October 02 / 16.45 Sligo

16.45

Good

Cleveragh Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 3m 1f 182y
  • 10 runners
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Cleveragh Handicap Chase

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: P-6644

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Prominent racer almost won a staying hurdle at Galway this time last year and couple of fair efforts lately when quite strong in market; chase debutant has a chance if he improves for fences and dam won a point.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

30th Sep 2026

Good

3m 1f 182y

17:50 Sligo

Ballagh Star

11st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Won this contest in both 2024 and 2025 (both off 87) and is 1lb lower now; has been in poor form this year, weakening quickly before pulled up over fences at Roscommon latest; would be no surprise to see the money come for him now though; new headgear combination.

10/1

9

4th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 14y

20:00 Roscommon

Ballagh Star

11st 4lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Both chase wins have come at Sligo; has been in poor form over hurdles and fences lately so others preferred.

50/1

OUR TIP

5/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 23-14P D BF

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Winning start in Ireland at Roscommon (3m1f) in August and fourth off this mark at Kilbeggan; race may have come too soon when pulled up over hurdles three days later and freshened up since.
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13

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

17:35 Listowel

Le Grand Vert

11st 2lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Noel C Kelly

Much better over fences with four career wins and returns to chasing after being soundly beaten in a pair of handicap hurdles at Down Royal and Perth; needs a market check.

12/1

4th

6

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

16:50 Perth

Le Grand Vert

10st 9lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Noel C Kelly

Much better over fences but handicapped accordingly over hurdles; just a respectable eighth of 15 at Down Royal (3m, good) ten days ago but went close on his latest visit to Britain (in a chase in June) and needs attention in the betting.

6/1

8th

22

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

19:22 Down Royal

Le Grand Vert

10st 10lb

T: Noel C Kelly

Second reserve; much better over fences, four wins and rated 104; maiden over hurdles, beaten 20l when fourth at Sligo in May.

8/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 00-765

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Flat-bred been running respectably in handicap hurdles this summer; up in trip for chase debut so fair bit to prove but he's in against a modest bunch.
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8

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:35 Tramore

Bondi Boy Blue

10st 11lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Eleven-race maiden is 0-4 in chases; his 3.25l third at Sligo (3m2f, good) won by Ballagh Star in October is a standout effort; 3lb lower now but he finished a long way behind at Wexford last time.

16/1

7th

11

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

3m 1f 110y

17:20 Wexford

Bondi Boy Blue

10st 13lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Patchy form over hurdles but improved on chase debut when close third at 3m2f Sligo handicap last October (good) off 86; ordinary comeback run at Limerick in May, needs to improve a fair bit from that.

12/1

Form: /44U64

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Point winner on heavy early in the year; has reached the first four three times in handicap chases on decent ground since and should get this longer trip.
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5th

8

14th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 150y

17:28 Downpatrick

Ocodango Boy

10st 9lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Peter McCreery

0-11 over hurdles and 0-7 over fences, though was chasing the winner when unseating late on over C&D in October; could go well.

8/1

Form: 4-3935

Last run: 57 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Stays well and has run well here before; placed twice over fences this summer and kept plugging away when fifth to Le Grand Vert over similar trip at Roscommon; 7lb better off here.
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12

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 97y

17:52 Galway

Tullyhogue Fort

11st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: John F O’Neill

Ran well when second at Kilbeggan in July but was still beaten 13l; outclassed on the Flat latest but this much more suitable and was a close second in a division of this race in 2023 off 5lb higher; place shout.

16/1

9

(6)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 180y

20:15 Killarney

Tullyhogue Fort

11st 4lb

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

Capable jumper at an ordinary level; rated 42 on the Flat and should be outclassed.

200/1

10

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 155y

19:30 Roscommon

Tullyhogue Fort

11st 3lb

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

Winless run stretches back to July 2023; beaten 13l when second of 12 in a Kilbeggan handicap hurdle (18.5f, good) on latest; remains 4lb above his last win but has run well on both previous visits to this venue; place chance.

17/2

Form: -4P028

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Had three falls in a row last year but trainer felt omission of lots of fences counted against him at Wexford having been second there the time before; stays this far.
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19

25th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:03 Fairyhouse

Bearwithmenow

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: J P Flavin

13-race maiden over fences and far from consistent; couple of reasonable placed efforts this season over 3m1f on decent ground but won't enjoy forecast conditions here; 2lb wrong.

