May 09 / 18.10 Tipperary

18.10

Yielding

Porter House Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5900
  • 2m 0f 110y
  • 14 runners
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Porter House Handicap Chase

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.70
  • Place: £2.80

Form: P81F8-

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Jumped well to win a rated novice chase at Cork in October (2m1f, yielding) and was running fine when falling next time; possibly needed it after a break 18 days ago; considered.
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4

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 180y

19:07 Killarney

Time Marches On

11st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: J Motherway

Dual chase winner has run well in defeat at this track; poor in two hurdles and a chase this year so has to get back to his best.

22/1

5th

2

6th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

19:52 Wexford

Time Marches On

11st 8lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: J Motherway

Dual chase winner with the last coming off a 2lb lower mark at Tipperary over a year ago; hasn't matched that form since and was poor over hurdles the last twice so has to get back to best.

10/1

9th

2

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:02 Killarney

Time Marches On

11st 8lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: J Motherway

Dual chase winner is a maiden over hurdles and was beaten a long way back in this sphere on return at Punchestown; plenty of improvement needed.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 42356-

Last run: 53 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
24-race maiden, 0-8 as a chaser; did go close off this mark at Wexford in August and it was a novice chase in which he struggled back from a break; not ruled out.
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8

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

17:28 Downpatrick

Look Dont Touch

10st 13lb

J: Ivan Ryan

T: Conor David Maxwell

Fourth of 20 over hurdles on his penultimate start before a lesser show here over 2m6f; didn't run well in his last handicap chase either so not hard to have some reservations.

12/1

6

15th Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 185y

14:18 Downpatrick

Look Dont Touch

11st 3lb

J: Mr T J Stafford

T: Conor David Maxwell

Point-to-point winner yet to score under Rules; solid fourth at Punchestown (3m, gd-yld) on latest; nudged up 1lb for that and drops in trip; claims if he can back that up but that's not guaranteed.

11/4

7/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 67432- D BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Has only won the once (hurdling) but he's built up some momentum this year and but for a late mistake he might well have prevailed on his return to fences at Tramore (1m7f, good); solid chance.
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12th

3

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Mahlers Cove

11st 9lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

1-11 over hurdles; has run well on soft ground in two of his last three starts; 3lb rise for 7l second on latest at Naas seems harsh; trip and ground fine though and he has place claims again.

17/2

12th

3

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Cork

Mahlers Cove

11st 9lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

1-11 over hurdles; has run well on soft ground in two of his last three starts; 3lb rise for 7l second on latest at Naas seems harsh; trip and ground fine though and he has place claims again.

17/2

2nd

8

9th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 0f 7y

15:10 Naas

Mahlers Cove

11st 6lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

Sole win came over hurdles at Thurles in March 2023; last three runs have been over fences; second at Punchestown on penultimate start, but beaten 10l.

12/1

Form: 620P3-

Last run: 103 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Not strikingly well handicapped as he's 7lb above his sole winning mark and that was last-gasp stuff at Tramore more than a year ago; however, ran a solid race in defeat at Fairyhouse when last seen in January.
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6th

3

10th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

15:17 Downpatrick

Freddie Robdal

11st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Better chaser than hurdler, winning three of 20 chase starts; 0-10 over timber but is rated 17lb lower; winner of a Kilbeggan handicap chase in April (2m4f, yielding); unable to take advantage of lower hurdles mark at that track last month when 17l fourth of 13 (18.5f, good); could be thereabouts.

11/4

7/1

Form: 75403- D

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 9lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Only chase win came in a non-handicap but he's reasonably treated on the pick of his hurdle form and he was placed in that discipline last time at Naas; in with a shout.
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8th

7

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:22 Wexford

Johngus

11st 7lb

J: Danny Power

T: Sean Aherne

Veteran won on heavy ground at Limerick in 2023 (2m) off 3lb lower; out of form when last seen at Punchestown in January; goes well fresh but would prefer softer ground.

33/1

8th

7

27th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 100y

14:22 Wexford

Johngus

11st 7lb

J: Danny Power

T: Sean Aherne

Veteran won on heavy ground at Limerick in 2023 (2m) off 3lb lower; out of form when last seen at Punchestown in January; goes well fresh but would prefer softer ground.

33/1

Form: 93P50- D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Stuck on a losing run; was third over hurdles at Punchestown in January but comfortably held since and has still to convince over fences.
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15

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:35 Tipperary

Itsallabouteve

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Won handicap chase here last summer; well backed for return but never recovered from bad error; workable mark but very best form has come on soft.

9/1

11th

4

2nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:05 Listowel

Itsallabouteve

11st 7lb

J: Mr C J Shine

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Bumper/hurdle/chase winner who was runner-up in this 12 months ago and filled the same position over C&D when last seen in September; goes on all ground and good chance provided she's ready to rock after a lengthy break.

7/1

11th

4

2nd Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:05 Listowel

Itsallabouteve

11st 7lb

J: Mr C J Shine

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Bumper/hurdle/chase winner who was runner-up in this 12 months ago and filled the same position over C&D when last seen in September; goes on all ground and good chance provided she's ready to rock after a lengthy break.

7/1

Form: 050U6- D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Flat/hurdle winner; has yet to prove as effective over fences and was behind some of these at Limerick three weeks ago.
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2

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 1f 70y

15:03 Tipperary

Pont Audemer

12st 0lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Flat/hurdles winner on soft; yet to show a great deal over fences; flopped when favourite for Clonmel race won by today's rival Druim Samhraidh; possibly unwise to rule out.

