20:05 Kilbeggan
Friday 21 August 2026
All16:5617:3218:0518:3519:0519:3520:05
John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race
- 4YO plus | 2m | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 11 Runners | Turf
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
€9,000 3-y-o, Poet's Word gelding. Closely related to 1m winner Yellow Bear. Dam 6f/7f winner. Third only outing in points (March 2025) and one to keep an eye on in the betting ahead of bumper debut.
Sent off 150/1 and showed nothing when last of 17 in bumper at Cork (2¼m, good to soft) on debut 18 days ago.
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Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Inch House (2¾m-3m winner, by Ocovango). Fell sole start in points back in May 2025 but requires a close look in the betting starting out under Rules in an ordinary-looking bumper.
Showed a bit more than on debut when seventh of 14 in bumper at Kilbeggan (2m, good, 80/1) in June. However, failed to repeat that effort at Ballinrobe the following month.
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Blue Bresil gelding who was backed but finished well held in 3-y-o hurdle at Leopardstown on debut in December and fared no better in a Galway bumper 7 months on.
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€2,000 Hillstar half-brother to dual bumper winner Ellen Kelly. Much improved from debut when fourth of 13 in 17f bumper at Galway last month and this looks easier.
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Gustav Klimt gelding. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 8.5f). Makes little appeal on paper but yard does have some success in this sphere. so a precautionary market check is advised.
A cheap purchase who went with no promise in a small-field bumper at Galway (2m) 19 days ago.
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Fell sole start in points (March 2025) and was too free to achieve anything in a Wexford bumper last month. Fitting of a hood needs to make a big difference.
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Exceeded expectations to some tune back in this sphere when third in 12-runner event at Wexford (17f, good, 66/1) 14 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Leading chance if reproducing that.
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Pulled up in both points and offered nothing in a Killarney bumper on Rules debut last month. Cheekpieces quickly reached for.
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Forecasts
Baymount (11/8), Hill Silver (5/2), In Around Thehouse (7/1), Bellahill (7/1), Lone Ash Lad (8/1), Long Story (20/1), Ddakji (25/1), Reafadda (33/1), A Quest For Cognac (50/1), Blackwood Joe (100/1), No Brainer (100/1)
An ordinary-looking bumper with a chance taken on BELLAHILL, who finished third on his only outing in points and has joined a yard more than capable of readying one in this sphere. Baymount had the benefit of an enterprising ride when third at Wexford a fortnight ago but still leads the way on form ahead of Hill Silver. In Around Thehouse is another Rules newcomer to monitor closely in the betting.
Prize Money
1st: €6,601.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €551.005th: €330.006th: €220.00
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