October 27 / 14.25 Sligo

14.25

Soft

Callan Tansey Mares Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5482.3
  • 2m 1f 110y
  • 15 runners
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Callan Tansey Mares Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.60
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 80-521

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Has improved since fifth in a 2m4f handicap here in June on first run after a break; second in an 18-runner Cork handicap in August on good-to-yielding; coped well with much softer conditions when winning over 2m3f at the same venue 12 days ago; 9lb higher now and running over a slightly shorter trip but could be progressive.
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10

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 4f 176y

12:45 Thurles

Getabelle

10st 0lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Liam P Cusack

Dual hurdle winner who showed she may be just as good over fences when third here last month on chase debut; 3lb wrong though and against stronger opposition here.

8/1

10

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 4f 176y

12:45 Thurles

Getabelle

10st 0lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Liam P Cusack

didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, pushed along briefly after 4th, reminders after 5th

8/1

3rd

5

28th Nov 2024

Good

2m 6f 79y

13:15 Thurles

Getabelle

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Liam P Cusack

Won a pair of handicap hurdles last autumn; no trace of that form since returning this year from an eight-month break; hard to fancy on her chasing debut on current evidence.

25/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 603414

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Showed signs of progress in races at Bellewstown and Navan in August/September; came good with Fairyhouse win at the beginning of the month; went up 6lb for that, upheld form with second Banada Bridge when fourth at the same venue five days later.
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2nd

12

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

15:12 Down Royal

Sayitfirst

10st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Darren Collins

Won a novice handicap chase at Sligo (17.5f, gd-yld) early this month from 5lb out of the handicap; narrowly denied in follow up bid at Tramore (15.5f, yielding) off 3lb higher; up another 2lb and this is a deeper race but she's in form and this trip suits; go well again.

9/2

2nd

12

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

15:12 Down Royal

Sayitfirst

10st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Darren Collins

Won a novice handicap chase at Sligo (17.5f, gd-yld) early this month from 5lb out of the handicap; narrowly denied in follow up bid at Tramore (15.5f, yielding) off 3lb higher; up another 2lb and this is a deeper race but she's in form and this trip suits; go well again.

9/2

Form: 4268-1 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Best effort last season when second in 22-runner contest on testing ground at Punchestown on New Year's Eve; found to be lame after a poor run on final start; returned in good shape to record 2m1f win at Killarney at the start of the month; fair chance off 8lb higher.
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3rd

3

13th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 195y

14:05 Wexford

Caoimhes Pet

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Won at Killarney last October and some decent runs in defeat since; has to improve plenty from Sligo return, though.

12/1

7th

5

11th Jun 2024

Good

2m 1f 182y

18:15 Sligo

Caoimhes Pet

11st 7lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Won a 2m1f Killarney handicap last October when returning from an even longer absence; later showed that she can cope with this higher mark; possibilities if bouncing back from some lesser efforts.

6/1

6th

5

30th Jan 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:45 Limerick

Caoimhes Pet

11st 5lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

raced wide, in rear throughout, mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off before 2 out

8/1

Form: 7791P

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Weak Flat form and did not show much in maiden hurdles; recorded 40-1 win at Cork on handicap debut, trainer attributing improvement to a previous failure to cope with Easyfix hurdles and hold-up tactics; badly hampered by a faller at the fifth and pulled up at Listowel.
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10

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 147y

17:45 Roscommon

Blenheim Belle

10st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Hurdles winner last summer and creditable effort on second chase start when not beaten far at Wexford (2m3f); is up a good bit in grade and 2lb wrong.

9/1

4th

9

30th Aug 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:50 Wexford

Blenheim Belle

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Hurdle winner last year ran well enough in that sphere at Sligo last time; well beaten when unseating sole chase start; others make more appeal.

33/1

5th

10

8th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

19:35 Sligo

Blenheim Belle

10st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Locally-trained mare won over 2m3f at Cork last year and twice ran well afterwards, including here; hasn't sparked at all this year though, and going up in grade hardly a help.

