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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3

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

9

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

4

10th May 2025

Good

3m 0f 80y

16:35 Cork

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

disputed lead

11/2

6th

3

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
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
7th 14	28th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 132y	15:40 Punchestown Arch Empire 10st 1lb J: Jordan Gainford T: Gordon Elliott	Dual-purpose; 1-10 over hurdles; soundly beaten off 2lb higher when last seen at Down Royal in November; others make more appeal.	25/1

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6th

3

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

14

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 132y

10st 1lb

Dual-purpose; 1-10 over hurdles; soundly beaten off 2lb higher when last seen at Down Royal in November; others make more appeal.

25/1

7th

7

Lucky Manifest

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Kieran Purcell

25/1

Form: 86

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

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

8

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

11

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

3

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

13

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
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
9th 5	2nd Oct 2025 Good 2m 4f 35y	15:55 Clonmel Polly Poppins 11st 8lb J: Gavin Brouder T: Bernard Martin Crowley	Went closest to scoring when just denied over 2m at Tramore in August; might have found the ground too soft at Listowel since; this trip is a question.	14/1

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5th

11

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

8

9th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 7f 110y

16:25 Tramore

10st 8lb

J: Michael Kenneally

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

9th

5

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

15:55 Clonmel

11st 8lb

J: Gavin Brouder