September 11 / 18.15 Clonmel

18.15

Good To Yielding

Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap

  • Prize money: £7801.65
  • 2m 0f 144y
  • 11 runners
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Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: /50-69

Last run: 52 days

W: 10st 4lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Looking as though age is catching up with him in recent hurdle and Flat runs; finished 14l behind the winner off 4lb higher mark at Ballinrobe in July (1m5f, good to yielding); needs a revival.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

7

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Shanroe

10st 13lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Karl Thornton

Dual-purpose veteran has won 11 of his 39 starts under Rules but he's shown virtually nothing since a Listed Chester win on the Flat in September 2023; needs a revival.

40/1

8th

7

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Shanroe

10st 13lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Karl Thornton

Dual-purpose veteran has won 11 of his 39 starts under Rules but he's shown virtually nothing since a Listed Chester win on the Flat in September 2023; needs a revival.

40/1

OUR TIP

Form: 166520

Last run: 74 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Good record on the Flat with six wins (two on AW); went very close at the Curragh in June when wearing first-time cheekpieces (1m6f, good); struggled back there off 5lb higher mark later that month; outstayed at Kilbeggan last time in 3m1f hurdle race; can't be ruled out.
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9th

3

(9)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Leopardstown

Jabbar

10st 9lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: Gerard O’Leary

Four turf wins and last won on the AW over 2m in January 2025; beaten a neck off 89 at the Curragh (1m6f, good) last summer, more recently testing ground probably didn't suit at Navan in late March; trip/ground more in his favour here.

8/1

7th

4

(12)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

15:18 Navan

Jabbar

9st 6lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: Gerard O’Leary

Dual-purpose; 4-17 on turf on the Flat; last won on the AW over 2m in January 2025; beaten a neck off 89 at the Curragh (1m6f, good) in June; has had a recent spin over hurdles so racefit but might need a bit more help from the handicapper; blinkers on.

12/1

Form: 090-91 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Added a fifth win on the Flat when scoring at Galway in July despite stumbling badly (2m, soft), he had Shoda .5l behind him on that occasion; decent run in Listed Galway hurdle last time three days later from win when fourth; rise of 9lb could hand advantage to Shoda.
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14th

9

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 45y

19:10 Punchestown

Teed Up

11st 11lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Emmet Mullins

Galway specialist, four of his five Flat wins and both hurdle wins came there; way below his best away from his beloved track and has been tailed off in his last two outings.

50/1

12th

9

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 10y

15:30 Naas

Teed Up

11st 3lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Emmet Mullins

Galway specialist, four of his five Flat wins and both hurdle wins came there; long way below his best in hurdle runs since fourth at his favourite track at last year's festival.

25/1

Form: 411/

Last run: 697 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Grade 2/Grade 3 winner for Gavin Cromwell in 2024; nothing approaching that form last season, and was tailed off in Punchestown Champion Hurdle for current trainer when last seen; is two from three on Flat, having won a Galway maiden and a Naas handicap at beginning of career; market will be informative as to expectations.
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3

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

17:57 Kilbeggan

Bottlersecret

11st 6lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

Second to the top-class Kargese in a Grade 1 juvenile event in 2024; fair form on the Flat year; has become regressive over jumps; failed to take to chasing last winter.

10/1

6th

1

(5)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 71y

14:30 Curragh

Bottlersecret

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Aidan Melia

Dual Flat winner and useful hurdler but has a lot to find on form with most of these rivals.

66/1

Form: -25210

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Off the mark on the Flat at the sixth attempt in a Killarney maiden in July when running on well (1m6f, yielding to soft); struggled in a valuable Galway handicap later that month (2m1f, yielding); blew it at the start in the Galway Hurdle when last seen; not discounted on best form but others preferred.
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6th

1

(8)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 200y

18:15 Fairyhouse

Royal Hollow

10st 2lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

Talented dual-purpose performer is only 1-8 on the Flat but brought her mark to a career-high at Ballinrobe last month when just denied close home in fillies' handicap over 1m5f; quick ground a slight concern, big player if handling it.

