October 26 / 13.25 Galway

13.25

Yielding

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £7557.85
  • 2m 6f 111y
  • 11 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 2/21-

Last run: 188 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Won a point in 2023; second in a bumper; fair standard in his two runs over hurdles, though his win was gained in a weak race at Cork; takes on experienced types here.
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1

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 111y

13:25 Galway

Good N Kind

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won a point in 2023; second in a bumper; fair standard in his two runs over hurdles, though his win was gained in a weak race at Cork; takes on experienced types here.

10/1

1st

8

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

13:15 Cork

Good N Kind

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

made all, clear with one other when ridden before last, kept on and always doing enough

4/5

1st

8

21st Apr 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

13:15 Cork

Good N Kind

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

made all, clear with one other when ridden before last, kept on and always doing enough

4/5

Form: 3/015- BF

Last run: 336 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Stayed well when winning a weak maiden hurdle at Sligo a year ago; fair handicap run at Punchestown last month; absent since and is a latecomer to chasing at the age of nine.
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2nd

7

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

19:12 Clonmel

Great Universe

10st 13lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Martin Brassil

Course bumper winner; 1-6 over hurdles and rated 120; rated 7lb lower over fences after three chase runs; 7.5l behind Littlefoot at Downpatrick on latest and 10lb better off now so should get closer; place chance.

10/1

3rd

3

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

17:00 Downpatrick

Great Universe

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Martin Brassil

Won a Clonmel bumper in 2023, and took a 3m2f Sligo maiden hurdle last season; not a betting proposition after a fall and a refusal on his first two runs over fences.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 333-

Last run: 223 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Placed on all three maiden hurdle starts; inferior to stablemate Kamikaz Du Plessis.
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7

18th Oct 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 92y

15:00 Limerick

Hello Jack

11st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: E McNamara

Maiden placed in all three maiden hurdle runs for Gordon Elliott; disappointing in a six-race chase campaign; tongue-tie failed to help on stable debut at Listowel; one positive is that Danny Mullins sticks with him.

14/1

18

24th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

16:17 Listowel

Hello Jack

10st 13lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: E McNamara

Maiden placed in all three maiden hurdle runs for Gordon Elliott but chase campaign not as effective; absent since disappointing favourite in 3m2f Down Royal handicap in April and debuts for new yard with tongue-tie tried.

12/1

6th

7

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

16:37 Down Royal

Hello Jack

11st 1lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Maiden ran well over hurdles at this track last year; has run well enough in h'cap chases at Fairyhouse and Leopardstown latest; needs to find more up in trip.

8/1

Form: 211333 D BF

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Useful form over hurdles on good ground in July; won a Wexford maiden and Downpatrick novice before close third at this venue; hung left and jumped poorly when well beaten in a Killarney novice hurdle in August; plenty to prove after odds-on defeat on chase debut at Fairyhouse.
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10th

4

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

17:57 Kilbeggan

Kamikaz Du Plessis

11st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Andrew McNamara

Last five races for Gordon Elliott were over fences; has suitable ground for stable debut (won twice on good last summer); cheekpieces now added to the tongue-tie used in chases.

16/1

7

9th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 0y

16:45 Killarney

Kamikaz Du Plessis

10st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Dual hurdle winner is rated 128 in that sphere; hasn't been as good over fences in four starts but best effort came when fourth in a Clonmel novice last time; raced a bit awkwardly then; will need plenty more today.

9/1

4th

4

14th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

19:12 Clonmel

Kamikaz Du Plessis

11st 6lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Rated 130 over hurdles but yet to replicate that level over fences; beaten a cumulative distance of 97l in first three chases at Fairyhouse (2m5f, yielding), Galway (22.5f, yielding) and Leopardstown (2m1f, yielding); best form on good ground so needs the track to dry out.

3/1

Form: F4320-

Last run: 183 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 141

Form & Verdict
Fell in his first two chases; got his act together and was placed over the extended 2m4f at Cheltenham, third behind Caldwell Potter in the Jack Richards at the Festival, and second in a valuable contest in April; failed to stay in the bet365 at Sandown; Paul Townend now takes the rides for the first time since his hurdles career.
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3rd

2

4th Oct 2026

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 3

12:51 Uttoxeter

OMoore Park

11st 5lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Martin Keighley

Point/hurdles winner; 0-13 as a chaser and has been campaigned mostly over further but best form, shown in notable 2m4f/3m handicaps, helps to set the standard in this field; sold out of Willie Mullins' yard for £66,000 since last run.

5/2

9th

1

9th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 0y

16:45 Killarney

OMoore Park

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Point and hurdle winner is yet to score over fences but has lots of fine efforts to his name; only beaten 13l in the competitive Topham Chase at Aintree last time; this is a bit easier so has to be on the shortlist even though is unproven over this far.

5/2

7th

17

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 19y

Class 1

16:05 Aintree

OMoore Park

10st 8lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

0-11 over fences and 14l behind Madara when sixth of 23 in the Plate at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) last month; however, that was still a respectable run and the fact he represents Willie Mullins, who has won three of the last six runnings and saddles three today, means he's not discounted.

25/1

Form: 13F-22 BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Useful 135-rated hurdler; second on chase debut at Tipperary in May (2m7f, good to yielding) when no match for subsequent Galway Plate winner Western Fold; again runner-up at Listowel, not helped by a mistake three out and a stumble on the home-turn; could feature.
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5th

6

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 213y

16:50 Punchestown

Oscars Brother

11st 10lb

J: Daniel King

T: Connor King

Prospered after second to Western Fold on chase debut at Tipperary last May; hat-trick included small-field 3m Grade 2s at this venue and Navan; took time to warm up and left with plenty to do in the Brown Advisory, made late progress to finish fourth behind Kitzbuhel; towards the back when unseated at the 15th (Chair) in the Grand National.

