19.38
GoodTote Connacht National Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £12190.08
- 3m 1f 24y
- 15 runners
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Runners: 15 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
5/1
Form: 61862- D
Last run: 78 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
10st 9lb |
Just 1-17 over fences and that 3m1f victory at Kilbeggan was in 2024; beaten a head at Limerick last year and a neck in Listed contest at Leopardstown in March, and has crept up the ratings as a result; another decent effort at Punchestown last time when Cobden got to know him. |
13/2 |
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4th 16 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 6lb |
Sole chase win came in 3m1f Kilbeggan handicap in 2024 but career-best on latest when just failing to get up in 2m6f Leopardstown handicap in March (yielding-to-soft), his first run since August; should go well. |
15/2 |
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2nd 13 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 120y |
10st 2lb |
Solee chase win came in 3m1f Kilbeggan handicap in 2024, absent since second in same race last August off 11lb higher; lack of a recent run a concern, so too the ground. |
12/1 |
14/1
Form: 1592-6
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 8lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 |
25th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 5f 200y |
10st 6lb |
Likes a stamina test, most recent win coming in 3m Listowel handicap hurdle over a year ago (soft) off 117; back from chasing when soundly beaten in repeat win attempt there last month so has it to prove now. |
12/1 |
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13th 5 |
24th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 8lb |
Reverts from chasing in a bid to repeat last year's win in this event; only 2lb higher; ground will suit him better than on recent chase starts; worth considering, though his much younger stablemate Bitofajokelike seems more appealing. |
12/1 |
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7th 4 |
6th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 70y |
11st 4lb |
Last chase success was over three years ago at the 2022 Punchestown festival; getting on in years now; hard to be confident in the circumstances. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 9153-3 BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 15 |
6th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 110y |
10st 9lb |
Two-time hurdles winner but on losing run since November 2024 success at Navan (2m4f, gd-yld); below best in handicap chase when last seen at Kilbeggan in August and Sean Flanagan seemingly prefers Hgranca De Thaix. |
12/1 |
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5th 4 |
9th Aug 2025 Good 2m 4f 38y |
11st 2lb |
Sole win over fences came in a 2m6f beginners' at this venue; mostly been hurdling recently but ran respectably on return to chasing in the Connacht National at Roscommon on his latest start; that 3m1f trip stretched him, this distance is more suitable; should go well. |
9/2 |
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3 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 24y |
11st 7lb |
Over two years since his sole win over fences but this is only his fifth attempt and he was placed over hurdles last time off 5lb higher (3m, good); prone to mistakes in this discipline but could go well if finding some fluency. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: F8P0-3 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
1st Jun 2026 Yielding 2m 7f 150y |
11st 7lb |
Four wins over hurdles (rated 130), one of them here; maiden after 10 chase starts and has had jumping issues, but was second off 120 at Roscommon last summer; only beaten 7l in Champion Hunters Chase at Punchestown where he was a huge price. |
6/1 |
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5th 1 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 160y |
12st 0lb |
Four wins over hurdles; has never won a chase; point-to-point form nowhere near good enough. |
66/1 |
20/1
Form: 75413-
Last run: 227 days
W: 11st 6lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 24y |
11st 6lb |
Won a valuable handicap chase at Listowel (2m6f, soft to heavy; handles good) in September when 6lb lower and kept on well to finish third back over hurdles last time; not entirely dismissed, though he is an 11yo now and does lack recent match practice. |
20/1 |
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3rd 1 |
25th Oct 2024 Yielding 3m 1f 156y |
12st 0lb |
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden into midfield towards near side after 2 out, ran on from last, switched right run-in, nearest finish |
11/2 |
20/1
Form: 7063-P D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 12 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 150y |
10st 8lb |
Two-time chase winner hasn't got his head in front since November 2023; hasn't looked like ending the dry spell in two starts for this stable; beaten 54l at Killarney latest; cheekpieces tried. |
33/1 |
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9th 7 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
11st 2lb |
Four wins, split evenly between chasing and hurdles; losing run stretches back to November 2023 and debut for this yard was forgettable, as were his final runs for previous one. |
66/1 |
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12th 14 |
18th Jan 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 198y |
10st 0lb |
Four wins, split evenly between chasing and hurdles; however, losing run stretches back to November 2023; no sign of a return to the winners' enclosure in 2025 runs; makes stable debut and 1lb wrong. |
25/1 |
14/1
Form: 69P4-7
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
14th Oct 2025 Good 2m 2f 197y |
11st 2lb |
Won the Fred Winter in 2022; no success over hurdles since later that year; struggled over fences last season; soundly beaten in two runs over hurdles in recent months. |
10/1 |
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23 (15) |
12th Oct 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 7y |
8st 7lb
|
Third reserve; dual-purpose sort who has two wins on the level, his last win coming in a Galway festival premier handicap in 2023 off 82 (1m4f, good to yielding); not far behind at the Curragh in June (16.5f, good) but well beaten over hurdles the last two times and 3lb wrong. |
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4 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 129y |
11st 0lb |
Course winner on the Flat; rated 132 but no win over hurdles since November 2022; ran well on the level at the Curragh in June but beaten 17l on return to this sphere at Kilbeggan last month; others make more appeal. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 3543/7
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 16 |
11th Jul 2025 Good 3m 1f 80y |
10st 7lb
|