5/2

2nd

2

(7)

22nd Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

20:30 Ballinrobe

Royal Hollow

9st 10lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Talented dual-purpose performer is 1-7 on the Flat; solid effort over timber at Listowel last month and ran well off this mark when last seen on the level at Clonmel last September; easy ground fine and should go well.

4/1

2nd

4

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:06 Listowel

Royal Hollow

10st 13lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Andrew Slattery

3-14 over hurdles and rated 128; won a Clonmel beginners' chase on her penultimate start (15.5f, yld-sft); modest third in mares' listed hurdle at Killarney latest (2m1f, gd-yld); solid place chance on the figures but more needed to win.

7/2

Form: 40-522 BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Galway maiden winner last year (1m4f, yielding); runner-up over 2m at Galway and Tramore in two most recent runs; tongue-tie now added and she looks like a big player.
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7th

3

3rd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 72y

14:55 Leopardstown

Shoda

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual Flat winner; beaten 10l in third behind the smart Ballyfad here at the Christmas meeting after a 106-day break; beaten favourite at Clonmel in January; same when ridden by Sean Bowen here at the DRF on handicap debut; needs to reverse form with Whimsy, Maxios Prime, Onefortheditch and Tequila Talkin'.

9/2

9th

9

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 0y

12:40 Leopardstown

Shoda

10st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Dual Flat winner; beaten 10l in third behind Grade 1 contender Ballyfad here at the Christmas meeting after a 106-day break; beaten favourite at Clonmel; one of three for the trainer, notable jockey booking.

8/1

Form: 157293

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Four-time Flat winner up to 1m4f, including at Leopardstown in May off 78; runner-up in a 1m6f rated race at Fairyhouse in July; has looked like this trip stretches him, fading away tamely at Galway in July before an improved effort at Tramore when again seemed to fade late on (Shoda in front of him that day).
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3rd

7

(2)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 200y

18:15 Fairyhouse

Not Just Any Eagle

9st 2lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Patrick J Flynn

Four Flat wins at up to 1m4f, including Leopardstown handicap last season off 78; yet to hit form this campaign though, twice not appearing to stay today's trip; bit to prove now.

12/1

14th

2

(11)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 6f 40y

19:20 Fairyhouse

Not Just Any Eagle

10st 0lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Patrick J Flynn

4-30 on turf, along with one AW victory; last success came off 2lb lower at Leopardstown last year (1m4f, good); struggled on soft ground at Gowran on seasonal return, but improved on that when seventh of 16 back there last time (1m4f, yielding), a nose behind Just Keep Flying; heading in the right direction.

20/1

7th

1

(15)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 40y

14:34 Gowran Park

Not Just Any Eagle

10st 2lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Patrick J Flynn

Five-time winner; last scored at Leopardstown in May 2025 off 4lb lower; struggled on soft ground on seasonal return over 1m6f here in April; might need another run or two to hit top form.

28/1

Form: /31-38

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 4lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Off the mark on the Flat when winning the Ulster Cesarewitch this time last year off 74 (2m2f, good); good run at the Curragh in June when third (2m, good) but disappointing at Galway in July on soft ground (2m); in good form over hurdles currently, winning at Cork and at Down Royal last time; not ruled out back on better ground.
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4th

1

10th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Cork

Happy Jacky

11st 10lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Mark Fahey

Eight wins over hurdles and going for three in a row in this race, landing previous two renewals under this jockey; beat Reverend Hubert by a head last year; after eight months off, comeback third in Killarney chase was a good effort; quiet since but can't rule him out.

8/1

11th

10

(12)

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 76y

19:55 Curragh

Happy Jacky

8st 7lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Mark Fahey

Veteran has notched up nine wins over jumps but is 1-9 on the Flat and hasn't won in this sphere since 2024; however, he was a close third in this last season off 1lb higher on good ground so he's not dismissed; 1lb wrong.

20/1

6th

1

25th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:05 Ballinrobe

Happy Jacky

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Mark Fahey

Prolific winner over hurdles (rated 144); did okay over fences last year and was fair third over 3m2f on his return to action at Killarney; stays 3m well, so this trip looks too short, plus he was disappointing when favourite for last year's Mayo National.

