John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Chase

Cork

15:35

Date 2026-04-06

Distance 3m100y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,479

Weather Overcast

Temp 8°C

Wind 13mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 28.80s (slow by 39.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lawful Ruler (IRE) Mr T J Stafford · Paul Stafford	22/1	Won
2nd	Hunt Away (IRE) Mr M C O'Donovan · Miss M Harding	9/4	0.2
3rd	Hearts And Spades (FR) Mr E Mahon · Ian John McCarthy	13/8F	.5
4th	The Happy Huntsman (IRE) Mr L Burke-Ott · Alexander Ott	40/1	14
5th	Occupational Force (IRE) Ms J E Grant · David M O'Brien	22/1	4.75
6th	Atlantian (IRE) Mr J Costello · A J Martin	18/1	5
7th	Our Story (IRE) Mr B Aherne · Garry Aherne	22/1	5.5
8th	Dromleigh (IRE) Mr D Doyle · Seamus Murnane	11/2	4.25
9th	Pure Decent (IRE) Mr W Verling · Patrick Michael Verling	125/1	.75
10th	Focus Point (IRE) Mr D T Hyde · T E Hyde	12/1	1.25
11th	Sampoet (IRE) Mr S Cotter · D M Christie	14/1	3.5
12th	Bens Baby (IRE) Mr Andrew Burke-Ott · Alexander Ott	33/1	13
13th	Nibbles (IRE) Mr T O'Connor · Turlough O'Connor	33/1	0.3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Begger (IRE) Ms H Phillips · Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor	40/1
P.U.	Pirate Island (IRE) Mr A T Feeney · Paul Patrick Moloney	22/1
P.U.	Robin Elite (IRE) Mr T P Aherne · Eugene M O'Sullivan	150/1

Runners (18)

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
5	Hearts And Spades Brown J:Mr E Mahon T:Ian John McCarthy	J:Mr E Mahon T:Ian John McCarthy	168	h	111112	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	32	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Six consecutive wins in points before a narrow defeat on latest, holds a leading chance
6	Hunt Away Bay J:Mr M C O'Donovan T:Miss M Harding	J:Mr M C O'Donovan T:Miss M Harding	168	p	5-3632	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	5.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Winner of three points, has failed to add to his tally this season, others preferred
4	Focus Point Bay J:Mr D T Hyde(2) T:T E Hyde	J:Mr D T Hyde(2) T:T E Hyde	168	h	P/61-2	-	122	109	20d	—	—	-10	10	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Seven wins in points, best form in 2023 but his recent Down Royal second was encouraging
3	Dromleigh Brown J:Mr D Doyle T:Seamus Murnane	J:Mr D Doyle T:Seamus Murnane	168	—	22P111	-	108	46	—	—	—	+16	25.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has won his last three starts in points since second to Hearts And Spades at Dromahane
14	Sampoet Bay J:Mr S Cotter(2) T:D M Christie	J:Mr S Cotter(2) T:D M Christie	168	p	-2PPP3	-	120	107	20d	—	—	-7	5.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Only 1 1/2l behind Focus Point when third at Down Royal recently, this race looks stronger
10	Our Story Bay J:Mr B Aherne(4) T:Garry Aherne	J:Mr B Aherne(4) T:Garry Aherne	168	—	542P34	-	87	68	—	—	—	-1	4.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Remote second at 33-1 in a hunter chase at Thurles, overall points form is unconvincing
1	Atlantian Bay J:Mr J Costello(4) T:A J Martin	J:Mr J Costello(4) T:A J Martin	168	—	/F43U1	-	85	-	—	—	—	+7	11.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Placed over hurdles at a modest level in 2023, recent point winner, more on his plate here
11	Pirate Island Chestnut J:Mr A T Feeney(2) T:Paul Patrick Moloney	J:Mr A T Feeney(2) T:Paul Patrick Moloney	168	p	7-0314	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
14-race maiden over hurdles, points form not strong enough to suggest he can feature
7	Lawful Ruler Bay J:Mr T J Stafford(4) T:Paul Stafford	J:Mr T J Stafford(4) T:Paul Stafford	168	—	155623	-	93	6	8d	—	—	+3	7.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Modest record in points, limited encouragement from a recent remote third at Down Royal
8	Nibbles Bay J:Mr T O'Connor(2) T:Turlough O'Connor	J:Mr T O'Connor(2) T:Turlough O'Connor	168	p	-35533	-	102	83	—	—	—	+2	6.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Placed in a hunter chase at Limerick in December, held by Dromleigh on point-to-point form
17	Bens Baby Chestnut J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott T:Alexander Ott	J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott T:Alexander Ott	166	tp	562	-	-	-	—	—	—	+2	6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Beaten 13l when second in a maiden point last month, faces a stiff test
9	Occupational Force Bay J:Ms J E Grant(4) T:David M O'Brien	J:Ms J E Grant(4) T:David M O'Brien	168	—	351352	-	88	63	—	—	—	+7	10.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Reasonably consistent in points, remote last of five finishers on only hunter chase start
16	The Happy Huntsman Bay J:Mr L Burke-Ott T:Alexander Ott	J:Mr L Burke-Ott T:Alexander Ott	168	—	922417	-	77	-	—	—	—	+7	10.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won a four-runner point in March, tailed off behind Dromleigh on his most recent outing
2	Begger Chestnut J:Ms H Phillips(2) T:Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor	J:Ms H Phillips(2) T:Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor	168	—	514FU5	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has won only one of his ten starts in points, unlikely to make an impact in this grade
12	Pure Decent Bay J:Mr W Verling(4) T:Patrick Michael Verling	J:Mr W Verling(4) T:Patrick Michael Verling	168	—	6/F18-	-	73	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Not much mileage on the clock, lacks a recent outing, very hard to make a case for him
13	Robin Elite Bay J:Mr T P Aherne(4) T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Mr T P Aherne(4) T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	168	—	PP080P	-	56	33	132d	—	—	-2	0.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
In good hands but has been struggling in low-grade handicaps, up against it
NR	Tea In The Park Bay J:Ms A T O'Reilly(4) T:Eamon Courtney	J:Ms A T O'Reilly(4) T:Eamon Courtney	168	—	-32925	-	73	59	—	—	—	—	5.6	—	—
Weak racecourse form and has failed to win in points, unlikely to feature
NR	Comeoutofthefog Bay J:Mr C J Shine T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Mr C J Shine T:John Joseph Hanlon	166	—	6-531P	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Winning favourite in a weak maiden point on penultimate start, no appeal

