January 27 / 13.05 Fairyhouse

13.05

Soft

SBK Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7695.65
  • 2m 1f 65y
  • 10 runners
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SBK Handicap Chase

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.60
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 371435

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Well supported when winning over 2m on heavy at Clonmel in October; has run creditably on all three starts since then; not beaten far in fifth at Naas last time despite making a bad mistake two out.
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9

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 80y

17:25 Punchestown

Midnight It Is

10st 7lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Hurdle winner at 2m3f but rarely ventures beyond 2m1f now, good third in last season's Grand Annual at Cheltenham but didn't seem to get home in 2m4f Plate at same venue last month; stamina concerns remain at this trip.

16/1

10th

14

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Midnight It Is

10st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Hurdle winner at 2m3f; rarely ventures beyond 2m1f now and has something to prove in trying to repeat a very good third in the Grand Annual here (2m, good to soft; off 1lb lower) last March, having run three moderate races since, but there has been late support for him.

16/1

7th

8

14th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

14:15 Fairyhouse

Midnight It Is

10st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Three-time chase winner and third behind King Of Prs here a year ago; excellent third in the Grand Annual; down the field at Punchestown on final start last season; failed to feature on reappearance in C&D event won by Drumgill.

16/1

100/30

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 6-1172

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Given a break after a handicap hurdle win at Clonmel in May; returned in fine shape, winning a Thurles beginners' chase with considerable ease; made a bad mistake two out when unplaced favourite off his lower hurdles mark at same venue; better again back over fences at Thurles with Chainofconsequence back in sixth.
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11

2nd Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 0y

16:05 Leopardstown

Battle Of Ridgeway

10st 6lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Martin Hassett

Has improved since finishing third at the Listowel festival, splitting Jasko De Dames and Drumgill; recorded his third chase win at Navan in December; up in grade here following a 9lb rise in the ratings; handles testing conditions.

10/1

6

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 130y

13:05 Wexford

Battle Of Ridgeway

10st 12lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Martin Hassett

Got his second chasing win when taking a C&D handicap in August by a short head (good), probably value for more (idled and rider misjudged finish line); raised to current mark for run at Listowel and not disgraced when a keeping on third (17.5f, yielding to soft); one of the likelier contenders.

4/1

12/1

  • Place: £4.20

Form: 36620P

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Handicap chase winner at Tramore last April; good effort in defeat when second at Clonmel in October; poor effort over hurdles at Navan last month; questions to answer now after being pulled up in a Limerick event won by Chainofconsequence.
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4th

4

13th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

15:45 Downpatrick

Freddie Robdal

11st 12lb

J: Danny Power

T: Henry De Bromhead

Three-time chase winner went close over hurdles twice over 2m at Thurles in November on different ground; no impression at Leopardstown over Christmas; unseen since pulled up back over fences at Thurles in February; has won following a similar break before but never from a mark this high, albeit rider's claim helps; trainer also runs Magic Day.

18/1

Form: 31-9F3

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Won 2m4f maiden hurdle at Cork last March; tailed off on chase debut at Galway in October; making some headway when falling two out at Punchestown; remote third over C&D last time after the leader fell at the last; handicap debut.
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1st

6

21st Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 130y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Battle It Out

10st 11lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

prominent

12/1

Form: PF6U35

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Winning hurdler; has failed to complete three of his seven starts over fences; made a bad mistake at the eighth when third in a Ludlow handicap; beaten almost 20l in fifth at Leopardstown last time.
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2nd

2

11th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

13:15 Kempton

Steppenwolf

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who is only 1-11 over fences, the win gained at Ffos Las (2m3f; stable debut) in May; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent starts (had further wind surgery since latest) and looks more exposed than these rivals.

13/2

2nd

2

11th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

13:15 Kempton

Steppenwolf

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who is only 1-11 over fences, the win gained at Ffos Las (2m3f; stable debut) in May; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent starts (had further wind surgery since latest) and looks more exposed than these rivals.

13/2

11th

7

28th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Uttoxeter

Steppenwolf

11st 11lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who was given a wind op before winning quite stylishly on stable debut at Ffos Las (2m3f, good) in May; disappointed when favourite to follow up at Bangor last month but could plausibly still have more improvement to come for this stable; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0-3F4P C

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Three-time winner over hurdles; not a bad start over fences when third in a Thurles beginners' in October but hard to fancy on more recent form.
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12th

11

31st Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:00 Galway

Henning

10st 7lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, prominent before 2nd

16/1

6th

7

4th Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:25 Tipperary

Henning

11st 6lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Comes here in good heart; placed twice over fences and didn't see out 3m on return to hurdling when third at Kilbeggan; this looks a more suitable trip.

