12:40 Tramore

Thursday 1 January 2026

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Jimmy Shanahan Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:43 | Winning time: 4m 19.9s

1^st

Captain Ryan Matt

611-8

13/8j

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leader, 2nd before 5th, improved to lead 4 out, asserted and clear before last, kept on well run-in, very easily Mkt1: op 5/2 tchd 2/1; Mkt2 op 7/4

2^nd

Beautiful Chaos

810-6

22/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Danny Gilligan

Towards rear, 7th before 5th, headway after 2 out, stayed on into 2nd before last, no impression on clear leader, one paced in moderate 2nd run-in Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 25/1

3^rd

Jupiter Du Gite

711-8

17/2

T: T HoganJ: Cian Quirke

Close up, 3rd before 5th, improved to 2nd after 4 out, dropped to 3rd and no impression on clear leader before last, no extra in moderate 3rd before last where not fluent Mkt1: op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 10/1

4^th

3 ¼

Duke Otto

810-11

25/1

T: P J FlynnJ: Gary Noonan (3)

Rear, 10th before 5th, under pressure in 8th after 2 out, soon headway, stayed on in moderate 4th closing stages, never nearer Mkt1: op 33/1 tchd 40/1

5^th

Fighting Fit

1111-7

11/1

T: J P DempseyJ: Luke Dempsey

In touch, 4th before 5th, niggled along after 2 out, soon no impression, kept on in moderate 5th closing stages, no threat Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 14/1; Mkt2 op 12/1

6^th

4 ¾

Kentucky Beach

611-4

13/8j

T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (3)

Led, ran off bend before 4 out where headed, dropped to 3rd after 4 out, no impression on leaders 2 out, lost place and weakened before last Mkt1: op 7/4 tchd 2/1; Mkt2 op 7/4 tchd 13/8

7^th

My Gaffer

811-4

12/1

T: J P RyanJ: Michael Kenneally (7)

Rear of mid-division, niggled along after 1st, 5th before 5th, dropped to 7th 3 out where slight mistake, weakened before last Mkt1: op 25/1 tchd 16/1; Mkt2 op 14/1

8^th

Black Soul

711-5

40/1

T: Conor HoulihanJ: Mr S P Queally (7)

Rear, 8th before 5th, under pressure after 2 out, soon weakened Mkt1: op 28/1 tchd 25/1 and tchd 40/1

Also Ran

Icare D'aubrelle

811-12

8/1

T: T CooperJ: Eoin Staples (7)

Towards rear, 6th before 5th, took closer order after 5th, no impression after 2 out, weakened and pulled up before last Mkt1: op 7/1 tchd 9/1

Toofareastiswest

1010-13

80/1

T: A O'GradyJ: John Aherne (7)

Mid-division, dropped to 9th before 5th, in rear before 3 out where detached, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last Mkt1: tchd 100/1

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Luminous Light³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: A McCann J: Sean Flanagan

Ellaat³⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 10

T: Ian O'Connor J: Danny Mullins

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.80Pl:€1.30, €5.50, €3.30EX:€52.20Trifecta:€70.10Tricast:€264.55SF:€42.22

Forecasts

Captain Ryan Matt (13/8), Kentucky Beach (13/8), Luminous Light (11/2), Icare D'aubrelle (8/1), Jupiter Du Gite (17/2), Fighting Fit (11/1), My Gaffer (12/1), Ellaat (16/1), Beautiful Chaos (22/1), Duke Otto (25/1), Black Soul (40/1), Toofareastiswest (80/1)

KENTUCKY BEACH improved again when pulling clear with an unexposed one at Fairyhouse 3 weeks ago and on that performance, he's very much the one to be with. Captain Ryan Matt and Fighting Fit are just a couple of potential threats.

KENTUCKY BEACH (FR)
CAPTAIN RYAN MATT (IRE)
FIGHTING FIT

Previous Winners

2025

Rockbrook

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 8

J: Aidan Kelly | T: P J Rothwell

9/2

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00