Barberstown Castle Chase (Grade 3) – Naas

Naas

15:02

Barberstown Castle Chase (Grade 3)

Date 2025-11-09

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €22,125

Winning Time 4m 6.00s (slow by 14.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Only By Night (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	4/1	Won
2nd	Champ Kiely (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	16/5	0.1
3rd	Ile Atlantique (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	9/4	17
4th	Gaelic Arc (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	400/1	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Inthepocket (GB) Mark Walsh · Henry De Bromhead	7/4F

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Inthepocket Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mark Walsh T:Henry De Bromhead	155	—	/2/13-	149	153	133	308d	—	—	+5	38.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Career has been marred by interruption, jumped badly here in January, race conditions suit
1	Champ Kiely Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	168	—	14131-	158	159	128	194d	—	—	+27	54.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Ended last term on a high note, trip-versatile but realistically more of a stayer
2	Ile Atlantique Brown J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	t	115UF-	153	158	128	194d	—	—	+14	34.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Jumping lapses spoiled last year's campaign, begins the new season with plenty to prove
3	Only By Night Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	157	—	11122-	148	162	155	192d	—	—	+33	47	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Progressive last season, 3-5 over fences, needs to find a bit more to beat the geldings
4	Gaelic Arc Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	155	—	20P048	122	144	132	21d	—	—	+17	18.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Has a 2-26 record over fences, out of form in recent months, out of his depth here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Inthepocket	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Champ Kiely	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Ile Atlantique	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Only By Night	5/1	9/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Gaelic Arc	300/1	150/1	200/1	150/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Champ Kiely

54.4

OR: 27 Form: 19.1 Odds: 8.3

9/4

2nd

Only By Night

OR: 24.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Inthepocket

38.9

OR: 24.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

Ile Atlantique

34.4

OR: 25.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Gaelic Arc

18.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Champ Kiely	158	159	128
Ile Atlantique	153	158	128
Inthepocket	149	153	133
Only By Night	148	162	155
Gaelic Arc	122	144	132

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