13/2

16

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

4m 2f 74y

Class 1

16:00 Aintree

Oscars Brother

10st 13lb

J: Daniel King

T: Connor King

A first-season novice won the 2022 Grand National when unraced beyond 3m1f and this Irish challenger (who's one year older) bids to repeat the feat; hat-trick this season included two small-field Grade 2s and when his winning sequence came to an end it was in the Grade 1 novice at Cheltenham Festival, where some slow jumping in the early stages left him with plenty to do but he made late inroads to finish fourth; he still looks capable of better and the longer trip could suit.

16/1

4th

8

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:00 Cheltenham

Oscars Brother

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Connor King

Progressive over fences, winning soft-ground 3m Grade 2s at Punchestown in November (beat Koktail Divin) and Navan in February (by 6l from The Wallpark) on his last two starts; has a better chance on form for his two-horse trainer than double-figure odds suggest; one to consider each-way.

11/1

Form: O31F-3

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner for previous yard; long odds-on when winning a 2m maiden hurdle at Hexham last winter; third over 2m2f at this venue on first chase start; looks like outsider of a stable trio.
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3rd

4

25th Apr 2026

Good

3m 4f 146y

Class 1

15:30 Sandown

Road To Home

10st 13lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

He was set to be the only Willie Mullins runner in last week's Scottish National but was withdrawn due to the heavy ground; 7yo who was delivered with what seemed a winning challenge under Patrick Mullins in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham (3m2f, good; furthest he's been) six weeks ago only to find that Ask Brewster battled back; up 6lb but has to be in serious calculations.

7/1

Form: 6U66

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Failed to score in 11 starts in points; has struggled in three racecourse appearances; can be ruled out.
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10

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 100y

16:55 Wexford

Sense The Tension

10st 0lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Kenneth Michael Daly

Maiden in all spheres was pulled-up on return/handicap bow at Tramore last time and is 1lb out of the handicap; not a lotg of appeal.

22/1

8

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

19:12 Tramore

Sense The Tension

10st 13lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Kenneth Michael Daly

0-11 in points; weak form in beginners' chases; transformation needed on handicap debut; that seems unlikely at the age of ten.

25/1

9

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 111y

13:25 Galway

Sense The Tension

11st 12lb

J: Mr E T Mellerick

T: Kenneth Michael Daly

Failed to score in 11 starts in points; has struggled in three racecourse appearances; can be ruled out.

500/1

Form: 8-

Last run: 199 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Won his sole point-to-point start at Tattersalls Farm by 4l on good-to-yielding a year ago; jumped badly and never got into contention at Limerick in April on his only hurdles start.
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10

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 111y

13:25 Galway

Thetownilovedsowel

11st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

Won his sole point-to-point start at Tattersalls Farm by 4l on good-to-yielding a year ago; jumped badly and never got into contention at Limerick in April on his only hurdles start.

33/1

8th

7

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 60y

16:02 Limerick

Thetownilovedsowel

11st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

didn't always jump with fluency, always behind

5/1

8th

7

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 60y

16:02 Limerick

Thetownilovedsowel

11st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: P A Fahy

towards rear, not fluent 4th

5/1

Form: 14108- D

Last run: 178 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Won four of 11 starts over hurdles including a Pertemps qualifier at Leopardstown last Christmas; down the field in the Final at Cheltenham; staying type, should make a useful chaser in time.
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2nd

16

1st Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 107y

14:45 Leopardstown

Win Some Lose Some

10st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Padraig Roche

Four hurdle wins including at this track; the best of four chase runs came when third to Oscars Brother in a Galway beginners'; poor since but is capable of better, so not dismissed.

12/1

11

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 111y

13:25 Galway

Win Some Lose Some

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Padraig Roche

Won four of 11 starts over hurdles including a Pertemps qualifier at Leopardstown last Christmas; down the field in the Final at Cheltenham; staying type, should make a useful chaser in time.

8/1

8th

6

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

16:15 Punchestown

Win Some Lose Some

11st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Padraig Roche

Barely sighted when only 8-1 for the Pertemps Final but had won four of his previous seven over hurdles including a qualifier for that race at Leopardstown; finds himself 10lb higher but likely that he has more in the locker.

14/1

Form: 9268-P D

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Winner of eight races (four Flat) and four over hurdles between March and June last year; rated a very respectable 136 over hurdles; pulled up before the last on his recent chase debut at Sligo, having made a bad mistake four out; beat watched for the moment.
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12

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 111y

13:25 Galway

Zeeband

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Winner of eight races (four Flat) and four over hurdles between March and June last year; rated a very respectable 136 over hurdles; pulled up before the last on his recent chase debut at Sligo, having made a bad mistake four out; beat watched for the moment.

20/1

9

1st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 120y

14:25 Sligo

Zeeband

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Dual Flat winner has won four over hurdles, with the last of those coming at Killarney in 2024; well beaten in a Grade 2 novice when last seen; needs to be at his best on chasing debut after a long absence.

16/1

8th

8

1st Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

13:35 Fairyhouse

Zeeband

11st 4lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

soon prominent

20/1

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Payout
Exacta €6.70
Straight Forecast €7.03
Trifecta €36.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

O'Moore Park

The Irish Sun:

Hello Jack

TOPSPEED:

Oscars Brother

RP RATINGS (IRE):

O'Moore Park

POSTDATA:

O'Moore Park