10/1

7th

3

7th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 85y

17:50 Clonmel

Pont Audemer

11st 8lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Flat/hurdles winner on soft; creditable Flat run on good ground last summer; shaped much better on latest chase start when beaten 8l and is 8lb lower than his hurdles mark; headgear an interesting addition.

4/1

7th

7

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

18:10 Tipperary

Pont Audemer

11st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

held up in rear, mistake 8th, some headway before 2 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in

10/1

Form: 39890-

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m1f handicap at Limerick in December but he's finished tailed off on his last four runs, the latest on a return to hurdling.
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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: 0F90P- D

Last run: 203 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner but tailed off in a non-handicap on his chase debut and was pulled up back over hurdles at Thurles; has his ground but he's opposable at the minute.
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8

12th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 140y

14:17 Cork

Corkbeg

11st 2lb

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: David Harry Kelly

Was mostly running well this year until a heavy defeat at Listowel on latest; didn't have any obvious excuses that day and his only previous run here was below par; needs to get back on track.

8/1

10th

5

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 0y

15:55 Listowel

Corkbeg

11st 6lb

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: David Harry Kelly

Without a win since May 2023 but has run well in all four starts this year; beaten just 2l by Stone Forest on latest and 5lb better off with that rival now; could avenge that defeat on this easier surface.

13/2

Form: 14724-

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won a Thurles handicap (2m2f, yielding) in November but he's 11lb higher now and has something to find with Know The Game on recent Limerick form.
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10th

7

11th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:42 Southwell

McGrath From Clune

11st 0lb

J: Aidan Weaver

T: Tom Gretton

Ended last year in good form over fences but was pulled after a break at Hereford in March and it's over a year since he last ran over hurdles (0-12 in this discipline).

16/1

4

25th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

15:00 Hereford

McGrath From Clune

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Tom Gretton

C&D winner in November and ran well when second at Newcastle (2m, good to soft) 11 days later; looked the likeliest winner before unseating late at Taunton in December and now needs to bounce back from a disappointing run at Fontwell on Boxing Day (jumped right); tough mark but remains of interest with Sean Bowen booked.

9/2

Form: 0/564-

Last run: 225 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
13-race maiden who has yet to place and has rarely threatened to do so; well-held fourth on handicap debut as a chaser last time; opposable.
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9th

11

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 150y

15:33 Tipperary

Out The Gap

11st 1lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: Patrick G Kelly

Maiden was beaten 16l by Kilmurry JJ at Limerick last time and has work to do in order to turn that deficit around.

16/1

6th

6

23rd May 2024

Good

2m 6f 160y

20:00 Limerick

Out The Gap

11st 9lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Patrick G Kelly

14-race maiden who has yet to place and has rarely threatened to do so, recent Tipperary chase effort poor; hard to fancy.

16/1

6th

6

23rd May 2024

Good

2m 6f 160y

20:00 Limerick

Out The Gap

11st 9lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Patrick G Kelly

14-race maiden who has yet to place and has rarely threatened to do so, recent Tipperary chase effort poor; hard to fancy.

16/1

Form: /4062- D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Only tongue tied the last twice, finishing sixth of 18 over hurdles and then going down narrowly back over fences in a handicap at Limerick (2m1f, soft to heavy); should be fine on this drier surface and has claims.
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9

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 4

14:50 Hexham

Know The Game

11st 9lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

in rear

16/1

9

11th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 4

14:50 Hexham

Know The Game

11st 9lb

J: Joshua Thompson

T: Micky Hammond

towards rear, bumped 1st, mistake 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 7th

16/1

6th

4

2nd Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

12:40 Wetherby

Know The Game

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Micky Hammond

Runner-up over fences at Limerick in April for Tom Dreaper but well beaten the next twice (fences/hurdles) and is now just 1-21; makes stable debut and others are preferred.

20/1

Form: P/508- D

Last run: 334 days

W: 11st 5lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Record of 1-29 and that sole chase win came in 2021; ran okay over hurdles at Down Royal last May but not a lot otherwise to shout about in recent times and he's back from an absence here; now tongue tied.
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9

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

18:10 Tipperary

Stansfield

11st 5lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Paul Traynor

held up in rear, struggling before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

33/1

9

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

18:10 Tipperary

Stansfield

11st 5lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Paul Traynor

held up in rear, struggling before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

33/1

8th

7

10th Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

14:30 Punchestown

Stansfield

10st 3lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Paul Traynor

Sole chase win came in 2021; not too much of note this year since returning from point-to-points although fair run over hurdles in between; hard to fancy.

16/1

Form: P3F50- D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Nine-time winner in Britain over hurdles/fences; started off for this yard with a placed effort over fences at Thurles but he fell next time and has been below par since; cheekpieces added.
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12

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

18:10 Tipperary

Joke Dancer

11st 0lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Patrick Griffin

held up in rear, struggling before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out

25/1

12

9th May 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

18:10 Tipperary

Joke Dancer

11st 0lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Patrick Griffin

held up in rear, struggling before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out

25/1

10th

6

24th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

17:20 Bellewstown

Joke Dancer

11st 9lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Patrick Griffin

midfield

16/1

Non-runners

Blenheim Belle, Pana To Milan, The Virginian, Ivar The Boneless, The Lucky Lobster

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Payout
Exacta €104.30
Straight Forecast €124.23
Tricast €488.07
Trifecta €851.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mahlers Cove

TOPSPEED:

Know The Game

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Mahlers Cove

POSTDATA:

Mahlers Cove

The Irish Sun:

Mahlers Cove