August 10 / 19.00 Kilbeggan

19.00

Good

Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 3m 0f 190y
  • 11 runners
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Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £16.00
  • Place: £3.80

Form: 16P-78

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Two time winning hurdler; pulled up on heavy ground at Gowran on chase debut last November; off for 204 days then tailed off in a beginners' chase here over 2m4f on good; hampered and never involved at Tipperary last time; on a fair mark (rated 10lb higher over hurdles) but needs to prove himself over fences; first time cheekpieces.
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7

17th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

16:30 Tramore

Hand Over Fist

10st 13lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won two staying handicap chases on good ground in the first half of last season; ordinary form in recent months; addition of blinkerss failed to do the trick at Kilbeggan eight days ago; joint-favourite then, faded after making a lot of the running.

8/1

1

9th Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 100y

19:30 Kilbeggan

Hand Over Fist

11st 12lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won two chases last year, including over C&D, but has failed to fire in three starts this year; drops in grade now, rider claims a handy 5lb and blinkers go on; could revive.

6/1

5

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

3m 1f 110y

16:45 Wexford

Hand Over Fist

11st 4lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won two handicap chases at about 3m during the second half of last year (including beating Hascoeur Clermont off 107 at Cork) but needs to improve a fair bit on both runs this term, fading quite tamely at Roscommon last time.

13/2

7/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3P-211 C

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
On a hat-trick after wins in a beginners' chase at Tramore (2m6f, yielding) and a 3m1f handicap hurdle here off 102 on good to yielding last month; looked like he still had a bit up his hand when winning the last day and he remains of interest back over the bigger obstacles for his thriving yard.
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5th

3

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 50y

18:30 Kilbeggan

Ceanndana

11st 6lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Five-time winner under rules (three over hurdles); took second behind progressive rival on return from 87-day break at Punchestown in October (2m7f, good to yielding); another positive run when third over fences last time at Down Royal (3m, good to yielding); consistent sort but there may be better handicapped contenders.

7/2

3

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Ceanndana

11st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

2-9 over fences and was lots to like about his return from an 87-day break in a Punchestown handicap hurdle 18 days ago; the forecast rain is a concern but he's big player on return to chasing if it misses.

7/1

3

1st Nov 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:10 Down Royal

Ceanndana

11st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

2-9 over fences and was lots to like about his return from an 87-day break in a Punchestown handicap hurdle 18 days ago; the forecast rain is a concern but he's big player on return to chasing if it misses.

7/1

14/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 071-2P

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Two time hurdling winner is 0-6 over fences; ran well on penultimate start when runner-up in a handicap chase at Downpatrick off 93 (2m3f, good); jockey reported that she never travelled when pulled up over 2m3f at Wexford last time; first time blinkers replace cheekpieces but hard to be confident after that last run.
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11th

7

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

18:29 Downpatrick

Game And Glory

11st 2lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

Dual hurdles winner but was pulled up on her last visit to the track in a chase and pulled up last time over hurdles at Thurles.

33/1

14th

21

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

18:35 Punchestown

Game And Glory

11st 9lb

J: Christopher Shuker

T: P J Rothwell

Two-time hurdle winner but rated just 87, pulled up latest, up against it here.

40/1

Form: /6-P64 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Best run since return from long absence when beaten just 4.5L into fourth at Wexford (3m1f, soft) two weeks ago; won at this track over hurdles back in 2020 (3m1f, yielding); 7lb lower than he was for his last chase win and can't be written off in usual blinkers.
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13

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

17:07 Down Royal

Ardaghs Choice

10st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E Sheehy

Dual hurdles winner has one chase win as well, gained at Wexford in 2022; recent efforts don't suggest he's on the verge of adding to his tally.

50/1

OUR TIP

Form: 441P-6 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Won his second handicap chase off 95 at Down Royal in December (2m4f, soft) in first time tongue tie and cheekpieces and wears them again today; back from a six month break with an ok effort in a handicap chase at Cartmel off 106; seems to act on most ground and should come on for his last run.
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12

19th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

17:01 Downpatrick

Eagle Terrace

10st 6lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Noel C Kelly

Tailed off in three starts this year (two over fences); was a two-time winner in 2023 but hard to recommend now.

18/1

8th

8

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 6y

18:30 Ballinrobe

Eagle Terrace

11st 7lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Noel C Kelly

Won twice over fences in 2023 but has shown very little since; hard to recommend on what he's shown this year.

33/1

10th

2

8th Aug 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:38 Wexford

Eagle Terrace

11st 13lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: Noel C Kelly

Has lost his way since winning a Down Royal handicap chase in December 2023; didn't show enough on return from an absence latest; likely best watched back over hurdles.

