19:42 O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Hunters Chase

3rd

4

Ta Se Rua

J: Mr P Verling

T: P J Healy

33/1

Place: £14.00

Form: /041-P CD

Last run: 324 days

W: 12st 0lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Veteran with modest strike rate in points (1-19); sprang a 33-1 shock in this race last year; likely to be available at big odds again; out of the money in his last two starts in points.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
10	8th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 150y	19:48 Roscommon Ta Se Rua 11st 5lb J: Mr P Verling T: P J Healy	Point and hunter chase winner; latest third at Tramore (hunter chase) was quite remote; opposable back in a handicap.	33/1
3rd 4	20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y	19:42 Tramore Ta Se Rua 12st 0lb J: Mr P Verling T: P J Healy	Veteran with modest strike rate in points (1-19); sprang a 33-1 shock in this race last year; likely to be available at big odds again; out of the money in his last two starts in points.	33/1
4	31st May 2025 Good 2m 6f 0y	18:15 Tramore Ta Se Rua 11st 9lb J: Shane Fitzgerald T: P J Healy	1-17 in point-to-points, the win coming in 2022; gained first chase win from the front in C&D hunter chase last month; likely to come up short back in a handicap.	9/1

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10

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 150y

11st 5lb

Point and hunter chase winner; latest third at Tramore (hunter chase) was quite remote; opposable back in a handicap.

33/1

3rd

4

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

12st 0lb

Veteran with modest strike rate in points (1-19); sprang a 33-1 shock in this race last year; likely to be available at big odds again; out of the money in his last two starts in points.

33/1

4

31st May 2025

Good

2m 6f 0y

11st 9lb

1-17 in point-to-points, the win coming in 2022; gained first chase win from the front in C&D hunter chase last month; likely to come up short back in a handicap.

9/1

4th

1

Cold Old Fire

J: Mr E Mahon

T: Raymond Hurley

9/2

Form: 76-513

Last run: 44 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

2-12 in points; improved from Limerick run at Christmas when a 25-1 winner of a maiden hunter chase at Thurles in January; handled heavy conditions well, and did well to recover from a bad mistake at the seventh; third in the Tetratema at Gowran last time, winner Let's Go Champ franked the form with Aintree Foxhunter third.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 1	20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y	19:42 Tramore Cold Old Fire 12st 0lb J: Mr E Mahon T: Raymond Hurley	2-12 in points; improved from Limerick run at Christmas when a 25-1 winner of a maiden hunter chase at Thurles in January; handled heavy conditions well, and did well to recover from a bad mistake at the seventh; third in the Tetratema at Gowran last time, winner Let's Go Champ franked the form with Aintree Foxhunter third.	9/2
3rd 1	7th Mar 2026 Heavy 3m 1f 0y	16:53 Gowran Park Cold Old Fire 12st 0lb J: Mr D Allen T: Raymond Hurley	2-12 in points; improved from Limerick run at Christmas when a 25-1 winner of a maiden hunter chase at Thurles in January; handled heavy conditions well, and did well to recover from a bad mistake at the seventh; kept ticking over with a recent run at Kildorrery, no threat in third behind the useful Asian Master.	8/1
1st 3	29th Jan 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 184y	13:55 Thurles Cold Old Fire 12st 0lb J: Mr D Allen T: Raymond Hurley	2-11 in points; hunter chase form not good enough to suggest a chance of winning here; looks held by Nibbles on Clonmel running, only 2.5l behind fourth-placed Made U Look.	25/1

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4th

1

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

12st 0lb

2-12 in points; improved from Limerick run at Christmas when a 25-1 winner of a maiden hunter chase at Thurles in January; handled heavy conditions well, and did well to recover from a bad mistake at the seventh; third in the Tetratema at Gowran last time, winner Let's Go Champ franked the form with Aintree Foxhunter third.

9/2

3rd

1

7th Mar 2026

Heavy

3m 1f 0y

12st 0lb

2-12 in points; improved from Limerick run at Christmas when a 25-1 winner of a maiden hunter chase at Thurles in January; handled heavy conditions well, and did well to recover from a bad mistake at the seventh; kept ticking over with a recent run at Kildorrery, no threat in third behind the useful Asian Master.

8/1

1st

3

29th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 184y

12st 0lb

2-11 in points; hunter chase form not good enough to suggest a chance of winning here; looks held by Nibbles on Clonmel running, only 2.5l behind fourth-placed Made U Look.

25/1

5th

8

Pirate Island

J: Mr J C Barry

T: Paul Patrick Moloney

20/1

Form: 9P7-0P

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

14-race maiden over hurdles; has won a point but was pulled up before two out in the hunter chase won by Lawful Ruler at Cork a fortnight ago.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
12th 3	22nd Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 50y	14:35 Killarney Pirate Island 11st 9lb J: Shane Markey T: James William Hannon	0-15 over hurdles; won point-to-point in February; no impact in hunter chases in the spring; well beaten in handicap hurdle at Cork 19 days ago; step up in trip will suit but needs more.	18/1
9th 2	3rd Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y	16:00 Cork Pirate Island 11st 8lb J: Sean Flanagan T: James William Hannon	Point-to-point winner is 0-14 hurdling, well held in hunter chases in the spring; yard debut.	16/1

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12th

3

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:35 Killarney

Pirate Island

11st 9lb

J: Shane Markey

T: James William Hannon

0-15 over hurdles; won point-to-point in February; no impact in hunter chases in the spring; well beaten in handicap hurdle at Cork 19 days ago; step up in trip will suit but needs more.

