October 01 / 17.18 Sligo

17.18

Good To Yielding

Brenda Anderson Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 3m 1f 182y
  • 11 runners
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Brenda Anderson Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 047932 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Sole win over fences came in this race last year off this mark; mostly solid runs in defeat recently and has a leading chance of a repeat.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9

4th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 14y

20:00 Roscommon

Ballagh Star

11st 4lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Both chase wins have come at Sligo; has been in poor form over hurdles and fences lately so others preferred.

50/1

9th

14

12th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 121y

16:35 Sligo

Ballagh Star

10st 0lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Both his chase wins have come at this track over 3m2f on better ground; two runs since returning to action have not been inspiring, tailed off over hurdles at Punchestown and pulled up over fences at Roscommon.

33/1

4

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 150y

19:48 Roscommon

Ballagh Star

11st 8lb

J: Mr S Connor

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

Tailed off after a break last month but that was over hurdles and chasing is more his game; chance on his competitive form last autumn but wants further ideally.

10/1

22/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 7-09P0

Last run: 40 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Poor over hurdles this year and in a chase last time so others preferred.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

16

28th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 0y

19:38 Wexford

Tennesse Boy

10st 1lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Robert Tyner

Was a close second over fences at Sligo last October but no sign of that form since, pulled up on both runs this summer; cheekpieces added now.

16/1

16

22nd Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 155y

17:20 Wexford

Tennesse Boy

10st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Robert Tyner

Was a close second over fences at Sligo last October but no sign of that form in different spheres since; still, can't be dismissed for these connections.

25/1

18

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 120y

18:58 Limerick

Tennesse Boy

10st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Robert Tyner

Yet to trouble the judge in seven runs over hurdles; went close over fences at Sligo in October (3m2f, good to yielding); tailed off at Thurles in October; pulled up back from a break in a Ballingarry point-to-point in May (evens fav'); others preferred.

33/1

14/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 2479-0

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Won over fences on heavy at Limerick last year but has been hit and miss between hurdles and fences since; has to improve plenty from his poor comeback.
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Verdict Starting price

13

21st Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 180y

19:05 Kilbeggan

He Fitz In

10st 8lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: D E Fitzgerald

Three-time winner but nothing since March 2024 when he won a heavy ground handicap chase at Limerick off 94 (3m1f); wasn't shaping like a winner in waiting towards the end of last season; needs to find his form but perhaps the break has done him good.

22/1

6th

15

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 6f 195y

16:02 Thurles

He Fitz In

10st 7lb

J: Dylan O’Connor

T: D E Fitzgerald

Three-time winner but stuck on a losing run and hasn't shaped like a winner waiting to happen returned to hurdles the last twice.

25/1

Form: -67514 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Has been in good form over hurdles lately, winning at Perth and fourth at Sedgefield; only 1-25 in this sphere but has a chance off this mark.
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5th

4

21st Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 180y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Broken Ice

11st 9lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Ended a barren spell when pouncing late at Perth in 2025 over hurdles (3m, good); best run of the season came in the same race last time when a 1.75l third of 11; 1-27 in chases, but this is just his second attempt in this low grade.

11/2

3rd

5

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

15:32 Perth

Broken Ice

11st 9lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Pounced late, ending barren spell, in this last year (neck winner off 102); didn't relish the Banks course at Punchestown in May, and nothing spectacular since over hurdles (2m1f-2m2f); returning to 3m is a positive, but he couldn't rate as the confident pick.

9/1

10th

3

14th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

15:07 Downpatrick

Broken Ice

11st 10lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Three-time winner; veteran last scored over 3m at Perth last August; signs of life on latest at Wexford but this trip may be a touch sharp.

16/1

Form: 495P24

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Was a close second in a Wexford handicap over this trip but had a tough task in a Bangor beginners since; has a chance back in this grade.
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8th

11

21st Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 180y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Seventy Eight Team

10st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

0-15 under rules and was pulled up twice at Punchestown over hurdles and then fences before tailed off when out of her depth in a Galway beginners' last time; others preferred.

33/1

8th

10

31st Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 111y

17:30 Galway

Seventy Eight Team

11st 5lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Paul John Gilligan

Low-rated hurdler/chaser; pulled up in a handicap chase at Punchestown last time; out of her depth here.

