August 25 / 19.38 Killarney

19.38

Good

Bunkers Bar & Restaurant Killorglin Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £8615.04
  • 2m 1f 0y
  • 8 runners
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Bunkers Bar & Restaurant Killorglin Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £8.70
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 136U15 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Three-time Tipperary chase winner, including over 2m1f there on penultimate start, beating Jack Holiday by 8l; finished behind The Dasher Conway and Too Bright at Kilbeggan latest.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

5

22nd Sep 2024

Good

2m 1f 150y

16:30 Listowel

Good As Hell

11st 4lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Philip Fenton

Six-time winner over fences and particularly effective around Tipperary; this track would be quite similar and she has to be respected with ground in her favour.

7/1

1st

1

6th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 40y

18:50 Kilbeggan

Good As Hell

11st 12lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Loves Tipperary and back to form there when landing 2m1f handicap chase in July; excuses both starts since, saddle slipped at Wexford and unseated early on at Killarney; top-weight retains respect.

7/1

1

22nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

19:36 Killarney

Good As Hell

11st 12lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

towards rear, stumbled and unseated on turn after 3rd

13/2

20/1

  • Place: £3.70

Form: -87299 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
In rear at Wexford last time and previously ran moderately over hurdles; hard to win with (3-45) but often placed; others preferred.
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5

26th Oct 2024

Good

2m 1f 14y

Class 3

16:30 Kelso

Jack Holiday

10st 13lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: D M Christie

Made it 2-5 for this yard (wins over 2m/2m1f on good/yielding) when scoring by 18l at Killarney three weeks ago; has travelled from Northern Ireland and this front-running 10yo is entitled to considerable respect.

5/2

1st

7

6th Oct 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Killarney

Jack Holiday

11st 4lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: D M Christie

Three-time chase winner, the latest coming at Wexford in early August off 99 (2m, good); beaten a head over this C&D on soft off 102 last year; not bad efforts last two starts but has never won off this high a mark and heavy ground would be a worry.

10/1

5th

4

18th Sep 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:35 Tramore

Jack Holiday

11st 2lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: D M Christie

Running consistently well for a new yard this season; front-runner won at Wexford and a solid 4th at Killarney off this mark; is a C&D winner, so can go well again.

4/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: -73161 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Good form at a modest level over hurdles lately, winning two of his last three races; not hugely disadvantaged by being 2lb out of the handicap and he has the merit of being a dual course winner.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

1st Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:40 Down Royal

Ricky Langford

10st 0lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

led

16/1

4th

7

1st Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:40 Down Royal

Ricky Langford

10st 0lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

led

16/1

9th

8

15th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 185y

14:50 Punchestown

Ricky Langford

11st 1lb

J: Conor Owens

T: P J Rothwell

Four-time hurdle winner won over fences in August but was poor twice since and needs to return to form back hurdling.

18/1

OUR TIP

Form: 8U8-36 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Won at Galway last season for Gordon Elliott; unplaced in same race this year, but down in class here and chance should be taken seriously.
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3rd

14

30th May 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 100y

17:15 Limerick

Vado Forte

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Ross O’Sullivan

midfield

7/2

6th

2

7th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 31y

19:50 Ballinrobe

Vado Forte

11st 11lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

towards rear, some headway 3 out, no impression from last

10/1

6th

2

7th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 31y

19:50 Ballinrobe

Vado Forte

11st 11lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

towards rear

10/1

Form: -022PP CD

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Twice second in small-field events in June, notably at Kilbeggan when in front of both Too Bright and Defan; pulled-up on his last two starts, the Tipperary race won by Good As Hell and C&D contest in which The Dasher Conway was third; questions to answer.
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1st

7

10th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 38y

19:30 Kilbeggan

The Dara Man

10st 13lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Patrick Ryan

Two time chase winner returns from a 300 day break; excellent effort in a Listed handicap chase at Cork (2m1f, yielding) off 119 when last seen and 2lb lower now; has gone well fresh in the past; 1lb lower than last winning mark; has run well on all three previous visits to this track but has never won over this far.

7/2

2nd

10

15th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 1f 140y

16:55 Cork

The Dara Man

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has put up several decent runs in defeat this season, including when 4.25l behind his stablemate The Little Yank at Galway last time; that was on heavy but best form is on a sound surface.

14/1

3rd

5

3rd Oct 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 110y

16:45 Galway

The Dara Man

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John Patrick Ryan

Capable chaser on his day but hasn't been great of late and he'd prefer drier ground in an ideal world.

10/1

Form: 17-8F7 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 12lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won off this mark for Robert Tyner 14 months ago; a long way below her best this year and looks held by The Dasher Conway, Too Bright and Good As Hell on the basis of a recent Kilbegggan clash.
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0

12

22nd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 0y

16:25 Listowel

Nellys Money

10st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John Patrick Ryan

Two Wexford wins for Robert Tyner last year; held by a few of these on recent evidence; behind Irish Blaze and The Dara Man at Kilbeggan two weeks ago.

20/1

5th

8

8th Sep 2023

Good

2m 3f 0y

18:50 Kilbeggan

Nellys Money

10st 11lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: John Patrick Ryan

in rear

33/1

6th

9

25th Aug 2023

Good

2m 1f 0y

19:38 Killarney

Nellys Money

10st 12lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: John Patrick Ryan

Won off this mark for Robert Tyner 14 months ago; a long way below her best this year and looks held by The Dasher Conway, Too Bright and Good As Hell on the basis of a recent Kilbegggan clash.

20/1

Form: 1660-5 D

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Last success came early last season when he landed a Ballinrobe handicap chase by a big margin from Nelly's Money; has struggled in four races since then, and remains 7lb higher; first time with cheekpieces.
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2

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Defan

11st 13lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

held up in rear, slow jump and detached 6th, pulled up before 7th

16/1

4th

1

7th Oct 2023

Good

2m 1f 165y

Class 3

14:50 Fontwell

Defan

11st 12lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Romped home in a Ballinrobe handicap in May 2022 (for Henry De Bromhead) but unplaced in five subsequent starts, the latest when tried in cheekpieces in August; bought last month for £10,000 and possibly best watched.

12/1

Form: 374-44

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner; showed promise in a couple of his chase starts last year; three consecutive fourth placings in handicaps indicates that he needs to find improvement
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0

10

25th Aug 2023

Good

2m 1f 0y

19:38 Killarney

Western Cowboy

10st 6lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Maiden hurdle winner; showed promise in a couple of his chase starts last year; three consecutive fourth placings in handicaps indicates that he needs to find improvement

12/1

4th

7

11th Aug 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 170y

19:15 Wexford

Western Cowboy

11st 9lb

J: Conor Brassil

T: Henry De Bromhead

Maiden hurdle winner; showed promise in a couple of his chase starts last year and probably needed his return when tailed off over 2m here in June; first-time cheekpieces may help back up in trip but probably in need of a career best.

6/1

4th

3

20th Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:00 Wexford

Western Cowboy

11st 4lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Winning hurdler over this trip; was beaten 15l in first handicap chase at Killarney in August; off since; yard had double on Sunday.

13/2

Non-runners

The Dasher Conway, Too Bright, Flaming Moon, Irish Blaze

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €45.90
Straight Forecast €91.01
Tricast €382.41
Trifecta €920.10

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Irish Blaze

TOPSPEED:

Vado Forte

SPOTLIGHT:

Ricky Langford

POSTDATA:

Irish Blaze

The Irish Sun:

Vado Forte