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hearts And Spades	7/4	13/8	2/1
Hunt Away	3/1	10/3	10/3
Focus Point	13/2	6/1	6/1
Dromleigh	15/2	7/1	7/1
Sampoet	8/1	17/2	8/1
Our Story	18/1	18/1	18/1
Atlantian	18/1	18/1	18/1
Pirate Island	28/1	25/1	25/1
Lawful Ruler	28/1	25/1	25/1
Nibbles	28/1	25/1	25/1
Bens Baby	33/1	25/1	28/1
Occupational Force	33/1	33/1	33/1
The Happy Huntsman	40/1	33/1	33/1
Begger	50/1	40/1	40/1
Pure Decent	80/1	80/1	50/1
Robin Elite	80/1	80/1	66/1
Tea In The Park	-	-	-
Comeoutofthefog	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Hearts And Spades

OR: 0 Form: 22 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Dromleigh

25.2

OR: 0 Form: 22.6 Odds: 2.7

15/2

3rd

Atlantian

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 10.2 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Occupational Force

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

The Happy Huntsman

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Focus Point

OR: 0 Form: 4.3 Odds: 5.7

13/2

Lawful Ruler

7.6

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Nibbles

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.7 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Bens Baby

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1

33/1

Hunt Away

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Tea In The Park

5.6

OR: 0 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0

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Sampoet

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.8 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Our Story

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Pirate Island

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Begger

OR: 0 Form: 0.2 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Pure Decent

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

80/1

Robin Elite

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Comeoutofthefog

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hearts And Spades	—	—	—
Hunt Away	—	—	—
Focus Point	—	122	109
Dromleigh	—	108	46
Sampoet	—	120	107
Our Story	—	87	68
Atlantian	—	85	—
Pirate Island	—	—	—
Lawful Ruler	—	93	6
Nibbles	—	102	83
Bens Baby	—	—	—
Occupational Force	—	88	63
The Happy Huntsman	—	77	—
Begger	—	—	—
Pure Decent	—	73	—
Robin Elite	—	56	33
Tea In The Park	—	73	59
Comeoutofthefog	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lawful Ruler	8d ago	Quick return
Focus Point	20d ago	Fit
Sampoet	20d ago	Fit
Robin Elite	132d ago	Long break
Hearts And Spades	—	—
Hunt Away	—	—
Dromleigh	—	—
Our Story	—	—
Atlantian	—	—
Pirate Island	—	—
Nibbles	—	—
Bens Baby	—	—
Occupational Force	—	—
The Happy Huntsman	—	—
Begger	—	—
Pure Decent	—	—
Tea In The Park	—	—
Comeoutofthefog	—	—