8/1

Form: -35532

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Bumper and hurdles winner; showed signs of a possible imminent breakthrough over fences when second in the Limerick event won by Chainofconsequence.
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1

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

19:12 Tramore

Teescomponentsyess

11st 13lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Joseph Hanlon

More than two years since his last win; has dropped to a 5lb lower mark now; gave signs of a revival when a remote third at Limerick on latest.

10/1

3rd

6

31st Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 128y

18:12 Limerick

Teescomponentsyess

11st 3lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Has won twice over hurdles at this track but has been poor over hurdles and fences lately having returned from an absence; others preferred.

40/1

7th

1

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:25 Limerick

Teescomponentsyess

12st 0lb

J: Adam Leahy

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Chase winner last winter; has struggled in two handicap hurdle outings this season and was pulled up in a handicap chase at this venue at Christmas; needs to show some sign of a revival before becoming a betting proposition again; on a positive note, he has a good record at this venue, two wins and three seconds from nine races here.

16/1

Form: 163-PP C

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Won over 2m5f here last February; pulled up in a Clonmel handicap in October and suffered the same fate a month ago in a Limerick event won by Chainofconsequence.
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5th

4

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:40 Perth

Sunnyvilla

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Veteran of the field but he won over 2m with plenty of give underfoot on first and fifth races for this yard, latterly at Uttoxeter in January on penultimate start; 2m4f a plausible excuse last time and he needs consideration.

9/2

4th

6

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 3

15:58 Newcastle

Sunnyvilla

11st 0lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Nicky Richards

Ex-Irish 11yo, a zestful front-runner in recent campaigns who has won over 2m in the mud on the first and latest of his five races for current yard; the latter was a five-runner race at Uttoxeter four weeks ago, since which he's gone up another 4lb but it's this trip (despite 2m4f and 2m5f wins much earlier in career) which provides the most glaring question.

11/2

1st

2

24th Jan 2026

Soft

1m 7f 214y

Class 3

13:57 Uttoxeter

Sunnyvilla

11st 5lb

J: Callum Bewley

T: Nicky Richards

Ex-Irish 11yo who made all at Haydock (2m, heavy) on stable debut in December 2024 and lost out only narrowly in this season's edition of that race five weeks ago (soft); has to take recent 4lb rise on the chin but can still make his presence felt here.

9/4

Form: 929613 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Remote sixth in a Thurles event in which Battle Of Ridgeway was second in the middle of last month, restored to form when winning in good style from Teescomponentsyess at Limerick; trainer attributed the improvement to the fitting of blinkers; fair third behind the progressive Money Heist off his new mark at Clonmel.
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7

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 128y

18:15 Limerick

Chainofconsequence

11st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Michael J McDonagh

midfield, mistake and lost ground 2nd, pulled up 4th

10/1

7

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 128y

18:15 Limerick

Chainofconsequence

11st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Michael J McDonagh

midfield, mistake and lost ground 2nd, pulled up 4th

10/1

2

27th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

14:15 Clonmel

Chainofconsequence

11st 11lb

J: Mr A P Ryan

T: Michael J McDonagh

2-18 over fences, 1-19 over hurdles; hard to win with, but not far off his best when second off his lower hurdles mark at this venue two weeks ago; could go well again.

11/2

Form: 0-U967 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Has run only six times since winning a handicap hurdle at Cheltenham in November 2021; unseated at fourth on chase debut in Cork and had shown little since; tailed off last time in a Thurles event in which Battle Of Ridgeway was second; up against it.
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9

6th Oct 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Killarney

Mc Alpine

10st 9lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

0-12 over fences; badly out of form since winning over hurdles at Cheltenham in November 2021; blinkers need to have a transformative effect.

25/1

10th

8

27th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

16:25 Listowel

Mc Alpine

11st 5lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

held up in rear

28/1

9th

6

30th Aug 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:50 Wexford

Mc Alpine

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: P J Rothwell

Dual hurdle winner is 0-10 over fences and isn't easy to fancy on the back of recent poor efforts.

33/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €27.10
Straight Forecast €25.25
Tricast €276.40
Trifecta €164.10

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Teescomponentsyess

The Irish Sun:

Battle It Out

SPOTLIGHT:

Battle Of Ridgeway

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Chainofconsequence

POSTDATA:

Teescomponentsyess