April 22 / 18.10 Tramore

18.10

Soft

Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 2m 5f 180y
  • 15 runners
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Tramore Promenade Beginners Chase

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.40
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 35563

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Very lightly raced 8yo who isn't progressing by the looks after finishing a remote third when claimer ridden on handicap hurdle debut a month ago; could make a better chaser.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

7

23rd May 2024

Good

3m 1f 110y

20:30 Limerick

Surf Club

11st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

in touch with leaders, prominent 6th

4/1

7

23rd May 2024

Good

3m 1f 110y

20:30 Limerick

Surf Club

11st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Lightly-raced 8yo came good on chase debut in 2m6f Tramore beginners' chase last month (good), jumping well; beaten favourite back hurdling four days later at Downpatrick but race may have come too soon; ground remains in his favour but stamina concerns on handicap debut.

4/1

5th

5

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 7f 55y

17:50 Downpatrick

Surf Club

11st 10lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

prominent behind clear leader, smooth headway and went second 2 out, weakened from last

7/4

12/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: PP1784

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sole success in 33 career starts came in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Killarney last August; 0-5 as a chaser and has steered clear of fences since late 2022.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

4

1st Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:40 Down Royal

General Clermont

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: D E Fitzgerald

raced in second, not fluent 7th

9/2

5th

4

1st Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:40 Down Royal

General Clermont

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: D E Fitzgerald

raced in second, not fluent 7th

9/2

4th

3

24th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 156y

16:48 Clonmel

General Clermont

11st 11lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: D E Fitzgerald

In fine form this year over fences, winning handicaps at Limerick and Wexford; he was travelling really well when a faller two from home over hurdles at Punchestown (2m4f, good) latest; massive player if he has recovered.

11/2

25/1

  • Place: £4.60

Form: 3223B8 BF

Last run: 206 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Disappointing in his latest hurdle but consistent up until then and there are winning chasers in the family.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

9

16th Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

19:48 Tramore

Hard Target

10st 13lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

1-21 over hurdles; been chasing recently and pulled up in first-time cheekpieces at Wexford last time; tongue tie and cheekpieces now tried; course regular has form figures of 342 here in handicap hurdles on good ground, the second coming off 94 over extended 2m4f last August; 1lb lower now and could bounce back at this venue.

16/1

10

7th Aug 2024

Good

2m 3f 130y

18:45 Wexford

Hard Target

10st 11lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Harry Kelly

2m3f hurdles winner at Clonmel in 2022; promising third behind now 119-rated Surf Club on chasing debut at Tramore in April; has failed to build on that, took an early fall at Killarney last month.

12/1

Form: 075P41

Last run: 4 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
It was a very winnable maiden hurdle he landed at Clonmel last week (2m2f, soft/heavy), justifying favouritism in the process; open to improvement though and he should make a chaser.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

7

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 175y

16:20 Navan

Whateys Quest

11st 3lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

midfield

4/1

7th

7

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 175y

16:20 Navan

Whateys Quest

11st 3lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

midfield

4/1

7

21st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:47 Down Royal

Whateys Quest

11st 3lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

midfield, badly hampered by faller and unseated 3rd

11/4

Form: 2-6246

Last run: 186 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Unlucky not to win at least once in handicap hurdles and came home in isolation in her latest point having been left clear; entitled to have some say here.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

15

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Walk Out

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Unlucky not to win at least once in handicap hurdles and came home in isolation in her latest point having been left clear; entitled to have some say here.

7/1

5th

15

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Walk Out

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Unlucky not to win at least once in handicap hurdles and came home in isolation in her latest point having been left clear; entitled to have some say here.

7/1

6th

7

19th Oct 2023

Yielding

2m 7f 0y

16:35 Thurles

Walk Out

11st 7lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Still a maiden but getting closer, runner-up latest two starts in 2m4f handicaps at Tramore and Listowel (mistake last); remains on a competitive mark and should be thereabouts.

