June 11 / 14.15 Punchestown

14.15

Good

Ladbrokes Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £6787.61
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Ladbrokes Beginners Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

11/10 (Won)

  • Win: £1.30
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1142P- C

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
The best of these over hurdles with five wins; fine second in the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham before running well below his best in the Grade 1 novice hurdle at the festival here; very interesting recruit to chasing and the one to beat if his jumping holds up.
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3

24th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 180y

16:23 Listowel

Salvador Ziggy

11st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Eight-time winner who compiled winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in this race in 2023; absent since stable debut in a hurdle race last December.

16/1

17th

1

28th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 80y

15:05 Leopardstown

Salvador Ziggy

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Eight-time winner (including four over hurdles) who compiled good winning sequences for Gordon Elliott in 2022 and 2023; second to Good Time Jonny in 2023 Pertemps Final; also finished second in 2023 in Kerry National; took runner-up spot again in Mayo National; now with Barry Connell.

12/1

6/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 1340-3

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Galway maiden hurdle winner and third in a Grade 3 novice hurdle; respectable third in a Tipperary beginners last month despite a poor round of jumping; looks sure to improve plenty for that and looks the one to beat.
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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: 823-35 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only win came over hurdles at this trip; plenty of experience over fences and two reasonable efforts on his return last month; needs a bit more here but sure to run his race.
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2nd

8

9th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 0y

16:45 Killarney

Caesar Rock

10st 5lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: M F Morris

A record of 1-29 over fences but has been placed lots of times including at Limerick and Wexford the last twice; needs to do more but shouldn't be far away off an unchanged mark.

12/1

2nd

15

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:38 Wexford

Caesar Rock

10st 0lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: M F Morris

Veteran with modest strike rate including 2m6f Tramore chase last summer on good; comes here in decent form though, most recently second to Krabat in 2m4f Limerick handicap last month after a break, having every chance; better ground here could see him turn the tables on that rival (1lb wrong).

13/2

2nd

7

22nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 120y

15:27 Limerick

Caesar Rock

11st 0lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: M F Morris

Veteran with modest strike rate including 2m6f Tramore chase last summer on good; two good runs in December though, latter occasion when fourth in 3m1f Leopardstown handicap chase off this mark; more needed.

8/1

12/1

Form: 46357-

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winner in Britain for Dan Skelton and several good placed efforts in handicaps for John McConnell; chasing debut here and needs to find improvement but worth watching.
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2

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 100y

16:55 Wexford

Riggs

11st 12lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: P Cluskey

Won this last year off 7lb lower and some decent efforts in defeat afterwards; however, he might need this first run since August.

10/1

19th

5

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

18:35 Punchestown

Riggs

12st 6lb

J: Martin McCullagh

T: P Cluskey

Veteran rated 109 over fences, out of form when last seen in August, would be a surprise winner.

25/1

8th

2

29th Aug 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:23 Down Royal

Riggs

12st 0lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: P Cluskey

Runs from a 10lb lower hurdles mark; back-to-back chase winner in May but is 1-25 over hurdles; sole win in this sphere came five years ago at Uttoxeter off 115; others preferred.

17/2

Form: 4/

Last run: 531 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
One win from 11 point-to-points; makes little appeal in this company.
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9th

7

6th Nov 2023

Good

3m 1f 119y

Class 5

12:50 Hereford

Dukehill

11st 3lb

J: Mr Sean Clarke

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Winning pointer; best run over fences when close third at Perth two runs back (3m, good); this is a belated first run over hurdles but clearly on a fair mark and his new trainer is doing well; interesting.

10/1

6th

7

26th Aug 2023

Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

15:25 Cartmel

Dukehill

11st 0lb

J: Daryl Jacob

T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin

raced in third

6/1

Form: 00-7

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Signs were a tad more promising in a 2m5f maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe in first-time cheekpieces; unproven over the trip and up against it on his chase debut.
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11th

5

10th Jul 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 191y

19:43 Roscommon

Asatisfiedmind

11st 7lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Denis W Cullen

midfield, slow jump 1st

25/1

1

11th Jun 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:15 Punchestown

Asatisfiedmind

11st 12lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: Denis W Cullen

held up in last, niggled along briefly after 2nd, pushed along briefly after 6th, bad mistake and fell 7th

100/1

16

30th May 2023

Good

2m 6f 13y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Asatisfiedmind

11st 7lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Denis W Cullen

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €2.10
Straight Forecast €2.84
Trifecta €4.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Salvador Ziggy

POSTDATA:

Hubrisko

TOPSPEED:

Caesar Rock

The Irish Sun:

Salvador Ziggy