19:48 Kilbeggan

Monday 16 June 2025

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Belvedere House & Gardens Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:49 | Winning time: 4m 56.80s

Ashdale Bob¹¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 142| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last season. Well-beaten fifth of 6 to Rubaud in Pendil Novices' Chase (17/2) at Kempton (20.5f, soft) 114 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Possibilities.

Form: 262/115-

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Le Coq Hardi²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieren Buckley| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133

12/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. Below form third of 10 in novice chase (3/1) at Ballinrobe (17.2f, good) 21 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 3125-23

Marv Michael^p,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 131| CD

2/1

Promising sort. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Career best when easily winning 11-runner handicap chase at this course (20.4f, good, 9/2) 31 days ago. Big shout.

Form: 42119-1

Lightkeeper^b,t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 129| D

25/1

Three wins from 13 runs last season. Pulled up in handicap chase (50/1) at Killarney (26f, good to soft) 36 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Back down in trip.

Form: 7411P-P

Good As Hell^b¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 123| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Fair third of 5 in minor event chase (40/1) at Listowel (19f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 887-U03

Gaelic Arc⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 120

11/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Punchestown (16.2f, good, 6/1) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Considered.

Form: F088-94

Typical Thomas³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 120| C

16/1

Course winner. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) 39 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back up in trip.

Form: 66P/66-6

Big Stage^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

13/2

13/8, good second of 5 in novice chase at Down Royal (19.7f, good) 42 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: F3075-2

Hardwired^b,t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 114| C| D

10/1

20/1, won 8-runner handicap chase at Punchestown (20.2f, good) 8 days ago. Very much one to consider.

Form: P698-61

El Champo^p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 113| C

6/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Eleventh of 23 in handicap chase at Punchestown (31.3f, good to soft, 28/1) 44 days ago, finding test too much. Significantly back down in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: 424360-

Pakens Rock²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D Collins| OR: 113| BF| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in April. 7/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (19.6f, good) 21 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 98261-3

Forecasts

Marv Michael (2/1), Gaelic Arc (11/2), El Champo (6/1), Big Stage (13/2), Ashdale Bob (8/1), Hardwired (10/1), Le Coq Hardi (12/1), Pakens Rock (14/1), Typical Thomas (16/1), Lightkeeper (25/1), Good As Hell (50/1)

MARV MICHAEL had plenty in the tank when scoring here last month and still looks ahead of his mark despite taking a 11 lb hike in the weights here. Big Stage could emerge as the main danger on the back of a good Down Royal second, although Hardwired, Gaelic Arc and Pakens Rock need factoring in too.