October 07 / 14.30 Fairyhouse

14.30

Soft

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £7309.73
  • 2m 5f 110y
  • 8 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.70
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 14/33- C

Last run: 209 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hasn't been easy to train; smart form in just three runs as a novice over hurdles; after two years off, fine third in 3m Navan Grade 2 on chasing debut in February; not as good in Naas Grade 3 the following month and off since; O'Sullivan's first time on board.
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3rd

1

8th Oct 2024

Good

2m 6f 111y

15:45 Galway

Flanking Maneuver

11st 10lb

J: Mr R James

T: Gordon Elliott

Rated 132; well-beaten on stable debut on latest behind Donacheady Gale at Listowel (2m6f, soft to heavy) but was giving that rival 19lb; will be getting 3lb from him today thanks to his jockey's claim and the return to better ground is in his favour; fine run here back in August and he should go well.

100/30

6th

4

28th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 6f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Flanking Maneuver

11st 5lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Stable debutant; ex-Gigginstown gelding shaped well on his last two starts for Noel Meade; third in the Blazers at Galway on latest, beaten 11l off 133 (behind Moonovercloon); same mark here and has place claims again.

8/1

3rd

3

2nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 6f 111y

18:00 Galway

Flanking Maneuver

11st 7lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Noel Meade

midfield, hampered by faller 5 out

9/1

7/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 3F-373 C

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Rated 126 over hurdles and stays well; fair third when fitted with cheekpieces in useful conditions contest over 3m at Down Royal last month; headgear left off for chase debut.
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10th

7

7th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 12y

15:07 Punchestown

Digby

11st 4lb

J: Miss C O O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Has become hard to predict but travelled a bit better than he often does when fifth in a first-time visor at Ballinrobe; cheekpieces back on now and trip looks too sharp.

14/1

5th

17

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 100y

17:35 Ballinrobe

Digby

10st 2lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

First reserve; won this last year off 9lb higher and then went close at Uttoxeter in a handicap chase the following month but has completely lost form since; yard amongst winners recently but he's hard to fancy on recent showings; new headgear combo needs to spark.

7th

6

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 50y

18:30 Kilbeggan

Digby

10st 12lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Four-time hurdles winner had been expected (9-2) to leave recent poor form behind upong encountering better ground at Down Royal over fences 11 days ago but the revival never arrived; questions to answer now.

10/1

14/1

  • Place: £6.40

Form: 73146-

Last run: 308 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Winning pointer is rated 114 over hurdles; chase debut after 10 months off and likely to be better for the run.
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14th

5

11th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Carrig Rock

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Peter Croke

Sligo maiden winner at this trip and returned from spell chasing when well held over hurdles at Tramore recently; tongue-tie now tried but of limited appeal.

33/1

14th

5

11th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Carrig Rock

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Peter Croke

Sligo maiden winner at this trip and returned from spell chasing when well held over hurdles at Tramore recently; tongue-tie now tried but of limited appeal.

33/1

Form: 4231- D

Last run: 191 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won Limerick maiden hurdle in March over this trip; half-brother to useful chasers Vision Des Flos and No Risk Des Flos so no surprise if he's better at this game but is in fairly deep on chase debut.
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8th

1

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 125y

16:30 Roscommon

So Des Flos

12st 0lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Tough task over hurdles last time and wasn't pulling up any trees in handicap chases before that; sights are now lowered considerably but all his three wins have come in the mud.

5/1

3rd

4

28th May 2025

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

19:30 Wexford

So Des Flos

11st 5lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Moderate form in handicaps over fences last season; 35lb inferior to Ash Three Meadow on current chase ratings; very tough task against his stablemate in the circumstances.

10/1

Form: 31120- D

Last run: 163 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Progressive staying handicapper over hurdles and reached a mark of 120; chase debut and probably best watched.
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6th

3

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 0y

17:42 Clonmel

Verdant Place

11st 11lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Has failed to fire over fences or hurdles this season; latest Cork fifth a remote one; trip and ground fine but needs to rediscover best; maybe the new tongue tie can help.

14/1

5th

4

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 45y

16:30 Cork

Verdant Place

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

No sign of his best form since two wins and a solid fourth in chases at Navan last season; tailed off when sent back over hurdles at Fairyhouse in January.

12/1

8th

5

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

13:45 Fairyhouse

Verdant Place

10st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Four-time winner under rules split evenly between hurdles and fences; latest win came in a Navan handicap chase off 116 in February (3m, soft to heavy); pulled up and beaten 29 l in two chasing runs this season, so a bit to prove now in first-time cheekpieces.

14/1

11/4

Form: 2365-2 BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Plenty of experience over fences although surprisingly, given the yard he hails from, hasn't been the most fluent of jumpers so far; good second after eight months off at Listowel (2m6f) and decent round of jumping should see him thereabouts.
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4th

3

19th Jun 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 3

15:55 Market Rasen

Genois

11st 1lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Came from well off the pace to land his third win over fences in a veterans' handicap at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) in March off 5lb lower; runner-up in a similar contest at Haydock (2m4f, good) the following month but was pulled up after making several jumping errors at Aintree last time; may be a shade high in the weights at present.

5/1

2

15th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

Class 3

17:45 Aintree

Genois

11st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Had lost his way but very much rejuvenated in his last four races and was closing on the winner, whom he beat the time before, over 2m4f at Haydock last time (good); edging up the weights but firmly in the reckoning.

100/30

2nd

16

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 203y

Class 2

15:20 Haydock

Genois

10st 10lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) on Boxing Day before good second there (2m3f, soft) in January, and he returned to winning ways at Exeter (2m3f, good to soft) four weeks ago when clear with Outlaw Tom; this rejuvenated 10yo still has mileage in his mark and is firmly in calculations.

13/2

Form: 1520-

Last run: 164 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Won first time out last season and rated 122 over hurdles; notable as close relative of Grade 1-winning chaser Stage Star; respected on chase debut.
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1

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:50 Fairyhouse

La Malmason

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

prominent, led after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 5th, faced challenges 5 out, headed after 3 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up approaching last

8/1

1

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:50 Fairyhouse

La Malmason

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

prominent, led after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 5th, faced challenges 5 out, headed after 3 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up approaching last

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in all three points; rank outsider on rules debut.
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3

7th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 5f 65y

13:30 Fairyhouse

Merrion Gate

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: P A Fahy

Pulled up on all three starts in points; the same outcome when 200-1 for her rules debut at over C&D; completely tailed off at Thurles on her second attempt.

100/1

12th

6

19th Oct 2023

Yielding

2m 4f 112y

13:40 Thurles

Merrion Gate

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: P A Fahy

Pulled up in three point starts and it was the same result when 200-1 for her rules debut in a beginners' 12 days ago.

200/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €13.50
Straight Forecast €11.40
Trifecta €184.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Flanking Maneuver

The Irish Sun:

So Des Flos

POSTDATA:

Digby

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Flanking Maneuver

TOPSPEED:

Flanking Maneuver