November 12 / 14.17 Fairyhouse

14.17

Good

Lorna Brooke Ireland V Britain (Q.R.) Challenge Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 3m 0f 74y
  • 6 runners
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Lorna Brooke Ireland V Britain (Q.R.) Challenge Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.30

Form: P-3P42 BF

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Handicap hurdle winner for Kim Bailey; beaten favourite on first two Irish starts before Sligo fourth; second to Mullaghmore Wave here last week; 6lb out of the handicap now and is 4lb worse off with the winner as a consequence; Toni Quail has ample experience and her 7lb claim will help
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3

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 1f 10y

20:00 Roscommon

General Hubble

11st 10lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Won off 6lb lower at Punchestown last November (24.5f, good); latest third at Killarney was a remote one; best form is on a sound surface so the forecast rain is a worry.

9/1

3rd

4

18th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:15 Killarney

General Hubble

11st 10lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Won twice in the space of four days over fences in November 2024; came on from return with a 3l defeat at Punchestown last month despite some errors; however, subsequent effort at Tipperary wasn't encouraging; 7lb above last winning mark.

10/1

10th

9

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 35y

15:18 Tipperary

General Hubble

10st 13lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Gordon Elliott

Posted consecutive chase wins last November; best run since at Punchestown last time and has a shout off the same mark.

6/1

6/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: 18-34P D

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Won a Thurles handicap chase last season; first two runs of the new campaign were satisfactory; flopped at Galway last time; stays well, and has the advantage of the 7lb claimed by accomplished point-to-point rider Jack Hendrick.
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11th

4

19th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 110y

15:53 Tramore

Toofareastiswest

11st 9lb

J: John Aherne

T: A M O’Grady

Useful form at one stage but hasn't won in well over two years and pulled up in four of last five outings; new headgear combination tried.

25/1

1

26th Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

15:44 Clonmel

Toofareastiswest

12st 0lb

J: John Aherne

T: A M O’Grady

Useful form at one stage; pulled up on final two starts last season; same outcome on return to action at Tramore; tailed off in a handicap chase at Thurles three weeks ago.

66/1

10th

9

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 2f 0y

13:42 Thurles

Toofareastiswest

11st 5lb

J: John Aherne

T: A M O’Grady

Pulled up on final two starts last season; same outcome on return to action at Tramore; seems safe to leave out of calculations.

50/1

Form: 36PP64

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Showed signs of a return to form with last week's C&D fourth; 8lb out of the handicap and faces a tough task in a rematch with Mullaghmore Wave.
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6th

6

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 7f 100y

18:37 Killarney

Definiteadare

10st 9lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Charles Coakley

Won this race in 2023 but that is his sole win from 21 starts over fences; poor in both runs this summer and has to return to best.

18/1

10

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 1f 10y

20:00 Roscommon

Definiteadare

10st 13lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Charles Coakley

1-20 over fences, the win coming off 80 at Killarney just under two years ago; remains 4lb above his last win and didn't show enough on return from a break on latest to make him of interest here.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5P3261 CD

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 3lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Battled well to beat General Hubble here last week, weighted to uphold the form with the runner-up (6lb out of the handicap); still needs to improve her jumping which let her down when she was third to Tullyveery Lad at Downpatrick in September; amateur aboard.
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4th

3

12th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 74y

14:17 Fairyhouse

Mullaghmore Wave

11st 3lb

J: Mr Derek O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Battled well to beat General Hubble here last week, weighted to uphold the form with the runner-up (6lb out of the handicap); still needs to improve her jumping which let her down when she was third to Tullyveery Lad at Downpatrick in September; amateur aboard.

13/8

4th

3

12th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 74y

14:17 Fairyhouse

Mullaghmore Wave

11st 3lb

J: Mr Derek O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Battled well to beat General Hubble here last week, weighted to uphold the form with the runner-up (6lb out of the handicap); still needs to improve her jumping which let her down when she was third to Tullyveery Lad at Downpatrick in September; amateur aboard.

13/8

1st

5

5th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 122y

12:30 Fairyhouse

Mullaghmore Wave

11st 0lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

midfield, not fluent 4th, not fluent 6th

7/1

Form: UU1726 D BF

Last run: 5 days

W: 12st 3lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Last three runs have been over hurdles; good display when second in a 17-runner 3m handicap at Limerick; disappointing over the same trip at Clonmel last Thursday; 6lb higher than for Downpatrick chase win in September, when he had Mullaghmore Wave back in third.
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5th

5

16th Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

16:05 Tramore

Tullyveery Lad

11st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: R P Cody

Won this race last year but has been mostly below form this year over hurdles and fences; is still 3lb above last year's winning mark so has to return to best.

10/1

5th

5

14th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 0y

19:55 Tramore

Tullyveery Lad

11st 6lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: R P Cody

Five career wins include this race in 2024 (off 101) and 2m6f handicap chase at this fixture last year; light campaign this year, pick being Roscommon claiming hurdle second, most recently beaten when unseating two out in 3m Galway handicap hurdle; has to be respected given 10yo's record here.

13/2

14

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 60y

14:20 Galway

Tullyveery Lad

10st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: R P Cody

5-40 under rules, three of those have come in chases, the latest at Tramore last summer (2m6f, good); yet to hit form this year although recent 9l second to Rocky's Howya in 3m Roscommon claiming hurdle was a step in the right direction and enjoys an 8lb pull in the weights with that rival back in handicap company.

10/1

Form: 456424 C

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Hurdle/chase winner for Henry de Bromhead in 2022, also won for John Clifford early in his career; best effort for his current trainer when second at Tramore last month; another fair run when fourth at Clonmel; however, those races were over much shorter than this trip which may stretch his stamina.
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5th

7

13th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 110y

17:25 Tramore

Coole Arcade

10st 12lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: Charles Coakley

Second over C&D in October but well held since; may have needed recent Limerick reappearance but modest enough strike-rate and Prince Of Air looks the yard's main hope; tongue-tie left off.

10/1

5th

7

13th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 110y

17:25 Tramore

Coole Arcade

10st 12lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: Charles Coakley

Second over C&D in October but well held since; may have needed recent Limerick reappearance but modest enough strike-rate and Prince Of Air looks the yard's main hope; tongue-tie left off.

10/1

13

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 128y

18:15 Limerick

Coole Arcade

10st 3lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Charles Coakley

led, joined briefly 1st, headed 5 out

12/1

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Payout
Exacta €22.90
Straight Forecast €23.73
Trifecta €112.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mullaghmore Wave

POSTDATA:

General Hubble

The Irish Sun:

General Hubble

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Mullaghmore Wave

TOPSPEED:

Mullaghmore Wave