7/1

Form: 6378-6

Last run: 92 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
0-14 on the Flat; never dangerous when last seen in this sphere in a Limerick claimer in June (1m3f, good); surprise 22-1 winner on chase debut at Wexford in July when Willie Mullins' contender in second (2m, good); respectable back over hurdles following that, but tailed off behind the Mullins' rival he beat at Wexford back there last time (2m3f, good); not the most reliable.
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4th

1

12th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

16:45 Stratford

War Correspondent

12st 1lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Fourth in a claiming hurdle before having a complete off-day over fences five weeks ago, when he lost lengths at the start and jumped poorly before ultimately unseating; hard to win with at the best of times and now makes debut for a new Irish yard.

14/1

4

6th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 50y

13:50 Punchestown

War Correspondent

11st 7lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: R P Cody

Not the easiest to win with but often runs well in defeat; beaten 7.75l off 3lb higher on his last start in this sphere at Wexford on penultimate; 9l fourth in claiming hurdle back there on latest; best chase effort came when a 6l third in a Grade 3 novice here (18.5f, gd-yld) in October (Birdie Or Bust second); big chance on that form and has won here over hurdles.

17/2

4th

1

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:42 Wexford

War Correspondent

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: R P Cody

Decent form over fences last autumn, including third in a Punchestown Grade 3 novice; pulled up in a race of this type over hurdles at Tramore last month; better when fourth off his higher chase mark at this venue on latest; hard to win with.

6/1

Form: 477-

Last run: 373 days

W: 8st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Easy winner of a Clonmel maiden hurdle in April (2m4f, good to yielding); off since 14l behind the winner in a Punchestown handicap hurdle later that month (2m3f, yielding); makes Flat handicap debut and has run reasonably well in defeat in three runs in this sphere despite not placing, but needs to improve.
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4th

20

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

16:15 Punchestown

Fad Eadrainn

10st 4lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Is useful on his day as when beating some decent sorts in a Fairyhouse conditions hurdle in November; best run since when beaten 10l in a 2m5f Fairyhouse handicap last time; this trip is a query.

28/1

5th

13

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 110y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Fad Eadrainn

10st 9lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Beat some useful sorts when scoring in a rated hurdle here in November (20.4f, sft-hvy) but struggled in handicaps on next two starts and his third here on latest in February was a remote one; just 1lb lower now; others have more pressing claims.

16/1

3rd

4

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 50y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Fad Eadrainn

11st 2lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Took the scalps of Air Of Entitlement and Bacchanalian when scoring in a four-runner rated race over C&D (sft-hvy) in November; no show in handicaps twice since and failed to complete at Navan last time; eased 3lb and return to this track a plus but needs to rebound.

20/1

Form: 591829 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose sort sprang 25-1 surprise at Limerick (2m1f, good) in June and good run in first-time cheekpieces chasing home an all-the-way winner over 1m7f in Leopardstown lady riders' handicap last month; ran as if something awry at the Curragh latest but respected on overall profile with a tongue-tie now added.
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4th

3

(11)

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 6f 80y

20:30 Killarney

Party Dress

9st 12lb

J: Megan Telford-Kelly

T: W McCreery

Two wins, latest win coming over 2m1f (good) at Limerick last June off this mark; respectable return to the Flat at the Curragh last month but good bit more needed.

12/1

6th

10

(17)

26th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

18:45 Curragh

Party Dress

9st 2lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: W McCreery

Dual-purpose; 2-15 on the Flat, the latest win coming over 2m1f (good) at Limerick last June off 2lb lower; pulled up in chase after break on latest but ran respectably in this last year off 6lb higher so could run into the money.

33/1

6

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 63y

14:42 Clonmel

Party Dress

11st 7lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: W McCreery

Thurles maiden hurdle winner in November 24; well held in handicap off 109 on last hurdles start 343 days ago; won 2m1f Flat handicap in June but lost form since; big ask on chase debut and likely needs better ground.

16/1

Non-runners

God Of Thunder, Palamon, Toto Too

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Payout
Exacta €13.70
Straight Forecast €13.12
Tricast €62.57
Trifecta €88.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Shoda

TOPSPEED:

Party Dress

The Irish Sun:

Fad Eadrainn

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Palamon

POSTDATA:

Shoda