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Thursday 1 January 2026

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Jimmy Shanahan Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:43 | Winning time: 4m 19.90s

Icare D'aubrelle^p1²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 120

8/1

20/1, respectable fourth of 8 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P51-9P4

Captain Ryan Matt³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| C

13/8

C&D maiden winner in August. Creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.9f, soft, 11/2) 39 days ago, better placed than most. Stable in good form but tad more needed to defy mark.

Form: 22-1563

Jupiter Du Gite^t1³²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Cian Quirke| T: T Hogan| OR: 116

17/2

11/4, pulled up in handicap chase at Sandown (20f, good to soft), blundered next. Off 10 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Gary & Josh Moore. Headstrong sort.

Form: 14/23PP-

Fighting Fit^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Luke Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 115| D

11/1

11/1, below form tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) 46 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's well weighted over hurdles if bouncing back.

Form: 4/638-50

Black Soul⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr S P Queally⁽⁷⁾| T: Conor Houlihan| OR: 113| D

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, twenty second of 23 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft, 16/1) 71 days ago. Winner over hurdles at Down Royal in May and now back over timber for new yard.

Form: 031-19

Kentucky Beach¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 112

13/8

3/1, good second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Expected to be bang there having pulled clear with an improver.

Form: 0/325-22

My Gaffer¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112

12/1

Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in August. Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Thurles (16.1f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 517508

Toofareastiswest²⁸⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: John Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady| OR: 107

80/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (24.7f, soft, 10/1), pulled up 2 out. Off 9 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4P23PP-

Duke Otto³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 105| C

25/1

Course winner. 10/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 36 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Pulled up on last hurdle run.

Form: 51-368P

Beautiful Chaos¹⁰¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 100

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 11f on Flat. 12/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, soft), merely passing beaten rivals. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 44490-

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Non-Runners

Luminous Light³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: A McCann J: Sean Flanagan

Ellaat³⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 10

T: Ian O'Connor J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Captain Ryan Matt (13/8), Kentucky Beach (13/8), Luminous Light (11/2), Icare D'aubrelle (8/1), Jupiter Du Gite (17/2), Fighting Fit (11/1), My Gaffer (12/1), Ellaat (16/1), Beautiful Chaos (22/1), Duke Otto (25/1), Black Soul (40/1), Toofareastiswest (80/1)

KENTUCKY BEACH improved again when pulling clear with an unexposed one at Fairyhouse 3 weeks ago and on that performance, he's very much the one to be with. Captain Ryan Matt and Fighting Fit are just a couple of potential threats.