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Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £8194.78
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 21 runners
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Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 21 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 52553-

Last run: 341 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 122

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2

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 0y

15:30 Limerick

Carrigg Island

11st 0lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

C&D maiden winner on debut in April has mostly run well in defeat since; didn't always jump fluently when was 1.5l behind Ballykinlar at Listowel last time; can run well again and get closer if jumping better.

9/4

5th

3

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:45 Listowel

Carrigg Island

11st 5lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Shock maiden hurdle winner at Limerick on debut but has come up short in novice company since; can race keenly at times, though did settle better at Galway on latest; rated 123 and a bit to find on these terms.

16/1

Form: 309-07

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 120

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No Results Found

Form: 0430-7

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 119

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7th

14

1st Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:37 Galway

No Looking Back

11st 1lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Won a Limerick 4yo Grade 2 in 2022 but no win since; some decent efforts in defeat earlier this year but was well beaten in a 2m4f Punchestown handicap last time; the drop in trip may help.

33/1

Form: 230-P0

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 118

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12th

1

11th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 208y

16:34 Ballinrobe

Ehteyat

11st 13lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: M K Flannery

Dual AW winner whose Flat turf win came over 1m6f on heavy at Listowel last year; posted some good efforts over hurdles last season, notably when third to El Cairos at Thurles; pulled up on last hurdle outing, but not discounted on return to this sphere after a break.

16/1

11th

3

(3)

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 0y

19:00 Leopardstown

Ehteyat

9st 12lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: M K Flannery

Dual AW winner whose turf win came over 1m6f on heavy at Listowel last year; back from hurdling campaign last season and stablemate of top-weight may just need this.

14/1

Form: /87-8P

Last run: 82 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 116

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1

4th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 116y

19:48 Bellewstown

Lisnagar Fortune

11st 12lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Punchestown bumper and maiden hurdle winner for Willie Mullins; 150-1 and tailed off on debut for this yard in Grade 3 Red Mills Hurdle at Gowran in February; well beaten in Roscommon handicap last month; cheekpieces.

50/1

8th

4

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

17:48 Roscommon

Lisnagar Fortune

11st 8lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: John C McConnell

Punchestown bumper and maiden hurdle winner for Willie Mullins; 150-1 and tailed off on debut for this stable in Grade 3 Red Mills Hurdle at Gowran in February; off since and hard to know what to expect after that; watch.

20/1

Form: -54231

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 114

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1st

4

3rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:30 Kilbeggan

First Ascent

11st 4lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Improving for each run over hurdles; beaten 14l when runner up over C&D (good) early last month; only 2l behind the winner when third over C&D (good) on latest; in the mix again but needs the forecast rain to miss.

7/2

3rd

6

21st Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

16:56 Kilbeggan

First Ascent

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Touched off in a Down Royal Flat maiden last year (1m3f, good); made a mistake at two out when a 6.5l fourth at Ballinrobe last month (2m2f, good); runner-up over C&D last time when hampered by a faller at the last but it likely would merely have reduced the 14l winning margin; needs to progress.

11/2

Form: 008-71

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

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1st

5

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

18:46 Kilbeggan

In For The Night

11st 7lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

Lost his form after gaining a first win at Naas in April last year off 107 (2m3f, good to yielding); switch of stable brought some mild promise at Clonmel last time when shaping as though that first run back could bring him forward.

16/1

Form: 14-546 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 114

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6th

3

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:29 Downpatrick

Kevins Pride

11st 12lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: John C McConnell

Bumper and 2m4f maiden hurdle winner, but he's not the quickest and has looked laboured over his fences in first two chase starts over 3m1f; new headgear combination tried here.

11/2

Form: 4-UU49 D

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

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9th

8

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 60y

14:20 Galway

Reiki Revolution

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Bumper and 2m4f maiden (Punchestown) hurdle winner; unseated two out when shaping with promise on first two chase efforts, most recently completed but again let down by jumping at Wexford; reverts to hurdles here, placings over this trip in maidens.

12/1

4th

10

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 110y

17:20 Wexford

Reiki Revolution

11st 5lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Bumper and 2m4f maiden hurdle winner; never competitive against smart rivals in first two chases, but was running with some credit when exiting two out both times; a clear round the obvious priority now.

20/1

Form: 37342

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

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Form: /1130/

Last run: 678 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

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4th

13

(4)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 6f 80y

19:20 Killarney

Chutzpal

8st 7lb

J: Conor Cusack

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won this last year off 4lb lower; some good runs since and ran a solid race when beaten 2.25l into sixth over 1m7f at Leopardstown 15 days ago; 2-4 here so has to enter calculations.

12/1

6th

1

(8)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 0y

20:20 Leopardstown

Chutzpal

12st 2lb

J: Frau Sally Langhard

T: Henry De Bromhead

Capable dual-purpose performer won a nice pot on the Flat at Killarney last August off 4lb lower; stepped forward from below-par seasonal return when a 4.75l fifth at Fairyhouse on latest (3l behind Not Just Any Eagle); eased 2lb and place chance.

