record otherwise and he twice made the frame here (3m1f/3m2f, good/good to soft) towards the end of last year; has had a wind operation since and he's an each-way candidate if jumping better than 12 months ago.

20/1

11

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 2

14:20 Cheltenham

The Short Go

10st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Perhaps unfortunate not to win this 12 months ago and returned in March with a highly commendable fifth in the Ultima given that his jumping was a major hindrance (had fallen the time before); simply never gave his running at Punchestown on final start; if he can find any fluency over his fences he'd be a danger to all; stable has won the last two editions of this.

5/1

Form: /4512-

Last run: 65 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner in 2021 and generally reliable over hurdles; maiden winner over 2m4f on yielding ground at Leopardstown in March; soundly beaten when stepped up to 3m at Wexford; probably vulnerable in this company.
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6th

4

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 21y

Class 3

15:15 Cheltenham

Jumping Jet

12st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

No threat to front pair when third in recent Ulster National (a race she won last year) at Downpatrick (3m4f, good) but that was still a pretty good effort and she remains on a workable mark; considered each-way.

7/1

Form: 4333-2 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Beaten favourite in four of her five maiden hurdle attempts, including 6l second at Killarney last time; has been placed in small-field Grade 3 races and gets a fair bit of weight from the winners with Ben Harvey's valuable claim in play; no easy task all the same.
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6

4th Jun 2023

Good

3m 0f 95y

14:50 Kilbeggan

Knockanard Lady

10st 10lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: P M J Doyle

Beaten favourite in four of her five maiden hurdle attempts, including 6l second at Killarney last time; has been placed in small-field Grade 3 races and gets a fair bit of weight from the winners with Ben Harvey's valuable claim in play; no easy task all the same.

5/1

2nd

1

15th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 50y

16:55 Killarney

Knockanard Lady

11st 7lb

J: Jack Doyle

T: P M J Doyle

Turned over at odds on but wasn't far off her best when third of 13 in a maiden hurdle at Cork last month; worth another go at this trip, particularly if the ground dries out but she has to give weight away.

5/1

3rd

9

9th Apr 2023

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

13:45 Cork

Knockanard Lady

11st 7lb

J: Jack Doyle

T: P M J Doyle

Bumper winner was runner-up over a bit further here on hurding bow and consistent since, including when good third against geldings in Thurles Grade 3; beaten a long way in another Grade 3 latest but good opportunity here in an ordinary race.

Evs

Non-runners

The Short Go, Jumping Jet

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Payout
Exacta €6.50
Straight Forecast €7.25
Trifecta €17.70

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Knockanard Lady

POSTDATA:

What Path

The Irish Sun:

Valleyoftheeagles

SPOTLIGHT:

The Short Go

TOPSPEED:

Knockanard Lady