19.17

J: Cian Quirke

16/1

Form: 53-6B7

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict

Sole win over hurdles came as a 4yo; went chasing last season without success, reappearing last month when never counting over hurdles at Limerick; entitled to come on for that.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
11	18th Nov 2025 Heavy 2m 0f 0y	14:05 Limerick Nazine 10st 3lb J: Ryan Treacy T: Michael J McDonagh	Sole win over hurdles came in March 2021; however, ran well enough at Thurles last time and a repeat can see him involved.	8/1
16	30th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 150y	16:00 Thurles Nazine 10st 4lb J: Sean O’Keeffe T: Michael J McDonagh	Sole win gained in 2021 on his second start; recent efforts do not inspire confidence.	33/1
16	30th Oct 2025 Good 1m 7f 150y	16:00 Thurles Nazine 10st 4lb J: Sean O’Keeffe T: Michael J McDonagh	Sole win gained in 2021 on his second start; recent efforts do not inspire confidence.	33/1

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18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:05 Limerick

10st 3lb

J: Ryan Treacy

Sole win over hurdles came in March 2021; however, ran well enough at Thurles last time and a repeat can see him involved.

8/1

30th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Thurles

10st 4lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

Sole win gained in 2021 on his second start; recent efforts do not inspire confidence.

33/1

30th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 150y

16:00 Thurles

10st 4lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

Sole win gained in 2021 on his second start; recent efforts do not inspire confidence.

33/1

8th

Stealthy Tom

J: Simon Torrens

T: E Bolger

7/2

Form: 200323 D

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict

Much better chaser, now rated 41lb above this hurdles mark; good run over hurdles two starts back when second over 2m4f at Fairyhouse and goes on this sort of ground; definite contender.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3	11th May 2025 Good 3m 2f 0y	16:50 Killarney Stealthy Tom 11st 10lb J: Simon Torrens T: E Bolger	Course specialist has won six chases in total, four of them here at 2m4f-2m7f on yielding to soft and good ground; runner up in this last season off 140 and same mark here; chance once a fall over the banks at Punchestown hasn't dented his confidence.	12/1
3	11th May 2025 Good 3m 2f 0y	16:50 Killarney Stealthy Tom 11st 10lb J: Simon Torrens T: E Bolger	Course specialist has won six chases in total, four of them here at 2m4f-2m7f on yielding to soft and good ground; runner up in this last season off 140 and same mark here; chance once a fall over the banks at Punchestown hasn't dented his confidence.	12/1

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11th May 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

11st 10lb

Course specialist has won six chases in total, four of them here at 2m4f-2m7f on yielding to soft and good ground; runner up in this last season off 140 and same mark here; chance once a fall over the banks at Punchestown hasn't dented his confidence.

12/1

11th May 2025

Good

3m 2f 0y

11st 10lb

12/1

9th

J: Jordan Gainford

10/1

Form: 8772P0

Last run: 119 days

W: 10st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict

Maiden's best effort came when chasing home a clear winner over 3m at Fairyhouse in November (good), two runs since have been poor; hard to be confident in but can't be ruled out.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8	21st Jul 2025 Good 2m 5f 34y Class 5	16:50 Cartmel Mr McWhinny 11st 5lb J: Jack G Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan	Shaped with promise before penultimate-fence fall at Tipperary (2m3f, yielding) at start of this month, his second start over fences, but was tailed off over 3m1f here on Saturday; others have more pressing claims.	12/1
4	19th Jul 2025 Good To Soft 3m 1f 107y Class 5	16:35 Cartmel Mr McWhinny 11st 0lb J: Jack G Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan	0-11 over hurdles and came to grief in both his recent chases; ran quite well before last-fence departure at Tipperary (2m3f, yielding) last time, though, and today's move back up in trip ought to suit; could have a say.	9/1
5	1st Jul 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 155y	16:50 Tipperary Mr McWhinny 11st 12lb J: Gavin Brouder T: Paul John Gilligan	Is 0-11 over hurdles and rated 78; unseated early when 125-1 for chase debut at Kilbeggan last month; oppose.	50/1

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21st Jul 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:50 Cartmel

11st 5lb

Shaped with promise before penultimate-fence fall at Tipperary (2m3f, yielding) at start of this month, his second start over fences, but was tailed off over 3m1f here on Saturday; others have more pressing claims.

12/1

19th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

16:35 Cartmel

11st 0lb

0-11 over hurdles and came to grief in both his recent chases; ran quite well before last-fence departure at Tipperary (2m3f, yielding) last time, though, and today's move back up in trip ought to suit; could have a say.