16/1

Form: UF/08-

Last run: 224 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden and has either failed to complete or finished tailed off in five handicap starts so far; has changed stable since Down Royal in March.
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7th

7

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

17:15 Taunton

Lyla Garrity

11st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Henrietta C Knight

Maiden in Ireland; 50-1 when pulled up in a Chepstow handicap on stable debut; headgear is soon turned to.

14/1

7th

7

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

17:15 Taunton

Lyla Garrity

11st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Henrietta C Knight

Maiden in Ireland; 50-1 when pulled up in a Chepstow handicap on stable debut; headgear is soon turned to.

14/1

14

1st Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 4

16:55 Chepstow

Lyla Garrity

10st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Henrietta C Knight

0-12 over hurdles in Ireland, signing off with down-the-field run at Punchestown in January; makes stable debut from a workable mark but is not the most obvious answer.

20/1

Form: 1240-6 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won over 2m1f at Down Royal last December and went close at the same venue the following month; given a break after a poor run at Naas in March; should be better for last month's Listowel run over 2m4f, this shorter trip may be more suitable too.
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8th

7

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 157y

18:58 Sligo

Kalanisi Dubh

11st 8lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Seamus Fahey

Two-time winner on testing ground but last win came in December 2023; beaten similar distances last couple of starts; just 2lb above last win now and the forecast rain is in her favour.

10/1

5th

14

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

16:55 Kilbeggan

Kalanisi Dubh

10st 13lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Seamus Fahey

Won a 2m Clonmel handicap on heavy in 2023; not many runs since; solid back at that track last time but needs more up in trip.

14/1

5th

14

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

16:55 Kilbeggan

Kalanisi Dubh

10st 13lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Seamus Fahey

towards rear, steady headway on outer halfway, weakened run-in

14/1

Form: 504443

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Fairly dependable in the sense that she has made the frame in six of her eight starts since May; no evidence of improvement but capable of making her presence felt; has taken fourth place in five of her six races at this venue.
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11th

13

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:30 Thurles

Angelsworknovrtime

10st 0lb

J: Josh Younge

T: James Andrew Fahey

Record of 1-27 over hurdles; some decent runs in defeat this year but needs more from 3lb out of the handicap.

22/1

11th

13

30th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:30 Thurles

Angelsworknovrtime

10st 0lb

J: Josh Younge

T: James Andrew Fahey

Record of 1-27 over hurdles; some decent runs in defeat this year but needs more from 3lb out of the handicap.

22/1

Form: 40P-55

Last run: 105 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Last two runs have been over fences; placed twice in maiden hurdles towards the end of the season before last; modest handicap form.
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4th

9

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 100y

19:07 Killarney

Butty O Brien

10st 11lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Dual hurdle winner; in first-time cheekpieces when winning comfortably from the front at Wexford (2m3f, yielding) and coped with sort of mark over hurdles; respected.

15/2

1st

8

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:08 Wexford

Butty O Brien

11st 2lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Dual hurdle winner; 0-5 chasing but mild encouragement last month over C&D when modest enough third to Connemara Shore (soft); much more needed and cheekpieces tried.

10/1

3rd

10

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

16:32 Wexford

Butty O Brien

11st 5lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Dual hurdle winner; only had the four goes over fences and will need to step up on her 19l defeat last time (2m4f).

14/1

Form: 66-315 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Won 2m1f Downpatrick maiden in August on her fourth start, beating a long-priced stablemate in what looked like a weak contest; dropped out after a bad mistake three out in a 2m4f Perth event a month ago.
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18

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 0y

14:50 Limerick

Gaye Winnie

10st 4lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

towards rear, midfield halfway

10/1

18

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 0y

14:50 Limerick

Gaye Winnie

10st 4lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

towards rear, midfield halfway

10/1

Form: 00-400

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Record of 2-26 over hurdles; almost two years since her last win and now 7lb lower; no encouragement from her two most recent runs.
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10th

11

27th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 1f 110y

14:25 Sligo

Breezy Bell

11st 2lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Edward Cawley

Record of 2-26 over hurdles; almost two years since her last win and now 7lb lower; no encouragement from her two most recent runs.

