O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap Chase – Tramore

Tramore

19:12

O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap Chase

Date 2026-04-20

Distance 2m5f160y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Clear

Temp 3.4°C

Wind 6mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 52.40s (slow by 31.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lake Chad (IRE) Niall Moore · Philip Fenton	9/1	Won
2nd	Cullenwaine (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · David O'Sullivan	10/1	11
3rd	Another Ocana (IRE) Jack Kennedy · L J Archdeacon	14/1	0.2
4th	Opposite Ends (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	11/10F	6
5th	Likable Chancer (IRE) Daniel King · Daniel John Howard	22/1	8.5
6th	Ballybrack Wood (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	10/1	16
7th	Toor Moon (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Ms M Flynn	6/1	22
8th	Castle Croiuil (IRE) Mr J C Barry · Denis Leahy	22/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Oogum Boogum (IRE) Carl Millar · David Kenneth Budds	7/1
P.U.	Ossifer Hops (IRE) Ethan O'Sullivan · Bernard Martin Crowley	28/1
P.U.	Sense The Tension (IRE) J J Slevin · Kenneth Michael Daly	33/1
P.U.	Teescomponentsyess (IRE) Danny Mullins · John Joseph Hanlon	25/1

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
R17	Opposite Ends Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	155	—	UB63B1	87	-	-	4d	—	—	-7	34.1	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Third reserve, stablemate of Let Him B, well handicapped judged on last week's hurdle win
7	Oogum Boogum Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:David Kenneth Budds	J:Carl Millar(5) T:David Kenneth Budds	153	p	353703	85	101	67	10d	—	—	+5	15.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
0-18 over hurdles, recent third in a handicap chase at Wexford offers some hope
10	Toor Moon Bay J:Liam Quinlan T:Ms M Flynn	J:Liam Quinlan T:Ms M Flynn	150	—	229483	82	106	83	22d	—	—	+5	14.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Three seconds in handicap chases late last year, third over hurdles on latest, good chance
2	Ballybrack Wood Brown J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	04127-	98	108	-	477d	—	—	+13	23.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Course winner in October 2024, missed all of 2025, could feature if fit and ready
14	Cullenwaine Chestnut J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:David O'Sullivan	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:David O'Sullivan	142	p	575050	74	104	71	60d	—	—	0	8.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Hard to win with, fair run on stable debut at this venue, not as good at Thurles last time
3	Lake Chad Grey J:Niall Moore(5) T:Philip Fenton	J:Niall Moore(5) T:Philip Fenton	164	b	F64320	96	105	99	34d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+11	18.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Poor run at Wexford last month, the balance of this season's form has been respectable
R15	Another Ocana Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:L J Archdeacon	J:Jack Kennedy T:L J Archdeacon	152	p	608245	84	103	80	20d	—	—	+6	12.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
First reserve, best form at Limerick, needs to step up on recent form at that venue
5	Castle Croiuil Bay J:Mr J C Barry T:Denis Leahy	J:Mr J C Barry T:Denis Leahy	156	—	-76027	88	107	67	109d	—	—	+8	14.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second over hurdles at Limerick last November, chase form provides little encouragement
13	Likable Chancer Bay J:Daniel King T:Daniel John Howard	J:Daniel King T:Daniel John Howard	144	tv	79833P	76	105	60	69d	—	—	+5	10.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Flopped when well fancied for a handicap hurdle last time, has won twice at this venue
8	Sense The Tension Bay J:J J Slevin T:Kenneth Michael Daly	J:J J Slevin T:Kenneth Michael Daly	153	t	/6U667	85	91	75	176d	—	—	+6	9.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Transformation needed on handicap debut, that seems unlikely at the age of ten
1	Teescomponentsyess Bay J:Danny Mullins T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Danny Mullins T:John Joseph Hanlon	167	tp	/9P873	99	104	81	20d	—	—	+11	16.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Now 5lb below his last winning mark, signs of a revival when a remote third on latest
4	Ossifer Hops Bay J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Bernard Martin Crowley	J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Bernard Martin Crowley	160	tp	606PC0	92	104	81	15d	—	—	+8	11.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
1-17 over hurdles, 0-9 in chases, hard to make a case for him on recent hurdles form
NR	Driveonwill Brown J:Donagh Meyler T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Donagh Meyler T:Ross O'Sullivan	155	t	686444	87	101	64	46d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	9.3	—	—
Remote fourth on chase debut at Thurles, appears safely held by Lake Chad and Long Road
NR	Long Road Bay J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	151	p	1UU34P	83	102	85	18d	—	0W/1P 1 run	—	8.3	—	—
Made the frame in two races last month, needs to bounce back after recent Clonmel failure
NR	Without Exception Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	148	p	-203P4	80	102	-	39d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Placed twice from five hurdle starts this term, struggled in two chase runs in 2024
NR	Rideau Canal Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:Danny Gilligan T:Mrs Denise Foster	147	tp	05951P	79	103	79	39d	—	—	—	12.8	—	—
Jumped badly at Limerick last time when failing to back up a Thurles win
NR	Let Him B Chestnut J:TBC T:C Byrnes	J: T:C Byrnes	163	—	059-12	95	-	-	4d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Second reserve, in good form over hurdles, backed up Down Royal win with Limerick second