200/1

17

6th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 157y

15:00 Punchestown

Seventy Eight Team

10st 0lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Paul John Gilligan

A maiden in 18 starts, four over fences, but put in three fair efforts over fences last year, most notably when second to Hit The Frame at Wexford, before being pulled up at this track over hurdles 177 days ago; 5lb out of the handicap off basement mark here but could go well.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 276449 C

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Four hurdle wins but just 1-34 over fences; however, was a close second off this mark at Wexford in July and needs a repeat of that performance.
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7th

11

19th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 168y

19:48 Sligo

The Little Yank

10st 9lb

J: John Aherne

T: John Patrick Ryan

Durable veteran has won twice at this venue; back in form at Kilbeggan recently after a dismal spell that saw him fail to complete in four consecutive races; eight-time winner remains capable when on song.

14/1

3rd

5

8th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 50y

19:18 Kilbeggan

The Little Yank

10st 6lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: John Patrick Ryan

Might have appreciated the three month break when returning to some sort of form in a 3m1f handicap hurdle here last month; could run well but others look that bit more likely.

14/1

Form: 770-08

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Hurdle winner was below form the last twice in that sphere and beaten a long way on chasing debut so cheekpieces need to work.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

8

4th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 14y

20:00 Roscommon

John Storey

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Is 1-17 over hurdles but pulled-up the last twice; has to do much better than on his two previous chase runs.

33/1

Form: /1400-

Last run: 295 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Hurdle winner was pulled-up on sole chase start in 2023; returns from an absence and others preferred.
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Verdict Starting price

13th

13

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 41y

19:09 Ballinrobe

Will It Be You

10st 6lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Liam P Cusack

C&D winner in May 2024; lost form after fourth placing at Limerick later that year; failed to make his presence felt over fences last season; struggled on his return to hurdling at Roscommon recently.

25/1

9th

14

6th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

19:50 Roscommon

Will It Be You

10st 7lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Liam P Cusack

Won a Ballinrobe handicap hurdle in 2024 (2m7f, good) off 82; out of form in final two hurdle starts in 2024 and three runs over fences last autumn didn't bring any improvement; best watched back from a break.

28/1

12

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 219y

17:25 Clonmel

Will It Be You

10st 8lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Liam P Cusack

Winning hurdler at Ballinrobe early last season; pulled-up on sole chase start in 2023; in rear in a handicap chase at Sligo early this month on his first 2025 outing.

20/1

Form: PP-0PP

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 8lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Two hurdle wins but is 0-14 over fences and pulled-up the last twice so isn't easy to fancy.
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11th

7

22nd May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 180y

18:29 Downpatrick

Game And Glory

11st 2lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

Dual hurdles winner but was pulled up on her last visit to the track in a chase and pulled up last time over hurdles at Thurles.

33/1

14th

21

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

18:35 Punchestown

Game And Glory

11st 9lb

J: Christopher Shuker

T: P J Rothwell

Two-time hurdle winner but rated just 87, pulled up latest, up against it here.

40/1

Form: P9P5-7

Last run: 141 days

W: 10st 7lb

11 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Dual chase winner on soft; was poor over hurdles when last seen but has a chance on her better runs this year.
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15

22nd Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 155y

17:20 Wexford

Eddies Pride

10st 0lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Norman Lee

Both chase wins have come on soft ground; in poor form since last autumn and makes no appeal.

50/1

Form: 6443P- D

Last run: 350 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Sole win over fences came over 3 years ago; pulled-up when last bseen and is best watched after a year away.
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10

22nd Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 155y

17:20 Wexford

Ardaghs Choice

10st 5lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: E Sheehy

Sole win in 25 chase runs came at this track in 2022; back from a break and others appeal more.

28/1

13

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

17:07 Down Royal

Ardaghs Choice

10st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E Sheehy

Dual hurdles winner has one chase win as well, gained at Wexford in 2022; recent efforts don't suggest he's on the verge of adding to his tally.

50/1

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Payout
Exacta €16.10
Straight Forecast €15.36
Tricast €79.61
Trifecta €95.90

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Seventy Eight Team

SPOTLIGHT:

Ballagh Star

POSTDATA:

Broken Ice

The Irish Sun:

Seventy Eight Team