July 23 / 18.53 Ballinrobe

18.53

Good To Yielding

BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7695.65
  • 2m 1f 64y
  • 8 runners
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BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

15/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: P2-245 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won a Kilbeggan maiden last summer and arrives here on the back of some solid efforts in handicaps; looks sure to be involved.
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Verdict Starting price

3

15th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 95y

14:30 Punchestown

Flidais

11st 0lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: John Patrick Ryan

Three-time hurdles winner on good to yielding; finished 0.75l behind Spick And Span at Clonmel (2m4f, yielding) before stepping up in trip at Tipperary last time to record a very easy victory (23.5f, good to yielding); up 7lb now and drops back in trip.

3/1

11

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

15:25 Clonmel

Flidais

10st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Dual hurdles winner is now 7lb below last winning mark; won at Ballinrobe in July last year (2m1f, good to yielding); winner of a beginners' chase here in March over extended 2m; out of form following that; modest third at Ballinrobe last time (2m6f, soft).

7/1

3rd

9

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 5y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Flidais

10st 8lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Two hurdle wins include 2m2f handicap here last summer off 103, more recently won Clonmel beginners' chase in March; recent hurdles form however leaves her with plenty to find.

10/1

13/2

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 29-215

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Pursued the better ground out wide when winning readily over 2m6f at Tramore and didn't seem to stay 3m at Sligo latest; whether he wants this sharp a test is debatable.
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9

22nd Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 180y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Early Arrival

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: James M Barcoe

Yet to win over fences; not easy to fancy after being pulled-up at Tramore last week when jumped poorly.

33/1

9

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:35 Tramore

Early Arrival

10st 9lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: James M Barcoe

Better than ever last year, winning over hurdles twice, including here (2m6f, yielding); 0-12 chasing but stayed on for third over C&D in May after racing wide; and would have got closer at Wexford last time but for repeated jumping errors; place chance if jumps better.

11/1

12

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

17:00 Wexford

Early Arrival

10st 10lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: James M Barcoe

Better than ever last summer, winning over hurdles at Tramore and Sligo; 0-11 chasing though, staying on third at Tramore on May return, having raced wide; not one to totally rule out but hard to see him playing a major role.

12/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 247-02

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Good form last year, including a near miss in a different handicap on this card; returned to form when second at Downpatrick and being 2lb wrong isn't the end of the world.
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2

19th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 165y

15:21 Downpatrick

Only One Plan

11st 13lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: M Flannery

Added his third hurdles win at Ballinrobe in July (2m1f, good) off 96; not at the same level in two runs following that off 4lb higher; dropped 1lb now, but his form is erratic.

11/1

8th

11

5th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:32 Kilbeggan

Only One Plan

10st 4lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: M Flannery

Is 3-30 over hurdles with his most recent win coming at Ballinrobe in July off a mark of 96 (2m1f, good); beaten a long way off a 4lb higher mark back at that track last time (2m, good); could bounce back here.

12/1

9th

2

11th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 169y

18:55 Ballinrobe

Only One Plan

12st 0lb

J: Conor Owens

T: M Flannery

3-28 over hurdles, two wins with Philip Rothwell and placed twice at this venue for that stable; has found his form again; built on Kilbeggan second when scoring for his locally-based trainer here last month; only 4lb higher, same 7lb claimer aboard

11/2

Form: 360-15 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who opened her hurdling account in a Tipperary maiden and her fifth of 18 back in a handicap was respectable having raced keenly; considered.
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Verdict Starting price

10th

7

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 60y

13:10 Cork

Cash The Cheque

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

midfield

8/1

10th

7

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 60y

13:10 Cork

Cash The Cheque

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

midfield

8/1

3rd

8

16th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 59y

14:20 Punchestown

Cash The Cheque

11st 1lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Won a 2m Tipperary maiden in May; appeared not to stay 2m4f at Clonmel recently; can do better over this shorter trip.

10/1

Form: -06509

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Has performed well in handicaps but hasn't been at his best of late, albeit in maiden company most recently; more to prove than some.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12

26th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 28y

20:00 Ballinrobe

Tomas O Maille

11st 2lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: M Flannery

Locally-trained C&D winner off 3lb higher last April; probably needed the run on return from a break at Sligo latest; course form figures over timber on ground with good in description read 55142; big player.

12/1

9th

1

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Tomas O Maille

12st 0lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: M Flannery

1lb below last April's Ballinrobe win but out of form when last seen in November and may need this after 173 days off.

12/1

Form: /377-1 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Ran well in a couple of maidens last season and returned for a successful handicap debut at Sligo (2m1f, good to yielding), where he went clear before holding on with the front two clear; up 8lb but open to further improvement.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:03 Huntingdon

Ankud

11st 4lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Liam Bailey

prominent, dropped to last after 4th, soon struggling, weakened 2 out

2/1

5th

2

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:03 Huntingdon

Ankud

11st 4lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Liam Bailey

prominent, dropped to last after 4th, soon struggling, weakened 2 out

2/1

6th

1

4th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

14:55 Hexham

Ankud

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Liam Bailey

Bought out of Gordon Elliott's yard for 10,000gns in August; fair form over hurdles, getting off the mark in a Sligo handicap for conditionals in July (2m1f, good to yielding); not quite so good in similar company last time but interesting on stable debut back in novice company with no penalty.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0360-3

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Well held on the Flat latest but had previously run as well as he was entitled to in a Punchestown hurdle; only 2lb higher than when bang there in a Punchestown handicap last season.
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10th

6

6th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:35 Kilbeggan

Striking

11st 5lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Mrs John Harrington

Winner over hurdles and debuted over fences at Roscommon last month when well behind Presenting Lad; likely to do better back over flights and not one to dismiss.

10/1

8

6th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 114y

19:00 Roscommon

Striking

11st 12lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Mrs John Harrington

119-rated maiden hurdle winner; mixing hurdling and the Flat this season; below par efforts on the level at Gowran and over timber at Ballinrobe (2m1f good to yielding) last two starts; chasing debut and related to a number of winners over fences; don't discount.

13/2

Form: 10-8FB CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Notoriously headstrong but was on the scene when coming down in claiming hurdles the last twice; only 3lb higher than for his previous handicap success at Kilbeggan in September.
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8th

3

23rd Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 64y

18:53 Ballinrobe

Tom McGreevy

11st 5lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: Liz Doyle

didn't always jump with fluency

20/1

9

11th Jun 2024

Good

2m 2f 91y

16:45 Sligo

Tom McGreevy

11st 0lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Liz Doyle

Dual hurdle winner with the form to have a big say on these terms and he was in contention when falling in Kendancer's claimer at Limerick 12 days ago; notoriously headstrong and always comes with an element of risk.

4/1

6

30th May 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 100y

17:15 Limerick

Tom McGreevy

11st 0lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Liz Doyle

took keen hold, prominent behind clear leader, went second before 2nd, clear with one other before 3rd, led narrowly when fell 2 out

8/1

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Payout
Exacta €18.40
Straight Forecast €20.37
Tricast €66.31
Trifecta €101.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Striking

The Irish Sun:

Ankud

POSTDATA:

Flidais

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Cash The Cheque

TOPSPEED:

Striking