14.30
Soft To HeavyMcDonnell’s Bar Handicap
- Prize money: £10755.65
- 1m 4f 0y
- 14 runners
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Runners: 14 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
22/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.00
- Place: £2.30
Form: 66678-
Last run: 165 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 19 (2) |
3rd May 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 30y |
8st 7lb |
On the upgrade on first two 2026 turf runs; 5lb out of the handicap; more needed. |
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6th 10 (10) |
23rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Off the mark over this trip at the Curragh on yard debut last month under a positive ride in testing conditions by a diminishing margin; good effort at Gowran from 7lb higher a fortnight ago when runner-up (well-backed); not certain to replicate that form on AW. |
5/1 |
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2nd 8 (3) |
9th Apr 2026 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Off the mark on yard debut over this trip at the Curragh last month under positive ride in testing conditions by a diminishing margin; 8lb higher but remains on a competitive mark and should go well. |
7/2 |
3/1
- Place: £1.90
Form: 322-
Last run: 146 days
W: 9st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 12 (8) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Bumper winner has done well since returning to the Flat, second here over 1m4f and handled better ground to win 2m1f Killarney amateur handicap last month under a positive ride; 4lb higher but could have more to offer off this low weight upped in grade. |
6/1 |
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1st 1 (10) |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 182y |
12st 3lb |
Bumper winner who was closing on the winner in a 1m4f handicap at the Curragh in March; 4lb higher but appeals as a horse with more to offer; all his form is on slow ground, so that's the one concern. |
2/1 |
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2nd 3 (5) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Went down by a nose in a C&D maiden on his last flat start last November; pulled up over hurdles on sole start since; opening mark looks fair and worth monitoring in the market on seasonal return and handicap debut. |
3/1 |
25/1
- Place: £6.90
Form: 1048-9
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (1) |
29th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Three wins last year, two over hurdles and 1m4f Killarney Flat handicap off 59; recent Flat return was encouraging at Leopardstown although remains unproven over this extended trip. |
13/2 |
18/1
Form: 0530-0 C
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (7) |
20th May 2026 Good 1m 5f 170y |
9st 12lb |
Three-time winner at 1m2f on soft or heavy, latest over two years ago; fair form this season but needs to find extra; ran in the 7.50 at Roscommon on Monday. |
12/1 |
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5th 9 (4) |
18th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 17y |
9st 0lb |
Long time since latest of three wins but he's off a good mark nowadays; place behind Amplitude over 1m5f at Ballinrobe last time; rain would help his cause. |
12/1 |
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4th 13 (12) |
8th May 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 4f 183y |
9st 1lb |
Three-time winner at 1m2f on soft or heavy, latest over two years ago; okay runs latest two starts this term but more needed. |
14/1 |
13/2
Form: 635-
Last run: 146 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
21th 26 (27) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
8st 8lb |
Decent efforts in three maidens here last term and ran a decent race here on handicap debut in March when fifth of 14 (1m4f, soft to heavy); improved upon encountering good to yielding ground at Navan last time when second of 23 behind an easy winner; tries this new trip and not discounted. |
16/1 |
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2nd 3 (1) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 40y |
10st 0lb |
Decent efforts last year in three maidens up to 1m4f and not a bad run over that trip in a Curragh handicap on return; can improve from that and one to consider. |
6/1 |
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5th 9 (4) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Handicap debutante; clear promise in three maidens here last year, including two over C&D; just over 3l to find with Factual Fact on their C&D maiden clash in November but 2lb worse off here so may not turn that form around; still has a place chance if fit. |
13/2 |
14/1
Form: 8075-6 C
Last run: 13 days
W: 8st 10lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 14 (10) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
8st 10lb |
Dual-purpose; 5-55 on turf on the Flat but on losing run since scoring at Leopardstown (1m4f, heavy) in October 2024; is now 17lb below that win and she shaped promisingly over an inadequate 1m here 13 days ago in a first-time tongue tie (retained); could go well back up in trip. |
14/1 |
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6th 16 (13) |
15th Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Dual-purpose mare has been out of form in both codes for over a year; off since 20l defeat over hurdles at Navan in November; tongue tie now tried. |
11/1 |
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9 |
27th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 100y |
11st 6lb |
Sole hurdles success at Fairyhouse (2m, yielding) last December and she remains 8lb above that win; in the doldrums on the Flat recently; others arrive in better form. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 73107- D
Last run: 152 days
W: 8st 13lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 18 (15) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 40y |
9st 8lb |
Won a 1m4f handicap at Galway last year on soft ground but has form on good too; was well beaten on her Curragh return so needs much more. |
20/1 |
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7th 13 (13) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
8st 13lb |
Won off 6lb lower at Galway (1m4f, soft) last September but struggled off revised mark twice since; off since October and has tended to need her seasonal returns in the past; others appeal more. |
12/1 |
