Racing Again On The 27th November Handicap Hurdle

Thurles

15:10

Date 2025-11-20

Distance 1m7f169y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 3m 59.90s (slow by 19.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hillstar Blues (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Sean Aherne	25/1	Won
2nd	Freddie Robdal (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	12/1	0.1
3rd	Chemdawg (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	25/1	5.5
4th	No Big Deal (IRE) Eoin Staples · Charles O'Brien	9/2	2.5
5th	Struck Oil (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	85/40F	3.25
6th	Dontdooddson (FR) Philip Donovan · Darren Collins	25/1	0.3
7th	Bringsty (GB) Conor Stone-Walsh · Noel C Kelly	16/1	0.1
8th	Getaway Henry (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Daniel Joseph O'Leary	7/1	1.75
9th	Bowgate Street (IRE) Danny Gilligan · M Flannery	11/1	1.25
10th	Destivelle (IRE) Simon Torrens · Ciaran Murphy	5/1	.75
11th	Royal Time (IRE) James Smith · Shane Crawley	33/1	2
12th	Centaq (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · Dermot A McLoughlin	8/1	2.25
13th	Chesterbaylad (IRE) Harry Sexton · Ms Helen P Markham	25/1	1
14th	Answering (IRE) Mr D Doyle · Timothy Doyle	40/1	12
15th	Moulane West (IRE) J J Slevin · Mark Michael McNiff	50/1	7.5
16th	Mayo For Sam (IRE) Cian Quirke · M Flannery	66/1	6
17th	Slea Head (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · Peter Maher	50/1	24

Runners (21)

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
4	Struck Oil Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	163	t	70-007	95	100	50	21d	—	—	-10	20.6	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Hampered in both handicaps so there may well be improvement to come; tongue-tie tried
1	No Big Deal Bay J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Charles O'Brien	J:Eoin Staples(7) T:Charles O'Brien	167	t	40-321	99	99	96	28d	—	0W/0P 1 run	0	17.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Deserved Clonmel win last month but 6lb rise makes this tough enough.
12	Destivelle Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Simon Torrens T:Ciaran Murphy	150	tv	0-0031	82	102	85	21d	—	—	-3	12.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Likes it here, up 9lb for last month's 6l win over Getaway Henry but should go well
11	Getaway Henry Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Daniel Joseph O'Leary	J:Donagh Meyler T:Daniel Joseph O'Leary	151	b	460542	83	104	95	21d	—	—	+6	16.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Last month's C&D 2nd to Destivelle his best run for a while; same mark so has his chance
8	Bowgate Street Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:M Flannery	J:Danny Gilligan T:M Flannery	155	t	760355	87	105	92	27d	—	—	+5	13	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Most recently fair fifth when attempting repeat Sligo win last month; more needed
10	Centaq Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	152	—	674229	84	103	90	35d	—	—	+9	16.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Best at Downpatrick; nowhere near as effective over today's C&D last month, jumping left
5	Freddie Robdal Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	161	t	71-546	93	97	91	102d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Better chaser unable to exploit lower hurdles mark over the summer; may need this
9	Bringsty Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Noel C Kelly	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Noel C Kelly	155	—	-70635	87	105	84	41d	—	—	+7	13	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Five-time Flat winner is 0-9 hurdling, penultimate Killarney third would give him claims
17	Dontdooddson Bay J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Darren Collins	J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Darren Collins	143	—	501479	75	104	94	57d	—	—	+7	10.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Wexford winner in July but too keen of late; others look more likely
7	Hillstar Blues Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	160	—	8-0540	92	101	88	55d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+8	11.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Handicap debut run at Listowel leaves him with lots to find
14	Chemdawg Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	147	b	0074-3	79	99	64	—	—	—	+8	11.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Last month's Flat comeback run should have brought her on and blinkers now tried
R19	Royal Time Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Shane Crawley	J:James Smith(5) T:Shane Crawley	162	t	280-30	94	101	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	—	+8	12	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Returned last month and well held in both attempts chasing; seems an unlikely one; reserve
13	Chesterbaylad Bay J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Ms Helen P Markham	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:Ms Helen P Markham	148	—	-5098P	80	103	89	21d	—	—	+5	8.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Not easy to see where improvement is to come from unless soft ground suits
6	Moulane West Bay J:J J Slevin T:Mark Michael McNiff	J:J J Slevin T:Mark Michael McNiff	161	t	185479	93	103	100	27d	—	—	+8	11.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Shot up the handicap after Sligo win in May, remains opposable off this mark
2	Answering Bay J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle	166	t	-098UP	98	104	79	21d	—	—	+10	12.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
C&D maiden winner but struggling to make an impact in handicaps; tongue-tie now tried
16	Mayo For Sam Bay J:Cian Quirke T:M Flannery	J:Cian Quirke T:M Flannery	146	—	009-00	78	101	57	44d	—	—	+5	7.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
0-5 hurdling, well held at Galway latest; needs to improve plenty and wants better ground
18	Slea Head Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Peter Maher	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Peter Maher	140	—	000580	72	93	63	101d	—	—	+4	6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Moderate effort when last seen in August at Ballinrobe; hard to make a case for
NR	Spring Evening Bay J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:Yvonne Latta	J:Michael Kenneally(7) T:Yvonne Latta	165	—	4/09-	97	100	-	—	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Back from the Flat; worth a market watch in first handicap hurdle on ground he handles
NR	Glory Sky Chestnut J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	146	b	000-77	78	100	88	35d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Fair effort over C&D last month but needs to improve plenty; blinkers replace cheekpieces
NR	La Tulipe Noire Bay J:TBC T:Aengus King	J: T:Aengus King	152	p	00P9-P	84	91	48	—	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Progressive Flat handicapper of late; player if transferring that improvement; reserve
NR	Nobody Bay J:TBC T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J: T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	151	h	S800-0	83	96	70	190d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Moderate form under both codes; absent since May and seems best watched

