19:49 Tramore

Friday 15 August 2025

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Comeragh Veterinary Kilmachthomas Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:49 | Winning time: 5m 7.20s

Mephisto^v⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: G Keane| OR: 97

10/3

Thriving all of a sudden and goes in search of a quick hat-trick after wins at Wexford and Ballinrobe. A penalty may not stop him in his current mood.

Form: 9-37511

Seeitoldya¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 107

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 22/1, very good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 1-80454

Bossing It³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 102

10/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner of maiden at Kilbeggan in June. Not in same form when sixth of 8 on handicap debut at Sligo (17.4f, good) 33 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 685-16

Clonbury Bridge¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 102| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in January. Seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good, 14/1) 18 days ago, never travelling well. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 51B4U-0

Tyson^b1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 98| BF

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to firm, 3/1) on reappearance 31 days ago, considerately handled. Blinkers on 1st time. Respected.

Form: 80270-4

Rose Boum^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 95| BF

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in June. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 7/4) 22 days ago.

Form: 475-215

Mrs Biddle^t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power| OR: 88

10/1

8/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.7f, good to firm) on reappearance last month but was placed twice over hurdles last autumn, including C&D.

Form: 25P32-P

Spellacy's Cross²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 85

5/2

Good runner-up efforts (2 hurdle, 1 chase) on last 3 starts. Likely to go well again.

Form: P-46222

Forecasts

Spellacy's Cross (5/2), Mephisto (10/3), Seeitoldya (11/2), Tyson (7/1), Clonbury Bridge (9/1), Rose Boum (9/1), Bossing It (10/1), Mrs Biddle (10/1)

MEPHISTO took 20 attempts to get off the mark over jumps but now looks set for a third win in a week. Spellacy's Cross is another in a good vein of form this summer and is second choice ahead of Paul Nolan pair Tyson and Rose Boum.