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Soft To HeavyBetVictor Irish EBF Novice Chase
- Prize money: £10442.48
- 2m 0f 0y
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: /818-1 D
Last run: 52 days
W: 11st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
30th Sep 2025 Good 2m 5f 28y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
0-6 for current stable and needs to better his recent efforts but is now 5lb lower than when creditable second at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good) in July and can't be ruled out; visor removed after one use. |
4/1 |
|
6 |
16th Sep 2025 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Safely held at Bangor this month and now 0-5 for new stable this season but his second here (2m4f, good) in July was a good effort and he'll be favoured by the forecast rain; fine over 2m; big player if perked up by change of headgear. |
7/1 |
|
4th 2 |
5th Sep 2025 Good 2m 4f 72y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Has yet to win since departing Henry De Bromhead's yard but hasn't been running badly and this is his second run after wind surgery, which appeals to some punters; potentially well handicapped. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 41/1-1 D
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 8lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
20th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
11st 6lb |
raced in third, not fluent 10th, not fluent 3 out, keeping on when left in second 2 out, led going best approaching last, pushed out and went clear run-in, easily |
4/1 |
|
1st 2 |
20th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
11st 6lb |
raced in third, not fluent 10th, not fluent 3 out, keeping on when left in second 2 out, led going best approaching last, pushed out and went clear run-in, easily |
4/1 |
|
8 |
31st Jul 2024 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 1lb |
midfield |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 223/16 D
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Landed the Triumph at this meeting in 2021 and was in the process of producing a career-best performance, albeit seeming likely to come off second best in the argument, when final-fence faller in this contest 12 months ago (good to soft); absent since but has a good reappearance record, allied with his proven ability to act very well at the Cheltenham Festival; another big run may be on the cards. |
9/1 |
|
7 |
12th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 199y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Landed the Triumph Hurdle here in 2021; still seeking a first Grade 1 success over fences and form dipped in the Dublin Chase most recently, failing by a long way to confirm Naas November placings with Marine Nationale; ran well but was no match for Jonbon in the Tingle Creek in between; not the percentage call. |
25/1 |
|
4th 6 |
2nd Feb 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Former Triumph Hurdle winner made a bright start to his 2024-25 campaign with decisive front-running success over Marine Nationale in Grade 3 at Naas in November; similar tactics employed when second to ready winner Jonbon in Tingle Creek at Sandown following month and Rachael Blackmore prefers him to the more highly-rated Captain Guinness. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 11P-F1 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
11st 0lb |
Classy sort who is 2-7 over fences and ran as well as he was entitled to behind Energumene in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse last month; his second to Impaire Et Passe in February was bordering on a career best and he's Kennedy's pick from three stablemates. |
4/1 |
|
4th 6 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 4lb |
2-6 over fences; won the Navan Listed handicap in 2024, that Down Memory Lane won last year, off 143, which was his last success; excellent effort in the Grade 2 Red Mills at Gowran in February when a 1.25l second behind Impaire Et Passe; well beaten in the Martin Pipe latest but the return to chasing is a plus; a fair bit to find on the figures, however. |
8/1 |
|
13th 4 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Well treated on best chase form, including second in Gowran Grade 2 when returned to that sphere last time, but he has never been able to show it over hurdles; his Cheltenham Festival record of P40, the fourth-place finish over fences, adds to the uncertainty. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 780PPF
Last run: 12 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 5 |
23rd Jan 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 100y |
11st 5lb |
An 88-rated hurdler; failed to complete his first two starts over fences; completely out of his depth in a strong novice chase at Naas 11 days ago. |
25/1 |
|
5th 5 |
12th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
88-rated hurdler has failed to complete on both starts over fences; completely out of his depth. |
200/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2-5502 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
15th Oct 2024 Good 2m 2f 94y |
11st 2lb |
Good novice hurdler who went down narrowly in the Boodles at Cheltenham in 2023; subsequent form was disappointing however, last seen when well held on the Flat in the Spring; good bit to find on ratings here. |
10/1 |
Verdict
Not a bad race. A few of these are capable of further improvement. Aslukwoodhavit already looks a better chaser and might just have the edge on his Triumph Hurdle winning stablemate Quilixios. Sa Fureur should go well but probably wants further. The one to be on should be MISTER POLICEMAN, unbeaten in two Irish starts and capable of much better than his Fairyhouse chase debut. [Justin O’Hanlon]
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Mister PolicemanTOPSPEED:
Sa FureurRP RATINGS (IRE):
Mister PolicemanThe Irish Sun:
Mister PolicemanPOSTDATA:
Sa Fureur