19:40 Kilbeggan

Friday 25 July 2025

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Egan Stone Kilbeggan Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 5m 0.9s

St Cuthbert's Cave^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| BF| C

7/2

Latest win in hurdle here in April. Promising second on C&D chase debut. A little disappointing when only third when 8/11 for a Tipperary novice since but given another chance returned to this venue.

Form: 3F1-323

A Wave Of The Sea²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Broderick| OR: 112| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Off 3 months, below form when ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago, not knocked about. Back up in trip. Should be sharper with that run behind him. Respected.

Form: 70233-9

Bocelli's Voice^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 110

7/1

Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Bellewstown (24.5f, good) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 2685-56

Joyeux Vivo⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 110

12/1

16/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good) on reappearance 47 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Should strip fitter this time but Mark Walsh seemingly prefers the other McManus runner.

Form: 468F2-0

Pakens Rock³⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Collins| OR: 110| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in April. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap chase at this course (20.2f, good) 39 days ago.

Form: 8261-37

Garde La Peche^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 108| D

4/1

7/1, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: P964-27

I A Connect^p,h⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 107| CD

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, good third of 9 in handicap chase at Tramore (22f, good to soft) 55 days ago, travelling strongly.

Form: 605P-P3

Woodstream Lad^b¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

5/1

8/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to firm) 10 days ago, forging clear. Races off the same mark so player if he can translate that form to the larger obstacles.

Form: 80-0801

Non-Runners

Caesar Rock²⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: M F Morris J: C G O'Dwyer

General Clermont⁴⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 9

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

A Wave Of The Sea (7/2), St Cuthbert's Cave (7/2), Garde La Peche (4/1), Woodstream Lad (5/1), Bocelli's Voice (7/1), Caesar Rock (7/1), Pakens Rock (8/1), General Clermont (8/1), Joyeux Vivo (12/1), I A Connect (18/1)

Another chance is given to ST CUTHBERT'S CAVE back at the scene of his promising chase debut second. A Wave of The Sea should be sharper with a recent Tipperary outing behind him and will be a threat if back to the form he showed when placed at Leopardstown and Navan earlier in the year. Woodstream Lad won comfortably off this mark over hurdles at Downpatrick last week so also has to enter the reckoning.