August 30 / 18.25 Down Royal

18.25

Good

Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Hurdle

  • Prize money: £7952.17
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • 5 runners
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Pepsico (Walkers Snacks) Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.40
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 13-192

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bumper/hurdle/chase winner returned from absence to win 2m4f chase at Clonmel in June, beating Moonovercloon who was narrowly denied in the Galway Blazers; after a disappointing run at Wexford he reverted to hurdles when a remote second to Saint Sam at Cork; this is slightly easier but he has never run over this far.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

11th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:45 Cork

Tag Man

11st 6lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Took a step back in the right direction when runner-up in four-runner race at Wexford in May, although was beaten 11l; needs either a career best or a couple of these to underperform to be in the mix; first-time cheekpieces could help.

7/2

2nd

2

28th May 2025

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

19:30 Wexford

Tag Man

11st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

2-12 over hurdles, also a bumper and chase winner; best hurdles form represented by his defeat of the smart Run For Oscar over 3m at Down Royal last August; third on handicap debut at Clonmel before a winter break; big price when down the field in a Punchestown festival handicap; should be sharper now.

7/4

2nd

2

28th May 2025

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

19:30 Wexford

Tag Man

11st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

2-12 over hurdles, also a bumper and chase winner; best hurdles form represented by his defeat of the smart Run For Oscar over 3m at Down Royal last August; third on handicap debut at Clonmel before a winter break; big price when down the field in a Punchestown festival handicap; should be sharper now.

7/4

OUR TIP

2/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 30/2-1

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cesarewitch winner in 2022 and has been running creditably in classy staying company on the Flat this year, notably when second in the Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot; sparingly campaigned over hurdles in recent years but ran out a comfortable winner when sent off odds-on at Kilbeggan (3m1f, good) this month and has to be respected again.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 154y

16:27 Thurles

Run For Oscar

11st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Smart dual-purpose performer although hasn't won since taking 3m1f Kilbeggan conditions hurdle last summer; two recent runs under his belt could give him a fitness edge but lots to find on ratings with Hewick.

7/4

3

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 129y

16:50 Galway

Run For Oscar

11st 6lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Eight-time winner, including four over hurdles; disappointed on the Flat at Killarney on return from 314-days off; should strip fitter now and handles soft but the majority of his best form has come on good ground; not discounted, especially if the track dries out.

7/2

5th

3

(9)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 180y

20:15 Killarney

Run For Oscar

11st 7lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: C Byrnes

Won the 2022 Cesarwitch at Newmarket and last seen finishing fourth in the same race last October; the one to beat on these terms, provided he's ready to rock after his absence.

2/1

Form: 15P-P

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Classy Flat pedigree and won over 1m4f in France; hasn't built on his odds-on success in a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Punchestown (heavy); last two runs when pulling up at Punchestown and Galway too bad to be true; hopes rest on drier ground (weather permitting) but it's difficult to be enthusiastic about him at present.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 110y

15:42 Tipperary

Billericay Dickie

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

in rear, in touch with leaders when jumped slightly left 9th, not fluent 10th

14/1

Form: 1F08/P CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 0lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Won this race in 2021; now a 13yo pensioner, he came back from a 1034-day absence when pulling up at Sligo this month; his best days are long behind him and he can only be watched.
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Verdict Starting price

15

13th Jul 2025

Good

3m 1f 146y

16:45 Sligo

Mon Storm

10st 0lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Victor Wilson

Missed all of 2023 and shown very little in five runs since; now 14 and returns from 239 days off; 8lb wrong and hard to fancy.

66/1

20

16th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

12:15 Navan

Mon Storm

10st 3lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Victor Wilson

Veteran has been struggled in our starts since returning from two years off in August; 100-1 when in rear at Fairyhouse on Tuesday.

66/1

20

16th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

12:15 Navan

Mon Storm

10st 3lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: Victor Wilson

Veteran has been struggled in our starts since returning from two years off in August; 100-1 when in rear at Fairyhouse on Tuesday.

66/1

Form:

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest record of 1-12 in points and was beaten out of sight in a Wexford maiden hurdle on rules debut; impossible task.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

7

30th Aug 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:25 Down Royal

Big Reggie

10st 10lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: J G Cosgrave

Modest record of 1-12 in points and was beaten out of sight in a Wexford maiden hurdle on rules debut; impossible task.

100/1

12th

10

9th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 160y

16:55 Wexford

Big Reggie

11st 4lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: J G Cosgrave

1-12 in point-to-points; beaten 17l into fourth at Taylorstown in May; tough ask on rules debut.

33/1

Non-runners

Beacon Edge, Dartan

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €4.20
Straight Forecast €4.35
Trifecta €5.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Beacon Edge

The Irish Sun:

Run For Oscar

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Beacon Edge

TOPSPEED:

Beacon Edge

POSTDATA:

Beacon Edge