15.20

J: John Shinnick

14/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Half-brother to four winners including Balder Succes (high-class 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase); unraced dam out of French 1m7f-2m1f hurdle/chase winner; second in a point in May for rider/trainer Rob James; rules debut.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3	11th Jul 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y	19:15 Cork Empire Succes 11st 12lb J: Sean Flanagan T: Gerard Edmund O’Leary	Disqualified for a banned substance after winning a 2m4f Wexford maiden hurdle last October; solid third places over C&D and back at Wexford lately; should go close with cheekpieces added.	6/4
9	4th Jul 2025 Good 3m 0f 100y	15:15 Wexford Empire Succes 11st 4lb J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Gerard Edmund O’Leary	Made all in a maiden hurdle at this track last October but subsequently disqualified for a banned substance (2m4f, yielding); returned to form following a pair of underwhelming runs when a 3.75l third at Cork in May; interesting contender.	4/1
3rd 4	10th May 2025 Good 3m 0f 80y	16:35 Cork Empire Succes 11st 12lb J: Darragh O’Keeffe T: Gerard Edmund O’Leary	disputed lead	11/2

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11th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:15 Cork

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

Disqualified for a banned substance after winning a 2m4f Wexford maiden hurdle last October; solid third places over C&D and back at Wexford lately; should go close with cheekpieces added.

6/4

4th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 100y

15:15 Wexford

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

Made all in a maiden hurdle at this track last October but subsequently disqualified for a banned substance (2m4f, yielding); returned to form following a pair of underwhelming runs when a 3.75l third at Cork in May; interesting contender.

4/1

3rd

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 80y

16:35 Cork

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

disputed lead

11/2

6th

Arch Empire

J: Ross Berry

T: Denis Paul Murphy

20/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Doctor Dino gelding from useful French family; failed to complete in both points; rules debut.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5th 2 (11)	14th Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 55y	20:10 Killarney Arch Empire 11st 12lb J: Mr H C Swan T: Gordon Elliott	Recent efforts over hurdles a little underwhelming but earned a mark of 84 after three good runs in Flat maidens last year, including when third in this race; major player if able to run up to that form.	7/2
8th 3	14th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 165y	15:20 Downpatrick Arch Empire 11st 6lb J: Ricky Doyle T: Gordon Elliott	Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner last August; shaped with promise at big odds in hot handicap at Punchestown on penultimate and 4lb lower now but needs to bounce back from poor novice hurdle effort at Wexford 18 days ago.	14/1
6th 3	27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y	17:12 Wexford Arch Empire 11st 7lb J: Josh Williamson T: Gordon Elliott	Winning hurdler; fair maiden on the Flat; useful form in small-field hurdle races in the first half of last season; should improve from a run in a handicap at the Punchestown festival; was one of the outsiders then, and made some late headway, plenty of horses behind him.	5/1

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5th

(11)

14th Jul 2026

Good

1m 6f 55y

11st 12lb

Recent efforts over hurdles a little underwhelming but earned a mark of 84 after three good runs in Flat maidens last year, including when third in this race; major player if able to run up to that form.

7/2

8th

14th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 165y

11st 6lb

Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner last August; shaped with promise at big odds in hot handicap at Punchestown on penultimate and 4lb lower now but needs to bounce back from poor novice hurdle effort at Wexford 18 days ago.

14/1

6th

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

11st 7lb

Winning hurdler; fair maiden on the Flat; useful form in small-field hurdle races in the first half of last season; should improve from a run in a handicap at the Punchestown festival; was one of the outsiders then, and made some late headway, plenty of horses behind him.

