19:37 Killarney

Monday 11 May 2026

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Thorn Plant Hire Hunters Chase

Off time: 19:39 | Winning time: 6m 10.90s

Journey With Me^t³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D M Christie| OR: 145

11/2

Very smart chaser at best for Henry de Bromhead and proved he's still capable of useful form when beating 4 of these in 2½m Cork hunter 5 weeks ago. Big player if lasting out over this longer trip.

Form: P33331-

Solitary Man³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 136| CD

6/4

Won 3 of 4 starts in points and has a good record here. Ran a moody race behind Journey With Me at Cork but return to this longer trip will be in his favour.

Form: 14119/4-

Bartlemy Boy³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr S Cotter⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael Barry| CD

8/1

Behind 3 of these at Cork prior to winning small-field point. Took this last year and could be in the shake-up.

Form: 1112/56-

Lifetime Ambition¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 139

2/1

Fit from points and hit the frame in another big hunter at Punchestown 10 days ago. Stands out on form with Derek O'Connor booked although this is a quick turnaround and this track probably doesn't play to his strengths (disappointing favourite in this last year).

Form: 21/2334-

Ebenezer Scrooge^t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph M Daly

200/1

Fair hurdler at best in 2023 (not seen under Rules for over 2 years). Winning pointer but little promise of late (latest start May 3).

Form: 55PP77-

Fakiera^b,t¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms N M Bradley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 112

150/1

Winning hurdler but 0-19 over regulation fences and not the force of old. Maiden pointer, unplaced last 4 starts (behind Tullybeg on latest, Apr 25).

Form: 555577-

Gin Coco²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Second to Champion Hunter winner Wonderwall in recent point (Lifetime Ambition third). Interesting hunter debutant.

Form: 2705/22-

Headcorn^t²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss N Lockhead Anderson⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Phillips

100/1

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests on Rules debut in Limerick maiden hunter in December 2024. Dual winning pointer, pulled up last time (Apr 12).

Form: 5522PP-

Jetoile^h,t³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 133

14/1

Winner of the Old Roan at Aintree in October 2023. Fit from points (runner-up to Lifetime Ambition in November) and ran well behind Journey With Me at Cork 5 weeks ago. Not ruled out in change of headgear.

Form: 5/PP553-

Pure Decent²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr W Verling⁽⁷⁾| T: P M Verling

200/1

Winning pointer but has clearly been hard to train and finished well held again in 2 hunters last month.

Form: 6F18/90-

Tullybeg^t¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E M Nugent⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 129| D

25/1

Fairly useful chaser at best for Gordon Elliott but became unreliable. Won second of 2 starts in points since last seen under Rules (Apr 25).

Form: 55/PP11-

What Path^t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian O'Connor| OR: 129

14/1

Won 3 of his 4 starts in points upon leaving Keiran Burke and in the process of exceeding expectations when unlucky to exit in Punchestown cross-country earlier this month (around 3 lengths in fourth and slipped up entering straight, may have been placed).

Form: 21111S-

Non-Runners

Galon De Vauzelle³⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 10

T: P J Rothwell J: Miss P Elvin

Forecasts

Solitary Man (6/4), Lifetime Ambition (2/1), Journey With Me (11/2), Bartlemy Boy (8/1), What Path (14/1), Jetoile (14/1), Gin Coco (18/1), Tullybeg (25/1), Galon De Vauzelle (50/1), Headcorn (100/1), Fakiera (150/1), Ebenezer Scrooge (200/1), Pure Decent (200/1)

JOURNEY WITH ME saw off 4 of these when scoring at Cork 5 weeks ago and is taken to follow up in the hope he stays this longer trip. Lifetime Ambition hit the frame in another major hunter chase at Punchestown and is feared most ahead of Gin Coco.