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Horse Form Profile

Age: 8 years

Owner: John P McManus

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

1

29th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 80y

17:25 Punchestown

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11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Both chase wins have come at Navan, notably 2m5f Listed handicap in December off 144 (soft-to-heavy); Cheltenham run put a line through as badly hampered early on, but recent Grade 2 Fairyhouse effort was a lacklustre one; cheekpieces now reached for and joint top-weight has a bit to prove.

25/1

5th

5

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 180y

16:20 Fairyhouse

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11st 4lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Won his bumper here; both chase wins have come at Navan; won a 20.5f Listed handicap chase on testing ground there off 144 in December; disappointed when third-favourite for the Plate Handicap at Cheltenham; better than that and has a good chance at the weights; can't be discounted.

7/1

2

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

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11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

His campaigns can be short and not always sweet but he's had some excuses since making a sparkling chase debut at Navan (2m1f, yielding) in late 2024, including when returning with some mucus in a nostril in the Galway Plate last July; right back on his game when confidently ridden to win at Navan (about 2m4f, soft to heavy) in December, despite suffering some interference, and his best days could still lie ahead.

11/2

1st

2

6th Dec 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 150y

14:17 Navan

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11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Bright start over fences when landing a 2m1f beginners' here a year ago; jumping let him down somewhat in Graded company afterwards and again on return in 2m6f Galway Plate in late July; questions to answer and Walsh prefers Inthepocket.

7/2

16th

8

30th Jul 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

18:40 Galway

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11st 7lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Bright start over fences when landing a beginners' event at Navan last November; jumping let him down somewhat in a Grade 1 at Sandown in December; made a bad mistake at the last when no match for the subsequent Brown Advisory winner Lecky Watson at Punchestown in January; never counted in a Grade 1 at Fairyhouse; little mileage on the clock, respected

7/1