17.38
GoodStrokestown Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £5607.44
- 2m 0f 35y
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
16/1
Form: 94307-
Last run: 53 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 9lb |
Regressive over hurdles this year; 11l fifth of 14 at Tramore last time (2m1f, good to yielding) was one of his better efforts; others more likely. |
14/1 |
|
5th 5 |
16th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 140y |
11st 11lb |
Has been badly regressive over hurdles this year and was withdrawn on the Flat recently after being unruly before the start; not easy to fancy. |
33/1 |
|
3 (1) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 100y |
11st 7lb |
Regressive over hurdles lately and this Flat maiden hasn't run in this sphere for over three years; the cheekpieces are new. |
25/1 |
28/1
Form: 08P0-P D
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
19th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 1f 165y |
11st 4lb |
Three hurdle wins; best effort this season was when just denied over fences at this track in July; not as good since and questions after being pulled-up on last two hurdle starts. |
20/1 |
|
6 |
25th Aug 2025 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 2lb |
Pushed Lakefield Flyer all the way over 2m3f here last month but has since pulled up over hurdles at Galway and finished last of the four in a beginners chase; did face a tough task last time and this is more realistic. |
10/1 |
|
5 |
15th Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 180y |
10st 12lb |
Maiden chaser last won in November 2022; went close in a handicap chase at Downpatrick last month off 104; pulled up over hurdles at Galway latest; likely up against it in this company. |
25/1 |
11/1
Form: 3949P- D
Last run: 45 days
W: 11st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 |
28th Aug 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y |
11st 9lb |
Better hurdler than chaser for Des McDonogh but off the mark chasing at second attempt for current yard when taking 2m5f Kilbeggan handicap last month, appreciating drop in grade and would have won handier but for mistake at last; 5lb rise looks plenty fair and should go well. |
7/2 |
|
1st 1 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 85y |
12st 0lb |
Better hurdler than chaser, though last win came in 2023; 0-9 chasing, standout run when second in 2m5f Down Royal handicap in January off 97; none too fluent and met trouble in running on yard debut here in May; best form is on softer ground; drops in grade. |
10/1 |
9/2
Form: 131-53 D BF
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 157y |
12st 0lb |
Hurdles and three-time chase winner; best form at Tramore; was demoted from first in Killarney chase last summer; never sighted in first three starts for this yard; blinkers go on now. |
16/1 |
|
11th 11 |
20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 0f 80y |
11st 2lb |
One hurdle and two chase wins at this venue; was demoted from first in a Killarney chase last autumn; has a chance if back to form after two poor chase efforts for this new yard. |
9/2 |
|
6th 9 |
6th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 45y |
10st 0lb |
Likes a sharp 2m and good ground; first past the post against useful rival at Killarney in October and better for recent comeback; 2lb wrong and ground may not be dry enough. |
20/1 |
11/4
Form: 1366-3 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 2m 2f 0y |
11st 6lb |
A winner over fences and over timber; rated 13lb higher over fences but failed to exploit lower hurdles' mark on return from a 167-day absence at Clonmel on latest; sharper for that and better expected now. |
14/1 |
|
12th 7 |
5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 61y |
11st 8lb |
Was mixing hurdles and fences last year, winning a Galway chase in October before a hurdles second at Tramore; up 3lb for that run so will need to be ready on return to defy that. |
14/1 |
|
5 |
9th Oct 2025 Soft 2m 4f 73y |
11st 4lb |
Won a handicap hurdle at Wexford last summer and several promising efforts this year, including over timber at Roscommon in August when only finding one too good; may have won that without a bad mistake late and arrives on the back of a facile success over fences at Galway on Tuesday; should go well from lower hurdle mark. |
5/2 |
10/1
Form: P74-04 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
15th Aug 2025 Good 2m 5f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Sole chase win came at this track in September off 93 (2m, good); recent chase runs do not provide huge encouragement and both her wins have come at shorter than this; in saying that, the handicapper is giving her a chance. |
11/1 |
|
6th 8 |
23rd Jul 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
Hurdles winner at this track in 2022 and also won a 2m Tramore handicap chase last season (good) off 3lb higher; beaten 21l here earlier this month in a race won by Crowsatedappletart (2m3f, good); needs to bounce back to form but handicapper giving her a chance. |
18/1 |
|
17 |
4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 3f 110y |
11st 6lb |
First reserve; hurdles winner here and also won 2m Tramore handicap chase last season (good) off 93; no more than okay form of late but declining mark so could be of interest soon. |
7/2
Form: 4/00-3 D
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
