16.55
HeavyWillowWarm Gold Cup (Chase) (Grade 1)
- Prize money: £51304.35
- 2m 4f 0y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
7/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.60
- Place: £1.10
Form: -44112 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 210y Class 1 |
11st 10lb |
Won two Grade 1s in Ireland in spring 2024 during novice chase campaign (2m4f/3m1f, heavy/yielding) and posted first win since in the Grade 2 Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham (3m1f, soft) this January; he was receiving 6lb from close runner-up L'Homme Presse last time and others in this have achieved more, but he's only eight and could still have improvement to come. |
5/1 |
|
1st 4 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 1f 56y Class 1 |
11st 4lb |
Won two Grade 1s as a novice chaser, including over 3m1f at Punchestown in April 2024; no match for Galopin Des Champs in Punchestown Gold Cup 12 months later and he's been campaigned over shorter trips and hurdles since (not disgraced back at Punchestown on New Year's Eve); not easy to pin down but he should be suited by this return to fences and 3m+. |
100/30 |
11/2
- Place: £2.80
Form: /1-211 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 |
3rd May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 8lb |
Fragile sort, very lightly raced; won a bumper in 2019 and a course maiden hurdle early last year; made a satisfactory start over fences when second to odds-on stablemate Nick Rockett at Fairyhouse in January; won small-field events at Gowran and Naas before second to Spillane's Tower in 2m4f Fairyhouse Grade 1; winner upheld the form on Tuesday. |
5/1 |
|
7th 2 |
3rd May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 8lb |
Fragile sort, very lightly raced; won a bumper in 2019 and a course maiden hurdle early last year; made a satisfactory start over fences when second to odds-on stablemate Nick Rockett at Fairyhouse in January; won small-field events at Gowran and Naas before second to Spillane's Tower in 2m4f Fairyhouse Grade 1; winner upheld the form on Tuesday. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
31st Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
disputed lead at steady pace, pressed leader 8th, challenging when not fluent 3 out, flashed tail but rallied from last, no match for winner |
11/2 |
13/8
Form: 92-121 C
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
1st Jun 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Versatile ground-wise; won this last year and has since added a fourth chase win in a Grade 3 at Naas; ran second to Energumene in a Grade 2 in April before his no-show in a Grade 1 last time; has clear claims back at this level, even having to concede weight all round. |
Evs |
|
5th 1 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 98y |
11st 12lb |
One of four for Willie Mullins; gained a fourth chase win in a Naas Grade 3 in February; creditable effort when a 6l runner up behind Energumene in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 on latest; 3lb worse off with that rival here and looks set to play a supporting role again. |
25/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 180y |
11st 7lb |
Four-time chase winner, including two Grade 3s; pulled up in a Grade 3 here on penultimate start but bounced back straight away with a Grade 3 win at Naas (2m, heavy); came up short in this last year when a 7.25l third and needs to find more to feature at the finish. |
11/2 |
20/1
Form: 1400F2
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 72y |
11st 2lb |
Dual bumper winner and winning chaser is 2-11 over hurdles and rated 132; has lost his way since fine second in the Plate at Cheltenham in 2025; pulled up in Leopardstown chase when last seen in February; revival needed. |
10/1 |
|
8 |
1st Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 107y |
11st 0lb |
Record of 1-13 over fences but has been placed plenty, notably when second to Jagwar in the Plate at Cheltenham last term; hasn't been as good since and was well beaten over hurdles here last time; yard back in form, though, so not ruled out. |
18/1 |
13/2
Form: 124214 C
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 148
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (3) |
8th Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 5f 180y |
10st 1lb |
Fine dual-purpose sort has 10 wins under all codes including a Bellewstown Flat handicap last August beating a below par Light Up The Dark; won the American Grand National when last seen; handles all ground; a big player. |
5/2 |
|
7 (7) |
26th Aug 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 110y |
11st 9lb |
Useful dual-purpose sort ran a solid fourth on the Flat at Killarney in May; won over fences at Galway last time after being unplaced in the Plate earlier in the week; should run well. |
2/1 |
|
3 |
3rd Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 3lb |
High-class hurdler; has won only one of his nine starts over fences, a Thurles beginners' event the season before last; fell at the fourth in the Ultima at Cheltenham on his final start last season; had a Flat run in May; third to Pinkerton in last year's Galway Plate; beaten almost 20l in seventh behind stablemate Western Fold in Wednesday's 2025 edition. |
11/8 |
25/1
Form: 3-143F C
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
8th Oct 2024 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 10lb |
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 |
11st 5lb |
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 |
11st 7lb |
midfield, hampered by faller 5 out |
9/1 |
12/1
Form: /3221B D
Last run: 17 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 144
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
31st Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
in touch with leaders, took keen hold after 5th, fell 6th |
12/1 |
|
5 |
14th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 8lb |
Hurdle winner on yielding; lightly raced 7yo who was made favourite but was pulled up in the 2m5f Coral Cup in 2022; off the track for 22 months after but has made a convincing switch to fences this winter and strode clear in good style at Gowran (2m4f, heavy) 26 days ago; this race is a big step up but he is a more likely improver than many. |
8/1 |
|
1st 5 |
17th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
pressed leader, not fluent 7th, led 3 out, went clear before last, ridden and ran on when edged right run-in, pushed out |
4/5 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €16.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €14.13 |
| Trifecta | €42.40 |
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