14.25
SoftQuinnBet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £48760.33
- 3m 3f 0y
- 17 runners
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Runners: 17 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £15.30
- Place: £3.00
Form: 695020
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 |
24th Apr 2026 Good 3m 6f 121y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Had smart form when with Gordon Elliott before losing his way and selling for £3,000; fell midrace on stable debut but, with the cheekpieces back on, he outran odds of 100-1 to finish a fairly close third at Haydock (3m4f, good); if as good again here then he could have some say. |
20/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 3m 4f 97y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
Mostly campaigned in competitive staying chases when with Gordon Elliott and did not accomplish much this season; £3,000 buy in February but fell mid-race here 11 days ago on debut for new yard; cheekpieces (tried once) return; major questions to answer. |
66/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: -33256
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 7f 68y |
10st 11lb |
Bumper and two-time hurdle winner; 0-15 chasing but has run well in defeat at times, most notably over 3m6f at the Cheltenham Festival in 2025 and when a neck second to Better Times Ahead in the Porterstown at Fairyhouse in November (yielding); out of sorts in four runs since however so big upturn in performance required but 13lb better off with Better Times Ahead now, plus rider's claim. |
10/1 |
|
4 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 120y |
11st 11lb |
Bumper and two-time hurdle winner; 0-14 in chases but has run well in defeat at times, most notably over 3m6f at the Cheltenham Festival in 2025 and when a neck second in the Porterstown here last November (3m6f, yielding); out of sorts in three runs since, though, and needs to rediscover best. |
16/1 |
|
11th 6 |
10th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 201y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
0-13 now as a chaser but third in this race last year off 5lb lower; that was his best form last term and he's shown it only once since, when beaten a neck at Fairyhouse (3m6f, yielding to soft) in November; that was also his only long-distance assignment this term, so he could return to form with this step back up in trip; others are preferred for the win even so. |
20/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.50
Form: 4F1-83 C
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 144
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 14 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
11st 1lb |
Experienced 11yo who's having a tremendous season; 66-1 winner of a top 3m handicap at Leopardstown (made most) over Christmas and took his form to another new level on the 3m5f Cheltenham cross-country course on last two outings, winning easily on first occasion and well clear of the third when he chased home Final Orders at last month's Festival; well handicapped and with the trip likely to suit, he's a leading contender. |
40/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
Fell mid-race here on cross-country debut in December but quickly bounced back when causing 66-1 shock in valuable handicap over regulation fences at Leopardstown's Christmas festival (3m, yielding) before winning comfortably by just over 8l returned to this C&D (soft) in January; still unexposed in this discipline; strong contender. |
5/2 |
|
1st 1 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
12st 0lb |
Fell mid-race here on last month's cross-country debut but quickly bounced back, causing 66-1 shock in valuable handicap over regulation fences at Leopardstown's Christmas festival (3m, yielding); well worth another go over this C&D and evidently in prime form. |
8/1 |
16/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: 36P-07
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 136
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 213y |
11st 10lb |
Smart staying handicapper at his best; won the Kerry National at Listowel last September and looked set for victory in the Thyestes at Gowran Park in January when unseating at the final fence; pulled up in the Bobbyjo at Fairyhouse, same outcome in the Grand National. |
25/1 |
|
10 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 4m 2f 74y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
Career with Willie Mullins took a long time to catch fire but it's done so this season and he looked set for victory in the Thyestes at Gowran Park (3m1f, heavy) in January when unseating at the final fence; pulled up behind Grangeclare West last time but back catalogue includes a creditable sixth in the Scottish National and fourth in bet365 Cup at Sandown, so he stays long distances; his revised mark since the Thyestes would be the chief worry. |
33/1 |
|
9 |
21st Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 2f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Got his first chase win at the 11th attempt at Punchestown in June before following up in the Kerry National at Listowel (3m, yielding); pulled up at Newbury but looked set for victory in the Theyestes (3m1f, heavy) last time when unseating at the final flight; firmly in the mix but Townend rides Grangeclare West. |
4/1 |
10/1
Form: 10-901
Last run: 34 days