20/1

15th

15

10th Oct 2023

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:10 Punchestown

Breezy Bell

11st 2lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Edward Cawley

towards rear

33/1

10th

10

23rd Aug 2023

Good

2m 4f 141y

18:40 Sligo

Breezy Bell

11st 4lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: Edward Cawley

prominent, raced in second after 2nd, led after 3rd, headed after 3 out, soon weakened quickly

10/1

Form: 0-7772

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner at Clonmel early last season; improved from chase debut at Ballinrobe when 13l second in a handicap chase at Clonmel last month.
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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: 66PP04

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Record of 1-15 over hurdles, sole win gained over a longer trip on good ground; three poor runs in succession before much more encouraging display when 6l fourth in a 20-runner contest over 2m4f at Punchestown 17 days ago.
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11

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

18:29 Downpatrick

Lady Iseult

10st 7lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Sole win came over 2m5f at Roscommon in 2022; back from mammoth absence when pulled up at Down Royal last month; well beaten behind Gangster Granny over C&D on latest.

33/1

11th

12

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

17:35 Downpatrick

Lady Iseult

10st 10lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Sole win came over 2m5f at Roscommon in 2022; 100-1 when pulled up at Down Royal last month on first outing since October 2023.

50/1

12

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

15:35 Down Royal

Lady Iseult

10st 13lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Sole win came over 2m5f at Roscommon over three years ago; absent over two years and can only be watched.

33/1

Form: 807

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Beaten in excess of 40l in two maiden hurdle starts at Ballinrobe and around 30l seventh at Gowran four weeks ago.
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13th

14

27th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 1f 110y

14:25 Sligo

Diverse Beauty

11st 0lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

Beaten in excess of 40l in two maiden hurdle starts at Ballinrobe and around 30l seventh at Gowran four weeks ago.

25/1

7th

16

29th Sep 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:40 Gowran Park

Diverse Beauty

11st 5lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

Beaten in excess of 40l in two maiden hurdle starts at Ballinrobe; can be ruled out.

50/1

10th

5

15th Sep 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 153y

15:40 Ballinrobe

Diverse Beauty

10st 13lb

J: Conor Brassil

T: Seamus Fahey

Beaten 42l in a maiden hurdle over 2m6f here on debut and huge improvement needed.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 24F00U

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
All three hurdles wins have been at Downpatrick; has been struggling, including over hurdles, since pleasing chase debut at that venue in May.
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7th

5

7th Jul 2024

Good

2m 3f 194y

15:40 Sligo

Ask The Leader

11st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: D M Christie

Three hurdling wins, all at Downaptrick; lost form in the second half of last year and no better on return at favourite track; tongue-tie back on, cheekpieces a new addition.

20/1

13th

11

24th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 185y

17:35 Downpatrick

Ask The Leader

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: D M Christie

All three hurdle wins have been here, the last in 2022; some good runs in defeat last year, including over fences but form tailed off; back to her last winning mark; chance.

11/1

13th

11

24th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 185y

17:35 Downpatrick

Ask The Leader

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: D M Christie

All three hurdle wins have been here, the last in 2022; some good runs in defeat last year, including over fences but form tailed off; back to her last winning mark; chance.

11/1

Form: 0005P-

Last run: 221 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Modest form in eight runs so far; final three runs last season were over fences; jumped poorly at Navan in March and now reverts to hurdling.
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13

22nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 100y

18:36 Killarney

Always Giving

10st 9lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Tom Dreaper

towards rear

14/1

8

7th Jun 2024

Good

2m 6f 169y

20:30 Clonmel

Always Giving

11st 2lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Tom Dreaper

Showed very little until some encouragement in her comeback run at Downpatrick, beaten 17l; of interest but has to improve a fair bit too.

12/1

4th

8

10th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

19:20 Downpatrick

Always Giving

11st 2lb

J: Mr J W Hendrick

T: Tom Dreaper

midfield, headway and went modest fourth 2 out, no impression from last

25/1

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Payout
Exacta €40.60
Straight Forecast €33.44
Tricast €237.90
Trifecta €106.10

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Lady Iseult

SPOTLIGHT:

Getabelle

The Irish Sun:

Lady Iseult

POSTDATA:

Getabelle