14.52

J: Mr D J Hanlon

11/2

Form: /16/P-

Last run: 543 days

W: 11st 9lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Showed good form on the track two seasons ago; ran his rivals ragged from the front in a maiden hunters' chase at Thurles (only three finishers); fine effort when sixth (second-best of the Irish) in the Foxhunters' at Aintree; missed last year's pointing campaign; has has two runs this term; third behind the smart Winged Leader 16 days ago was encouraging.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 3	12th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 74y	14:52 Fairyhouse Dento Des Obeaux 11st 9lb J: Mr D J Hanlon T: Patrick Eugene Turley	Showed good form on the track two seasons ago; ran his rivals ragged from the front in a maiden hunters' chase at Thurles (only three finishers); fine effort when sixth (second-best of the Irish) in the Foxhunters' at Aintree; missed last year's pointing campaign; has has two runs this term; third behind the smart Winged Leader 16 days ago was encouraging.	11/2
3rd 3	12th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 74y	14:52 Fairyhouse Dento Des Obeaux 11st 9lb J: Mr D J Hanlon T: Patrick Eugene Turley	led narrowly or disputed lead, headed before 2 out, no extra after 2 out, no chance with winner when left in modest second and hampered by faller last, lost second towards finish	11/2
2	19th May 2023 Good 3m 4f 150y	19:45 Downpatrick Dento Des Obeaux 12st 0lb J: Mr D G Lavery T: Patrick Eugene Turley	Somewhat of a revelation when wide margin winner of 3m1f Thurles hunter chase in February and backed that up when creditable sixth of 27 over the National fences in the Aintree Foxhunters.	6/1

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No / Draw

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Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

3rd

3

12th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 74y

14:52 Fairyhouse

11st 9lb

J: Mr D J Hanlon

Showed good form on the track two seasons ago; ran his rivals ragged from the front in a maiden hunters' chase at Thurles (only three finishers); fine effort when sixth (second-best of the Irish) in the Foxhunters' at Aintree; missed last year's pointing campaign; has has two runs this term; third behind the smart Winged Leader 16 days ago was encouraging.

11/2

3rd

3

12th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 74y

14:52 Fairyhouse

11st 9lb

J: Mr D J Hanlon

led narrowly or disputed lead, headed before 2 out, no extra after 2 out, no chance with winner when left in modest second and hampered by faller last, lost second towards finish

11/2

2

19th May 2023

Good

3m 4f 150y

19:45 Downpatrick

12st 0lb

J: Mr D G Lavery

Somewhat of a revelation when wide margin winner of 3m1f Thurles hunter chase in February and backed that up when creditable sixth of 27 over the National fences in the Aintree Foxhunters.

6/1

4th

5

Dromleigh

J: Mr P W Gleeson

T: Seamus Murnane

4/1

Form: /342F- BF

Last run: 204 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict

Lightly raced maiden hunter chaser who had fair placed form last season, including when third in the corresponding race on his reappearance; went very close at Clonmel in January; challenging when taking a heavy fall two out at Tramore in April.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 3	6th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 100y	15:35 Cork Dromleigh 12st 0lb J: Mr D Doyle T: Seamus Murnane	Has won his three starts in points since pulled up in a hunter chase at Clonmel in January; made the favourite Hearts And Spades work hard for his Dromahane win, and may again give his younger rival most to do.	4/1
7th 4	29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 90y	14:30 Punchestown Dromleigh 11st 7lb J: Miss L Costello T: Seamus Murnane	midfield, mistake 5th	12/1
7th 4	29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 90y	14:30 Punchestown Dromleigh 11st 7lb J: Miss L Costello T: Seamus Murnane	midfield, mistake 5th	12/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

8th

3

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

12st 0lb

Has won his three starts in points since pulled up in a hunter chase at Clonmel in January; made the favourite Hearts And Spades work hard for his Dromahane win, and may again give his younger rival most to do.

4/1

7th

4

29th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 90y

11st 7lb

midfield, mistake 5th

12/1

7th

4

29th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 90y

11st 7lb

midfield, mistake 5th

12/1

OUR TIP

2

7/4

Form: 0-1

Last run: 190 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Progressive in point-to-points, running up a sequence of five in small-field events on the northern circuit between February and May; backed up his fifth win when making a winning hunter chase debut at Down Royal two days later; young horse in hunter chase context, capable of further progress.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1	17th Mar 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 86y	16:48 Down Royal Ballyphilip 12st 0lb J: Mr N McParlan T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin	Six wins from 18 starts in a points, placed five times, including on the first of two starts this season; had useful form, linked to prolific winner Winged Leader last season; course winner over 2m7f in 2024; first track start since fifth in this race a year ago.	7/1
5th 1	17th Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 140y	16:47 Down Royal Ballyphilip 12st 0lb J: Mr N McParlan T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin	raced wide, in touch with leaders	7/2
2	12th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 74y	14:52 Fairyhouse Ballyphilip 11st 9lb J: Mr N McParlan T: Mrs Caroline McCaldin	raced wide, jumped left on occasions, pressed leader, briefly disputed lead after 2nd, mistake 7th, led narrowly going okay before 2 out, ridden and headed when fell heavily last	7/4

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

1

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

16:48 Down Royal

12st 0lb

Six wins from 18 starts in a points, placed five times, including on the first of two starts this season; had useful form, linked to prolific winner Winged Leader last season; course winner over 2m7f in 2024; first track start since fifth in this race a year ago.

7/1

5th

1

17th Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 140y

16:47 Down Royal

12st 0lb

raced wide, in touch with leaders

7/2

2

12th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 74y

14:52 Fairyhouse

11st 9lb