September 04 / 15.45 Kilbeggan

15.45

Good To Yielding

Kilbeggan Racecourse Novice Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 2m 3f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Kilbeggan Racecourse Novice Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

OUR TIP

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 254-32

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Unplaced on Flat at the Galway festival since going very close in a C&D maiden hurdle; no handicap experience but probably capable of making his presence felt.
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10th

15

(7)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 46y

19:53 Roscommon

Churchwarden

9st 5lb

J: Conor Cusack

T: Henry De Bromhead

Lost way after 2024 Kilbeggan novice hurdle win for John McConnell; well beaten all five Flat starts last year; best watched after break on first start for new stable.

10/1

6th

2

(7)

30th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Ayr

Churchwarden

10st 1lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: John C McConnell

Maiden on the Flat, but won a novice handicap hurdle in September 2024 (2m3f, good to yielding); fair fourth in a 1m5f handicap here in July (good to soft; cheekpieces on for first time); headgear back on (poor run without it last time); interesting.

11/2

10/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: 413367

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Front-runner won 2m2f maiden at Sligo in June and was placed on her next two starts; out of the money at Tramore and needs to bounce back from below-par Sligo run two weeks ago.
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6th

17

26th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 28y

20:00 Ballinrobe

Andyourbirdcansing

10st 8lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: John Patrick Ryan

First reserve; Sligo maiden hurdle winner in 2024; not a bad run on return from a break at Clonmel latest and handicapper giving her a chance, but stamina a query over this trip.

5th

4

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

17:50 Clonmel

Andyourbirdcansing

11st 7lb

J: Kevin Healy

T: John Patrick Ryan

Front-runner's sole win came in 2m2f Sligo mares' maiden in 2024 (good), good second in Limerick handicap over a year ago off 99; 0-10 chasing and well held back hurdling when last seen in October; ground to suit, don't rule out off this reduced mark.

8/1

Form: /F-834

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Minor Flat winner; off the track for 14 months before returning in July; has made the frame at this venue on her last two starts. despite showing signs of not being particularly well suited by the track; place chance
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5th

1

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 185y

17:52 Downpatrick

Arcland

12st 0lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Dual Flat winner got off the mark over hurdles over C&D last September; raised 6lb for this first hurdle runs since; not a bad seasonal bow on the Flat recently.

13/2

12th

21

(20)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Arcland

8st 12lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

First reserve; went very close in a similar race here on his penultimate Flat start last year; went on to win over hurdles before a below-par Bellewstown run; durable sort.

10th

2

(5)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 77y

16:45 Bellewstown

Arcland

9st 13lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Gained a first win over timber last time and had been knocking on the door over this sort of trip on the Flat previously; up 3lb for latest second and handles slower ground; major player with a decent draw.

3/1

Form: 47-110

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Likes good ground; backed up win Downpatrick in May when scoring readily at Wexford last month; failed to cope with an aggregate 15lb rise when down the field on last week's hat-trick bid at Bellewstown.
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15

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 45y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Thats About Right

10st 5lb

J: Miss P Elvin

T: P J Rothwell

Five-time winner; both his chase wins have come at Thurles on good ground; last two runs have been respectable but looks held by Harbour Highway and Lisleigh Lad on Leopardstown running; rider Phidelma Elvin won this in 2023.

20/1

5th

7

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 120y

16:55 Leopardstown

Thats About Right

11st 9lb

J: Miss P Elvin

T: P J Rothwell

Five-time winner; both his chase wins have come at Thurles on good ground; two below-par displays at that venue before signs of a return to form when fourth over 2m2f there on latest.

12/1

10th

12

18th Jan 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 198y

14:50 Thurles

Thats About Right

10st 7lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Five-time winner under Rules, with both his chase wins coming at this track on good ground in a 2m2f beginners' and in this race last year; just 2lb higher since his win last year but beaten fairly comprehensively in three summer starts and pulled up around here last month (2m5f, yielding); comes into the race in lesser form than last year.

20/1

Form: 74-455

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Reasonably consistent in handicaps but needs to find extra to play a leading part; had a below-par Andyourbirdcansign when fifth at Sligo.
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15

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 97y

17:22 Galway

Doyen Flyer

10st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: James M Barcoe

Maiden went close to gaining a breakthrough win at Ballinrobe (22.5f, good) last month; up 2lb but handles softer ground and can go well again.

11/2

9

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 61y

18:43 Ballinrobe

Doyen Flyer

10st 6lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: James M Barcoe

22-race maiden (0-12 in hurdle races); never in the first three; flashes of form, but hard to make a strong case for her.

16/1

Form: 00-51P C

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Point winner; modest hurdles form until well supported over a longer trip here in June; bolted up and was handed a punitive 26lb hike; 20-1, pulled up at the Galway festival; down in grade again, has to taken seriously.
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5

3rd Mar 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:15 Leopardstown

Desert Cave

11st 12lb

J: Niall Prendergast

T: Declan Queally

Form of 122 in points and the form of his 2022 point win worked out nicely; not so much the two 2023 efforts and he was tailed off when making his rules debut last week at 50-1; needs to leave that run behind.

12/1

14th

6

21st Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 148y

13:45 Punchestown

Desert Cave

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

Won on his point debut at Ballycrystal in 2022; remote second twice since; best watched on his track debut after almost a year off.

16/1

Non-runners

Leading Lion

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €24.30
Straight Forecast €18.82
Trifecta €80.60

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Churchwarden

TOPSPEED:

Andyourbirdcansing

SPOTLIGHT:

Leading Lion

The Irish Sun:

Arcland

POSTDATA:

Churchwarden