September 04 / 18.45 Kilbeggan

18.45

Good To Yielding

Kilsaran Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £10243.48
  • 2m 4f 95y
  • 13 runners
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Kilsaran Handicap Chase

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 3-3135

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won off 8lb lower at Roscommon (16.5f, yld-sft) in June; ran two respectable races at the Galway festival, third of 20 in a handicap hurdle, then fifth of 18 in a 22.5f handicap chase; may be in handicapper's grip for now.
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1st

6

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Soldante

10st 8lb

J: Kevin Healy

T: Ciaran Murphy

Won off 8lb lower at Roscommon (16.5f, yld-sft) in June; ran two respectable races at the Galway festival, third of 20 in a handicap hurdle, then fifth of 18 in a 22.5f handicap chase; may be in handicapper's grip for now.

10/1

5th

1

2nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Soldante

12st 1lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Ciaran Murphy

Generally runs at around 2m and won at Roscommon before running well in hurdle here on Monday; stamina for new trip is the imponderable.

15/2

8/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 436-17

Last run: 38 days

W: 10st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Off the mark over fences at Wexford in May (2m, gd-yld); came up short off revised mark at Galway (2m2f, good) but wasn't disgraced; return to softer ground no problem and still only a 5yo, so not ruled out.
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7th

9

3rd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 40y

14:30 Gowran Park

Butter Fingers

10st 9lb

J: Shane Markey

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Won over fences in May (2m) and runner-up in that discipline at Kilbeggan a month ago (2m4f); as effective over hurdles and this mark isn't beyond him, though the trip might be (unraced beyond 2m4f).

10/1

2nd

11

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Butter Fingers

10st 5lb

J: Shane Markey

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Off the mark over fences at Wexford in May (2m, gd-yld); came up short off revised mark at Galway (2m2f, good) but wasn't disgraced; return to softer ground no problem and still only a 5yo, so not ruled out.

8/1

7th

4

28th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 54y

17:45 Galway

Butter Fingers

11st 11lb

J: Shane Markey

T: Ross O’Sullivan

One of three for stable; flat and hurdles winner off the mark over fences off 6lb lower at Wexford (2m, gd-yld) when last seen in May; this longer trip should be fine and yard made hay at this meeting last season; can't discount.

15/2

9/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: -20533 D BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
2-16 over fences but hasn't won since November 2024; excellent effort to finish a 5.5l third at Galway (18.5f, good) and filled the same position at Tramore (2m6f, good) latest when beaten 11.5l; frame claims again off the same mark.
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2nd

11

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Listowel

Watch The Weather

10st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: R P Cody

Mostly chasing these days and consistent of late; second over this trip when last seen hurdling at Killarney in May, but you'd have to think some of the less exposed types will have his measure.

14/1

3rd

3

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Watch The Weather

11st 4lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: R P Cody

2-16 over fences but hasn't won since November 2024; excellent effort to finish a 5.5l third at Galway (18.5f, good) and filled the same position at Tramore (2m6f, good) latest when beaten 11.5l; frame claims again off the same mark.

9/1

3rd

3

16th Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

16:05 Tramore

Watch The Weather

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: R P Cody

Dual chase winner was second over hurdles at Killarney in May and ran a cracker back over fences at Galway last time; looks a big player down 2lb and in grade.

5/2

OUR TIP

Form: /23-F1

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Hurdles and bumper winner off the mark over fences when justifying favouritism in a beginners' at Roscommon (16.5f, soft) and the runner-up won next time out; stamina for this longer trip is a big query, however.
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4th

2

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Hashtag Pretender

11st 6lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Hurdles and bumper winner off the mark over fences when justifying favouritism in a beginners' at Roscommon (16.5f, soft) and the runner-up won next time out; stamina for this longer trip is a big query, however.

7/2

1st

1

4th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 142y

19:00 Roscommon

Hashtag Pretender

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Barry Connell

Placed in both chase starts last year; second behind Downmexicoway at Killarney and a 5l third behind Birdie Or Bust at Listowel; 9-2 for handicap chase bow at Punchestown on seasonal return when fell early; probably the one to beat if that hasn't dented his confidence.

