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Soft To HeavyWilliam Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Nas Na Riogh Novice Handicap Chase (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £23086.96
- 2m 4f 0y
- 12 runners
Runners: 12 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
15/2 (Won)
- Win: £4.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 9-5883
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 13lb |
Improver in Naas handicaps over the winter on testing ground, winning 2m4f novice contest and only caught late in 3m1f Leinster National off 132 (clear of remainder); didn't appear to stay 3m5f of Irish National latest but definite contender back in trip here if handling quicker conditions. |
14/1 |
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2nd 7 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 174y |
10st 6lb |
Hurdles winner didn't show much in opening chase runs, but there were signs of promise in his third of 11 on handicap chase debut here in January (2m4f, heavy); well backed in a Listed handicap here recently, landing the gamble by 0.5l (2m4f, heavy); up 7lb, but he made a number of jumping errors so there's scope for improvement; top chance if this trip doesn't cause any issues; the choice of Mark Walsh. |
5/1 |
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1st 4 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 6lb |
1-4 over hurdles and rated 130 in that sphere; some promise in his chasing debut on seasonal return here (2m, soft) but tailed off next two times; stayed on to take third in the final strides over C&D last time (heavy); interesting that from the five McManus runners, he's the pick of Walsh. |
15/2 |
7/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 03-P62 D
Last run: 44 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 14 |
29th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 80y |
10st 0lb |
Maiden hurdle winner here last season (2m4f, soft) is 0-5 chasing this term, standout run when only caught close home by a strong favourite in 2m4f Naas handicap in February (heavy), having hit the last; reportedly never travelled before pulled up over 3m at Navan last month, but claims if back to her Naas form. |
10/1 |
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6 |
21st Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 7f 150y |
11st 7lb |
Punchestown maiden hurdle winner was a distant second in the third of her beginners' chase starts at Naas (2m4f, soft); improved for switch to handicaps in a Listed contest back there last time (2m4f, heavy) when making a mistake at the last and being headed in the final strides; up 6lb for that but should be thereabouts. |
6/1 |
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2nd 7 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
10st 13lb |
Punchestown maiden hurdle winner in January last year; saddle slipped when pulled up on seasonal return in a mares' beginners' at Cork; no real excuses when tailed off here next time over C&D; better effort when a distant second in a beginners' back here latest; may do better now in handicap chases. |
7/1 |
22/1
- Place: £3.90
Form: 17-000 C
Last run: 71 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 6 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Bumper winner; 2-6 over hurdles and rated 128; tailed off in beginners' chases at Naas and Punchestown in November; similar story in first-time tongue tie (retained) at Fairyhouse when last seen; enters handicap chase company now but others more likely. |
22/1 |
6/1
Form: 00-111 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 20 |
19th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
10st 6lb |
In flying form this season, winning his first three starts, two over fences before hurdle win at Punchestown off 90; bad mistake two out when fourth in Listed chase at Naas on latest and the winner since finished second in the Leinster National; should go well from lower hurdle mark. |
8/1 |
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4th 12 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
10st 1lb |
In flying form this season, winning all three of his starts; took a Clonmel handicap (2m5f, good to yielding) chase in October and followed up back there next time (2m1f, soft); exploited lower hurdles mark at Punchestown last month (2m3f, heavy); this is harder but he's in good form. |
6/1 |
10/1
Form: 4-2142
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 131
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 80y |
10st 9lb |
Didn't hang around long over hurdles and solid form in first season over fences; kept plugging away when fine fifth of 22 in deep novice handicap at Punchestown (2m4f, yielding) last month; hasn't raced beyond 2m4f but good chance if he stays (dam won hurdle over 2m4f). |
9/1 |
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5th 16 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 0lb |
Has taken well to chasing this term, winning a 2m2f Clonmel beginners' (heavy) and good late headway for fourth behind Romeo Coolio in a Leopardstown Grade 1 (2m1f, yielding) over Christmas; good attitude when runner-up in a Down Royal novice chase in January (2m1f, yielding to soft); okay run when fifth in a Listed Naas handicap (2m4f, heavy) when last seen. |
25/1 |
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5th 1 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Fair form over hurdles and has taken well to chasing this term, winning a 2m2f Clonmel beginners' (heavy) and good late headway to take fourth behind Romeo Coolio over Christmas in a Leopardstown Grade 1 (2m1f, yielding); another positive effort when runner-up in a Down Royal rated novice contest, rallying well (2m1f, yielding to soft); increase in trip looks a positive. |
10/1 |
7/1
Form: -04722 C
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
10st 10lb |
Sole win in 19 starts came in Naas handicap hurdle in April 2024; 0-12 over fences but placed five times and produced another solid effort when 0.5l second to James The Brave at Wexford 35 days ago; nudged up 2lb. |
7/1 |
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2nd 7 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
10st 9lb |
Winning hurdler; 0-11 chasing but rated 3lb superior in this discipline after runner-up finishes at Punchestown (2m4f, yielding to soft) and Naas (2m4f, heavy); recent 2m1f Navan handicap fourth wasn't a bad effort, this more his trip so one to consider. |
8/1 |
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4th 7 |
