KEP Italia Maiden Hurdle – Clonmel

Clonmel

17:30

KEP Italia Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-04-02

Distance 2m3f114y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,068

Weather Overcast

Temp 0.9°C

Wind 1mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 6.00s (slow by 28.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kaiser De Chanay (FR) Ricky Doyle · Martin Brassil	11/8F	Won
2nd	Drombane (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	100/30	11
3rd	Lunar Majesty (IRE) Ross Berry · C A Murphy	9/1	2.5
4th	Lord Of The Locke (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	4/1	6
5th	Keep Em Quite (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Cian Collins	15/2	3.5
6th	Wildhorserider (IRE) Phillip Enright · Terence O'Brien	28/1	2.75
7th	Lord De Choisel (FR) Paddy Cody · Eoin Doyle	66/1	0.3
8th	Deebert (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · E Bolger	28/1	4
9th	Courageous Cleo (IRE) Carl Millar · Gordon Elliott	100/1	35

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Fabhcun (GB) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	14/1
C.O.	Sam's Favourite (IRE) Simon Torrens · Patrick T Foley	200/1
U.R.	Shine Bright (IRE) Ryan Treacy · Mrs Julie Cashin	250/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 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	Kaiser De Chanay Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	166	t	2-657	119	120	73	35d	—	—	-2	31.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Repeat of Navan run could be enough but was poor over C&D when last seen
2	Drombane Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	50	-	-	-	56d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Paul Townend booked for hurdles debut but big leap of faith required; tongue-tied
7	Lord Of The Locke Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	166	—	6-9575	103	101	94	43d	—	—	-1	19	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has bits and pieces of form, including when behind El Cairos at Thurles; not discounted
5	Keep Em Quite Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Cian Collins	J:Danny Gilligan T:Cian Collins	166	—	P-3350	-	108	84	16d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Opening hurdles run at Leopardstown not devoid of promise but regressed at Down Royal
11	Lunar Majesty Brown J:Ross Berry(7) T:C A Murphy	J:Ross Berry(7) T:C A Murphy	159	—	066	98	106	57	35d	—	—	+7	14.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Sixth of 16 over C&D in February, finishing just ahead of Kaiser De Chanay; place claims
3	Fabhcun Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	55	-	108	40	40d	—	—	-5	1.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Will need to improve plenty but that's not impossible on just his third start
1	Deebert Chestnut J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:E Bolger	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:E Bolger	166	—	5-10F7	-	92	61	121d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Better effort when seventh of 14 in 16.5f course maiden but much more needed
9	Wildhorserider Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Terence O'Brien	J:Phillip Enright T:Terence O'Brien	166	—	24-00	-	34	-	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Distant second in a maiden point; triple-figure odds and tailed off in two hurdle outings
6	Lord De Choisel Bay J:Paddy Cody(7) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Paddy Cody(7) T:Eoin Doyle	166	—	85	-	95	66	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Difficult to see him featuring on the evidence of his runs at Leopardstown and Limerick
10	Courageous Cleo Chestnut J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	688	-	92	47	30d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Second runner for Elliott; could be one for handicaps; Fabhcun has stronger credentials
8	Sam's Favourite Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	166	—	R0	-	37	-	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Refused at the second flight on debut at Leopardstown; never a factor when 200-1 at Cork
12	Shine Bright Bay J:Ryan Treacy T:Mrs Julie Cashin	J:Ryan Treacy T:Mrs Julie Cashin	159	—	7-00	-	-	-	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Struggled in a bumper in 2024; same story in two hurdle outings; hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kaiser De Chanay	6/4	13/8	13/8
Drombane	10/3	3/1	10/3
Lord Of The Locke	7/2	10/3	7/2
Keep Em Quite	13/2	13/2	13/2
Lunar Majesty	11/1	11/1	11/1
Fabhcun	11/1	11/1	11/1
Deebert	25/1	22/1	25/1
Wildhorserider	40/1	33/1	33/1
Lord De Choisel	100/1	66/1	80/1
Courageous Cleo	125/1	150/1	100/1
Sam's Favourite	200/1	200/1	200/1
Shine Bright	250/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kaiser De Chanay

31.4

OR: 17.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Lord Of The Locke

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Lunar Majesty

14.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Drombane

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Keep Em Quite

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Fabhcun

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Deebert

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Wildhorserider

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Lord De Choisel

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Courageous Cleo

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Sam's Favourite

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Shine Bright

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kaiser De Chanay	119	120	73
Lord Of The Locke	103	101	94
Lunar Majesty	98	106	57
Drombane	—	—	—
Keep Em Quite	—	108	84
Fabhcun	—	108	40
Deebert	—	92	61
Wildhorserider	—	34	—
Lord De Choisel	—	95	66
Courageous Cleo	—	92	47
Sam's Favourite	—	37	—
Shine Bright	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lord De Choisel	11d ago	Quick return
Wildhorserider	14d ago	Fit
Sam's Favourite	14d ago	Fit
Shine Bright	14d ago	Fit
Keep Em Quite	16d ago	Fit
Courageous Cleo	30d ago	Fit
Kaiser De Chanay	35d ago	Fit
Lunar Majesty	35d ago	Fit
Fabhcun	40d ago	Fit
Lord Of The Locke	43d ago	Fit
Drombane	56d ago	Fresh
Deebert	121d ago	Long break