April 12 / 16.07 Down Royal

16.07

Good

Giddy Up And Switch To Fibrus Broadband Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £6658.26
  • 2m 4f 88y
  • 6 runners
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Giddy Up And Switch To Fibrus Broadband Beginners Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.10
  • Place: £1.10

Form: -77600 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 133

Form & Verdict
Promising novice chaser in 2023-2024 season and ran well in Graded hurdles in winter of 2024-2025; fairly moderate form this season but he shaped better than the bare result in the Kim Muir last time when making smooth headway turning in before his effort petered out (3m3f, good); tongue tie goes back on now and this is a good opportunity.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

4

13th Oct 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

14:45 Punchestown

Sandor Clegane

11st 0lb

J: Ross Berry

T: Paul Nolan

Useful sort at his best and has run well in defeat in Grade 1 company over hurdles and fences, as well as winning a valuable novice hurdle here at the 2023 festival; finally got off the mark over fences at Down Royal in April on his 11th attempt; absent since a tame effort at Killarney the following month.

11/4

3rd

1

9th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

15:35 Killarney

Sandor Clegane

11st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

Useful sort at his best and has run well in defeat in Grade 1 company over hurdles and fences; finally got off the mark over fences at Down Royal last time over 2m4f; this trip will suit better; a big player.

5/2

1st

4

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

16:07 Down Royal

Sandor Clegane

11st 12lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Paul Nolan

Promising novice chaser in 2023-2024 season and ran well in Graded hurdles in winter of 2024-2025; fairly moderate form this season but he shaped better than the bare result in the Kim Muir last time when making smooth headway turning in before his effort petered out (3m3f, good); tongue tie goes back on now and this is a good opportunity.

13/8

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9/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 2P-758 D

Last run: 84 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
No wins since December 2024 and three chase efforts to date have not been super encouraging; beaten 23l in a Thurles handicap last time (2m5f, yielding); nonetheless, he's the second highest rated of the field here and possibilities if putting his best foot forward.
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13

18th Oct 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

16:00 Limerick

Meet And Greet

10st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Dual winner over hurdles; close second in a novice chase at Down Royal in April; fell in the Kerry National; remote fifth over 2m3f in a second Listowel appearance; plenty to prove as a chaser but runs off 13lb lower than his hurdles mark

16/1

5th

6

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:05 Listowel

Meet And Greet

11st 2lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Dual winner over hurdles and rated 140 in that sphere; close second in a novice chase at Down Royal in April; fell at the first in Wednesday's Kerry National; potentially very well in over fences and still unexposed; could be a big player here.

6/1

19

23rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

16:15 Listowel

Meet And Greet

10st 6lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

2-17 over hurdles; has run only four times over fences, down the field on his only handicap chase start; outran his 150-1 odds when fourth of seven finishers behind Bob Olinger in the Grade 1 Stayers Hurdle at the Punchestown festival; first reserve.

40/1

Form: 20-075

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in only point-to-point; best of six runs under rules was a distant runner-up finish at Clonmel in a bumper (2m4f, good to yielding); has beaten very few rivals in three runs over hurdles and tries fences now.
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3rd

8

3rd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:25 Gowran Park

Astley

10st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Paul Traynor

Fit from hurdling and ran well (possibly flattered) against much higher-rated rivals on chase debut at Down Royal in April; not as good in two further chases.

12/1

4th

6

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

19:22 Down Royal

Astley

11st 8lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: Paul Traynor

Quiet over hurdles after finishing second in 2m4f bumper; ran well in 2m4f beginners' chase here in April when third to pair of rivals rated 130+, hence he has a mark of 110 over fences; first handicap hurdle run here off 94; tongue-tie.

10/1

Form: -85549

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Useful 128-rated hurdler last season, including a Grade 3 win; well beaten over various trips in four beginners' chases this season, fourth behind King Alexander at Gowran was his best effort; tailed off in the Leinster National at Naas last time when 3m1f on soft to heavy may have been too far; 13lb to find on ratings with Sandor Clegane, but that rival is not the most solid.
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19th

11

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 7f 110y

16:15 Punchestown

Ballybow

10st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Won a Grade 3 hurdle over this trip in 2025 but hasn't repeated that form since; some fair runs in defeat over fences this season but has to get back to his best returned to hurdles; yard second-string.

40/1

4th

2

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

16:07 Down Royal

Ballybow

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful 128-rated hurdler last season, including a Grade 3 win; well beaten over various trips in four beginners' chases this season, fourth behind King Alexander at Gowran was his best effort; tailed off in the Leinster National at Naas last time when 3m1f on soft to heavy may have been too far; 13lb to find on ratings with Sandor Clegane, but that rival is not the most solid.

2/1

Form: 54-776

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Placed in sole point-to-point; finished sixth of 18 on handicap hurdle debut here last month off a mark of 87 (2m5f, yielding); a fair bit to do based on that on ratings for chase debut.
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14

4th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 14y

20:00 Roscommon

Written In My Soul

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: E D Delany

Maiden has been pulled-up on two of last three hurdle starts and two chase runs aren't inspiring.

33/1

6th

6

14th Jul 2026

Good

2m 5f 185y

16:12 Downpatrick

Written In My Soul

10st 13lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: E D Delany

Limited maiden who has failed to complete her last three races; now blinkered.

100/1

11

6th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

19:50 Roscommon

Written In My Soul

10st 10lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: E D Delany

Weakened into sixth of 18 at Down Royal on handicap debut in March (2m5f, yielding); poor over fences twice following that and pulled up at Punchestown back over hurdles last time; best watched.

33/1

Form: S506P7

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in a Limerick handicap hurdle (2m, heavy) and well beaten in a Clonmel claimer last time; unlikely to score on chasing debut.
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5

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

16:07 Down Royal

Villagers Cross

11st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Pulled up in a Limerick handicap hurdle (2m, heavy) and well beaten in a Clonmel claimer last time; unlikely to score on chasing debut.

40/1

7th

4

26th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 76y

13:24 Clonmel

Villagers Cross

10st 12lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Didn't show much in novice/maiden hurdles; pulled up on handicap debut at Limerick this month (15.5f, heavy); best watched.

20/1

7

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 150y

16:25 Limerick

Villagers Cross

10st 8lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Paul John Gilligan

Handicap debutant hasn't shown much in four starts in a novice and three maiden hurdles; best watched unless the market speaks.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta €4.00
Straight Forecast €4.26
Trifecta €17.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sandor Clegane

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Sandor Clegane

TOPSPEED:

Sandor Clegane

POSTDATA:

Sandor Clegane

The Irish Sun:

Sandor Clegane