20/1

Form: 01P-06

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Won a handicap hurdle off 102 at Punchestown (2m4f, yielding) last October; beginners' chases the last twice, tailed off here over 2m4f but showed a bit more when sixth of sixteen at Tramore last time over 2m3f, beaten 21L (Hand Over Fist 16L behind); makes his handicap chase debut off 101 and can't be fully discounted.
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9th

1

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

16:45 Punchestown

Irish Envoy

12st 0lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Liz Doyle

Bumper winner scored his sole hurdle win over 2m4f in a handicap here in 2023; pulled-up on his recent return and others make more appeal.

33/1

6

13th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 188y

20:00 Sligo

Irish Envoy

11st 4lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Liz Doyle

midfield

12/1

6

13th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 188y

20:00 Sligo

Irish Envoy

11st 4lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Liz Doyle

midfield

12/1

Form: UP-808

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
0-14; hasn't shown much in eleven starts over hurdles; well-beaten off 84 over 2m3f here in a handicap hurdle two weeks ago; can only be watched on chasing debut.
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15th

12

13th Sep 2024

Good

2m 7f 77y

18:15 Ballinrobe

Mont Beuvray

10st 12lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: John Patrick Ryan

always behind, jumped left on occasions

33/1

11th

13

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 100y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Mont Beuvray

11st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

towards rear

20/1

6th

3

12th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 208y

19:53 Ballinrobe

Mont Beuvray

11st 6lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

0-11 over hurdles and hasn't shown enough on his last couple of starts; difficult to make a case for on recent form; declared to run in a handicap chase at Kilbeggan on Saturday.

25/1

Form: 2P1-37

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m7f handicap chase on soft ground at Tipperary in April off 93 after four months off; another good effort when third off revised mark of 99 on better ground at Downpatrick (2m7f); below par at Punchestown in early June; off 63 days since and returns with yard in decent form; was fresh when winning in April so could go well.
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8th

6

10th Aug 2024

Good

3m 0f 190y

19:00 Kilbeggan

Lady Kate

11st 3lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Won a 2m7f handicap chase on soft ground at Tipperary in April off 93 after four months off; another good effort when third off revised mark of 99 on better ground at Downpatrick (2m7f); below par at Punchestown in early June; off 63 days since and returns with yard in decent form; was fresh when winning in April so could go well.

6/1

Form: 34/3P- D

Last run: 435 days

W: 10st 4lb

16 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
16yo veteran still showing an appetite for racing in point-to-points; third, beaten 11.5L on his last start in that sphere; pulled up in Stratford hunter chase when last seen under Rules; ran well here in 2016 but that's a long time ago now; hard to fancy; cheekpieces back on.
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13th

16

19th Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

16:55 Limerick

Fr Humphrey

11st 0lb

J: Miss N C Hennessy

T: Miss Niamh Carol Hennessy

16yo veteran is a four-time chase winner; sole win over hurdles came in 2019; well beaten in a handicap chase on latest start at Kilbeggan in August; others are preferred.

40/1

Form: -55277

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
0-12 under Rules; one of better efforts over hurdles came at this track in mid-June when a 26L runner-up over 3m off 94 in first time cheekpieces; not disgraced in a beginners' chase at Galway last week and the cheekpieces return for this handicap chase debut (also wears tongue tie); interesting at a price.
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3rd

9

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 111y

18:52 Galway

Cloughroe

11st 4lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Won a 2m5f Cartmel handicap in June; flopped twice at the same venue in July; plenty to prove as a result.

14/1

Form: 69-27P

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
0-11 under Rules; didn't show much until his handicap chase debut at Limerick in May (2m6f, good to firm) when he was beaten just 0.5L off 102; no impact off 4lb higher at Clonmel (2m4f, good) and then pulled up over hurdles at Roscommon early last month; tongue tie back on; needs to rediscover his Limerick form.
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5th

6

14th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

14:33 Perth

Cosmic Blizzard

11st 1lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Ex-Irish pointer; good second in a Kelso novice handicap chase (2m7f, good) last autumn but has pulled up on his two outings since (reportedly bled latest); something to prove.

14/1

3

3rd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 91y

Class 4

16:05 Newcastle

Cosmic Blizzard

11st 12lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Ex-Irish pointer; good second in a Kelso novice handicap chase in October (2m7f, good) but pulled up with cheekpieces tried last time; now has blinkers on for the first time and is back after a wind op; each-way chance.

13/2

4

25th Oct 2025

Good

2m 7f 96y

Class 4

14:10 Kelso

Cosmic Blizzard

11st 9lb

J: Jack Power

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Exposed 6yo; went back pointing earlier this year when with Sam Curling, winning four of his six races all over 3m from good to yielding; bought for £32,000 in May and fair run when fourth at Perth in a handicap chase on stable debut last month (3m, good; third won next time); contender.

7/2

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Payout
Exacta €47.80
Straight Forecast €28.09
Tricast €183.00
Trifecta €461.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ceanndana

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Cosmic Blizzard

POSTDATA:

Ceanndana

The Irish Sun:

Ceanndana