July 04 / 15.50 Wexford

15.50

Good

MSK Silversand Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £5363.64
  • 2m 3f 110y
  • 6 runners
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MSK Silversand Beginners Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 1010-6 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Rated 139 over hurdles; made all for three wins over hurdles last year; career best when winning a 20-runner Leopardstown handicap last Christmas (2m4f, good to yielding); bombed out on his first try over fences at Ballinrobe last time (2m1f, good); is better than that.
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1

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

15:50 Wexford

Al Gasparo

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Rated 139 over hurdles; made all for three wins over hurdles last year; career best when winning a 20-runner Leopardstown handicap last Christmas (2m4f, good to yielding); bombed out on his first try over fences at Ballinrobe last time (2m1f, good); is better than that.

9/2

1

26th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 54y

18:00 Ballinrobe

Al Gasparo

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Made all for three wins over hurdles last year; career best at Leopardstown (2m4f, good to yielding) last Christmas when taking 20-runner handicap; dropped away in the straight in the Coral Cup; won a point-to-point for Ciaran Murphy in 2023; should make a useful novice chaser.

5/2

1

26th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 54y

18:00 Ballinrobe

Al Gasparo

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Made all for three wins over hurdles last year; career best at Leopardstown (2m4f, good to yielding) last Christmas when taking 20-runner handicap; dropped away in the straight in the Coral Cup; won a point-to-point for Ciaran Murphy in 2023; should make a useful novice chaser.

5/2

Form: 3307-3 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Won back to back over the smaller obstacles on good ground at Punchestown and Galway last summer; lost form since and beaten a long way on chase debut at Roscommon (2m, good); can improve on that.
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3rd

3

3rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

18:52 Wexford

Donnie Devito

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual hurdles winner last year at about 2m4f; good bit of chasing experience, notably third in 2m6f Galway beginners' last summer and second in 3m Clonmel novice; fourth in this race last year.

11/2

6

2nd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

17:00 Clonmel

Donnie Devito

11st 3lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual hurdles winner last year at about 2m4f; appeared to be getting the hang of things over fences with a 1l third at the Galway festival (2m6f, good) where What's Up Darling was 1.5l behind off level weights; avoids a penalty and a repeat of his latest effort should see him in the mix.

5/1

Form: 111P5- D

Last run: 251 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Won three hurdle races in a row in Britain last summer at around 2m4f on good ground; pulled up in a better quality race next time at Worcester on soft ground (2m4f); 50l behind in a novice hurdle at Cheltenham last October; tries fences now but needs to bounce back.
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2nd

2

29th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:35 Wexford

Fine Margin

11st 9lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

A 126-rated hurdler; narrowly made a winning start as a chaser over C&D before struggling in a Grade 3 at Galway when 25-1; finished well behind Intellotto that day.

7/1

9th

2

31st Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 54y

14:10 Galway

Fine Margin

11st 1lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Won three hurdle races in a row in Britain last summer on good ground; back from winter break for winning chasing debut in 2m4f Wexford beginners early this month, fresh but jumping well to beat two race-fit market principals on favoured good ground; looks like making a better chaser than hurdler and not one to dismiss despite jump in class.

12/1

3

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

15:50 Wexford

Fine Margin

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Won three hurdle races in a row in Britain last summer at around 2m4f on good ground; pulled up in a better quality race next time at Worcester on soft ground (2m4f); 50l behind in a novice hurdle at Cheltenham last October; tries fences now but needs to bounce back.

7/2

Form: 5/00-1 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Rated 138 over hurdles; ready winner of a conditions hurdle at Clonmel last month following a five month break; blinkers employed that day are retained and he is a big player if capable of transferring his ability to this sphere
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24

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

HMS Seahorse

10st 11lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Paul Nolan

Fourth in the Fred Winter here in 2022 but beaten 20l when just 7-1 for this race in 2023; long layoff before last season and easily best effort since was his 2m4f non-handicap win with first-time blinkers (kept since) at Clonmel last June; fell in August on his second chase start and unseated over hurdles in September; absent since and others have more pressing claims.

40/1

2

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 129y

16:50 Galway

HMS Seahorse

11st 6lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Paul Nolan

Rated 138; dual-purpose sort won his last start over hurdles at Clonmel in June (2m4f, gd-yld); fell at the third on latest start over fences at Wexford; has gone well here before and he's ground versatile; chance if that fall hasn't left a mark.

3/1

3

6th Aug 2025

Good

2m 3f 130y

18:07 Wexford

HMS Seahorse

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

Rated 138 over hurdles; decisive winner of a 2m4f conditions hurdle at Clonmel in June following a five-month break; blinkers employed that day were retained when runner-up over C&D on chase debut; this looks like a stronger race but should be in the mix again

3/1

Form: 37

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Winner of two points; okay rules debut in maiden hunters' chase last month; switched yards following that but subsequent 45l beating in a beginners' at Kilbeggan last month doesn't instill much confidence.
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9

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 150y

17:30 Downpatrick

Yewtree Hill

12st 0lb

J: Mr O McGill

T: Cian Collins

Third of five finishers in a similar race to this her last May; modest form in handicap chases last summer; has won both starts since returning to points (overall record, 4-11); in between, not disgraced when around 20l fourth behind the smart Cons Roc in a hunter chase at Fairyhouse.

8/1

2

29th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 1f 0y

19:35 Wexford

Yewtree Hill

11st 12lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Cian Collins

Beaten 16l in a 3m1f handicap chase here a month ago when tried in cheekpieces (retained); dropped 2lb but more needed.

14/1

Form: 735-24

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Odds-on for mares' maiden hurdle win at Sligo last summer; uneven form since then; runs this summer have been an improvement and was a 3l fourth in a mares' hurdle at Kilbeggan last time (2m3f, good); switch to fences here would need to bring improvement.
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1

7th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 60y

15:50 Galway

Gers Gigi

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Sligo maiden hurdle winner in August of last year (17.5f, soft); soundly beaten in mares' hurdles at Bellewstown (2m1f, good) and Listowel (2m4f, yld-sft) the last twice; could rebound back in handicap company but stamina to prove.

9/2

4

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:58 Listowel

Gers Gigi

11st 1lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Lowest rated of the bunch; sole win came in a Downpatrick mares' maiden hurdle last year (2m1f, soft); has been chasing in recent times with little success; back over hurdles at Bellewstown late last month when beaten 17l by Adela Icon; hard to see her turning that around.

14/1

5

27th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 40y

18:55 Bellewstown

Gers Gigi

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Odds-on for mares' maiden hurdle win at Sligo last summer; made the frame in mares' events at Listowel and Kilbeggan this summer; none too fluent and faded tamely on chase debut at Wexford last month; two moderate chase runs since then; question to answer.

9/2

Non-runners

Harsh

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €12.70
Straight Forecast €14.97
Trifecta €33.70

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Harsh

The Irish Sun:

Fine Margin

SPOTLIGHT:

HMS Seahorse

POSTDATA:

Harsh