11/2

Form: 20722P

Last run: 69 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Longstanding maiden but runner-up in three of her five chases and didn't appear to give her running last time at Ayr; each-way claims if back to best.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

15:05 Huntingdon

Knocknagappagh

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

didn't always jump with fluency, pressed leader, lost ground after 3rd, rallied before 6th

9/2

4

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

15:05 Huntingdon

Knocknagappagh

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

9yo who is a longstanding maiden but she may well have got off the mark at Leicester (2m4f, soft) last time but for a bad mistake at the final fence; has also run well over staying trips; last time was just her second run for this yard and could make amends today off the same mark.

9/2

4th

1

28th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 5

12:45 Leicester

Knocknagappagh

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

visibility reduced by fog, prominent, mistake 4th, led just before 6th

10/1

14/1

Form: 075156

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a weak maiden hurdle at Naas in December; didn't jump that well when beaten about 10l in a beginners' chase at Cork and was then well held in a handicap hurdle; others make greater appeal.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

4

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 48y

15:20 Thurles

Iron Allen

11st 11lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Colm Ryan

Won a weak maiden hurdle at Naas last December for Ciaran Murphy; poor run when last seen in 2m7f Killarney handicap hurdle; has changed stable again; best watched.

18/1

11th

4

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 48y

15:20 Thurles

Iron Allen

11st 11lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Colm Ryan

Won a weak maiden hurdle at Naas last December for Ciaran Murphy; poor run when last seen in 2m7f Killarney handicap hurdle; has changed stable again; best watched.

18/1

Form: -24670

Last run: 217 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
1m4f winner and twice placed over hurdles, the form of which reads fairly well in today's company; below his best the last twice however and he's not bred for fences.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

11

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 2f 63y

12:30 Thurles

Rock On Pedro

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: Eoin Doyle

Flat winner, 0-17 over jumps; has been well supported on several occasions and worth noting he was badly hampered by a faller three out at Clonmel last time; not entirely ruled out, though others have more obvious claims.

8/1

3rd

11

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 2f 63y

12:30 Thurles

Rock On Pedro

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: Eoin Doyle

Flat winner, 0-17 over jumps; has been well supported on several occasions and worth noting he was badly hampered by a faller three out at Clonmel last time; not entirely ruled out, though others have more obvious claims.

8/1

Form: 1232-0

Last run: 153 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner and was consistent in victory and defeat during a four-race spell over hurdles with Donald McCain; left that yard cheaply and was tailed off in a handicap hurdle on debut for this one; cheekpieces tried there are dispensed with.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

11

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Bents Hollow

11st 5lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Eamon Courtney

Point winner and was consistent in victory and defeat during a four-race spell over hurdles with Donald McCain; left that yard cheaply and was tailed off in a handicap hurdle on debut for this one; cheekpieces tried there are dispensed with.

33/1

9th

11

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Bents Hollow

11st 5lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Eamon Courtney

Point winner and was consistent in victory and defeat during a four-race spell over hurdles with Donald McCain; left that yard cheaply and was tailed off in a handicap hurdle on debut for this one; cheekpieces tried there are dispensed with.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: -F610P

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pretty poor this past year with the exception of his handicap hurdle win at Navan in September; this ground won't be quite so demanding (and more suitable) then on his chase debut but others appeal more.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

9

5th Oct 2024

Good

2m 2f 0y

17:25 Gowran Park

Duncarrig

11st 7lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

Won a Navan handicap hurdle last year for Tony Mullins; needs to bounce back from a poor run in a Killarney handicap hurdle in August; has run terribly in three starts over fences.

33/1

15th

8

24th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:30 Killarney

Duncarrig

11st 10lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

towards rear throughout, detached from 4 out, eased approaching last

12/1

8th

10

5th Aug 2024

Good

2m 2f 100y

17:05 Cork

Duncarrig

11st 5lb

J: Shaun Greene

T: James M Barrett

1-16 under Rules; lost his form for Tony Mullins after winning at Navan off 95 but has shaped with promise on both starts for new trainer; may need a bit more help from the handicapper; blinkers on first time.

