14:08 Tipperary

Sunday 5 October 2025

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Great National Ballykisteen Golf Hotel Handicap

Off time: 14:09 | Winning time: 2m 7.21s

(7)

Akecheta¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 93| C

10/11

Knocking on the door this season prior to deservedly resuming winning ways in 6-runner minor event at Gowran (7f, soft) 15 days ago, leading over 1f out and always holding on. Likely to be very competitive again returned to handicap company.

Form: 620421

(3)

Immutable²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 87

5/1

Flat/hurdles winner earlier in his career who was given a considerate return from an 18-month layoff when eighth of 12 in minor event at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 26 days ago, never better than midfield. This should reveal more.

Form: 25221/8

(5)

Buttermere Ridge^p1,t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: O McKiernan| OR: 85

100/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. No form over hurdles, tongue tied first time when tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.9f, good, 50/1) 37 days ago. Up in trip. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 14490-

(2)

Grey Leader¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J G Murphy| OR: 82| BF

12/1

Defied a 3 lb higher mark at Galway last summer but form has been up and down this year, eighth of 10 in handicap at Listowel (8.4f, soft, 7/2) 13 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 702048

(6)

Rhythm King¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M Fahey| OR: 75

7/2

Kept busy in recent weeks and wasted no time dispelling a lesser effort when fifth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Listowel (8.4f, soft) 13 days ago and conditions very much in his favour again here.

Form: 067305

(1)

Titanium^b1,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 75| D

11/2

Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Listowel (8f, soft, 6/1) 12 days ago, not entirely convincing with his head carriage under pressure. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 090373

Non-Runners

(4)

Coeur d'Or¹⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Akecheta (10/11), Coeur d'Or (5/2), Rhythm King (7/2), Immutable (5/1), Titanium (11/2), Grey Leader (12/1), Buttermere Ridge (100/1)

COEUR D'OR has got back on track with a visor fitted the last twice, finishing a solid fourth in the Irish Cambridgeshire prior to posting a good second at Punchestown 19 days ago. He looks to hold solid claims of going one place better and is narrowly preferred to likeable mare Akecheta. Rhythm King may emerge best of the remainder.