11/2

Form: 5345-7

Last run: 116 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

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7th

2

31st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 80y

16:30 Kilbeggan

Boston Rajj

11st 12lb

J: Paddy Cleary

T: Gordon Elliott

Exposed hurdler 1-14 in that sphere and rated 113; his win came over 3m2f but he's effective at this shorter trip; however, not an obvious candidate for chasing on breeding and lacks a recent run; others appeal more.

12/1

3

7th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 60y

15:20 Galway

Boston Rajj

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Won off 10lb lower at Sligo (3m2f, good) in May; beaten 1l off 114 at Kilbeggan in July (20.5f, yld-sft) and just 1lb higher here; not beaten far at Perth latest and he has place claims.

7/1

Form: 47-332

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

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2nd

8

20th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:08 Killarney

Moylussa

10st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Maike Magnussen

Won a Tipperary maiden hurdle in 2024 (2m1f, soft); creditable third at Ballinrobe in May (2m, good) off 2lb lower and okay effort on chasing debut at Roscommon last time when a distant third; place chance.

10/1

3rd

1

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

19:18 Roscommon

Moylussa

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Maike Magnussen

A winner over hurdles and now goes chasing on the back of a 2l third in a 2m handicap at Ballinrobe; handles soft ground and he has a pointing background.

10/1

Form: 16-315 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 109

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8th

11

(5)

4th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 141y

18:00 Down Royal

Cozone

9st 4lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Matthew J Smith

A long time since his last Flat run; fit from hurdling; two wins at Downpatrick this year; makes a quick reappearance after a run on Monday.

10/1

Form: 524-82

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

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No Results Found

Form: /3774- D

Last run: 354 days

W: 11st 0lb

13 yo Gelding

OR: 108

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7

25th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 5y

19:40 Kilbeggan

Pakens Rock

11st 5lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Darren Collins

Three-time course winner, twice over fences in 2023 and won over hurdles here in April; struggled in a better race than this over C&D latest; this easier and can't be dismissed given his liking for this venue.

18/1

11

16th Jun 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 51y

19:48 Kilbeggan

Pakens Rock

10st 0lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Darren Collins

Kilbeggan specialist with a couple of handicap chase wins in 2023 (including this race) and landed 2m2f handicap hurdle in April; fair third off higher chase mark at Ballinrobe since; 3lb wrong here but respected given his record here.

13/2

Form: 7540-5

Last run: 136 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

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11

23rd Sep 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

15:40 Listowel

Tiger Twins

10st 4lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Makes handicap debut on the back of an improved fifth in a maiden at Killarney (2m4f, good to yielding) where he wore a first-time tongue-tie; that was in May, so had a good while off.

20/1

Form: P6386- BF

Last run: 165 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

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6th

7

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

16:37 Down Royal

Hello Jack

11st 1lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Maiden ran well over hurdles at this track last year; has run well enough in h'cap chases at Fairyhouse and Leopardstown latest; needs to find more up in trip.

8/1

Form: 0-7681

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

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1st

1

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:47 Downpatrick

Ripsnorter

12st 0lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W J Lanigan

Roscommon bumper winner a year ago for Andy Slattery; less success in four starts over hurdles but led and showed up well for a long way before fading on handicap debut at Ballinrobe last time (2m1f, good, 14-1); more needed.

12/1

8th

5

10th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 109y

18:27 Ballinrobe

Ripsnorter

11st 1lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W J Lanigan

Roscommon bumper winner a year ago for Andy Slattery; may find his level now after three maiden hurdle runs; needs to settle better.

8/1

Form: 1059P-

Last run: 148 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 107

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24

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 58y

14:30 Punchestown

Aurea Fortuna

11st 2lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: A J Martin

Course 2m7f winner over fences; may have needed chase run early this month after a break; not without a chance despite a mark 6lb higher than his chase rating.

12/1

Form: 13183-

Last run: 360 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

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6

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 25y

16:00 Roscommon

Mags Nelson

11st 2lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Won over C&D on his penultimate start (gd-yld); hit with 8lb hike and subsequently struggled at Killarney (22.5f, good); return to this track a plus but a bit to prove off current mark.

10/1

12

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 80y

15:05 Killarney

Mags Nelson

10st 8lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Won over 2m5f at Tramore in May (good to yielding) and another good run at Sligo when an 11l third of 15 (3m2f, good); kept on well to win at Roscommon last time (3m, good to yielding); up 8lb but he is an improving 6yo.

6/1

Betting Forcast

12/1 Carrigg Island, 12/1 Slurricane, 14/1 No Looking Back, 16/1 Ehteyat, 12/1 Lisnagar Fortune, 15/2 First Ascent, 11/2 In For The Night, 14/1 Kevins Pride, 16/1 Reiki Revolution, 7/1 Killowen House, 13/2 Chutzpal, 20/1 Boston Rajj, 10/1 Moylussa, 20/1 Cozone, 15/2 Mart Lane, 25/1 Pakens Rock, 14/1 Tiger Twins, 12/1 Hello Jack, Ripsnorter, Aurea Fortuna, Mags Nelson