33/1

19

25th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:03 Fairyhouse

Bearwithmenow

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: J P Flavin

13-race maiden over fences and far from consistent; couple of reasonable placed efforts this season over 3m1f on decent ground but won't enjoy forecast conditions here; 2lb wrong.

33/1

6th

11

29th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 6f 120y

12:32 Limerick

Bearwithmenow

10st 5lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: J P Flavin

12-race maiden over fences and far from consistent; couple of reasonable placed efforts this year over 3m1f on decent ground but poor last twice.

18/1

Form: 79-810

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 5lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won second hurdle race when winning readily at Kilbeggan (3m) but well beaten at Galway three days later; rated much lower over fences for a reason and can make mistakes; first chase start in over a year.
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7th

10

2nd Oct 2024

Good

3m 1f 182y

16:45 Sligo

Repeat That

10st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

Won second hurdle race when winning readily at Kilbeggan (3m) but well beaten at Galway three days later; rated much lower over fences for a reason and can make mistakes; first chase start in over a year.

11/1

12th

9

9th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 6f 97y

17:05 Galway

Repeat That

11st 6lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: David Harry Kelly

Snapped a losing run at Kilbeggan on Friday (3m, yielding) and did so by some 11l; looks well-in with a penalty provided he can back that up on this softer ground.

5/1

Form: 4PP952

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Modest veteran returned to form at Ballinrobe (2m7f) when just in front of Agirlcalledchloe; place shout.
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5th

8

14th Oct 2026

Good

2m 5f 69y

17:07 Punchestown

Fr Gilligansvoyge

10st 10lb

J: Ms Pandora Briselden

T: John G Carr

Veteran has been in the form of his life this year with three wins in the summer; however, he has been well beaten the last three times, including at Downpatrick on Friday; the handicapper seems to have his measure now.

20/1

6th

5

30th Sep 2026

Good

3m 1f 182y

17:50 Sligo

Fr Gilligansvoyge

11st 4lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: John G Carr

Somehow, the veteran has found top form at the ripe age of 13, three wins over the summer include over 3m2f at Kilbeggan last month; good second a week later at Wexford but busy campaign caught up to him from career-high chase mark at Ballinrobe.

16/1

13th

3

11th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 67y

18:10 Ballinrobe

Fr Gilligansvoyge

11st 4lb

J: Sarah Kavanagh

T: John G Carr

Somehow, the veteran has found top form at the ripe age of 13, three wins over the summer include over 3m2f at Kilbeggan last month; good Wexford second a week later shows he remains on a competitive mark.

8/1

Form: 1-7771 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Not the most reliable but was on a going day when winning over similar trip at Wexford; best on decent ground.
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11th

8

28th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 0y

19:38 Wexford

Stormy Master

10st 13lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Four chase wins include this race in 2024 and again over C&D last summer; promising Limerick third in May hasn't been built on twice since in Roscommon events though.

8/1

8th

10

4th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 14y

20:00 Roscommon

Stormy Master

11st 4lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Four chase wins; a close third at Limerick in May but found the ground too soft here nest time; can go well fresh so should be involved once the ground doesn't soften too much.

7/1

9th

7

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 150y

19:48 Roscommon

Stormy Master

11st 8lb

J: Mr L Hackett

T: Ray Hackett

Four-time chase winner; veteran who was returning from a lengthy break when only 2l away at Limerick (2m6f, good) but this ground could be softer than he cares for.

7/1

Form: /000/0

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
10yo can't be recommended on what he's shown in just seven starts; better for return from nearly two years off at Kilbeggan; up in trip for chase debut and dam won over fences.
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16

19th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

15:26 Navan

Deal Again

10st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: V T O’Brien

Pulled up in a Roscommon handicap chase last month after two years off; makes no appeal.

100/1

16

4th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 14y

20:00 Roscommon

Deal Again

10st 2lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: V T O’Brien

Poor maiden was out of form when last seen in 2024 so is passed over today.

100/1

10

5th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 122y

12:30 Fairyhouse

Deal Again

10st 0lb

J: G B Noonan

T: V T O’Brien

didn't jump with fluency, in rear, detached when jumped slightly left 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

50/1

Non-runners

Agirlcalledchloe

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €36.50
Straight Forecast €28.32
Tricast €88.44
Trifecta €98.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Ocodango Boy

POSTDATA:

Agirlcalledchloe

SPOTLIGHT:

Tullyhogue Fort

The Irish Sun:

Ocodango Boy