5/1

7th

Lucky Manifest

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Kieran Purcell

25/1

Form: 86

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict

Half-brother to some smart jumping winners has finished mid-division in pair of bumpers; hurdles debut.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 8	25th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 178y Class 2	17:15 Sandown Lucky Manifest 10st 7lb J: Stan Sheppard T: Tom Lacey	Started off for new stable in excellent form in the autumn, winning at Kelso (2m6f, good) before big-field second at Cheltenham (2m5f, soft), but his progress has stalled a bit since; needs combination of last month's wind op and first-time tongue-tie to have positive effect.	20/1
10th 11	28th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 2	14:55 Kelso Lucky Manifest 11st 0lb J: Stan Sheppard T: Tom Lacey	Made it 2-2 here on stable debut in October (2m6f, good) and close second of 18 at Cheltenham (2m5f, soft) next time; hasn't run badly on either starts since and this lightly raced 6yo could benefit from the return to Kelso, but a career-best is needed and the drop to 2m isn't an obvious plus.	20/1
3rd 3	26th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 4f 116y Class 3	14:50 Plumpton Lucky Manifest 11st 10lb J: Stan Sheppard T: Tom Lacey	Dual hurdle winner at Kelso, most recently in October (2m6.5f, good) on yard debut; followed that with a 1l defeat at Cheltenham (soft) in November before finishing a perfectly acceptable eighth of ten in a Class 2 there last month (3m); now back in trip but should give another good account.	2/1

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7th

25th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 178y

Class 2

10st 7lb

Started off for new stable in excellent form in the autumn, winning at Kelso (2m6f, good) before big-field second at Cheltenham (2m5f, soft), but his progress has stalled a bit since; needs combination of last month's wind op and first-time tongue-tie to have positive effect.

20/1

10th

28th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

11st 0lb

Made it 2-2 here on stable debut in October (2m6f, good) and close second of 18 at Cheltenham (2m5f, soft) next time; hasn't run badly on either starts since and this lightly raced 6yo could benefit from the return to Kelso, but a career-best is needed and the drop to 2m isn't an obvious plus.

20/1

3rd

26th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 116y

Class 3

11st 10lb

Dual hurdle winner at Kelso, most recently in October (2m6.5f, good) on yard debut; followed that with a 1l defeat at Cheltenham (soft) in November before finishing a perfectly acceptable eighth of ten in a Class 2 there last month (3m); now back in trip but should give another good account.

2/1

8th

J: Shane O’Callaghan

16/1

Form: 5

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict

Half-sister to smart 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner Mr Whipped; dam useful Flat/hurdle performer for this one's original trainer David Kiely; unfancied on debut but showed plenty when fifth over C&D earlier this month; new yard.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 9	30th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y	15:20 Wexford Polly Poppins 11st 3lb J: Michael Kenneally T: Bernard Martin Crowley	Maiden and most of her best form has come at Tramore, running well on chase debut there last October; should come on from seasonal debut effort and has run well here too; considered.	12/1
5th 11	29th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 110y	17:55 Tramore Polly Poppins 10st 0lb J: Daniel King T: Bernard Martin Crowley	Best two runs of her career have come here; beaten a head in 16.5f (good) handicap hurdle last August; 3.25l third in C&D handicap chase when last seen in October and 1lb lower now; could go well if ready after 232 day absence.	9/2
3rd 8	9th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 7f 110y	16:25 Tramore Polly Poppins 10st 8lb J: Michael Kenneally T: Bernard Martin Crowley	Best of her 11 hurdle runs have come here, beaten just a head in August (2m, good); lesser run at Listowel following that and tailed off at Clonmel last time when upped in trip; sometimes reluctant to line up but this track is a big positive for her chase debut.	15/1

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8th

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:20 Wexford

11st 3lb

J: Michael Kenneally

Maiden and most of her best form has come at Tramore, running well on chase debut there last October; should come on from seasonal debut effort and has run well here too; considered.

12/1

5th

29th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 110y

17:55 Tramore

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

Best two runs of her career have come here; beaten a head in 16.5f (good) handicap hurdle last August; 3.25l third in C&D handicap chase when last seen in October and 1lb lower now; could go well if ready after 232 day absence.

9/2

3rd

9th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 110y

16:25 Tramore

10st 8lb

J: Michael Kenneally