June 16 / 17.13 Kilbeggan

17.13

Good To Yielding

Watch Every Race Live On Racing TV (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 14 runners
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Watch Every Race Live On Racing TV (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: F/7-0

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Huge price when down the field at Listowel recently; can be left out of calculations.
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13

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:56 Wexford

Ballinaboola Jet

10st 6lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: R Donohoe

Stepped up from previous form when a 12.5l seventh of 20 at Punchestown (2m4f, gd-yld) 12 days ago, making late gains from the rear; down 1lb and could challenge for a place if building on that.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: F07-U

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Hinted at ability in three maiden hurdles, one of them won by top-class Kopek Des Bordes; well-supported 5-1 chance on handicap debut over C&D a month ago; made a bad mistake at the second, giving the talented Barry Stone no chance of staying in the saddle; good prospects if avoiding error.
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13th

2

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 1f 87y

17:37 Down Royal

Bannow Blaze

11st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Won off 6lb lower at Wexford last October but things have not gone to plan this year; failed to complete in chases at Tramore and Roscommon before pulled up back over timber at Galway; tongue tie is now tried.

20/1

9

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 160y

13:50 Galway

Bannow Blaze

11st 2lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Wexford handicap winner last season at this trip (yielding); hasn't completed in both chase outings, well held when faller three out at Roscommon last time; back hurdling and opposable off this mark.

25/1

2

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

18:18 Roscommon

Bannow Blaze

11st 2lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Winning hurdler rated 112 in that sphere; unseated at the first on chase debut at Tramore; best watched for now.

25/1

Form: 8-8

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Point winner the season before last; soundly beaten in two runs over hurdles this year; needs to jump a lot better than at Limerick recently.
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5th

9

25th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Cocovic

11st 5lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Point winner is a maiden over hurdles but some good runs, mainly in maidens; needs his best on chase debut in what is a competitive race.

18/1

7th

5

3rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

18:18 Kilbeggan

Cocovic

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Posted some good runs in maiden hurdles without winning including here; unlucky to unseat here in a handicap last time; has a chance if back to best form.

10/1

6

21st Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

18:05 Kilbeggan

Cocovic

11st 7lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: E McNamara

Runner-up in three maiden hurdles (including here) last summer; made a positive return to action at Limerick in May when a 10l third (2m4f, soft) but didn't find the expected improvement back there last time (2m4f, good, 5-2)) when beaten 22l; must bounce back.

15/1

Form: 0-8

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Mid-field run in a Punchestown festival bumper was satisfactory; moderate Wexford effort, did not to seem to stay 2m4f.
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2nd

3

13th Oct 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

16:30 Punchestown

Kazbek

11st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Peter Fahey

Maiden ran some fine races in defeat last season, including over C&D; well below that level in two runs this term and has to return to best.

16/1

9th

8

23rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 135y

15:05 Listowel

Kazbek

11st 8lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

Maiden ran well on testing ground at Punchestown in January but was then pulled up in a chase at Down Royal; suffered the same fate over hurdles at Sligo in July.

25/1

Form: 90

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Big price when down the field in maidens at Tipperary and Listowel; hard to fancy.
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1st

9

17th Oct 2026

Yielding

2m 5f 70y

16:05 Limerick

Political Stance

11st 1lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: C Byrnes

Remote second in a 2m Clonmel handicap in February his standout effort; safely held when upped in trip and headgear combination tried at Killarney early this month so has a lot to find.

12/1

5th

9

4th Oct 2026

Good

2m 6f 180y

15:20 Killarney

Political Stance

11st 3lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: C Byrnes

Second in a 2m Clonmel handicap in February, but beaten 20l; never looked like justifying market support at Ballinrobe in August; tailed off in a chase last time; new headgear now, perhaps unwise to rule out.

6/1

12th

17

11th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 48y

18:40 Ballinrobe

Political Stance

10st 6lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: C Byrnes

First reserve; 0-6 hurdling, pick being 2m Clonmel handicap second on heavy; never looked like justifying market support here last month; switches to fences now.

Form: 99

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Two ordinary runs have been over longer distances; perhaps some chance 2m will suit better
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11

30th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 100y

17:00 Listowel

Rhythmic Tune

10st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: M A Molloy

Won a 2m5f Limerick handicap on yielding ground last October but moderate in three runs since; needs to return to his best; remains 4lb above winning mark.

20/1

10th

12

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:50 Wexford

Rhythmic Tune

10st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: M A Molloy

Won a 2m5f Limerick h'cap on yld ground last autumn but not as good twice since in varying conditions; has to return to best; cheekpieces added.

22/1

12th

12

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 0y

17:42 Clonmel

Rhythmic Tune

10st 10lb

J: Daniel King

T: M A Molloy

Off the mark in good style at Limerick in October (2m5f, yielding); raised 7lb and well beaten on sole start since at Limerick but very testing ground a valid excuse; conditions here more suitable and could go well if ready after break.

9/1

Form: 87

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Has made little impression in two bumper runs; late-developing sort faces a tough task on hurdling debut.
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8

20th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 107y

18:38 Sligo

Townscupsixtythree

11st 2lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Big price in all three maiden hurdle outings; not a bad effort when 20l fifth at Ballinrobe on handicap debut; improvement needed in a first-time hood.

8/1

5

11th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 218y

20:25 Ballinrobe

Townscupsixtythree

11st 3lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Big price in all three maiden hurdle outings, no obvious reason to support him here in his first handicap.

