19:35 Kilbeggan

Friday 21 August 2026

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Belvedere House & Gardens Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 6m 35.30s

Charlie Luciano²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 119| C

5/2

Back on the up with C&D win in July and followed it up with a good fourth of 20 in handicap chase at Galway (23f, good to soft) 21 days ago when conceding first run. Expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark.

Form: P0P-414

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A Wave Of The Sea⁶⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽³⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 116| C

9/1

Course winner. 13/2, seventh of 10 in handicap chase here (2½m, good) 67 days ago, going in snatches. Up in trip. Not ruled out from a slipping mark.

Form: 0400-57

Koori Star²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 115

3/1

Fifteen runs since his last win in 2024. Off 4 months but he posted an encouraging ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (2¾m, good to soft) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. Not without interest back chasing over this longer trip.

Form: 24586-9

Ira Hayes^v¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 112

5/1

Fortunate winner of beginners chase at Tramore (2¾m) in April. Has advanced his form since, fourth of 18 in handicap chase at Galway (23f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 301-254

Scalpnagoon^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

6/1

Fairly useful over hurdles and has translated that level to chasing, placing for a sixth time when third of 6 at Wexford (19f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Not out of things on handicap chase debut.

Form: 223423

Granville Street^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Eoin Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 110| C

12/1

Fairly useful winning hurdler but comes here on the back of a poor effort on the Flat in handicap at Galway (1½m, good) 20 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 6/P670-4

Ad Caelum²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106| C| D

9/1

Ended a losing sequence over hurdles here in June but pulled up in handicap at Galway (2¾m, good to soft) 20 days ago. More needed back over fences.

Form: 76315P

The Dara Man^t³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 98| C

14/1

Unreliable sort. In the process of running well (close up) when fell 3 out in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good) 35 days ago. This course scorer needs to back it up.

Form: 6PP-83F

Non-Runners

Ceanndana¹³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: R O'Sullivan J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Charlie Luciano (5/2), Koori Star (3/1), Ira Hayes (5/1), Scalpnagoon (6/1), Ceanndana (6/1), A Wave Of The Sea (9/1), Ad Caelum (9/1), Granville Street (12/1), The Dara Man (14/1)

CHARLIE LUCIANO wasn't seen to ideal effect when fourth in a big-field Galway handicap last time and can quickly resume winning ways off the same mark here. Koori Star could emerge as the chief threat now back chasing after an encouraging ninth on his return over hurdles, although both Ira Hayes and A Wave Of The Sea also need factoring in.