18/1

9th

2

3rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Cork

Pirate Island

11st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: James William Hannon

Point-to-point winner is 0-14 hurdling, well held in hunter chases in the spring; yard debut.

16/1

8th

7

Muskerry Rock

J: Mr P A King

T: James Kieran King

20/1

Form: 3630-0

Last run: 112 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Showed some ability on track for Mouse Morris and has a fair record in points, two wins and three places from six attempts; however, failed to make an impact at Limerick in December on his only hunter chase start.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3	19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 4	17:02 Worcester Muskerry Rock 11st 12lb J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	Point/hunter chase winner who went close over hurdles on first two starts for this yard before handicap chase win at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good to firm) last month; did it nicely last time and a 5lb rise may well not stop him.	6/4
1st 2	13th Jul 2026 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 4	16:42 Newton Abbot Muskerry Rock 11st 12lb J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	Irish hunter chase winner who has gone very close on both starts for this stable, beaten a neck at Fontwell (3m2f, good) and by a short head at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) nine days later; up in class but looks to have a strong chance of doubling his chase tally.	Evs

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3

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

11st 12lb

Point/hunter chase winner who went close over hurdles on first two starts for this yard before handicap chase win at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good to firm) last month; did it nicely last time and a 5lb rise may well not stop him.

6/4

1st

2

13th Jul 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 4

11st 12lb

Irish hunter chase winner who has gone very close on both starts for this stable, beaten a neck at Fontwell (3m2f, good) and by a short head at Market Rasen (2m7f, good) nine days later; up in class but looks to have a strong chance of doubling his chase tally.

Evs

10th

10

Roman Parish

J: Ms J E Grant

T: David M O’Brien

66/1

Form: 4-3828

Last run: 290 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict

35-race maiden under rules; struggling in points since a maiden win last autumn.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
10th 14	15th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 100y	18:42 Kilbeggan Roman Parish 10st 9lb J: Ryan Treacy T: David M O’Brien	Some decent placed form over fences last year, most notably when 6.5l second to Kyle Valley at Tramore (2m6f, yld) in handicap chase off 79 in May; proved he's in good heart when runner-up in point-to-point last month so he could figure.	20/1
10th 10	20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y	19:42 Tramore Roman Parish 11st 7lb J: Ms J E Grant T: David M O’Brien	35-race maiden under rules; struggling in points since a maiden win last autumn.	66/1
14	4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 3f 110y	17:00 Wexford Roman Parish 10st 8lb J: Danny Mullins T: David M O’Brien	Yet to score after 34 starts between hurdles and fences but has run well at times, including latest when staying on second (Early Arrival 8.5l away third) to a clear winner in 2m6f Tramore handicap chase in May; place claims again.	15/2

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10th

14

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 100y

10st 9lb

Some decent placed form over fences last year, most notably when 6.5l second to Kyle Valley at Tramore (2m6f, yld) in handicap chase off 79 in May; proved he's in good heart when runner-up in point-to-point last month so he could figure.

20/1

10th

10

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

11st 7lb

35-race maiden under rules; struggling in points since a maiden win last autumn.

66/1

14

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

10st 8lb

Yet to score after 34 starts between hurdles and fences but has run well at times, including latest when staying on second (Early Arrival 8.5l away third) to a clear winner in 2m6f Tramore handicap chase in May; place claims again.

15/2

12th

9

Pure Decent

J: Mr W Verling

T: Patrick Michael Verling

100/1

Form: 0/9

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 7lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Not much mileage on the clock for a horse of his age; never in contention when a remote ninth of 13 finishers behind Lawful Ruler at Cork two weeks ago.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
10th 11	11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 0y	19:37 Killarney Pure Decent 11st 7lb J: Mr W Verling T: Patrick Michael Verling	Very lightly raced veteran but has no form claims in this company.	100/1
12th 9	20th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 5f 160y	19:42 Tramore Pure Decent 11st 7lb J: Mr W Verling T: Patrick Michael Verling	Not much mileage on the clock for a horse of his age; never in contention when a remote ninth of 13 finishers behind Lawful Ruler at Cork two weeks ago.	100/1

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10th

11

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 0y

19:37 Killarney

Pure Decent

11st 7lb

J: Mr W Verling

T: Patrick Michael Verling

Very lightly raced veteran but has no form claims in this company.

100/1

12th

9

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

19:42 Tramore

Pure Decent

11st 7lb

J: Mr W Verling

T: Patrick Michael Verling

Not much mileage on the clock for a horse of his age; never in contention when a remote ninth of 13 finishers behind Lawful Ruler at Cork two weeks ago.

100/1

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