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GoodBoyleSports An Riocht Chase (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £18285.12
- 2m 4f 100y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
4/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.25
- Place: £1.70
Form: 43/3P- C
Last run: 156 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 149
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
6th May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Yet to make an impact in three starts for this yard this year, but he showed some smart form in Ireland for Willie Mullins, notably landing a 2m4f Grade 3 at around this time last season; looks attractively treated on that evidence; one to watch in the market, though a return to form is needed. |
8/1 |
|
12th 2 |
9th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 176y Class 1 |
11st 13lb |
Won Grade 3 at Killarney (2m4f, yielding) last May for Willie Mullins and he's on a handy mark on that form; however, below par in the winter on final two starts for that yard and soundly beaten in handicaps on both outings for this stable; usual hood is left off; needs to get back on track. |
33/1 |
|
5th 2 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 187y Class 2 |
12st 2lb |
Useful on his day for Willie Mullins but form has dipped this winter, most recently last of four finishers at Doncaster where he was the rank outsider on debut for new yard; best watched unless the market signals go the other way. |
8/1 |
9/4
- Place: £1.60
Form: 3P/33- D
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 152
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Dual Grade 3 winner; chase mark has never dipped beneath 150 and good effort to win a Galway festival handicap off that rating; well held over hurdles in the meantime, but little should be read into that; best in at the weights here; jumped right when respectable third in last year's renewal. |
6/4 |
|
6th 2 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 5f 129y |
11st 0lb |
Gained the fifth chase win of his career when bolting up off 150 in a handicap chase here at the Festival in August (2m2f, good); ground versatile and was placed in a Fairyhouse Grade 2 on his last start in this sphere in April 2023; has never won over this far but leading claims nonetheless. |
7/4 |
|
1st 1 |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 54y |
11st 12lb |
Handicap mark has been remarkably static for the past two years and he's just in that 'twilight zone' where he's difficult to place; they don't often run him in handicap chases and he's been pulled up the twice he's tried; beatable under a hefty impost. |
4/1 |
9/4
Form: 83133- C
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 11lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 148
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y |
11st 8lb |
Twice runner-up in the Galway Hurdle, and second in last year's Galway Plate; versatile type recorded his second chase success and 11th in all when making all to trounce the useful Blood Destiny in a 2m3f conditions event at this venue in June; failed to replicate his best Galway form when weakening from the last in the Plate. |
22/1 |
|
10th 6 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 5lb |
Course winner; this meeting owes him one having twice finished runner-up in the Galway Hurdle (and fourth) and second in this last year behind Western Fold; returns off a 2lb lower mark despite beating notable opposition at Listowel on final run; solid chance. |
14/1 |
|
1 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 8lb |
Five-time hurdle winner; now 2-10 over fences having made all to score readily over 2m4f Listowel a month ago; won this race last year as a prelude to a fine effort in taking second place in the Galway Plate; faces a tough task this time, since he meets Daddy Long Legs on 12lb worse than handicap terms. |
7/2 |
8/1
Form: 1203U- CD
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 158
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Dual Grade 2 chase scorer and 2023 Galway Plate winner; has only a maiden win to his name from seven starts over hurdles and was beaten at odds-on at Punchestown last June on his only start in this discipline last season; ran in good company over fences at Killarney 16 days ago; well suited by the race conditions and will be hard to beat if jumping adequately. |
11/10 |
|
4th 3 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Dual Grade 2 chase scorer and 2023 Galway Plate winner; has only a maiden win to his name from seven starts over hurdles and was beaten at odds-on at Punchestown last June on his only start in this discipline last season; ran in good company over fences at Killarney 16 days ago; well suited by the race conditions and will be hard to beat if jumping adequately. |
11/10 |
|
4th 2 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 100y |
11st 8lb |
Dual Grade 2 winner in addition to a score in the 2023 Galway Plate plus he won this race last year; hasn't had much racing since but has been mostly below form; didn't jump that well at Aintree over the 'big' fences last time; needs best. |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: U3P1P- C
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 150
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
13th Oct 2026 Good 2m 7f 95y |
11st 0lb |
Useful hurdler though better known as a chaser who has often been campaigned ambitiously; pulled up in a Grade 2 chase at Gowran ten days ago; best performance this year when winning a Grade 3 chase at Killarney in May. |
9/2 |
|
2 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Inconsistent but has won at Grade 2 and Grade 3 level, making all over this trip both times; burst two runs back. |
6/1 |
|
5th 1 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 180y |
11st 12lb |
High-class performer, and acts well around here having won over hurdles and a Grade 3 chase over this trip in May; found to have burst after unseating in the Galway Plate; back on comfortable territory here and keeps many of these out of the handicap. |
10/1 |
22/1
Form: 72F83-
Last run: 21 days
W: 10st 4lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
10st 11lb |
A six-time winner under rules (three over fences) with her last win coming in a Limerick mares' chase in May when odds-on (2m4f, good); recent form well below best, including C&D handicap last month; tongue-tie added here and hard to see her featuring. |
66/1 |
|
6th 11 (5) |
13th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 4f 46y |
9st 2lb |
Dual AW winner; a long time since she ran on the Flat but has developed into a useful chaser and she'll handle the conditions. |
16/1 |
|
2 |
22nd May 2025 Good To Firm 2m 3f 176y |
11st 2lb |
Has been running in some hot contests including the Grade 2 mares' chase at Cheltenham when sent off at 100-1; her penultimate run at Cork when finishing third in a handicap chase was pleasing; this is more her level and she is a live contender. |
9/4 |
22/1
Form: 611F4- D
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 135
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
29th Aug 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 0lb |
Nine wins in all spheres with the last of those coming in a Thurles handicap chase last December; poor the last twice over hurdles including behind Happy Jacky at Cork; has to rebound |
14/1 |
|
3 |
21st Aug 2025 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Flat winner who is now useful over hurdles and fences; runner-up over 2m4f at Clonmel before not staying 3m at Cork; exposed but shouldn't be far away. |
7/1 |
|
21 |
31st Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 11y |
10st 6lb |
Twice placed in conditions races this summer; little appeal in this company; first reserve. |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €8.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €7.86 |
| Tricast | €12.93 |
| Trifecta | €23.80 |
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