May 16 / 20.15 Kilbeggan

20.15

Good

Racing Again June 1st (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 2m 3f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Racing Again June 1st (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-brother to handicap hurdle winner Cosmo Renfro; good 7lb claimer
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1

5th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:07 Kilbeggan

Brownes Cross

12st 0lb

J: Mr J P Sutton

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Beaten 28l in a C&D bumper on debut and has to improve hugely; tongue-tie added.

50/1

1

16th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

20:15 Kilbeggan

Brownes Cross

12st 0lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Fifth foal; half-brother to handicap hurdle winner Cosmo Renfro; good 7lb claimer

10/1

Form: 4-

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Three uneventful runs in point-to-points before fetching just 3,500GBP last December; shaped quite promisingly when keeping on for fourth behind well-fancied stablemate Clay Pigeons on bumper debut at Cork last month; rider (owner) 0-10 in bumpers, fair prospects of a breakthrough here.
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7

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 170y

16:25 Fairyhouse

Minella Emperor

11st 8lb

J: Mr M J O’Neill

T: Emmet Mullins

Won two bumpers on good ground last year; 0-6 hurdling but some good placings at up to 3m; tailed off in Pertemps Final at Cheltenham last time and yard look to have stronger contenders here.

16/1

23th

20

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Minella Emperor

10st 6lb

J: Mr M J O’Neill

T: Emmet Mullins

Won two bumpers on good ground last year; 0-5 over hurdles but minor honours on last four occasions; 6-1, second of 13 to Champagne Chic when upped to 3m for Haydock qualifier (good to soft) on handicap debut last time, renewing his effort but not nearly as strongly as the winner on run-in; not that straightforward but there's time for him to get his act together and cheekpieces (worn in two of his bumpers, not the wins) return.

14/1

2nd

7

14th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 58y

Class 2

15:50 Haydock

Minella Emperor

11st 3lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Two bumper wins came on good ground, but he has run well over hurdles on testing ground, including latest 2m6f Thurles novice second; steps up to 3m for his handicap debut; a very interesting contender for his much-respected trainer.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 448-

Last run: 232 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Two fourth placings over hurdles last August indicated winning potential; failed to match that form in a Listowel festival bumper, soft ground may not have been ideal; experienced conditional claims a useful 7lb.
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16th

10

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:00 Listowel

South Of Killerig

11st 4lb

J: Christine Worrell

T: Ross O’Sullivan

One of two runners for yard; has run well in defeat in several maiden hurdles; likely to do better in this grade so watch the market on handicap debut.

14/1

5

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 160y

17:00 Kilbeggan

South Of Killerig

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Has run to a decent level in three starts over hurdles and rated 104; beaten 17.5l when sixth of 21 at Punchestown (2m3f, gd-yld); place chance but probably needs a bit more to win.

9/1

11

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 55y

15:40 Punchestown

South Of Killerig

11st 12lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Fourth in a pair of maiden hurdles at Tramore and Wexford before switching to bumpers; ran well enough at Kilbeggan last time; place prospects here.

12/1

Form: 6-

Last run: 50 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Remote second in Tinahely maiden point last October; left an impression this longer trip might suit when keeping on for sixth in a 2m bumper at Clonmel in March; beaten almost 30l, so needs to find plenty of improvement.
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3

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

15:35 Down Royal

Take Chance

11st 11lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: John C McConnell

Decent runs in defeat over autumn/winter, finishing fourth here (3m1f, good to yielding) and third at Punchestown (3m, heavy); less than fluent jumping at Musselburgh when fifth in February (3m, good to soft); stayed on for a distant third at Clonmel last time (3m, heavy); not out of it and this better ground may help.

12/1

3rd

3

26th Feb 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 0y

15:44 Clonmel

Take Chance

11st 12lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: John C McConnell

Unplaced at Musselburgh last time; place chance on his previous third to today's rival Milanaway over this trip at Punchestown; blinkered for the first time.

10/1

5th

3

1st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

16:15 Musselburgh

Take Chance

11st 10lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: John C McConnell

Irish maiden who has shown positive signs since wearing cheekpieces, making the frame over 3m at Down Royal and Punchestown; may take another step forward in the retained headgear; interesting.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Second foal; brother to a French Flat.hurdle/chase winner Klothilde Du Matin; dam unraced; trainer capable of having one ready first time.
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1st

9

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:00 Tramore

Le Roi Du Livet

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

Easily his best RPR was when a well-held third behind Shuttle Diplomacy at Naas in January; solid enough run when second in a Cork novice but he's now 0-8 and could be vulnerable once more.

4/1

2nd

2

10th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 65y

14:05 Cork

Le Roi Du Livet

11st 8lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Philip Fenton

Touched off in a bumper in the autumn; by far his best maiden hurdle run was when 100-1 third at Naas in January (2m3f, heavy), winner ran well at Cheltenham, second and fourth won maidens next time; hasn't come close to that form since.

10/1

7th

5

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:30 Cork

Le Roi Du Livet

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Philip Fenton

Decent form in bumpers, beaten only a nose at Tramore in October, winner scored over hurdles subsequently; ran to a similar level when fourth at Navan; improved from hurdle debut at Limerick when long-priced third at Naas; remote fourth at Clonmel three weeks ago.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
E75,000 Goffs Arkle purchase last year; 12th foal; brother to two winners, notably the stable's four-time scorer Shannon Royale, half-brother to five winners, including three useful performers by King's Theatre (Minella Foru, Sumkindofking and Penny Jane) dam bumper winner for Charlie Swan whose son Harry rides here for Gordon Elliott.
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15th

16

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

17:20 Cheltenham

Stede Bonnet

11st 4lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Dual bumper/hurdles winner over 2m/2m1f, most recently at Ayr in January; steadily run Listed race didn't pan out favourably last time; bred to be suited by this new trip on handicap debut, remains open to further progress and is 1-1 under Josh Williamson; reasons to be positive.

14/1

1st

5

29th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:43 Ayr

Stede Bonnet

11st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Gordon Elliott

Two-time bumper winner who was second to smart prospect over C&D (heavy) last month before going one better at Tramore (2m1f, soft) on New Year's Day, when clear with the odds-on favourite; leading claims under penalty.

5/6

6th

13

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:02 Galway

Stede Bonnet

11st 9lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Form figures of 211 in bumpers, posting an RPR of 113 on good ground at Bellewstown; useful recruit to hurdling.

5/1

Form: 3-6

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Mixed form in points; Ballycrystal winner last December; ran a fine race when 66-1 third behind mares from the De Bromhead and Elliott stables on bumper debut at Cork last month; failed to improve on that when sixth in a 2m2f contest at Tipperary last week.
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4th

7

10th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 65y

14:05 Cork

Crohan Lady

10st 13lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor

Won a point and placed in a bumper; third on handicap debut at Thurles in February and bounced back to form in first-time cheekpieces when prominent throughout in winning ordinary mares' maiden at Tramore (2m, soft); got 5lb for that; has bits of form on good ground.

16/1

1st

5

19th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:08 Tramore

Crohan Lady

10st 13lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor

Point-to-point winner; improved for a switch to handicaps in February when taking a close third at Thurles (2m1f, soft to heavy), ordinary enough efforts twice since in handicaps; cheekpieces now added.

13/2

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Payout
Exacta €8.10
Straight Forecast €8.66
Trifecta €39.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Minella Emperor

SPOTLIGHT:

Stede Bonnet

The Irish Sun:

Minella Emperor