17:00 Tramore

Sunday 19 April 2026

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West Waterford Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 51.80s

Nas Na Riogh^p¹⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser but has a patchy record, below form when last seen in November. Cheekpieces back on for return and probably vulnerable.

Form: 3-36640

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Torquay Road⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins| OR: 117

5/2

Back-to-back winner over hurdles earlier this season and improved when third in maiden at Down Royal on chase bow on Boxing Day. Heavy ground a possible excuse at Fairyhouse since.

Form: 117436

In The Trenches^p¹²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

15/2

Long-standing maiden. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Navan (2m) 113 days ago. That was a rare below-par effort though so no surprise to see him bounce back after a break.

Form: 22F228

Kotkito Bello^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Tiernan Power Roche| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 112| D

9/2

Typically made running/jumped fluently to land a hat-trick in 2m handicap hurdle at Thurles in December (also made winning start over fences there in October). Did too much too soon when pulled up in 2m handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse last time and a likely player back chasing off handy-looking mark.

Form: 31115P

Splashing Out^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 110| D

10/1

Fairly useful over hurdles at best but only eighth in 17.8f handicap at Downpatrick 21 days ago having also been disappointing over fences following victory at Downpatrick in October.

Form: 6-1P768

Soldante²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Eoin Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 104| CD

17/2

Not disgraced on his first run for 14 months when a fading fourth of 8 in novice chase at Clonmel (2m, heavy) on debut over fences 24 days ago. This fairly useful winning hurdler can build on it on his handicap chase debut.

Form: 59/7P6-4

A Snow White Park²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 102| D

12/1

A 2m novice hurdles winner on debut at Ballinrobe in May but has gone wrong way since and she has plenty to prove now going chasing.

Form: 1685P9

Kilbrin Rocco^t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Gary Noonan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 99| D

6/1

Improved when winning 2m handicap chase at Clonmel in January but well below that form at Thurles and Limerick since. More needed.

Form: 552195

Non-Runners

Icare D'aubrelle²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: T Cooper J: Jack Kennedy

Marelly¹⁹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: Dylan Robinson

Forecasts

Torquay Road (5/2), Marelly (3/1), Nas Na Riogh (9/2), Kotkito Bello (9/2), Kilbrin Rocco (6/1), In The Trenches (15/2), Icare D'aubrelle (8/1), Soldante (17/2), Splashing Out (10/1), A Snow White Park (12/1)

A few with chances but it could pay to side with KOTKITO BELLO who wasn't seen to best effect when pulled up at Fairyhouse last time out and reverts to chasing on a lenient mark having been kept hurdling since making a winning debut over fences at Thurles in October. Marelly could emerge as the main threat on the back of a good recent Limerick second, while the reliable In The Trenches and handicap debutant Torquay Road can also have a say.