17:25 Kilbeggan

Friday 16 May 2025

All16:5017:2518:0018:3019:0519:4020:15

Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 3m 49.20s

Ciao Adios^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 109

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Cork in March. 10/1, shaped better than eighth of 11 would suggest in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 364818-

Wajaaha^p¹¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 109| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 28/1, last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 111 days ago.

Form: 7F08P0-

Prove Yourself³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 106

11/2

9/4, career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to further improvement so he's on the shortlist.

Form: 32/2401-

Jhentong Enki³⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 105

11/1

Promising type. Respectable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 9/2). Off 12 months but rainer going well. Makes handicap hurdle debut. One to consider.

Form: 1354/5-

Malbay Madness^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 105| CD

9/2

6/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (15.5f, good) 22 days ago, cosily. Has to be taken seriously wuth 7 lb rise more than fair.

Form: 950861-

Gordons Aura^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: W Delahunty| OR: 104| D

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 26 days ago, struggling when mistake 4 out.

Form: 5/0470P-

Bannow Blaze¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fogarty| OR: 103

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy, 200/1) 109 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and he's another potential improver.

Form: F07-

Kaptain Bay^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 109

9/2

15/8, didn't need to improve to win 7-runner novice hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 34 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3245P1-

Lynchy Boy²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 103| BF

5/1

4/1, respectable 12½ lengths fourth of 14 to Malbay Madness in handicap hurdle at this course (15.5f, good) 22 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 4/923F4-

Godblessyourosie^t1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins| OR: 102

40/1

First run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when below form sixth of 13 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 29 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 4466-

Theophilos^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Keane| OR: 102

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 16/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, soft) 48 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 00U8-

Yarraman Makarrata¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

14/1

Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress.

Form: 589-

Only One Plan^p¹⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: M Flannery| OR: 100| D

25/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18.3f, good to soft, 10/1) on debut over fences 168 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving P. J. Rothwell. RESERVE.

Form: 360189-

Non-Runners

Colvin¹¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: J J Slevin

W B Easy³⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Keith Donoghue

Hobart⁶¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: J Nash J: Reserve 2

Brave Soldier²²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Malbay Madness (9/2), Kaptain Bay (9/2), Lynchy Boy (5/1), Bannow Blaze (5/1), Prove Yourself (11/2), Jhentong Enki (11/1), Colvin (12/1), W B Easy (12/1), Ciao Adios (14/1), Yarraman Makarrata (14/1), Theophilos (22/1), Only One Plan (25/1), Wajaaha (25/1), Gordons Aura (40/1), Godblessyourosie (40/1)

This could be a strong race for the grade with plenty open to progress. Top of the list is PROVE YOURSELF, who has scope do go on again as a hurdler based on his bumper form. Malbay Madness and Kaptain Bay are a couple of potential threats.