9/1

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 155y

16:50 Tipperary

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Brouder

Is 0-11 over hurdles and rated 78; unseated early when 125-1 for chase debut at Kilbeggan last month; oppose.

50/1

10th

Tell Me Again

12/1

Form: 3PP70

Last run: 89 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict

Third in Kilbeggan maiden last September (3m, yielding) but has struggled in four runs since on softer ground; hard to see him making an immediate impact in handicaps.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 2	19th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 15y Class 5	18:50 Hexham Tell Me Again 11st 10lb J: Conor O’Farrell T: Micky Hammond	0-8 under rules; third in a couple of Irish points in October; unseated early on in race won by Scairp Dubh over C&D 17 days ago on stable debut; needs a completion in order to assess.	16/1
3	2nd May 2026 Good 2m 4f 15y Class 5	19:15 Hexham Tell Me Again 11st 9lb J: Danny McMenamin T: Micky Hammond	Creditable third in an Irish point in October (3m, good to yielding; second has won twice since) but previous rules form only modest; worth a market check on stable debut.	25/1
11	8th May 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 110y	18:42 Tipperary Tell Me Again 11st 12lb J: Jack G Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan	Modest 95-rated hurdler failed to fire in a pair of point-to-points in the past; hard to see him making an impact on chasing bow.	100/1

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4th

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

11st 10lb

0-8 under rules; third in a couple of Irish points in October; unseated early on in race won by Scairp Dubh over C&D 17 days ago on stable debut; needs a completion in order to assess.

16/1

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

11st 9lb

Creditable third in an Irish point in October (3m, good to yielding; second has won twice since) but previous rules form only modest; worth a market check on stable debut.

25/1

8th May 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 110y

18:42 Tipperary

Tell Me Again

11st 12lb

Modest 95-rated hurdler failed to fire in a pair of point-to-points in the past; hard to see him making an impact on chasing bow.

100/1

11th

Shotgun Jack

J: Philip Donovan

T: Patrick G Kelly

14/1

Form: 11P68- D

Last run: 357 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict

Both wins last season came on soft/heavy; struggled afterwards off revised mark and reappears after year's absence here on ground quicker than ideal.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
13	1st Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 111y	17:30 Galway Shotgun Jack 11st 12lb J: J J Slevin T: Patrick G Kelly	Rated 100 over hurdles; sent off at big prices in two chase starts when never involved; same story likely.	150/1
7	1st Jul 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 155y	16:50 Tipperary Shotgun Jack 11st 12lb J: J J Slevin T: Patrick G Kelly	Two-time hurdles winner rated 100 in that arena; never involved when beaten 52l on chase debut at Roscommon last month; best form on soft and can only be watched for now.	16/1

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1st Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

11st 12lb

Rated 100 over hurdles; sent off at big prices in two chase starts when never involved; same story likely.

150/1

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 155y

11st 12lb

Two-time hurdles winner rated 100 in that arena; never involved when beaten 52l on chase debut at Roscommon last month; best form on soft and can only be watched for now.

16/1

12th

J: Phillip Enright

10/1

Form: -8921P

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict

Both wins have been on much softer ground, including over 2m3f at Limerick's Christmas meeting; pulled up at Gowran last month however; first ever run on ground this quick.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 3	1st Jun 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 0y	15:32 Listowel Knockbrack Rambler 11st 12lb J: Phillip Enright T: Brendan Maurice Walsh	No closer than 20l in five defeats over fences and was pulled up back hurdling last time; testing ground was no excuse as he enjoys the mud.	10/1
8	16th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 3f 60y	15:55 Limerick Knockbrack Rambler 11st 5lb J: Danny Gilligan T: Brendan Maurice Walsh	C&D winner off 94 in December 2024; enjoys the mud; jumping issues evident in five poor chase attempts this season; needs to do better but a return to hurdling should help.	20/1
8th 10	31st Mar 2026 Soft 2m 3f 128y	18:12 Limerick Knockbrack Rambler 10st 7lb J: Danny Gilligan T: Brendan Maurice Walsh	One of his two hurdle wins came at this track; has been soundly beaten in four handicap chases lately and needs to do better.	16/1

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1st

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:32 Listowel

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

No closer than 20l in five defeats over fences and was pulled up back hurdling last time; testing ground was no excuse as he enjoys the mud.

10/1

16th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 3f 60y

15:55 Limerick

11st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

C&D winner off 94 in December 2024; enjoys the mud; jumping issues evident in five poor chase attempts this season; needs to do better but a return to hurdling should help.

20/1

8th

31st Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 128y

18:12 Limerick

10st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan