Racing Again Friday May 16th Beginners Chase – Kilbeggan

Kilbeggan

19:25

Racing Again Friday May 16th Beginners Chase

Date 2025-04-25

Distance 2m6f120y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Ho My Lord Grey J:Jody McGarvey T:Padraig Roche	J:Jody McGarvey T:Padraig Roche	166	—	2U5-26	-	122	81	132d	—	—	-21	9.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Flat/hurdles winner, has run in smart company over fences, capable of holding his own here
R16	Killaney King Brown J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	h	56-722	-	-	-	69d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second reserve, fair 122-rated maiden hurdler with three seconds to his name, chase debut
3	Fenway Park Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	-135P3	-	-	-	88d	—	—	-6	9.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has failed to build on a maiden hurdle win, still a young horse, could pay his way chasing
6	Heliko Conti Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	166	—	607283	-	124	72	39d	—	—	-2	8.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Only 1-17 over hurdles but not a bad sort, has an edge over Grand Soir on Wexford running
10	John The Diva Bay J:Phillip Enright T:M A Cahill	J:Phillip Enright T:M A Cahill	166	—	-3U251	110	115	93	48d	—	—	+23	29.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Narrow winner of a 2m4f handicap hurdle last time, fair form over fences, more needed now
4	Grand Soir Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	166	p	/3-F04	124	120	34	39d	—	—	+16	22.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Useful 131-rated hurdler, 4 3/4l behind Heliko Conti in a chase at Wexford last month
5	Happy Jacky Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Mark Fahey	J:Ricky Doyle T:Mark Fahey	166	—	511527	-	-	-	166d	—	—	+4	10.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Six-time hurdles winner at up to 3m, doubts raised by four previous chase efforts
2	Beau Walking Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Donagh Meyler T:Mrs John Harrington	166	tp	85B0P8	107	112	81	29d	—	—	+11	15.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Placed five times over hurdles; modest chase form, soundly beaten in a handicap on latest
13	Solly Attwell Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Cian Collins	J:Jordan Gainford T:Cian Collins	166	—	3-13B3	-	111	-	262d	—	—	-1	3.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Fair handicap hurdle form, lacks a recent outing, placed form in points early in career
11	Luimneach Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Desmond McDonogh	J:Simon Torrens T:Desmond McDonogh	166	h	523949	-	114	44	29d	—	—	0	2.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two wins over hurdles, badly hampered two out on chase debut, may need more experience
9	Jeriko De Baune Grey J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	166	—	566067	-	96	-	39d	—	—	-2	0.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two wins over hurdles, stays well, jumping was untidy at Wexford on his first chase start
14	Wrecking Ball Paul Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Paul Mulligan	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Paul Mulligan	166	t	7-40P4	-	107	56	12d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Minor Flat winner, 1-14 over hurdles, needs to jump better than on recent chase debut
R15	Cloughroe Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	552770	91	89	44	258d	—	—	+11	12.1	31.25/1	125/1 1%
First reserve, lacks a recent run, nothing to suggest he can feature in this grade
NR	Alpesh Amin Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	166	—	3210-P	-	-	-	62d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Fair hurdler at best but pulled up on first run after a break, makes chasing debut
NR	Heroes Rise Brown J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	482342	-	125	108	26d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Beaten favourite on chasing debut at Downpatrick, improvement on the cards over this trip
NR	Pride Of Place Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:E Bolger	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:E Bolger	166	—	839-U0	-	100	41	5d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Hampered and unseated on chase debut, 100-1 when in rear at Cork last Sunday
NR	One Way Traffic Bay J:TBC T:Oliver McKiernan	J: T:Oliver McKiernan	166	—	F0668-	-	-	-	437d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Third reserve, ordinary form over hurdles, absent since tailed off in a chase last season

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ho My Lord	15/8	15/8	2/1
Killaney King	9/2	9/2	9/2
Fenway Park	9/2	9/2	9/2
Heliko Conti	13/2	13/2	7/1
John The Diva	12/1	11/1	12/1
Grand Soir	12/1	12/1	12/1
Happy Jacky	12/1	12/1	12/1
Beau Walking	16/1	16/1	16/1
Solly Attwell	20/1	20/1	20/1
Luimneach	40/1	33/1	33/1
Jeriko De Baune	50/1	22/1	40/1
Wrecking Ball Paul	66/1	40/1	50/1
Cloughroe	125/1	100/1	100/1
Alpesh Amin	-	-	-
Heroes Rise	-	-	-
Pride Of Place	-	-	-
One Way Traffic	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

John The Diva

29.4

OR: 15 Form: 12.7 Odds: 1.7

12/1

2nd

Grand Soir

22.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

12/1

3rd

Beau Walking

15.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Cloughroe

12.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Happy Jacky

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Ho My Lord

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

2/1

Fenway Park

9.3

OR: 0 Form: 4.9 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Heliko Conti

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Heroes Rise

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 0

—

Killaney King

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Solly Attwell

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Luimneach

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Jeriko De Baune

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Wrecking Ball Paul

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Alpesh Amin

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Pride Of Place

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

One Way Traffic

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grand Soir	124	120	34
John The Diva	110	115	93
Beau Walking	107	112	81
Cloughroe	91	89	44
Ho My Lord	—	122	81
Killaney King	—	—	—
Fenway Park	—	—	—
Heliko Conti	—	124	72
Happy Jacky	—	—	—
Solly Attwell	—	111	—
Luimneach	—	114	44
Jeriko De Baune	—	96	—
Wrecking Ball Paul	—	107	56
Alpesh Amin	—	—	—
Heroes Rise	—	125	108
Pride Of Place	—	100	41
One Way Traffic	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pride Of Place	5d ago	Quick return
Wrecking Ball Paul	12d ago	Quick return
Heroes Rise	26d ago	Fit
Beau Walking	29d ago	Fit
Luimneach	29d ago	Fit
Heliko Conti	39d ago	Fit
Grand Soir	39d ago	Fit
Jeriko De Baune	39d ago	Fit
John The Diva	48d ago	Fresh
Alpesh Amin	62d ago	Fresh
Killaney King	69d ago	Fresh
Fenway Park	88d ago	Fresh
Ho My Lord	132d ago	Long break
Happy Jacky	166d ago	Long break
Cloughroe	258d ago	Long break
Solly Attwell	262d ago	Long break
One Way Traffic	437d ago	Long break