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Opposite Ends	evn	6/5	6/5
Oogum Boogum	17/2	15/2	8/1
Toor Moon	8/1	15/2	15/2
Ballybrack Wood	9/1	17/2	8/1
Cullenwaine	10/1	9/1	9/1
Lake Chad	12/1	12/1	10/1
Another Ocana	14/1	14/1	14/1
Castle Croiuil	20/1	18/1	16/1
Likable Chancer	22/1	20/1	20/1
Sense The Tension	28/1	22/1	22/1
Teescomponentsyess	25/1	22/1	22/1
Ossifer Hops	40/1	33/1	33/1
Driveonwill	-	-	-
Long Road	-	-	-
Without Exception	-	-	-
Rideau Canal	-	-	-
Let Him B	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Opposite Ends

34.1

OR: 9.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Ballybrack Wood

23.4

OR: 12 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.9

9/1

3rd

Lake Chad

18.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Teescomponentsyess

16.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.6 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Oogum Boogum

15.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.9 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Toor Moon

14.9

OR: 8 Form: 4 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Castle Croiuil

14.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

20/1

Another Ocana

12.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Rideau Canal

12.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

—

Ossifer Hops

11.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Let Him B

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Likable Chancer

10.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.5

22/1

Sense The Tension

9.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Driveonwill

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Without Exception

OR: 7.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

Cullenwaine

8.5

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Long Road

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Teescomponentsyess	99	104	81
Ballybrack Wood	98	108	—
Lake Chad	96	105	99
Let Him B	95	—	—
Ossifer Hops	92	104	81
Castle Croiuil	88	107	67
Opposite Ends	87	—	—
Driveonwill	87	101	64
Oogum Boogum	85	101	67
Sense The Tension	85	91	75
Another Ocana	84	103	80
Long Road	83	102	85
Toor Moon	82	106	83
Without Exception	80	102	—
Rideau Canal	79	103	79
Likable Chancer	76	105	60
Cullenwaine	74	104	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Opposite Ends	4d ago	Quick return
Let Him B	4d ago	Quick return
Oogum Boogum	10d ago	Quick return
Ossifer Hops	15d ago	Fit
Long Road	18d ago	Fit
Another Ocana	20d ago	Fit
Teescomponentsyess	20d ago	Fit
Toor Moon	22d ago	Fit
Lake Chad	34d ago	Fit
Without Exception	39d ago	Fit
Rideau Canal	39d ago	Fit
Driveonwill	46d ago	Fresh
Cullenwaine	60d ago	Fresh
Likable Chancer	69d ago	Fresh
Castle Croiuil	109d ago	Long break
Sense The Tension	176d ago	Long break
Ballybrack Wood	477d ago	Long break