20/1

Form: 0-0

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in maidens at Fairyhouse and Punchestown; can be ruled out,
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13th

13

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

14:40 Wexford

Young And Foolish

10st 2lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

One of two for trainer; tailed off in all three maiden hurdle starts at 250-1; pulled up in handicap debut at Naas at 80-1 (3m, soft to heavy); cheekpieces go on.

80/1

12

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 180y

17:22 Naas

Young And Foolish

10st 5lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

Tailed off at 250-1 in all three maiden hurdle starts; makes handicap debut and may need this after 261-day break.

25/1

Form: 00

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Never a threat in two maidens over longer trips at this track; nothing to recommend.
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13

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

15:45 Navan

Damoso

10st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Left previous form behind when winning at Ballinrobe last month (22.5f, good); not sure this shorter trip will suit on the evidence of that run and unraced on slower than good.

3/1

12

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 61y

18:13 Ballinrobe

Damoso

10st 2lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

Showed next to nothing in three maiden outings, all at Kilbeggan; only mild promise from a midfield run on handicap debut at this venue; looks well held by third-placed Anysignofhim.

14/1

15

11th Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 218y

20:25 Ballinrobe

Damoso

10st 3lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

Has shown next to nothing in three maiden outings, all at Kilbeggan; tongue-tie and cheekpieces tried now and steps up in trip.

25/1

Form: 598-05

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Signs of improvement when fifth at Tramore late last month on her third hurdles run; Derek O'Connor booked.
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13th

17

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 160y

16:38 Galway

Hillstar Blues

10st 11lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Sean Aherne

Won off 1lb higher at Thurles last November (2m, yld-sft) but has gone the wrong way since; no sign of a revival at Tramore on latest; others appeal more.

25/1

9

14th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 0y

19:55 Tramore

Hillstar Blues

10st 10lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: Sean Aherne

Off the mark with narrow Thurles handicap win off 92 in November (2m, yielding to soft); has struggled since off revised mark and steps up in trip now.

14/1

14th

1

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:20 Clonmel

Hillstar Blues

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Off the mark with narrow Thurles handicap win off 92 in November (2m, yielding to soft); has struggled since off revised mark, and needs to bounce back.

12/1

Form: 0-0

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Soon detached after an early error at Cork; struggled again at Listowel; can be ruled out.
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8th

12

30th Sep 2026

Good

3m 1f 182y

17:50 Sligo

Three County Star

10st 3lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Brian Mortell

Poor hurdler; big price when a few places behind Mini Getaway at Wexford last month; others preferred.

33/1

Form: 685-

Last run: 140 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Some merit in the form of her two bumper runs; was keeping much better company than this when 20l fifth in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown in January; form involving third-placed Familiar Dreams is strongly appealing.
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12th

17

4th Oct 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

14:10 Killarney

Bossing It

11st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: David M O’Brien

Maiden hurdle winner at Kilbeggan last year; back hurdling after failures in chases at Tramore and Ballinrobe; rarely at her best in the past year, apart from when second at Wexford (2m1f, good); first reserve.

11

11th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 48y

18:40 Ballinrobe

Bossing It

10st 10lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: David M O’Brien

Maiden hurdle winner (Kilbeggan) last year who bounced back to form with second at Wexford (2m1f, good) in May and solid run from out of the handicap at Listowel; favourite but never travelled when well held on chase debut in Tramore handicap last month, so definite concerns.

14/1

5th

2

16th Aug 2026

Good

1m 7f 140y

16:35 Tramore

Bossing It

11st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: David M O’Brien

Maiden hurdle winner last year who bounced back to form with second at Wexford (2m1f, good) in May; backed that up when beaten 6l into fifth at Listowel when out of the weights; below form when beaten favourite at Wexford lto; makes chase debut and appeals as the type with more to give.

9/4

Form: 5-0

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Ran a pleasing race in a Tipperary bumper last October on sole start for Peter Fahey; always at the back in a maiden hurdle at Sligo last week on stable/hurdling debut.
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12th

8

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:25 Kilbeggan

Graigstar

10st 13lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: Declan Queally

Not beaten far on debut in a Tipperary bumper in October but beaten a combined distance of 69l in maiden hurdles here and at Sligo; others appeal more.

50/1

13

16th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:13 Kilbeggan

Graigstar

11st 5lb

J: Mr M J Kenneally

T: Declan Queally

Ran a pleasing race in a Tipperary bumper last October on sole start for Peter Fahey; always at the back in a maiden hurdle at Sligo last week on stable/hurdling debut.

10/1

14

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 157y

18:28 Sligo

Graigstar

11st 5lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: Declan Queally

Ran a pleasing race in a Tipperary bumper last October on sole start for Peter Fahey; off since and probably best watched on debut for Declan Queally unless the market speaks.

12/1

Form: 8/7

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in a bumper last year; completely out of her depth in a competitive hurdle race on reappearance at Clonmel ten days ago.
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14

16th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:13 Kilbeggan

Remma

11st 5lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Tailed off in a bumper last year; completely out of her depth in a competitive hurdle race on reappearance at Clonmel ten days ago.

33/1

8

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 203y

18:10 Clonmel

Remma

10st 9lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Fell in a point and tailed-off in a bumper; way out of her depth.

200/1

8th

9

17th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 190y

17:10 Down Royal

Remma

11st 11lb

J: Mr H C Swan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

prominent, lost position and dropped to midfield halfway, dropped to rear and detached 6f out, tailed off

7/1

Non-runners

Prince Inger, Jimmybrien, Installment

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Cocovic

SPOTLIGHT:

Bannow Blaze

POSTDATA:

Cocovic

The Irish Sun:

Bannow Blaze