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Sunday 18 October 2026

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BOYLE Sports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 6m 4.80s

1^st

Kings Hill

710-12

11/1

T: P J GilliganJ: Danny Gilligan

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5 out and clear of remainder after 3 out, pushed along in close 2nd 2 out where not fluent and left in clear lead, ridden out run-in, stayed on well op 9/1

2^nd

Littlefoot

810-4

12/1

T: M A MolloyJ: Daniel King

Held up towards rear, not fluent 5 out, 6th 3 out, ridden in moderate 3rd approaching straight, no impression when mistake and left moderate 2nd 2 out, no threat to winner, kept on one pace op 16/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Iceberg Theory

710-4

6/1

T: P NolanJ: Jordan Gainford

Mid-division, never a factor, towards rear when pushed along 11th, slow and not fluent next, 10th when slow 3 out, moderate 4th when left moderate 3rd and mistake 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace op 9/2

4^th

3 ¾

A Wave Of The Sea

1010-1

9/2j

T: J P BroderickJ: Charlie O'Dwyer (3)

Towards rear, slight mistake 11th, not fluent 3 out and reminder, ridden in moderate 8th entering straight, moderate 6th when jumped big 2 out, kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 4/1

5^th

2 ½

French Dynamite

1111-9

11/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Mr J Dunne (7)

Mid-division on inner, not fluent 5th, 5th 3 out, soon pushed along and no impression, left moderate 4th 2 out, ridden and no extra before last op 10/1

6^th

2 ½

Hermino AA

910-0

14/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Tom Kelly (7)

Held up in touch, slight mistake 1st, tracked leaders after next, slight mistake 4th and not fluent 8th, 5th halfway, 4th when bad mistake 11th, pushed along in moderate 4th entering straight, no extra op 22/1

7^th

7 ½

Positive Thinker

910-0

33/1

T: M J McDonaghJ: Cian Quirke

Tracked leaders, 4th when slight mistakes 8th and 9th, pushed along before next, slight mistake 4 out, weakened after 3 out tchd 25/1

8^th

Meet And Greet

1010-4

15/2

T: O McKiernanJ: Phillip Enright

Always towards rear, never a factor, bad mistake 6th, pushed along 4 out, weakened after next op 7/1 tchd 8/1

9^th

9 ½

Weveallbeencaught

910-10

5/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Danny Mullins

Held up in touch, jumped big 1st, not fluent 2nd, soon improved to track leaders and disputed from 3rd, headed halfway and raced in 2nd, mistake 11th, 3rd when not fluent 5 out, mistake 3 out, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, weakened op 13/2 tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Anyway

811-2

9/2j

T: D BuddsJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, slow and joined 3rd, led again halfway, not fluent 5 out, clear with one rival after 3 out, pushed along with narrow advantage when fell 2 out op 7/2

Look To The West

810-11

12/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Sean Flanagan

Towards rear, not fluent 2nd and soon mid-division, dropped to rear when slight mistake 10th, weakened, pulled up before 4 out

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Non-Runners

Bossofthebrownies²⁶⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: M F Morris J: Josh Williamson

Uhavemeinstitches¹⁶⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: J Motherway J: Harry Cobden

Prophet's Corner¹⁹⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: Sean Allen J: Reserve 1

Sportinthepark²³⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: Sam Ewing

Stumptown²²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Mint Boy⁵¹⁰

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Eoin Staples

Will Do²⁴

Weight: 10-4| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Eoghan Finegan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.00Pl:€2.60, €3.60, €2.80EX:€170.40Trifecta:€964.50Tricast:€878.19SF:€135.48

Forecasts

A Wave Of The Sea (9/2), Bossofthebrownies (9/2), Anyway (9/2), Weveallbeencaught (5/1), Iceberg Theory (6/1), Uhavemeinstitches (6/1), Meet And Greet (15/2), Sportinthepark (10/1), Kings Hill (11/1), French Dynamite (11/1), Littlefoot (12/1), Look To The West (12/1), Stumptown (12/1), Hermino AA (14/1), Prophet's Corner (16/1), Mint Boy (20/1), Will Do (20/1), Positive Thinker (33/1)

UHAVEMEINSTITCHES gets the nod in another ultra-competitive renewal of this race. A Wave of The Sea could well make it a 1-2 for JP McManus, with very useful novice chaser Bossofthebrownies also feared. Weveallbeencaught, Iceberg Theory and Sportinthepark are other notable contenders.

UHAVEMEINSTITCHES (IRE)
A WAVE OF THE SEA (IRE)
BOSSOFTHEBROWNIES (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

French Dynamite

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 10

J: Patrick M O'Brien | T: E McNamara

16/1

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €9,999.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00