19:25 Kilbeggan

Friday 25 April 2025

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Racing Again Friday May 16th Beginners Chase

Off time: 19:27 | Winning time: 6m 12.40s

Beau Walking^p,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 107

22/1

Fair hurdler. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase (12/1) at Clonmel (23f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 85B0P8

Fenway Park⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

18/5

Fairly useful hurdler. Respectable third of 7 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) 88 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4-135P3

Grand Soir^p³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J C McConnell| OR: 124| C| D

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 25f over hurdles. 28/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in novice chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 17/3-F04

Happy Jacky¹⁶⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey| OR: 117| C| D

9/2

Smart hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in July. 9/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, good to soft) 166 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 511527

Heliko Conti³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

8/1

Fairly useful chaser. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Third of 9 in novice chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft, 17/2) 39 days ago.

Form: 607283

Ho My Lord¹³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

11/4

Useful chaser. 11/1, sixth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good to soft) 132 days ago. Sets the benchmark.

Form: P/2U5-26

Jeriko De Baune³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

28/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. 18/1, seventh of 9 in novice chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 39 days ago.

Form: 566067

John The Diva⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M A Cahill| OR: 110

12/1

Fair chaser. 6/1, improved to win 16-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 48 days ago, driven out. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 8-3U251

Luimneach^h²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: D McDonogh

40/1

Fair hurdler. Ninth of 14 in novice chase at Clonmel (16.4f, good to soft, 8/1) on debut over fences 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 523949

Solly Attwell²⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins

25/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in May. 15/2, creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24f, soft). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 73-13B3

Wrecking Ball Paul^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| C

66/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Fourth of 5 in novice chase at Down Royal (20f, good, 33/1) on debut over fences 12 days ago. Booking of Harvey a plus.

Form: P7-40P4

Cloughroe²⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 91

125/1

Modest hurdler. 10/1, tenth of 11 in handicap chase at this course (24.9f, good to soft). Off 8 months. RESERVE.

Form: 552770

Killaney King^h⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Hooded for 1st time, very good second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy, 5/1) 69 days ago. Makes chase debut. RESERVE.

Form: 256-722

Non-Runners

Alpesh Amin⁶²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: E McNamara J: C P McNamara

Heroes Rise²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Pride Of Place⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: E Bolger J: C G O'Dwyer

One Way Traffic⁴³⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Heroes Rise (9/4), Ho My Lord (11/4), Fenway Park (18/5), Happy Jacky (9/2), Killaney King (9/2), Heliko Conti (8/1), John The Diva (12/1), Grand Soir (12/1), Alpesh Amin (12/1), Beau Walking (22/1), Solly Attwell (25/1), Jeriko De Baune (28/1), Luimneach (40/1), Pride Of Place (50/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (66/1), One Way Traffic (100/1), Cloughroe (125/1)

It was a pretty strong novice chase that HO MY LORD contested on his second run for this yard at Fairyhouse in December and he is appealing back from a break here. Heroes Rise made a positive start to his chase career when runner-up at Downpatrick and he is second choice. Grand Soir and likely improver Luimneach are others to note.