15.42
SoftCareys Castle Novice Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £6146.09
- 2m 7f 122y
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.60
- Place: £1.60
Form: 363F31
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 17 |
13th Oct 2026 Good 2m 7f 95y |
10st 0lb |
In good form over fences in March, staying well to win handicaps at Thurles and Clonmel on soft/heavy; pulled up when running off a much lower hurdles mark on quicker ground at Kilbeggan in April; more like it at Listowel on return, finishing third in a 2m event; excellent chance now over this trip. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 6 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 8lb |
In great form over fences in the spring, winning at Thurles and Clonmel on soft/heavy; absent since pulled up off much lower hurdles mark on quicker ground at Kilbeggan in April; has to remain of interest off this mark, although ground not in his favour. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 154y |
11st 8lb |
In great form at the moment over fences; followed up a wide-margin Thurles success (2m6f, soft) when beating Plain Or Battered by 2l at Clonmel next time (3m, soft); runs off 18lb lower hurdles mark; big player. |
5/1 |
7/1
- Place: £2.10
Form: -39363 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 10st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 100y |
10st 1lb |
Course hurdle winner has been running well in defeat over hurdles and fences lately; could have a bit more to offer on his eighth chase run; a player. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 11 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 0f 154y |
11st 4lb |
In good form under both codes recently; 3lb outside the weights at Leopardstown but took the third spot (3m, soft); backed that up when runner-up in a Clonmel novice handicap chase last month (3m, soft); withdrawn due to unsuitable good ground at Down Royal last time, so conditions a question. |
13/1 |
100/30
- Place: £1.10
Form: -95113 C BF
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 7f 122y |
10st 10lb |
Made instant impact over fences at Navan off 84 (3m, soft to heavy) and ran off the same mark back over hurdles when following up with a 10l at this venue (3m, heavy); not beaten far in third under a fixed penalty at Naas; obvious chance of his marginally low chase mark. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 5 |
4th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 7f 180y |
11st 5lb |
Made the breakthrough over fences at Navan off 84 (3m, soft to heavy) and ran off the same mark back over hurdles when following up at Clonmel last time by 10l (3m, heavy); carries a 7lb penalty now but most likely winner as long as this doesn't come too soon after a slog in the mud 6 days ago. |
2/1 |
|
1st 14 |
26th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Hurdles form is undeniably weak, and he failed to run to meet expectations as joint-favourite when fifth in a 2m4f handicap at this venue last month; however, he bolted up when tackling this trip on his chase debut at Navan nine day later; will be hard to beat if that improvement is sustained. |
15/8 |
14/1
Form: 37267P C
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 9lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 |
1st Oct 2026 Good 2m 3f 145y |
10st 9lb |
Course winner; alternating between chasing and hurdling this year; others preferred on current form. |
12/1 |
|
6th 10 |
20th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 1lb |
Winning hurdler is 0-12 over fences; ran okay in handicap chases at Clonmel and Wexford over 2m7f/3m2f earlier this year; well beaten over 2m2f at Galway last time (good); may want it softer. |
20/1 |
8/1
Form: -446P8
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 10lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 12 |
2nd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 40y |
10st 12lb |
Hurdles winner; off the mark at 19th attempt chasing at Down Royal (3m2f, good) in April when forcing tactics adopted; well-backed for valuable Punchestown handicap chase next time but trailed in last of the finishers; 153 days off; this trip looks sharp; 8lb lower hurdles mark. |
14/1 |
|
7th 21 |
2nd May 2026 Yielding 3m 7f 68y |
10st 0lb |
Off the mark at 19th attempt chasing last month when forcing tactics adopted in 3m2f Down Royal handicap, ready success on good ground; 7lb rise leaves him just 1lb out of the handicap which is negated by rider's claim; interesting if ground continues to dry out. |
12/1 |
|
1st 8 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
11st 0lb |
Hurdle winner is yet to win over fences in 18 starts but ran a fine race at Clonmel last time over nearly 3m; stepping up in trip will be a help and can be involved off the same mark. |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: -81628
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
5/1
Form: 545515 D BF
Last run: 39 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
11st 6lb |
Hurdle winner earlier in the year got off the mark over fences at Tramore in April over 2m5.5f; up 6lb but has a chance with a repeat; ground-versatile. |
10/1 |
|
1st 15 |
19th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 140y |
10st 6lb |
First reserve; won over hurdles at Punchestown (2m7f, heavy) in January; below best twice since, including on chase debut at Clonmel on latest; needs more off this mark. |
