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Soft To HeavyPierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3)
- Prize money: £21511.3
- 2m 5f 110y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £1.50
Form: 40-541
Last run: 42 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 140
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 110y |
10st 13lb |
Achieved a peak rating of 135 over hurdles; midfield when beaten 20l on chase debut at Fairyhouse; little impression when beaten almost 30l in fourth at Leopardstown; much improved when beating two shorter-priced stablemates at Gowran; not guaranteed to confirm the form of that race with subsequent winner Soldier In Milan. |
3/1 |
|
1st 2 |
22nd Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Achieved a peak rating of 135 over hurdles; midfield when beaten 20l on chase debut at Fairyhouse; little impression when beaten almost 30l in fourth at Leopardstown; possibly flattered by 132 official rating; stable appears to have two stronger candidates. |
8/1 |
|
18th 19 |
1st May 2025 Yielding 2m 7f 110y |
11st 1lb |
Represents Team Mullins but hasn't built on an encouraging start over hurdles and he didn't get home over 3m at Ayr (novice handicap), which wasn't a total surprise given his pedigree. |
16/1 |
14/1
- Place: £6.70
Form: -65331 C
Last run: 102 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 8 |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 7f 180y |
11st 7lb |
Useful performer for Ray Hackett; won a three-runner Grade 3 event over 3m at Cork before outrunning his odds when third behind Western Fold in a 3m1f Grade 1 novice chase at Punchestown in April; had every chance until failing to quicken in the closing stages of the Galway Plate on his first run for Gordon Elliott; this extra distance may bring out the best in him. |
5/1 |
|
4th 11 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 1lb |
Point, bumper and maiden hurdle winner; record of 2-8 over fences and signed off for previous yard on a high, winning a small-field Grade 3 before outrunning his odds behind last year's Galway Plate hero Western Fold in a 3m1f Grade 1 novice chase at Punchestown in April; intriguing runner now with Gordon Elliott, who has won this five times. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 213y |
11st 10lb |
Point, bumper and maiden hurdle winner; off the mark over fences at this track (2m5f) in November; better effort when second to C'Est Ta Chance in a Thurles novice event over a similar trip; good effort when winning a three-runner Cork event; takes a big jump in class. |
14/1 |
13/2
Form: 4-6313
Last run: 88 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 |
20th Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 150y |
11st 11lb |
Won a mares' chase at Sligo last October and some good runs in defeat in strong company after; was below form at Galway but rebounded to win at Killarney (2m5f); should cope with this drop in trip and is up 5lb but should still run well. |
11/4 |
|
1st 3 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 180y |
10st 8lb |
Sole win was in a mares' chase at Sligo last October; good runs in defeat in two handicaps at Punchestown; didn't quite get up the hill in the Galway Blazers but this trip and track is likely to suit well; contender. |
100/30 |
|
9th 2 |
31st Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
11st 7lb |
1-6 over fences, the win coming in a mares' chase at Sligo last October; good runs in defeat the last twice in handicaps at Punchestown, beaten just 1.25l there on latest (2m4f, gd-yld) off 4lb lower; should go well, but has to definitively prove she stays this far. |
5/1 |
9/4
Form: 1-P41
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 142
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 5f 110y |
10st 13lb |
Point winner in March 2024; comfortable bumper winner at Punchestown 13 months later (2m3f, yielding); clinically abnormal when pulled up at Leopardstown in December on chasing debut; not beaten far in fourth behind C'Est Ta Chance at Gowran (2m4f, heavy) in January; game winner over 2m7f at Punchestown 18 days ago. |
9/4 |
|
4th 7 |
22nd Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won a point-to-point by a wide margin in March 2024; ran out a comfortable winner of a Punchestown bumper 13 months later (2m3f, yielding); clinically abnormal when pulled up at Leopardstown last month on chasing debut; remains promising. |
11/2 |
|
1st 20 |
2nd May 2025 Yielding 2m 2f 181y |
12st 0lb |
prominent, went second halfway, challenging under 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ridden clear final 110yds |
15/2 |
15/8
Form: 23-212 BF
Last run: 102 days
W: 10st 13lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
3rd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Classy and progressive novice; patiently ridden when winning a Fairyhouse Grade 1 over 2m4f in April and when second in another at Punchestown (3m1f) later that month; will enjoy the decent ground and good record fresh. |
10/11 |
|
2nd 1 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 213y |
11st 10lb |
Won a 2m beginners' chase at Wexford in October; went close in a 2m Grade 2 here in November; after a break, well below his best at Thurles in March; career-best with the help of new hold-up tactics when outsider of eight in Grade 1 Fairyhouse, beating Kappa Jy Pyke; third in a Grade 1 novice hurdle here a year ago; fair chance of staying this far. |
8/1 |
|
1st 1 |
5th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Smart novice hurdler at up to 3m last season; made a solid chasing debut at Gowran over 2m4f; won over 2m at Wexford in October; went close in a 2m Grade 2 contest at Punchestown in November; well below his best over an extended 2m5f at Thurles last time; faces a stiff task at this level. |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: 61P-15 D
Last run: 82 days
W: 10st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 134
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 3 |
26th Sep 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 11lb |
Decent staying handicap chaser on goodish ground, as he showed when landing a Listed 3m handicap chase at the Punchestown festival in May; never got involved in the Galway Plate; new headgear tried today and dangerous to underestimate. |
12/1 |
|
21 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 111y |
10st 11lb |
Useful three-time winner over hurdles; didn't look that progressive as a chaser until comfortably beating 20 rivals in a 3m Listed handicap at Punchestown in May; a 6lb rise could have been worse and he's now 2-3 under J J Slevin; couldn't put a line through him. |
20/1 |
|
1st 12 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 104y |
10st 8lb |
Three-time hurdles winner made winning chase debut in 2m5f Fairyhouse beginners' in October (yielding) but hasn't really progressed, albeit solid first handicap effort when third over 3m1f at same venue last month; 3m tends to stretch him so stamina concerns. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €49.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €59.94 |
| Trifecta | €175.70 |
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