W: 10st 3lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 25y |
11st 1lb |
Gained third win over fences here in January off 118 over 2m4f (yielding to soft); no impact upped in trip and class the last twice at Punchestown (3m3f) and Naas (3m1f); big drop in trip here may not be ideal. |
11/1 |
|
4th 6 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 25y |
11st 1lb |
towards rear, jumped right last, kept on |
11/1 |
10/1
Form: 94-F47
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
16/1
Form: 55-098
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
7th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Progressive handicap hurdler for Colm Murphy in 2022 and won a handicap chase in 2023; best of three runs in points for Ciaran Murphy when second to the very useful Wrappedupinmay on his penultimate start. |
14/1 |
|
3 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 130y |
11st 3lb |
in rear |
12/1 |
|
3 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 130y |
11st 3lb |
in rear |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: /P1-02
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 146
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
11th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 5lb |
Peak form includes a clear second to subsequent Grand National winner Nick Rockett in Thyestes Chase at Gowran (3m1f, soft to heavy) for Gavin Cromwell in January 2025; well handicapped on that effort (even though 1lb wrong) but has looked out of sorts since (four runs; last three for this stable) and it takes a leap of faith to support him on this cross-country debut; wore cheekpieces for four of last five races; visor is tried today. |
66/1 |
|
11 |
22nd Jan 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Clear second to subsequent Grand National winner Nick Rockett in this race 12 months ago; soundly beaten on final run for Gavin Cromwell, and pulled up in the Troytown on stable/seasonal debut at Navan; beaten a long way from home in last month's Tommy Whittle at Haydock. |
28/1 |
8/1
Form: 2-FP94
Last run: 39 days
W: 10st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
30th Mar 2025 Good To Yielding 3m 4f 120y |
11st 1lb |
Useful staying novice chaser last season, notably looking home and hosed until worn down late by Jumping Jet in this race off 128 (good); out of form over fences so far this season, never competitive at Punchestown last time; return to better ground should suit. |
7/1 |
|
9th 5 |
20th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 3f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Useful staying novice chaser last season; went close against Bushmans Pass in valuable Navan handicap and also second in Ulster National; jumping let him down on his first two starts of the winter before switching to hurdles for his last two hurdle starts; could go well for in-form trainer and talented 5lb claimer. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: 4P-0P9
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
0-14 since bumper win in 2022; fourth and second in the last two Scottish Nationals, latterly off a reduced mark when wearing second-time cheekpieces two weeks ago; while that was a welcome return to form, position 12lb out of the handicap today demands so much more; 5lb claimer is called up. |
25/1 |
|
18 |
26th Apr 2025 Good 3m 4f 146y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
0-14 since bumper win in 2022; fourth and second in the last two Scottish Nationals, latterly off a reduced mark when wearing second-time cheekpieces two weeks ago; while that was a welcome return to form, position 12lb out of the handicap today demands so much more; 5lb claimer is called up. |
25/1 |
|
2nd 21 |
12th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
10st 2lb |
Won a bumper three years ago but 0-13 since; competitive over fences last season and his 6l fourth at 50-1 in this race (soft; 8lb lower today) last April reads well, but a poor sequence since was not greatly improved by his eighth when wearing first-time cheekpieces in last month's 3m6f NH Chase. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 11-P0U
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
12th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
All his form is on soft or heavy ground, including two handicap wins last April and the second of those was this race by a nose from Surrey Quest (always prominent); 5lb higher today but the chief worry is that he's been so horrendously out of form this season. |
11/1 |
|
5 |
12th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 6lb |
All his form is on soft or heavy ground, including two handicap wins last April and the second of those was this race by a nose from Surrey Quest (always prominent); 5lb higher today but the chief worry is that he's been so horrendously out of form this season. |
11/1 |
|
3 |
20th Feb 2025 Soft 3m 3f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Two wins last April including the Scottish National; totally out of form in first two starts this term; jinked and unseated rider at start of the Thyestes. |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 18281P
Last run: 81 days
W: 10st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Much better chaser, winning 3m4f Cork National last season (good); holds a whopping 30lb lower hurdles mark but unable to capitalise on it in three runs over timber this season; must be kept in mind considering his mark. |