12/1
Form: 90903P
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 3m 2f 50y |
10st 10lb |
Good effort on stable debut for this yard at Thurles in February over hurdles (2m7f, soft) when third of 17; pulled up next time at Clonmel (3m, heavy); made chasing debut back at that venue last time in first-time cheekpieces (retained) when ninth of 14 (3m, soft); more needed. |
15/1 |
|
9th 10 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 7f 122y |
10st 0lb |
0-8 over hurdles, no chasing experience; pulled up here four weeks in a handicap hurdle won by Brown Boots; that came after a good effort at Thurles; first time with cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: P46UP0
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 0lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 14 |
7th Sep 2026 Good 2m 6f 97y |
10st 11lb |
1-35 over hurdles with the win coming over 3m1f at Kilbeggan in June; tried over fences since but well beaten last twice over hurdles; stable starting to find some form again. |
20/1 |
|
7th 11 |
31st Aug 2026 Good 2m 5f 180y |
10st 3lb |
1-35 over hurdles with the win coming at Kilbeggan in June (3m1f, good to yielding); some placed efforts over fences following that but tailed off over hurdles at Sligo last time (2m5f, good); hard to be confident in given her overall profile. |
33/1 |
|
11th 5 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 148y |
11st 4lb |
1-34 over hurdles and 0-12 over fences; hard to be confident with that profile, though she has made the frame in five of her last six outings; career highlight when beating Katie's Kasper over 3m at Kilbeggan in May. |
8/1 |
20/1
Form: 0UP875
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
4th Oct 2026 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 0lb |
Landed a handicap chase and a handicap hurdle in the space of eight days in May; out of sorts after that until running okay in a handicap chase at Sligo on Wednesday; has a chance. |
12/1 |
|
5th 8 |
30th Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 153y |
10st 0lb |
Heavily-raced 8yo won back-to-back starts in May, but soundly beaten in three runs since; only 1-26 over fences; 6lb wrong. |
20/1 |
|
14th 7 |
11th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 67y |
11st 2lb |
Gained back-to-back wins in May, easily over fences at Limerick (2m7f) and hurdles at Tramore (2m6f) on good ground; well held last twice in Kilbeggan handicap chases, however, so needs to bounce back. |
14/1 |
16/1
Form: 04545U
Last run: 33 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 15 |
19th Sep 2026 Good 2m 5f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Point winner is 0-11 under Rules (0-7 over hurdles) and yet to trouble the judge; heavy defeats in three completed starts this year (over fences) and pulled up on last start over timber at Uttoxeter in July; hard to fancy. |
40/1 |
|
8th 8 |
20th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 180y |
11st 4lb |
Safely held at Uttoxeter in a 2m4f handicap chase and a 3m handicap hurdle last month; now 0-10 under rules; others preferred. |
33/1 |
|
7 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
Safely held in 2m4f chase here last month and now 0-9 under rules; back up in trip and fitted with tongue-tie for this return to hurdling; considered only if lively in the betting. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: 316P29 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 9 |
26th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 7f 122y |
10st 5lb |
Punchestown handicap hurdle win in December (3m, heavy) is her sole success in 30 runs; not the most consistent mare but she stays well and has a definite chance on her best form. |
10/1 |
|
9th 2 |
4th Mar 2026 Heavy 2m 6f 20y |
11st 8lb |
Punchestown win in December (3m, heavy) is her sole success in 29 runs under rules; put a blot on her record at Gowran in January; much more like it when second at Thurles (2m7f, soft) last month; shortlisted. |
5/2 |
14/1
Form: 3P2557 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 7lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
8th Aug 2026 Good 3m 1f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Gained first chase win over C&D (good) just 17 days ago, bolting up by 11l; on the face of it, a 6lb rise for that looks a shade lenient but it probably wasn't the strongest of races and this is tougher; likes it here but needs to improve again to follow up. |
5/2 |
|
1st 9 |
22nd Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 155y |
10st 10lb |
Dual hurdle winner including once here, is 0-14 over fences but has been placed lots of times including third in this race last year; pulled-up over hurdles last time but a player if rebounding. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 9lb |
Dual hurdles winner was poor at Wexford in April off 4lb higher (2m4f, good to yielding) but rebounded over fences back there last time when a distant second of 11 (3m2f, good to yielding); can't be ruled out but others are more appealing. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 000P78
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €18.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €26.37 |
| Tricast | €65.38 |
| Trifecta | €56.40 |
Selections
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