7/4

Form: 004-12 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Won a beginners' chase easily at Wexford in July (19.5f, good); ran another solid race on latest when runner-up in a Listed handicap hurdle at Galway; 6lb lower back over fences, handles most ground and obvious chance off top weight.
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1st

4

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:05 Listowel

Pinot Gris

11st 5lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Five-time winner under all codes; broke his chasing duck despite some novicey jumping in a 2m3f novice at Wexford in July; kept on late, after losing his place, in a similar handicap chase at Kilbeggan three weeks ago after a fine effort over hurdles at Galway; the type to keep improving over fences and this trip is more suitable; contender.

5/1

5th

1

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Pinot Gris

12st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won a beginners' chase easily at Wexford in July (19.5f, good); ran another solid race on latest when runner-up in a Listed handicap hurdle at Galway; 6lb lower back over fences, handles most ground and obvious chance off top weight.

11/4

2nd

2

1st Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 108y

15:12 Galway

Pinot Gris

11st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won over fences last time at Wexford (2m3f); dual hurdle winner and has posted some smart form in this sphere over shorter; has a chance if getting back to best hurdle form and staying this trip.

10/1

Form: 60P-00 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Bumper and hurdles winner is 0-10 over fences and yet to trouble the judge; well held in the Blazers at Galway (12.5l behind Charlie Luciano) on latest; eased 2lb but others have more convincing profiles.
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4th

11

20th Sep 2026

Good

2m 1f 150y

16:48 Listowel

Wheres My Jet

10st 6lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Bumper and dual hurdle winner (once here) but is 0-11 over fences and has been regressive lately; needs plenty more even from a falling mark.

14/1

6th

4

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Wheres My Jet

11st 4lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Bumper and hurdles winner is 0-10 over fences and yet to trouble the judge; well held in the Blazers at Galway (12.5l behind Charlie Luciano) on latest; eased 2lb but others have more convincing profiles.

14/1

Form: 4-36B7 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
4-39 over fences; shaped okay at Ballinrobe in May but lost form since and was beaten 23l over C&D on latest; 1lb wrong and others hold more pressing claims.
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6th

14

25th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Grange Walk

11st 2lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John Patrick Ryan

Veteran whose last win came over hurdles in April 2025 and others make more appeal today.

33/1

7th

13

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Grange Walk

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

4-39 over fences; shaped okay at Ballinrobe in May but lost form since and was beaten 23l over C&D on latest; 1lb wrong and others hold more pressing claims.

20/1

7th

8

8th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 40y

19:48 Kilbeggan

Grange Walk

10st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Six-time winner, 4-38 over fences; chase mark has tumbled but good third at Ballinrobe (2m4f, good) in veterans race in May and decent run over hurdles at Sligo over inadequate trip; brought down at first at Kilbeggan last time; yard won this last two years.

10/1

Form: 61-684 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Back to winning ways on the Flat at Tramore in July (2m, good); not beaten far in a handicap chase at Wexford in early August (15.5f, good) and 1lb lower now; okay run back on the Flat at Tramore 20 days ago; remains 4lb above sole chase win.
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4th

4

28th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 131y

17:05 Roscommon

Bynx

11st 6lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Martin Hassett

Has failed to prosper since winning a Flat handicap in June; sole chase win was over 2m at Wexford last year, but stays 2m4f-plus over hurdles.

12/1

14th

8

20th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 100y

15:18 Listowel

Bynx

11st 0lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Martin Hassett

Has been running on the Flat and over fences lately; uneven form but managed a 2m Flat win at Tramore in July; 3-31 over hurdles.

20/1

8th

7

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Bynx

10st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Martin Hassett

Back to winning ways on the Flat at Tramore in July (2m, good); not beaten far in a handicap chase at Wexford in early August (15.5f, good) and 1lb lower now; okay run back on the Flat at Tramore 20 days ago; remains 4lb above sole chase win.

12/1

Form: 88-754

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Two-time winning hurdler has finished well beaten in novice chases at Killarney (2m1f, gd-yld) and Tramore (15.5f, good); unproven over this far and forecast rain a concern, so probably best watched in first handicap chase.
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3rd

14

20th Sep 2026

Good

2m 1f 150y

16:48 Listowel

Cappa Hill

10st 0lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Sean Joseph Allen

Dual winning hurdler but has been soundly beaten in three chase runs lately and lots more is needed from 5lb out of the handicap even with a capable claimer aboard.

28/1

9th

8

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Cappa Hill

10st 6lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Sean Joseph Allen

Two-time winning hurdler has finished well beaten in novice chases at Killarney (2m1f, gd-yld) and Tramore (15.5f, good); unproven over this far and forecast rain a concern, so probably best watched in first handicap chase.

