15:42 Galway

3rd

3

26th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 5f 0y

15:25 Cork

Hartur D’arc

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Thomas Gibney

towards rear of midfield

4/1

2nd

5

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Hartur D’arc

11st 5lb

J: E Walsh

T: Thomas Gibney

raced in second early, pressed leaders halfway

12/1

3rd

4

1st Oct 2023

Yielding

2m 6f 180y

15:00 Killarney

Hartur D’arc

11st 3lb

J: Daniel King

T: Thomas Gibney

Point', bumper and maiden hurdle winner but lacks consistency; below his best again at Listowel last week when raced keenly and needs the hood to help.

12/1

3rd

5

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

12:53 Gowran Park

Clifton Warrior

10st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

midfield, not fluent 1st, headway and in touch with leaders 3rd, went third 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, jumped right last, kept on, no match for first two

2/1

3rd

3

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Clifton Warrior

11st 5lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

prominent, pressed leader halfway

7/2

3

12th May 2023

Yielding

2m 3f 20y

19:55 Kilbeggan

Clifton Warrior

11st 8lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

Dual hurdle winner bounced back from a poor run in that sphere to finish runner-up in beginners' chases at Limerick and Tipperary; steps up in trip today on handicap debut and that should suit, so can be closely involved.

3/1

4th

10

18th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Navan

Spillane’s Tower

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: James Joseph Mangan

The 4th runner for his owner; Naas maiden hurdle winner was then 2nd in a Punchestown novice; returned with a decent 4th in a Galway novice chase (7/4 fav') but will have to improve plenty from that.

28/1

4th

8

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Spillane’s Tower

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: James Joseph Mangan

Progressed into a decent novice hurdler (rated 130) last season, winning 2m3f Naas maiden and best effort final start when clear second to a smart sort in strongly-run 2m novice at Punchestown festival in April; seemingly the pick of the McManus trio here on jockey bookings for chase debut.

100/30

2nd

6

28th Apr 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

19:10 Punchestown

Spillane’s Tower

11st 12lb

J: L P Dempsey

T: James Joseph Mangan

Unseated early at Cork last time but won a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Naas on his penultimate start; not sure to appreciate return to this trip on quicker ground; owner's second-string.

12/1

9th

4

18th Nov 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Navan

Hands Of Gold

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: A L T Moore

One of five runners for his owner; won a Gowran maiden and Naas novice hurdle last season; beaten 16l in a Galway novice chase on return and has to improve loads on that.

33/1

5th

4

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Hands Of Gold

11st 5lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: A L T Moore

A 128-rated hurdler who ended last season on a progressive note with Gowran maiden on testing ground before landing 2m3f Naas novice on yielding; type to make a chaser and respected on debut.

11/2

7th

4

12th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 3f 0y

15:42 Naas

Hands Of Gold

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: A L T Moore

Improving sort won a Gowran maiden on testing ground before a C&D novice win on yielding; however, likely he has to improve now entering h'caps.

7/1

3rd

3

6th Dec 2023

Soft

1m 7f 212y

Class 4

15:07 Ludlow

Steppenwolf

11st 9lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Completing has been a challenge in his brief chasing career to date (0-5) but he's a winning hurdler and this is his first handicap in this discipline; as his Irish stable's only runner on the card he's by no means dismissed.

5/2

0

9

11th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

12:20 Gowran Park

Steppenwolf

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

midfield, mistake and unseated 9th

4/1

6th

9

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Steppenwolf

11st 5lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gavin Cromwell

Limited enough (rated 106) over hurdles and has failed to complete on two of three attempts chasing including early faller here early this month; hard to make a case for.

33/1

6th

8

12th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Naas

Snake Oil

11st 12lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Barry Connell

Restricted campaign for 8yo, winning 2m4f Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in early 2022 but race effectively ended with blunder three out when favourite in handicap at Galway festival; well beaten in consecutive years at latter venue in 2m2f novice chases, last month weakening quickly from last; tongue tie now fitted and hard to fancy.

25/1

7th

7

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Snake Oil

11st 5lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Barry Connell

Restricted campaign for 8yo, winning 2m4f Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in early 2022 but race effectively ended with blunder three out when favourite in handicap at Galway festival; absent since disappointing chasing debut in this event last year, none too fluent and fading tamely run-in on testing ground; runs well fresh and can't rule out but hard to be confident in.

9/2

4th

7

29th Oct 2022

Soft

2m 2f 54y

14:53 Galway

Snake Oil

11st 5lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Barry Connell

Off the track for over a year but came back well early this year, readily landing a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse in April; handicap hurdle failure here in July can be explained by bad mistake three out; hard to be confident in view of a history of training issues but stable having fine season.

3/1

8th

6

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Pour Pavore

11st 5lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: Gavin Cromwell

Three hurdle wins include here two years ago; two chase runs in the spring were modest and looks a more likely type for handicaps in due course.

20/1

8th

9

12th May 2023

Yielding

2m 3f 20y

19:20 Kilbeggan

Pour Pavore

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Three-time hurdle winner is rated 119 in that sphere; well beaten on chasing debut at Down Royal and has to improve significantly.

18/1

4th

6

1st May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 150y

15:20 Down Royal

Pour Pavore

11st 12lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gavin Cromwell

midfield, pushed along and detached before 3 out, left in modest fourth 2 out, never dangerous

8/1

0

3

16th Nov 2023

Soft

1m 7f 131y

12:55 Punchestown

Battle It Out

11st 5lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

towards rear, headway halfway, keeping on and in touch with leaders when fell heavily 2 out

12/1

9th

2

28th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 2f 54y

15:42 Galway

Battle It Out

11st 5lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

A 116-rated hurdler who got off the mark on final start last season when odds-on in ordinary 2m4f Cork maiden on heavy in March; type to do better still over fences but owner runs two others here so market likely informative.

14/1

1st

1

23rd Mar 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:40 Cork

Battle It Out

11st 12lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

prominent in chasing group, went second after 6th, led 3 out, pushed along when faced challenge after 2 out, ridden briefly and kept on well run-in, pushed out

1/4