20.00
GoodKnocknarea Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 2m 4f 162y
- 15 runners
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Runners: 15 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Form: 649-01
Last run: 18 days
W: 12st 0lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 6 |
22nd May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
11st 3lb |
A 19-race maiden over hurdles but a player judged on C&D third off 13lb higher in March 2025 and good fourth at Down Royal on return off 8lb higher; sent off 13-2 when well beaten behind Gangster Granny latest but she's becoming well treated now. |
14/1 |
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13th 6 |
8th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
11st 5lb |
An 18-race maiden over hurdles; one of her better runs when fourth at Down Royal in March; remote ninth over 3m at the same venue last time. |
12/1 |
Form: 384-25
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 10 |
25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 100y |
11st 4lb |
Modest form on testing ground in bumpers and hurdles; much better effort on latest when backed at big odds in a 2m4f Sligo maiden hurdle, his first run on good ground; place chance again stepped up in trip. |
13/2 |
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2nd 7 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
11st 4lb |
All four starts on testing ground and yet to get closer than 17l to the winner; beaten 48l when fourth at Limerick latest; rating of 94 possibly flatters him; better ground needs to spark major improvement. |
12/1 |
Form: 6P-FP2
Last run: 13 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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No Results Found |
Form: 86P8-0
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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15th 5 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 116y |
11st 6lb |
Maiden form hardly progressive and of limited appeal now entering handicaps. |
16/1 |
Form: 0090-U
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
8th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
11st 1lb |
Some promise in bumpers; well beaten in four maiden hurdles; up in trip for handicap debut; chance is not obvious. |
16/1 |
Form: 5P44-9 BF
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 1lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 |
14th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 116y |
11st 4lb |
Bits and pieces of form, albeit beaten a long way; handicap debut (after winter break) at Kilbeggan last month mildly encouraging and entitled to come on for that. |
9/1 |
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4th 10 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 50y |
11st 3lb |
Showed bits and pieces of ability in four runs before pulling up on handicap debut at Punchestown (3m, heavy) when found to have bled; 24l fourth in a Clonmel maiden last time (2m3f, soft); more needed. |
14/1 |
Form: 0-4205
Last run: 12 days
W: 10st 13lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
10st 12lb |
Still a maiden after 42 starts but solid effort over hurdles at Sligo (2m4f, good) on penultimate when staying on dourly to take second (Island McCoo back in fourth); ran no race here over fences last week; hard to trust. |
6/1 |
Form: 752-0U
Last run: 12 days
W: 10st 10lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
10st 8lb |
Only one win from 21 starts over hurdles but was generally reliable last summer/autumn; 2m an inadequate test on return at Punchestown this month; better expected with the cobwebs blown away. |
20/1 |
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12th 17 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 9lb |
Only one win from 20 starts over hurdles but was generally reliable last summer/autumn; has tended to show her best form over longer distances; win was over 2m3f, second on final start over an extended 2m6f. |
8/1 |
Form: 807-88
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 |
27th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
10st 7lb |
4yo filly never landed a blow on recent handicap debut at Sligo but did make late headway; tongue-tied now added and no surprise if she had more to offer here. |
12/1 |
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8th 12 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 1f 166y |
10st 10lb |
4yo filly hasn't shaped too badly in maidens and represents very capable trainer; nice French pedigree and no surprise if she can be competitive in handicaps; watch the market. |
7/1 |
Form: /070/0
Last run: 27 days
W: 10st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14th 15 |
13th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 9lb |
Tailed off in three 2024 handicaps for Peter Fahey; can only be watched back from such a long absence; makes stable debut in first-time tongue tie. |
33/1 |
Form: 458-91 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 10st 8lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 17 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 200y |
10st 1lb |
Fifth at Clonmel in March was slightly promising; two less satisfactory runs since then at Tramore and Cork. |
20/1 |
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9th 19 |
10th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 80y |
10st 2lb |
Hinted that this sort of trip might suit when staying on for a 12l fifth of 16 at Clonmel (2m3f, soft) in March; poor over 2m4f at Tramore latest, however, and has to prove her effectiveness on good ground. |
25/1 |
Form: 0800-4
Last run: 12 days
W: 10st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 14 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 200y |
10st 6lb |
Weak maiden form; last of 16 at Clonmel in her first handicap; cheekpieces tried now. |
33/1 |
Form: 2006-6
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 12 |
22nd May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 5f 180y |
10st 7lb |
Maiden chased home a clear winner over 3m at Wexford last summer; rounded off last year with okay sixth of 16 at Tramore (2m5f) in November; off the track 178 days. |
16/1 |
|
9 |
11th Aug 2025 Good 2m 6f 218y |
10st 11lb |
Last two runs have been reasonably encouraging; stayed on late over 2m4f at Sligo after meeting trouble; no match for an easy winner over 3m at Wexford last time, but proved her stamina with that run; cheekpieces now added to tongue-tie. |
13/2 |
Form: 7/4P0-
Last run: 184 days
W: 10st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: F60-PP
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 2lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 157y |
10st 0lb |
Galway win in September 2024 was a flash in the pan; unplaced in 33 of his 34 starts; pulled up in 3m handicap hurdle at Punchestown last week. |
66/1 |
|
18 |
13th May 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Galway win in September 2024 was a flash in the pan; unplaced in 31 of his 32 starts; beaten 27l at Thurles when last seen in January. |
40/1 |
Betting Forcast
4/1 Joya Del Mar, 7/1 Tradonthebay, 7/1 Clone Cross, 28/1 Listentomewillya, 9/1 Whatafoolbelieves, 10/1 Sarahs Express, 14/1 Love Like This, 22/1 Thats All, 16/1 Brave Josee, 33/1 Johnny M, 4/1 Larkins Lane, 7/1 Lake Okeechobee, 22/1 Phildante, 25/1 Backinabit, 66/1 Max Time
Non-runners
Joes Turn, Tantrum Boy, Steps In The Sand, Itaintmebabe
Verdict
Having shown improved form in maidens on last two starts, including over C&D, TRADONTHEBAY can get off the mark on handicap debut. Last-time-out winners Larkins Lane and Joya Del Mar have to be respected off higher marks. Clone Cross and Lake Okeechobee can run well too. Whatafoolbelieves is of interest. [Tyrone Molloy]
Selections
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