14/1

Form: U828F7

Last run: 172 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
30-race maiden and then of those defeats have been over fences; didn't run badly last time in a handicap but wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Gali Flight

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

30-race maiden and then of those defeats have been over fences; didn't run badly last time in a handicap but wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.

8/1

2

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Gali Flight

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

30-race maiden and then of those defeats have been over fences; didn't run badly last time in a handicap but wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.

8/1

7th

4

2nd Nov 2023

Soft

2m 2f 66y

13:30 Thurles

Gali Flight

11st 10lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

prominent, went second and raced wide 8th, led when good jump 3 out, headed and weakened before last

14/1

Form: /P5PP9

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Low-grade maiden who has failed to complete in three of his last five runs, including chase debut at Navan in December; very much up against it.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

14th

14

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Mythical Times

10st 13lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Paul Stafford

Placed at a modest level on the Flat; has struggled over jumps; has changed stable and his new trainer tries cheekpieces; hard to make a case for him.

25/1

14th

14

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Mythical Times

10st 13lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Paul Stafford

Placed at a modest level on the Flat; has struggled over jumps; has changed stable and his new trainer tries cheekpieces; hard to make a case for him.

25/1

10th

11

(11)

4th Jul 2024

Good

1m 6f 109y

19:45 Bellewstown

Mythical Times

9st 1lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: P Cluskey

Maiden after 23 starts under all rules and has loads to find on his last two Flat outings; tongue-tie added.

25/1

Form: 092516

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
His three hurdle wins have been at Cork, the latest last month over 3m; effective at this trip and went close in a beginners' chase back at Cork in January; looks vulnerable elsewhere.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

6th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

17:40 Kilbeggan

Thedancingfarrier

11st 8lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

Three wins include over this trip at Cork in May on testing ground off 1lb lower; veteran needs to improve on recent form but don't rule out.

14/1

10th

11

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

17:35 Wexford

Thedancingfarrier

10st 13lb

J: Ms A Power

T: Paul Stephen Kiely

All three wins under rules have come in handicap hurdles at Cork, the latest over 3m in March but shown little in two runs since (over fences latest); 2m4f on quicker ground might not be ideal for him these days.

16/1

Form: 60008P

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dual point winner but nothing to shout about under rules and was pulled up at Cork last month in the handicap hurdle won by Thedancingfarrier.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

12th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 180y

15:55 Killarney

Imperial Fox

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Padraig Butler

Dual point winner on good ground in the latter part of last season; poor form on the track so far; good ground and a switch to chasing failed to spark a revival in form at Tramore last month; this headgear combination for the first time.

33/1

4

12th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 180y

15:55 Killarney

Imperial Fox

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Padraig Butler

Dual point winner on good ground in the latter part of last season; poor form on the track so far; good ground and a switch to chasing failed to spark a revival in form at Tramore last month; this headgear combination for the first time.

33/1

12

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

2m 5f 180y

18:10 Tramore

Imperial Fox

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Padraig Butler

Dual point winner but nothing to shout about under rules and was pulled up at Cork last month in the handicap hurdle won by Thedancingfarrier.

50/1

Form: 0-0P0P

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
No worthwhile form as yet, including on her chase debut here in January when a huge price.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

6

16th Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:35 Tramore

May Call You Back

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Didn't show much for her former yard but made a winning debut for Willie Mullins at Tipperary last month; has to prove she's as good at this sort of trip and 11lb higher in a deeper race but has to be high on the shortlist on just her second start for these connections.

7/4

1st

13

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 1f 70y

14:33 Tipperary

May Call You Back

10st 4lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

in touch with leaders

3/1

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Payout
Exacta €35.30
Straight Forecast €29.10
Trifecta €860.90

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Gali Flight

SPOTLIGHT:

Whateys Quest

The Irish Sun:

Surf Club

POSTDATA:

Gali Flight