15:27 Fairyhouse

Saturday 11 October 2025

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0516:4017:15

IFM Ltd Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 6m 16.60s

Grand Soir^p¹⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 120| D

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 25f over hurdles. Below form eighth of 13 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (22.6f, good to soft, 12/1) 169 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 73/F048-

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Clonmeen^t²⁰²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: William P Murphy| OR: 112| D

28/1

20/1, below form sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Limerick (24.7f, soft). Off 6 months with lots more needed.

Form: 597866-

Arrycan⁵⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 110| CD

18/1

Course winner. Good second of 11 in handicap chase (25/1) at Tramore (22f, good) 55 days ago. In the mix again.

Form: 0-2PP92

Broomfield Present^p,t²²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Mike O'Connor| T: R K Watson| OR: 110| D

25/1

Fourth of 5 in handicap chase (13/2) at Wetherby (24.2f, heavy). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: P/6FP44-

Clonbury Bridge^p,t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 110| C

10/1

Course winner. 5/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap/cheekpieces back on.

Form: B4U-020

Shantou Show^t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: N C Kelly| OR: 109| D

9/1

25/1, first run since leaving R. P. Cody when seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) 33 days ago. Can build on it now.

Form: P/55P8-7

Ossifer Hops^b²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

11/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 12/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, soft) 22 days ago. Considered.

Form: 26P-P64

Coffeys Forge^p⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 105| D

7/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Clonmel (22.8f, soft) 9 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 0329-15

Midnight Moonshine²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Ben Harvey| T: William Harvey| OR: 102| D

3/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Good second of 11 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, soft, 8/1) 22 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 2521P2

Malton Groove^h,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 97

12/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (19f, good to soft, 12/1) 21 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Hood back on.

Form: 3-45P40

Driscolls Hill²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King| T: T Gibney| OR: 96| D

5/1

Seventh of 11 in minor event chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 10/1) 22 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip and not ruled out on his handicap chase debut.

Form: 2/907-97

Western Model⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 94| BF| D

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 16/5, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Roscommon (25f, good to soft) 67 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 968-225

Non-Runners

Another Choice¹²

Weight: 12-2| Age: 8

T: M J Smith J: James Smith

Forecasts

Midnight Moonshine (3/1), Another Choice (4/1), Western Model (9/2), Driscolls Hill (5/1), Coffeys Forge (7/1), Shantou Show (9/1), Clonbury Bridge (10/1), Ossifer Hops (11/1), Malton Groove (12/1), Grand Soir (16/1), Arrycan (18/1), Broomfield Present (25/1), Clonmeen (28/1)

This can go the way of ANOTHER CHOICE who can build on a very good Roscommon second back chasing and capitalise on a handy-looking mark. Coffeys Forge rates a big danger though on his handicap chase debut with Midnight Moonshine, Arrycan and Ossifer Hops all in the picture too.