21st Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Winning hurdler; 0-10 chasing but rated 4lb superior in this discipline after runner-up finishes at Punchestown (2m4f, yielding to soft) and Naas (2m4f, heavy); finished 16l behind in a Naas Listed contest when sporting first-time cheekpieces (left off now), in a race won by another McManus runner ridden by Mark Walsh; similarly Walsh rides Park That here. |
5/1 |
16/1
Form: 12/668 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 12 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 140y |
11st 0lb |
Three-time hurdles winner rated 138 in that discipline; not too much to get excited about so far chasing, never counting last twice in handicaps over much further; down markedly in trip here off potentially favourable mark. |
16/1 |
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5th 11 |
8th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 174y |
10st 0lb |
Three-time hurdles winner has shown modest chase form to date. including in his first handicap chase last time when beaten 17.5l by Goraibhmaithagat here (2m4f, heavy) at 40-1; best watched for the moment. |
22/1 |
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7th 2 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Sustained improvement as a handicap hurdler in 2023/2024 season, winning first three starts in 2m4f Navan contests (soft to heavy); modest chase form in three runs to date; makes handicap chase debut (10lb lower mark than hurdles) now so may do better. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: P-8162 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 1 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 7f 122y |
11st 12lb |
Won a Sligo maiden hurdle last October; not disgraced when sixth in a 24-runner Fairyhouse handicap on New Year's Day; beaten 4l in a beginners' chase at Thurles in January; dropped in class after a stiff task at Navan in his first handicap chase; not ruled out. |
10/1 |
18/1
Form: 40-005 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 1 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Three-time hurdles winner; failed to adapt to chasing in six starts last season, including in novice handicaps on his last three outings; best hurdles form at 2m-2m4f, though ran with credit when fourth in a strong 3m handicap at Aintree last year. |
10/1 |
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14th 23 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
10st 7lb
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First reserve; three-time hurdles winner has been beaten a long way in five chase starts this season, including in novice handicaps the last twice; unseated at the fourth at Wexford last time; 10lb lower mark in this sphere and has won on good ground, so there are positives if returning to form. |
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3 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
11st 10lb |
Three-time hurdles winner; beaten a long way in three beginners' chases this term, most recently never counted on handicap debut in Naas Listed contest in February; hurdles form on better ground so these improved conditions could see improvement (10lb lower than over hurdles). |
14/1 |
11/1
Form: 3-P904
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 8 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
10st 11lb |
Half-brother to Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin; 2m Punchestown maiden hurdle winner last season; poor in a trio of beginners' chases this season at large odds; better in a Limerick novice contest last time when a 4.75l fourth (2m2f, soft to heavy); Walsh rides Goraibhmaithagat. |
11/1 |
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3rd 11 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 165y |
11st 0lb |
Half-brother to last month's Gold Cup winner won 2m Punchestown maiden on decent ground last May; lame when pulled up in Grade 3 at Navan; poor run on heavy when tried in a tongue-tie in 2m3f rated novice back at Punchestown in January; bit to prove but still early days. |
9/1 |
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3rd 11 |
21st Apr 2025 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 165y |
11st 0lb |
Half-brother to last month's Gold Cup winner won 2m Punchestown maiden on decent ground last May; lame when pulled up in Grade 3 at Navan; poor run on heavy when tried in a tongue-tie in 2m3f rated novice back at Punchestown in January; bit to prove but still early days. |
9/1 |
5/1
Form: 10-431 D
Last run: 55 days
W: 11st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 19 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
10st 12lb |
One of two for trainer; point/hurdle/bumper winner was a beaten favourite in two beginners' chases before making immediate impact on handicap chase debut at Leopardstown (3m1f, yielding) off 118; never travelling when pulled up next time at Naas (2m4f, heavy); back on track when run down late on at Navan (3m, soft to heavy); up 4lb for that effort but in the mix. |
10/1 |
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2nd 5 |
21st Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 7f 150y |
11st 7lb |
Point/hurdle/bumper winner was beaten favourite in two beginners' chases before making immediate impact on handicap chase debut at Leopardstown (3m1f, yielding); raised 6lb for that but was never travelling in a Naas Listed event last time (2m4f, heavy); needs to bounce back. |
15/1 |
9/1
Form: 286U-1 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 6lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 1 |
11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
11st 13lb |
Back to form when third at Clonmel (2m7f, soft) and both his wins have been at this shorter trip; likely to go well. |
7/1 |
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3rd 1 |
2nd Apr 2026 Soft 2m 7f 55y |
11st 12lb |
Unseated at Naas five out in February before pulling up at Thurles last month; had previously won well at Naas on seasonal/stable debut; 7lb higher now; bounce back required. |
14/1 |
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2 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 110y |
11st 13lb |
Unseated five out at Naas 11 days ago; had previously won well at the same venue in January on seasonal debut; 7lb higher now. |
8/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €31.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €43.77 |
| Tricast | €564.91 |
| Trifecta | €566.10 |
Selections
RP RATINGS (IRE):
He's GorgeousSPOTLIGHT:
GoraibhmaithagatThe Irish Sun:
MywayofthinkinPOSTDATA:
Insouciant DallierTOPSPEED:
He's Gorgeous