Second reserve; four chase wins include here over 2m3f and more recently over this trip at Roscommon last month, beating Ambitious Fellow; 8lb rise makes this tough. |
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8 |
9th Jun 2025 Good 3m 1f 24y |
11st 4lb |
Three-time chase winner who is potentially well handicapped; early mistakes had him on the back foot when returning from an absence at Tipperary and 2m was plenty sharp enough for one who has won over 3m; hard to rule out. |
10/1 |
12/1
Form: 641U-5
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 3lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
29th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 5f 146y |
11st 8lb |
3m winner at Perth in July; respectable in defeat the last twice without looking ahead of her mark; each-way claims. |
10/1 |
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6th 1 |
8th Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 2m 6f 111y |
11st 12lb |
Won a 3m event at Perth in July; unseated four out at Wexford, moderate run at the same venue on next start; better at Kilbeggan last time, took third after a mistake at the last; staying type who has won over 3m2f. |
8/1 |
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4 |
22nd Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 180y |
11st 2lb |
Won at Perth before unseating four out in the Wexford handicap chase won by Dorans Law; ran disappointingly back there last time. |
10/1 |
11/2
Form: 03B2-1
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Has been mostly chasing in the last year, winning a Kilbeggan beginners' over 2m5f; mightn't have lasted 3m2f last time and this trip back off a lower hurdles mark can suit; chance. |
7/1 |
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3rd 4 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
11st 3lb |
Beginners' chase winner last year for Declan Queally but hasn't been as good since for different yards; has to return to best on second start for this stable; better ground a help. |
12/1 |
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6th 9 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 12lb |
Won a Kilbeggan beginners' chase (2m4f, good) last May for Declan Queally; placed over 2m4f in the first of two outings for Gordon Elliott in January; pulled up here on the second; has joined Ian Donoghue who tries a new headgear combination. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 0200-2
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 1lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
17th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Ex-Irish veteran who was safely held on first two starts for new stable this spring (both 3m, good); needs good boost from new cheekpieces here. |
10/1 |
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5th 9 |
5th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 177y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Four-time winner over fences but a 12yo now and his stable debut was a quiet one. |
25/1 |
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5th 5 |
22nd Apr 2026 Good 2m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
12yo who has won four times over fences but there were more bad runs than good ones in Ireland last year; on workable mark in suitable conditions but he was tailed off when last seen in October and needs a major revival for new yard. |
10/1 |
10/1
Form: 1F17-6 C
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
17th Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Won two staying handicap chases on good ground in the first half of last season; ordinary form in recent months; addition of blinkerss failed to do the trick at Kilbeggan eight days ago; joint-favourite then, faded after making a lot of the running. |
8/1 |
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1 |
9th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Won two chases last year, including over C&D, but has failed to fire in three starts this year; drops in grade now, rider claims a handy 5lb and blinkers go on; could revive. |
6/1 |
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5 |
23rd Jul 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 1f 110y |
11st 4lb |
Won two handicap chases at about 3m during the second half of last year (including beating Hascoeur Clermont off 107 at Cork) but needs to improve a fair bit on both runs this term, fading quite tamely at Roscommon last time. |
13/2 |
16/1
Form: 4P78-5
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 16 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 5lb |
Won a valuable staying handicap chase at the 2024 Punchestown festival; ordinary form since then, although did well to maintain contact with top-class performers when 66-1 outsider of four at Down Royal on St Patrick's Day; flattered by proximity but the run implies a return to form; rider doing well in point-to-points, 8-22 this season. |
14/1 |
5/1
Form: 062P-2 D BF
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 150y |
11st 10lb |
Decisive winner of handicap chase at Wexford (25.5f, good) last July off 4lb lower; pulled up both starts since returning from a break, in the Ulster National and over the banks at Punchestown; this more suitable but others arrive in better form. |
20/1 |
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5 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 4m 1f 11y |
11st 12lb |
Stays well, won a 3m2f handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe two seasons ago; won a chase on good ground at Wexford last summer; pulled up in the Ulster National a month ago on first run since a 12l second at the Listowel festival; first attempt at this course. |
25/1 |
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13 |
29th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 4f 120y |
10st 5lb |
Stays well and handled yielding-to-soft when winning a 3m2f handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe two seasons ago; however, seems best on a sound surface; won on good ground at Wexford last summer; absent since a 12l second at the Listowel festival. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 4P4-45 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 4lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
23rd Jul 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 1f 110y |
10st 6lb |
Last of five career wins came in 3m1f Kilbeggan handicap chase nearly four years ago; rapidly declining mark of late but glimpses of form, albeit plenty to find with Pride Of Place on latest Tipperary effort. |
12/1 |
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4th 6 |
1st Jul 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 35y |
11st 5lb |
Came back from an absence this year and best run at Ballinrobe last time, beaten 9l; has to build on that but could do so. |
8/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €268.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €217.50 |
| Tricast | €3570.67 |
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