August 20 / 16.50 Tramore

16.50

Yielding

Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

  • Prize money: £5482.3
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 9 runners
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Frank Gillane Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 83-506

Last run: 6 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Not a bad run in today's headgear combination (first time) when sixth at Ballinrobe; personal best still needed but won't need to squeeze out a whole lot extra to be troublesome.
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2

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 157y

16:43 Limerick

Prince Of Air

12st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: David O’Sullivan

Hurdles and three-time chase winner; best form at Tramore; was demoted from first in Killarney chase last summer; never sighted in first three starts for this yard; blinkers go on now.

16/1

11th

11

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

17:42 Tramore

Prince Of Air

11st 2lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: David O’Sullivan

One hurdle and two chase wins at this venue; was demoted from first in a Killarney chase last autumn; has a chance if back to form after two poor chase efforts for this new yard.

9/2

6th

9

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 45y

14:25 Cork

Prince Of Air

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: David O’Sullivan

Likes a sharp 2m and good ground; first past the post against useful rival at Killarney in October and better for recent comeback; 2lb wrong and ground may not be dry enough.

20/1

14/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: -P5P48

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Shaped well at Wexford but not so at Downpatrick and appears to be the stables second-string; needs that little bit extra.
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6

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

14:48 Kelso

Mullins Cross

10st 11lb

J: Ben Smith

T: R Mike Smith

2-42 when trained in Ireland; respectable fourth under Ben Smith at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) in February was easily the best of her four races for new yard; 7lb lower today but she probably can't be relied upon.

10/1

6

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 25y

Class 5

14:48 Kelso

Mullins Cross

10st 11lb

J: Ben Smith

T: R Mike Smith

2-42 when trained in Ireland; respectable fourth under Ben Smith at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) in February was easily the best of her four races for new yard; 7lb lower today but she probably can't be relied upon.

10/1

7th

9

23rd Mar 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Carlisle

Mullins Cross

10st 8lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: R Mike Smith

held up in last

14/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: P-0365 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Knocking on the door on his recent starts and appears to be approaching a mark off which he can have a major say; unlikely to be a pushover here.
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14

4th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 50y

15:05 Gowran Park

Leroy Leroy

10st 6lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Dual winner on Flat and over timber but nothing since 2021; handicapper giving him a chance and he has been running okay in recent starts; still involved at Listowel last time before making a mistake at the second last and weakening (2m2f, yielding); best form on better ground and over shorter.

15/2

5th

15

24th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 2f 0y

15:15 Listowel

Leroy Leroy

10st 8lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Dual-purpose sort without a win of any description since March 2021; handicapper giving him a chance but all four of his wins have come on good ground.

28/1

Form: 0-700

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Pretty much a 'no show' on any of his starts so far over hurdles; a weak betting proposition.
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9th

10

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:40 Cork

No Show

11st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: James Joseph Mangan

raced in last

12/1

12th

10

1st Jun 2024

Soft

2m 0f 50y

18:55 Tramore

No Show

11st 8lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

midfield

16/1

Form: 9890-

Last run: 290 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Put firmly in his place on handicap debut at Thurles; needs to have come on in leaps and bounds; difficult to reccomend.
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13th

1

(14)

18th Oct 2023

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

15:55 Navan

Davids Lad

10st 1lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

Three undistinguished Flat runs in 2021; modest form in six starts over hurdles; no appeal.

100/1

Form: 058

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Handicap debutant sent to post a big price all three starts so far over hurdles; difficult to see him troubling the big guns here.
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14th

14

16th Sep 2023

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 120y

15:20 Navan

I Am The Sea

11st 0lb

J: Richard Condon

T: P M Cloke

0-8 on the level for William Haggas and shown very little over timber so far including handicap debut latest.

50/1

6th

6

20th Aug 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:50 Tramore

I Am The Sea

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: P M Cloke

midfield

33/1

Form: 9430-7 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Respectable seventh at Kilbeggan on return from a 263-day absence; connections will be hoping Globetrottersivola has franked the form in the first division; should go well in any case now sharper from the run; noteworthy.
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6th

12

25th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:23 Fairyhouse

Barbaha Queen

10st 0lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: John Patrick Ryan

Off the mark over fences on her penultimate start and creditable sixth back in this sphere when last seen; suspicion she'll need this though and probably needs a bit further; off 202 days.

20/1

6th

12

25th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:23 Fairyhouse

Barbaha Queen

10st 0lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: John Patrick Ryan

Off the mark over fences on her penultimate start and creditable sixth back in this sphere when last seen; suspicion she'll need this though and probably needs a bit further; off 202 days.

20/1

Form: 75/0/0

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Poor all five starts so far over hurdles; difficult to see him staking a major claim.
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8th

15

20th Aug 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:50 Tramore

Self Assessed

10st 13lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

led

33/1

13th

11

13th Aug 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 65y

15:10 Downpatrick

Self Assessed

11st 2lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Absent for well over a year and having his first outing for this stable; up against it on first hurdles start in over two years.

20/1

Form: 00/0P-

Last run: 255 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Tuned up on the flat here on Thursday but found life pretty difficult; hurdle form largely unispiring (5 runs); has a mountain to climb.
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0

8

20th Aug 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:50 Tramore

Magnetic Pulse

11st 3lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: P A Fahy

in rear

50/1

13th

4

17th Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

20:19 Tramore

Magnetic Pulse

11st 0lb

J: Ms C A Walsh

T: P A Fahy

Modest; no realistic hope in this; rider 0-12; blinkers.

50/1

13th

5

(10)

18th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 4f 0y

13:35 Dundalk (AW)

Magnetic Pulse

9st 12lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: P A Fahy

Showed some promise in bumpers but has struggled over hurdles; others make more appeal.

33/1

Non-runners

Gwan Tadhg, Portarlington, The Cooleen, O'Faolains Glory, Be My Hero, Howsthewoman

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Payout
Exacta €18.70
Straight Forecast €18.13
Tricast €41.19
Trifecta €55.60

Selections

POSTDATA:

Prince Of Air

SPOTLIGHT:

Be My Hero

The Irish Sun:

Prince Of Air

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Be My Hero