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Saturday 24 January 2026

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Easter Festival April 4th-6th Handicap Chase

5YO plus | 2m 1f 20y | 10 Runners | Turf

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 122

9/4, career best when winning 7-runner novice chase at Limerick (17.6f, heavy) 29 days ago, holding on gamely. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 11/UF31

Glenashling^h,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 117| BF| D

Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 4/1, respectable fifth of 12 in maiden chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Hood back on. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 634255

Soloman Lane¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 116

Eleventh of 13 in handicap chase (20/1) at Punchestown (22.6f, heavy) 13 days ago but did win at Navan prior to that. Back down in trip. Not the most consistent but claims if on a going day.

Form: 325/410

Big Stage^p,t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft, 4/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 29F744

Cappucino²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 112

Promising individual. 7/2, very good second of 9 in novice chase at Tramore (15.8f, soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. More to come over fences and this mark looks very workable.

Form: 60/85B2

Vaureal^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 112| C

Course winner. 9/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.4f, good to soft) 26 days ago, doing too much too soon. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 802017

Fenway Park^p1²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: A McNamara| OR: 110

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft, 25/1) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: P37/080

Mount Frisco⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 104

Twenty runs since last win in 2024. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase (10/1) at Thurles (20.9f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: P52356

Petit King^p²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Byrnes| T: E Cawley| OR: 102

One win from 25 NH runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Below form fourteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Leopardstown (20.7f, good) 27 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 6PP/470

Kilbrin Rocco^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E McCarthy| OR: 100

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 15/8) 16 days ago, well on top finish. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8/05521

Forecasts

Kilbrin Rocco (5/2), Moudan (11/4), Cappucino (4/1), Glenashling (5/1), Big Stage (8/1), Mount Frisco (12/1), Vaureal (14/1), Petit King (20/1), Soloman Lane (20/1), Fenway Park (33/1)

CAPPUCINO showed improved form over fences when second at Tramore on New Year's Day. The winner boosted that form when following up at Naas a week later and Liz Doyle's charge looks well treated now moving into his first handicap over fences. Kilbrin Rocco was well on top at the finish when scoring at Clonmel recently and is second choice ahead of Gordon Elliott's Big Stage.