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17 (16) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
8st 7lb |
C&D winner on penultimate start, her first success since 2022 when trained in France; 5lb out of the handicap; some help that a top apprentice takes off 3lb. |
10/1 |
5/1
Form: 00221- D
Last run: 166 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 (5) |
8th Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 5f 180y |
9st 1lb |
Won a Roscommon handicap by 15l last October but was poor on return off a 14lb higher mark at the Curragh; down 1lb but questions now. |
11/1 |
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8th 11 (1) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Built on promise of first two handicap runs when making all and winning by 15l at Roscommon (1m4f, soft) in October; hiked up 14lb so will need to improve again to follow up but that's not impossible; can't be discounted if ready after break. |
5/1 |
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13 (3) |
13th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 4f 46y |
9st 4lb |
Has improved for handicaps, finishing runner up over C&D (soft) and again at Thurles on latest (12.5f, gd-yld), beaten around 3l in both; should be in the mix again. |
6/1 |
11/2
Form: /2671/ D
Last run: 634 days
W: 9st 13lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (12) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Off the track since dominant maiden win at Roscommon in July 2024 (1m4f, good); handles testing ground and has C&D form so he needs checking in the market. |
11/2 |
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1st 5 (8) |
2nd Jul 2024 Good 1m 4f 20y |
9st 9lb |
in touch with leaders, smooth headway and went second halfway, led going best over 2f out, soon ridden clear, went further clear inside final furlong |
9/4 |
14/1
Form: 5580-0 C
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 0lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 21 (6) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
8st 7lb |
A long time since he showed his best form; the most recent of his two wins was in 2023; towards the rear in three outings this season; 6lb out of the handicap, can be ruled out. |
25/1 |
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10th 11 (6) |
15th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 0lb |
A long time since he showed his best form; the most recent of his two wins was in 2023; this season's two Curragh runs provide no encouragement; held by Mr Rango. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: /4048-
Last run: 120 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 |
29th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 110y |
11st 12lb |
Has some useful form over hurdles and on the Flat, though has been tailed off in both disciplines since returning from a break of 72 days; if back on song, he would have a part to play in this company on chase debut. |
10/1 |
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13th 14 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 45y |
11st 8lb |
1-7 over hurdles after scoring at Kilbeggan in September (2m, good to yielding) and running some decent races in defeat subsequently, including when just 2l behind winner on handicap hurdle debut at Leopardstown (2m, yielding); yet to win from 10 Flat starts and his tailed-off finish at the Curragh last time doesn't enthuse. |
16/1 |
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11th 8 (15) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Dual-purpose hurdles winner is 0-8 on turf on the level; well beaten in both previous handicap starts on the Flat and not easy to make a case for him. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: 047-97 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 8lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 (7) |
18th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 17y |
8st 10lb |
Won over hurdles and on the Flat at Limerick last year; well exposed in this discipline; money for him over C&D last week when showed a bit more than of late, beaten around 6l; up in grade here. |
10/1 |
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7th 9 (16) |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 46y |
9st 9lb |
Won off 8lb higher at Limerick last year (12.5f, good); yet to hit form this season and behind a few of these when last of 20 at Navan latest; revival needed. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 38/20- BF
Last run: 166 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 9 (4) |
4th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Winning hurdler but 0-9 on the Flat, placed in Clonmel maiden over today's trip last season and more recently staying on third over 1m in Killarney maiden last month; needs to improve on previous handicap efforts though. |
12/1 |
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3rd 1 (2) |
12th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 31y |
9st 9lb |
Won a juvenile hurdle by 9l at Punchestown in November 2024; has run well in defeat on the Flat, placed three times, including second at Clonmel last autumn; well below best on seasonal return in a 1m4f handicap at the Curragh; seems most effective at around 1m2f. |
8/1 |
11/1
Form: 51519-
Last run: 152 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 3 |
30th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 50y |
11st 4lb |
2-7 on the Flat; left maiden hurdle form behind when a keeping on 2.25l second of 15 on handicap debut at Sligo (2m2f, good); raised 3lb; debatable whether this sharper test will suit but he's a player. |
9/2 |
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2nd 6 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 166y |
11st 2lb |
Dual winner and rated 73 on the Flat; has to be of interest off 93 in this sphere after a warm-up on the Flat in March. |
11/2 |
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14th 4 (7) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 4f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Two-time winner on the Flat; won off 3lb lower at Killarney (1m3f, soft) last October; returns to the level after three runs over hurdles so won't lack for fitness; worth considering. |
11/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €37.50 |
| Straight Forecast | €30.04 |
| Tricast | €586.79 |
| Trifecta | €774.30 |
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