22/1

4th

2

13th Aug 2026

Good

1m 7f 120y

17:11 Tramore

Cappa Hill

11st 5lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Sean Joseph Allen

Won back-to-back handicaps at Cork (2m1f, good) and Tipperary (2m, good to yielding) in August/October; hasn't hit same heights since; unplaced in points and switch to chasing didn't bring improvement at Killarney last time when beaten 28l.

11/1

Form: 37P-48

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 6lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Failed to build on her win in a mares' beginners' at Ballinrobe (2m7f, soft) last September; beaten 56l over hurdles at Sligo latest; pulled up on last start over fences at Thurles in January; others make more appeal.
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5

18th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 110y

17:02 Downpatrick

Littlebiggie

11st 10lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Has gone the wrong way since landing a mares' beginners' chase at Ballinrobe a year ago; beaten 31l at Kilbeggan on latest and needs a revival.

25/1

10th

9

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Littlebiggie

10st 6lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Ray Hackett

Failed to build on her win in a mares' beginners' at Ballinrobe (2m7f, soft) last September; beaten 56l over hurdles at Sligo latest; pulled up on last start over fences at Thurles in January; others make more appeal.

20/1

8th

2

6th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 168y

19:30 Sligo

Littlebiggie

11st 11lb

J: Conor Clarke

T: Ray Hackett

Killarney mares' maiden winner in 2024 and added 2m7f Ballinrobe mares' beginners' chase last September; returned from five months' absence with good fourth in 3m1f Killarney handicap hurdle last month, not quite getting home under positive ride; back in trip here and big run expected.

11/2

Form: /68-94 C

Last run: 83 days

W: 10st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Course winner hasn't won since October 2023; small step in the right direction when a 10l fourth at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) when last seen in June and is 10lb below that last win, but needs to rediscover best.
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11th

10

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Typical Thomas

10st 6lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: James Andrew Fahey

Course winner hasn't won since October 2023; small step in the right direction when a 10l fourth at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) when last seen in June and is 10lb below that last win, but needs to rediscover best.

25/1

Form: P-4142 C BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
1-13 over fences, the win coming in a beginners' here over 25.5f in July; two respectable runs in handicaps since, 14l fourth in the Blazers at Galway (22.5f, good) and 12l second behind A Wave Of The Sea here (3m2f) two weeks ago; this trip may be too sharp.
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9th

3

28th Sep 2026

Good

3m 0f 25y

15:55 Roscommon

Charlie Luciano

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Noel Meade

5lb lower over hurdles despite having won four times over flights; put in a rare sub-standard display over fences at Kilbeggan early this month; stays well but does have to bounce back from that poor effort.

14/1

5

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Charlie Luciano

11st 0lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

1-13 over fences, the win coming in a beginners' here over 25.5f in July; two respectable runs in handicaps since, 14l fourth in the Blazers at Galway (22.5f, good) and 12l second behind A Wave Of The Sea here (3m2f) two weeks ago; this trip may be too sharp.

11/2

2nd

1

21st Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 180y

19:35 Kilbeggan

Charlie Luciano

11st 12lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: Noel Meade

Four wins over hurdles; C&D chase winner last month, much too strong for Scalpanagoon; ran well to finish fourth in a higher grade in the Galway Blazers; has improved since finishing behind The Dara Man here in May; Dara McGill's 7lb claim is a help.

3/1

Form: P9-057 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Sole success over fences came in a Listed novice handicap at Navan in March 2025 (20.5f, heavy) for Pat Fahy; well held in four starts for this stable and, while he has slipped to a dangerous mark, he needs to revive; forecast rain a big plus.
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12

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 95y

18:45 Kilbeggan

Prince Palace

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: P J Rothwell

Sole success over fences came in a Listed novice handicap at Navan in March 2025 (20.5f, heavy) for Pat Fahy; well held in four starts for this stable and, while he has slipped to a dangerous mark, he needs to revive; forecast rain a big plus.

18/1

7th

8

2nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Prince Palace

11st 8lb

J: Ross Sugrue

T: P J Rothwell

Landed a nice pot on heavy ground at Navan over a year ago but form has deteriorated since; long way off Golden Temple last time.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta €67.20
Straight Forecast €71.84
Tricast €544.40
Trifecta €459.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Pinot Gris

The Irish Sun:

Butter Fingers

TOPSPEED:

Hashtag Pretender

POSTDATA:

Watch The Weather

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Pinot Gris