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Struck Oil	9/4	11/4	9/4
No Big Deal	4/1	4/1	4/1
Destivelle	9/2	9/2	9/2
Getaway Henry	15/2	15/2	7/1
Bowgate Street	10/1	9/1	9/1
Centaq	10/1	9/1	17/2
Freddie Robdal	16/1	14/1	12/1
Bringsty	18/1	16/1	14/1
Dontdooddson	28/1	25/1	20/1
Hillstar Blues	28/1	25/1	22/1
Chemdawg	33/1	25/1	28/1
Royal Time	33/1	28/1	25/1
Chesterbaylad	40/1	33/1	33/1
Moulane West	40/1	33/1	28/1
Answering	50/1	40/1	40/1
Mayo For Sam	66/1	50/1	50/1
Slea Head	66/1	50/1	50/1
Spring Evening	-	-	-
Glory Sky	-	-	-
La Tulipe Noire	-	-	-
Nobody	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Struck Oil

20.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

11/4

2nd

No Big Deal

17.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Centaq

16.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 6 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Getaway Henry

16.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Bowgate Street

OR: 9.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Bringsty

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Answering

12.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Destivelle

12.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Freddie Robdal

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Royal Time

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Moulane West

11.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Spring Evening

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Hillstar Blues

11.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Chemdawg

11.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1

33/1

Dontdooddson

10.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

La Tulipe Noire

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Chesterbaylad

8.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Nobody

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Mayo For Sam

7.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Glory Sky

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Slea Head

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
No Big Deal	99	99	96
Answering	98	104	79
Spring Evening	97	100	—
Struck Oil	95	100	50
Royal Time	94	101	—
Freddie Robdal	93	97	91
Moulane West	93	103	100
Hillstar Blues	92	101	88
Bowgate Street	87	105	92
Bringsty	87	105	84
Centaq	84	103	90
La Tulipe Noire	84	91	48
Getaway Henry	83	104	95
Nobody	83	96	70
Destivelle	82	102	85
Chesterbaylad	80	103	89
Chemdawg	79	99	64
Mayo For Sam	78	101	57
Glory Sky	78	100	88
Dontdooddson	75	104	94
Slea Head	72	93	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Royal Time	14d ago	Fit
Struck Oil	21d ago	Fit
Destivelle	21d ago	Fit
Getaway Henry	21d ago	Fit
Chesterbaylad	21d ago	Fit
Answering	21d ago	Fit
Bowgate Street	27d ago	Fit
Moulane West	27d ago	Fit
No Big Deal	28d ago	Fit
Centaq	35d ago	Fit
Glory Sky	35d ago	Fit
Bringsty	41d ago	Fit
Mayo For Sam	44d ago	Fit
Hillstar Blues	55d ago	Fresh
Dontdooddson	57d ago	Fresh
Slea Head	101d ago	Long break
Freddie Robdal	102d ago	Long break
Nobody	190d ago	Long break
Chemdawg	—	—
Spring Evening	—	—
La Tulipe Noire	—	—