16.20

J: J J Slevin

6/1

Place: £1.60

Form: 640-75 D

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict

Dual hurdle winner has run well at times in eight starts over fences, including over C&D last time and could get involved.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9	20th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 3f 0y	15:45 Navan Peckham Springs 11st 1lb J: P J O’Hanlon T: Dermot A McLoughlin	Without a win since June 2022; no sign of losing run ending in recent starts; new headgear combination needs to have a transformative effect.	25/1
7th 5 (4)	4th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y	18:10 Laytown Peckham Springs 10st 3lb J: J J Slevin T: Dermot A McLoughlin	Dual hurdler winner and better known in that sphere these days; while he's shown a bit of ability on the level down the years, that's been over much longer trips than this.	16/1
9	25th Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 180y	15:43 Downpatrick Peckham Springs 10st 5lb J: P J O’Hanlon T: Dermot A McLoughlin	Over three years since last successful when winning here; doesn't look in good enough form to end the drought.	20/1

Place /
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Date / Going /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict

Starting price

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:45 Navan

11st 1lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

Without a win since June 2022; no sign of losing run ending in recent starts; new headgear combination needs to have a transformative effect.

25/1

7th

(4)

4th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:10 Laytown

10st 3lb

J: J J Slevin

Dual hurdler winner and better known in that sphere these days; while he's shown a bit of ability on the level down the years, that's been over much longer trips than this.

16/1

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:43 Downpatrick

10st 5lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

Over three years since last successful when winning here; doesn't look in good enough form to end the drought.

20/1

3rd

J: Conor Maxwell

4/1

Place: £2.00

Form: 7-4501

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict

Surprise winner of a Downpatrick beginners' chase last time when beating some higher-rated rivals after getting an easy lead; has to defy a 12lb rise but this is a drop in grade, so has to be respected.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 4	8th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y	19:05 Downpatrick Finnians Row 11st 8lb J: Liam McKenna T: Dermot A McLoughlin	His three chase wins includes one at this course and was in decent form last autumn; however, has questions to answer after being pulled-up both runs this spring; blinkers replace visor.	8/1
4	10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y	19:08 Wexford Finnians Row 11st 10lb J: Niall Moore T: Dermot A McLoughlin	C&D winner last August off this mark (good); pulled up on last month's comeback here on soft but entitled to come on for that and ground coming in his favour.	12/1
2	17th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 100y	16:32 Wexford Finnians Row 12st 0lb J: Patrick M O’Brien T: Dermot A McLoughlin	C&D winner last August off 3lb lower but only by the skin of his teeth and has been beaten between 10l and 14l in his last three races; needs to pull out more to win again but should run well.	8/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

1st

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:05 Downpatrick

11st 8lb

J: Liam McKenna

His three chase wins includes one at this course and was in decent form last autumn; however, has questions to answer after being pulled-up both runs this spring; blinkers replace visor.

8/1

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:08 Wexford

11st 10lb

J: Niall Moore

C&D winner last August off this mark (good); pulled up on last month's comeback here on soft but entitled to come on for that and ground coming in his favour.

12/1

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

16:32 Wexford

12st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien