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Friday 12 September 2025

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Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 6m 40.30s

Tell Me This^p1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 100| C

8/1

Unreliable individual. Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. 18/1, tenth of 14 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to firm) 28 days ago, saddle slipped. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 047-870

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The Little Yank^b⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 99| C

8/1

22/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.9f, good) 7 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from hurdles to chase. Merits consideration.

Form: 382764

Sights Unseen^p⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 97

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in May. Fair winner at 22f over hurdles. Tenth of 15 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.5f, good to soft, 13/2) 51 days ago.

Form: 24-2130

Ally Cay⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 96

50/1

125/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.9f, good) 7 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7456/P0

Hurricane Honey^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Kieren Buckley| T: A Murray| OR: 96

9/1

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. 7/2, third of 8 in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to firm) 29 days ago, left poorly placed. Makes handicap chase debut. Possibilities.

Form: 4590-13

One Way Traffic³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 95

10/1

Good sixth of 16 in handicap chase at Roscommon (21.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 38 days ago. Needs to back it up now.

Form: 0668/86

Eagle Terrace^p,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey⁽³⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 93

10/1

14/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P/657-80

My Friend The Wind^p²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 90| C

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. Won 13-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25.8f, good to soft, 6/1) 21 days ago. Yard having good spell. Another bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 35P-751

My Good Pal^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr B M Coonan⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 88

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in August. Still going well when unseated rider 3 out in handicap chase (7/2) at Downpatrick (19.4f, good) on debut over fences 18 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 55521U

Zolpharine¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 87

17/2

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2023. 5/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. One win from 31 NH runs.

Form: 220025

Ballagh Star^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 84

5/1

8/1, very good 1½ lengths third of 13 to My Friend The Wind in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Expected to be bang there nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 6-04793

God Help Us^p¹¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 80

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good sixth of 16 in handicap chase (28/1) at Limerick (22.7f, good) 113 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 18/P77-6

The Eye Of Tulla^h1⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: R O'Leary| OR: 72| C

20/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. First run for yard after leaving Brian M. McMahon with work to do in a first-time hood.

Form: 06-098P

Non-Runners

Midnight Moonshine⁴⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: William Harvey J: B W Harvey

Thehairyfella²¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 10

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Tuff Days¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: Michael Barry J: Reserve 1

Je Suis¹⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: S Curling J: Reserve 2

Restless Son¹²²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: N Lee J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

My Friend The Wind (9/2), Ballagh Star (5/1), The Little Yank (8/1), My Good Pal (8/1), Tell Me This (8/1), Zolpharine (17/2), Hurricane Honey (9/1), Eagle Terrace (10/1), One Way Traffic (10/1), Thehairyfella (10/1), Midnight Moonshine (10/1), God Help Us (12/1), Sights Unseen (12/1), The Eye Of Tulla (20/1), Tuff Days (20/1), Je Suis (20/1), Restless Son (33/1), Ally Cay (50/1)

Plenty with chances but BALLAGH STAR rates just the pick of the weights on the back of a very good Kilbeggan effort so edges the vote from in-form duo God Help Us and My Friend The Wind. The Little Yank wasn't seen to ideal effect when fourth at Kilbeggan recently and also needs factoring in.