20/1 |
|
2 |
20th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 118y |
11st 7lb |
Much better chaser, winning 3m4f Cork National last season (good); unable to capitalise on 25lb lower hurdles mark on return earlier this month at Ballinrobe but entitled to come on for that so has to be respected (previous winner here). |
13/2 |
16/1
Form: 148-P0 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 11lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 3m 5f 56y Class 2 |
10st 4lb |
Well suited by a slog in the mud but seems badly to have lost his way; needs combination of change of headgear and switch to cross-country chasing to rekindle his enthusiasm. |
25/1 |
|
9 |
15th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 4m 2f 8y Class 1 |
11st 3lb |
None too consistent and was well held when falling at Punchestown last time in the race won by stablemate Fortunedefortunata; however, he does have a valuable staying 3m3f handicap in the bag and was looking threatening in the Welsh National in December until he clouted four out (in first-time blinkers that have been retained since); his best days have been on slow ground. |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 1131-5
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 174y |
10st 4lb |
Added his fourth chase win when landing this last year from 3lb lower (3m1f, soft); no impact next time in the Irish Grand National (3m5f, soft to heavy); beaten 29l on seasonal return at Limerick (2m4f, soft to heavy), but a better effort may be in the offing now back to defend his title. |
9/1 |
|
9th 27 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 5f 37y |
10st 5lb |
Won three of his last four starts last season, culminating in a valuable novice handicap win at Navan; ran respectably without the benefit of a run when fifth in the Thyestes, weakening after a bad mistake two out; flopped when favourite for National Trial at Punchestown; redeemed himself with Leinster National win in first-time cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
|
9th 27 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 3m 5f 37y |
10st 5lb |
Won three of his last four starts last season, culminating in a valuable novice handicap win at Navan; ran respectably without the benefit of a run when fifth in the Thyestes, weakening after a bad mistake two out; flopped when favourite for National Trial at Punchestown; redeemed himself with Leinster National win in first-time cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 9-508U
Last run: 54 days
W: 10st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Two chase wins in 2021 included a Navan novice handicap on heavy; declining mark lately has failed to spark a revival in fortunes; pulled up in 3m Navan handicap last month. |
14/1 |
|
7th 2 |
26th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
12st 0lb |
Two chase win in 2021; never found his form last season and ran poorly over hurdles at Gowran on his return. |
25/1 |
|
10 |
3rd Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 40y |
10st 13lb |
Two-time chase winner in 2021 is winless from 14 over hurdles; out of form over fences this year and fell when last seen in a Punchestown festival handicap chase; others preferred. |
40/1 |
10/1
Form: 40221U
Last run: 53 days
W: 10st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 10 |
29th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 4f 120y |
10st 11lb |
Mixed form this season, best efforts over hurdles at Navan, winning 2m handicap and second to a progressive horse over 2m4f last time; two less encouraging runs over fences, well beaten in sixth in the 3m6f Porterstown Chase and pulled up at Leopardstown when found to have blood at both nostrils; trainer won this last year. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 4 |
28th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Six-time winner split evenly between hurdles and fences; began season with two poor runs over hurdles but returned to form when making all to land a gamble in a 2m handicap hurdle here in November (heavy); well beaten in sixth in the 3m6f Poterstown Chase and pulled up at Leopardstown when last seen when found to have blood at both nostrils; chance at his best |
13/2 |
|
9th 5 |
18th Oct 2025 Good 2m 0f 70y |
11st 6lb |
Has lost his way since scoring off 8lb lower at Downpatrick last December; rated much higher over fences but didn't show enough on return from a break at Fairyhouse to make him of interest here. |
16/1 |
50/1
Form: -485B0
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
11th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 215y |
10st 13lb |
Had been chasing before mid-field run over hurdles at Galway; chance is not obvious unless a new headgear combination does the trick. |
16/1 |
|
12th 6 |
30th Jul 2025 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Badly out of form over fences of late and it was a similar story when last seen in this sphere at the back end of 2024; best efforts on slower ground than what's likely. |
33/1 |
|
9th 2 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 120y |
11st 12lb |
midfield |
25/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €133.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €124.49 |
| Tricast | €990.11 |
| Trifecta | €1083.60 |
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