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Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

2m 6f 41y
19 runners

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Runners: 19 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Pourquoi Poi 9 days

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Paul W Flynn

Form: 8-63B3 BF

OR: 97

RPR: 103

TS: 96

W: 11st 12lb

Age: 5 yo Gelding

Form

Holds a definite chance after a recent third placing at Sligo, cheekpieces may help

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Smackwater Jack 36 days

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: Mrs Denise Foster

Form: 70-913 D

OR: 96

RPR: 104

TS: 92

W: 11st 11lb

Age: 12 yo Gelding

Form

Veteran was a long way out of the handicap for Punchestown win, solid display at Kilbeggan

Fool Me Once 74 days

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Form: 05P0-0

OR: 95

RPR: 110

TS: 92

W: 11st 10lb

Age: 6 yo Gelding

Form

Has looked badly out of form in two 2026 races, maiden, placed three times from 15 starts

Joshua Chamberlain 69 days

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Gerard Keane

Form: 6515/0

OR: 95

RPR: 76

TS: 24

W: 11st 10lb

Age: 9 yo Gelding

Form

Won at Tramore in 2023, down the field at Punchestown after a very long absence

Rushford 715 days

J: Harry Sexton

T: Thomas R Hughes

Form: 9/P5P/

OR: 90

W: 11st 5lb

Age: 7 yo Gelding

Form

Two Flat wins in 2022, poor Flat form after long absence

Shell Be Kept 19 days

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brian M McMahon

Form: 3P0-06

OR: 90

RPR: 92

TS: 102

W: 11st 5lb

Age: 6 yo Filly

Form

Fair placed form in points, has a modest record on the track, needs to raise her game

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Whiskey Serenade 17 days

J: Mr E Finegan

T: Thomas Coyle

Form: 97-062

OR: 90

RPR: 104

TS: 88

W: 11st 5lb

Age: 6 yo Mare

Form

Shaped promisingly at Bellewstown on first run for this stable, could provide the solution

Yolandas Star 36 days

J: Mr J M Halford

T: Edward F Power

Form: 083

OR: 90

RPR: 96

TS: 77

W: 11st 5lb

Age: 6 yo Mare

Form

Improved display when third over 2m at Kilbeggan last time, this trip may not be ideal

Stumblin In 19 days

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: Jack Doyle

Form: 070-60 D

OR: 87

RPR: 103

TS: 95

W: 11st 2lb

Age: 7 yo Mare

Form

Won a 2m6f Tramore handicap hurdle in April last year, fair run on penultimate start

Strong Contender 36 days

J: J J Slevin

T: Norman Lee

Form: 3F0-07

OR: 81

RPR: 100

TS: 90

W: 10st 10lb

Age: 5 yo Filly

Form

Beaten around 10l in seventh at Kilbeggan in her first handicap, open to improvement

Granlahan 11 days

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Adrian McGuinness

Form: -833U3

OR: 85

RPR: 104

TS: 80

W: 10st 9lb

Age: 4 yo Gelding

Form

Has reached the money in three of his last four races, one of the more appealing runners

Jolly Potter 67 days

J: Conor Smithers

T: James Andrew Fahey

Form: 78/0-0

OR: 80

RPR: 77

TS: 46

W: 10st 9lb

Age: 7 yo Gelding

Form

French import who has done nothing to advertise his chance of gaining a breakthrough win

Mollys Dolly 19 days

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: David M O’Brien

Form: PP-560

OR: 74

RPR: 111

TS: 70

W: 10st 3lb

Age: 6 yo Filly

Form

Never in the first four in nine starts over hurdles, not an obvious contender

La Tene 61 days

J: Mr M J Kenneally

T: John Patrick Ryan

Form: P39F-P

OR: 72

RPR: 102

TS: 60

W: 10st 1lb

Age: 8 yo Mare

Form

Has failed to deliver on the promise of a third placing on soft going at Clonmel in March

Lady Aquarelle 19 days

J: Daniel King

T: Thomas Cooper

Form: 09-87P

OR: 72

RPR: 95

TS: 59

W: 10st 1lb

Age: 5 yo Mare

Form

Has failed to reach the first six in six outings in 2026, hard to be confident

Toor Moon 38 days

J: Rian Lane

T: Ms M Flynn

Form: 37-00U

OR: 72

RPR: 107

TS: 85

W: 10st 1lb

Age: 9 yo Gelding

Form

39-race maiden, placed 11 times; unseated in a chase on latest, not a betting proposition

Leis Fein 242 days

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: V T O’Brien

Form: 4P/6P-

OR: 82

RPR: 114

TS: 47

W: 10st 11lb

Age: 11 yo Gelding

Form

First reserve, never in the first three, getting on in years now, hard to make a case

John Storey 100 days

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Form: 6P4PP-

OR: 90

RPR: 99

TS: 60

W: 11st 5lb

Age: 8 yo Gelding

Form

Second reserve, 1-17 over hurdles, pulled up on his only two appearances in 2026

Ladiam 56 days

T: Norman Lee

Form: 237-55

OR: 92

RPR: 108

TS: 89

W: 11st 7lb

Age: 9 yo Mare

Form

Third reserve, two wins at Sligo, has been placed at this venue on four occasions

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Betting Forecast

5/1 Pourquoi Poi, 6/1 Smackwater Jack, 10/1 Fool Me Once, 12/1 Joshua Chamberlain, 20/1 Rushford, 20/1 Shell Be Kept, 9/2 Whiskey Serenade, 8/1 Yolandas Star, 10/1 Stumblin In, 12/1 Strong Contender, 5/1 Granlahan, 25/1 Jolly Potter, 14/1 Mollys Dolly, 16/1 La Tene, 20/1 Lady Aquarelle, 25/1 Toor Moon, Leis Fein, John Storey, Ladiam

Verdict

Given normal progress from her stable debut at Bellewstown, WHISKEY SERENADE has good prospects of a breakthrough win. Likely dangers are Pourquoi Pas and Granlahan, who have a similar profile in respect of recent form that includes placings and a failure to complete the course. The veteran Smackwater Jack retains plenty of ability. [Alan Sweetman]

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