23rd Jul 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Built on promising chase debut at Tipperary to win at Roscommon last month (2m, good); up 7lb but he appears to have more ability in this sphere compared to his hurdle starts; chance. |
5/1 |
|
7 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 35y |
11st 0lb |
1-8 over hurdles; solid effort on chase debut latest in a Tipperary handicap (16.5f, gd-yld); just 1lb higher here and ground is fine; should go well again with rider taking off a handy 3lb. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 9 |
8th May 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 130y |
10st 8lb |
towards rear, headway from 3rd |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 7/49-U D
Last run: 10 days
W: 11st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 35y |
11st 0lb |
Hasn't won since September 2022; no signs of the drought ending on return from break over hurdles at Tramore in April; unseated when hampered back in a chase there latest; pulled up on sole previous run at this venue; others preferred. |
14/1 |
|
7 |
30th May 2025 Good 1m 7f 110y |
10st 2lb |
Versatile 10yo with wins on flat, over hurdles and Ballinrobe handicap chase back in 2022; lightly raced of late, returning from 199-day absence when soundly beaten over hurdles here last month; bit to prove right now. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 30130-
Last run: 45 days
W: 10st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
1st Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 27y |
10st 13lb |
Won over fences last year at Kilbeggan off 1lb higher; however, has been well beaten over hurdles and fences lately so others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
13 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 97y |
10st 13lb |
Sole win came in a Kilbeggan handicap chase in July 2024; lost way since and now reverts to hurdles; others arrive in better form. |
16/1 |
|
10th 4 |
25th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 5y |
11st 8lb |
Sole win came over C&D in this race last year off 85; 3lb higher now and needs to bounce back from successive non-completions but that is not impossible. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 27U00-
Last run: 175 days
W: 10st 12lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 35y |
10st 12lb |
Dual-purpose maiden has lost form since a close second over timber at Ballinrobe in May 2024; beaten 84l over hurdles when last seen in December; can only be watched on chase debut. |
20/1 |
|
15th 2 |
16th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 51y |
12st 2lb |
Close second in a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle in May her best effort since her time in bumpers; did not run to that level at the same venue a few weeks later; unseated at the first at Listowel, struggled at Sligo. |
16/1 |
|
15th 2 |
16th Dec 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 51y |
12st 2lb |
Close second in a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle in May her best effort since her time in bumpers; did not run to that level at the same venue a few weeks later; unseated at the first at Listowel, struggled at Sligo. |
16/1 |
14/1
Form: 6FF2U-
Last run: 45 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 9 |
3rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Both wins at Sligo; went up 7lb for a decisive win there on penultimate (20.5f, good); held off revised mark back at Sligo on latest (10l behind Steps In The Sand); however, has placed over C&D before off 9lb higher so can't discount. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: U008-7 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 15 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 3f 100y |
10st 1lb |
Three-time hurdles winner is yet to score from 14 starts over fences; pulled up when last seen in this sphere at Wexford in April; tailed off over hurdles at Punchestown last time. |
25/1 |
|
16th 15 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Spent most of last season over fences; mid-division over hurdles at Clonmel on latest after being pulled up in consecutive chases; almost two years since the most recent of his three wins. |
25/1 |
|
7th 9 |
14th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 216y |
11st 1lb |
Pulled up in a chase at Wexford last Friday; much more effective as a hurdler, though he he has added only one win to his tally since 2021. |
14/1 |
25/1
Form: 2/6PP/ D
Last run: 531 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 35y |
10st 7lb |
Won a handicap chase at Catterick for Alistair Ralph in February 2023; pulled up on first two starts for this yard later that year and not seen since; entitled to need this after mammoth layoff. |
25/1 |
|
0 7 |
26th Dec 2023 Soft 2m 1f 160y |
10st 13lb |
Winner in Britain; pulled up on his sole Irish start at Thurles in October; hard to fancy. |
33/1 |
|
0 5 |
19th Oct 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 112y |
11st 7lb |
Sole win over fences in Britain came at Catterick last season; however, tailed off at Ludlow when last seen, has stamina to prove at this trip and probably best watched on yard debut returning from 163 days off (bought for £10,000 in August). |
18/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €13.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €12.66 |
| Tricast | €115.82 |
| Trifecta | €53.70 |
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