April 19 / 18.50 Limerick

18.50

Soft To Heavy

Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3)

  • Prize money: £14621.74
  • 3m 0f 120y
  • 5 runners
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Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

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10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.30
  • Place: £1.10

Form: -2154F C

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 144

Form & Verdict
Grade 2 hurdle winner last season and achieved a higher chase rating after running away with 3m Grade 2 Punchestown novice in November; hasn't fulfilled that promise however since, most recently well held when a faller two out in Irish National; drops in grade here with major claims despite conceding weight.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

3m 1f 0y

14:48 Gowran Park

Favori De Champdou

11st 3lb

J: Mr J H Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Second runner for yard; 2-7 over fences; best on testing ground; won a Grade 3 novice at Limerick last April (24.5f, soft to heavy); shaped okay after a break for this 7lb claimer off this mark on ground plenty quick enough in the Paddy Power; should come on for that and ground more suitable here; chance.

9/1

3rd

3

23rd Jan 2025

Soft

3m 1f 0y

14:48 Gowran Park

Favori De Champdou

11st 3lb

J: Mr J H Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Second runner for yard; 2-7 over fences; best on testing ground; won a Grade 3 novice at Limerick last April (24.5f, soft to heavy); shaped okay after a break for this 7lb claimer off this mark on ground plenty quick enough in the Paddy Power; should come on for that and ground more suitable here; chance.

9/1

8th

9

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Favori De Champdou

11st 6lb

J: Mr J H Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

visibility reduced by fog, midfield

33/1

14/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: /14/32

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
A horse with ability but fragile too as he has missed loads of time since winning a bumper in 2019; came back after another absence with two solid runs over fences last month but this represents a step up.
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3rd

1

25th Oct 2024

Yielding

3m 1f 156y

16:50 Sligo

Donacheady Gale

12st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: John Patrick Ryan

held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden into midfield towards near side after 2 out, ran on from last, switched right run-in, nearest finish

11/2

1st

14

28th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 6f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Donacheady Gale

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: John Patrick Ryan

Bumper and hurdle winner is 0-7 over fences; standout effort a neck second behind a 144 rated rival in a Grade 3 novice at Limerick in April (24.5f, soft to heavy); poor on last chase start at Ballinrobe; shaped ok in a handicap hurdle here in first time blinkers (retained) on Wednesday and not ruled out; 1lb wrong at weights.

14/1

Form: 123005 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Productive mare with three hurdle wins and two over fences at up to 3m, including here last summer; ground against her of late and again unlikely to get her ground here but could sneak a placing.
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6

13th Oct 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:55 Cork

Bella Bliss

11st 10lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

In decent form over hurdles and fences this year and only 1lb higher than for latest gallant second in a 2m5f handicap chase at Roscommon; stays this far.

9/2

2

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 147y

17:45 Roscommon

Bella Bliss

11st 7lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

In decent form over hurdles and fences this year; has been runner-up on her last three starts in this discipline including handicaps at Cartmel and Bangor; handles all ground but best on good.

9/2

2nd

6

6th Sep 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 3

15:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Bella Bliss

11st 3lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Good second at Cartmel (2m5f, good) on latest chase start in June and placed in big-field handicap hurdles on next two outings; below form when tried in cheekpieces (now removed) for latest hurdling start but has a significant role to play if all goes to plan here.

9/2

Form: 524576 D

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Ordinary handicapper has loads to find on ratings here and ground against him too.
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12th

13

25th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:03 Fairyhouse

Tullyhogue Fort

10st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John F O’Neill

Has done a lot of racing since his most recent win which came over fences at Tipperary (19.5f) in July 2023; has managed a couple of respectable runs this season but others make more appeal despite the booking of JJ Slevin.

40/1

12th

13

25th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:03 Fairyhouse

Tullyhogue Fort

10st 10lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John F O’Neill

Has done a lot of racing since his most recent win which came over fences at Tipperary (19.5f) in July 2023; has managed a couple of respectable runs this season but others make more appeal despite the booking of JJ Slevin.

40/1

18

15th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

3m 1f 0y

13:10 Navan

Tullyhogue Fort

10st 1lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: John F O’Neill

Has done a lot of racing since his most recent win which came over fences in July last year; has managed a couple of respectable runs this year but others make more appeal.

16/1

Form: 34122P D

Last run: 76 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 136

Form & Verdict
Talented 7yo won over fences at Wexford in the autumn and narrowly beaten by a smart sort at same venue afterwards; lost in Navan match since and no sort of run back hurdling latest; big player on best form but needs to bounce back.
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3rd

1

1st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 3

14:43 Wetherby

Joyeux Machin

12st 2lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

towards rear, steady headway after 4 out, nudged along after 3 out, kept on well run-in, went third towards finish, eyecatcher

16/1

3rd

1

1st Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 3

14:43 Wetherby

Joyeux Machin

12st 2lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: Dan Skelton

towards rear, steady headway after 4 out, nudged along after 3 out, kept on well run-in, went third towards finish, eyecatcher

16/1

5th

4

25th Jan 2025

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

15:00 Cheltenham

Joyeux Machin

11st 4lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

held up in last

100/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €7.20
Straight Forecast €6.88
Trifecta €15.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Favori De Champdou

TOPSPEED:

Joyeux Machin

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Favori De Champdou

POSTDATA:

Favori De Champdou

The Irish Sun:

Favori De Champdou