Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Kilbeggan

Kilbeggan

6:00

Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-08-09

Distance 2m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners 16

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Half Past Tipsy ch Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	168	h	2F9-63	100	107	74	15d	—	—	-1	18.2	4/1 20%
Well beaten in maiden starts at this venue; can do better back in h'cap company
2	Sharetheknowledge b Darragh O'Keeffe · Paul Tobin	Darragh O'Keeffe · Paul Tobin	167	t	S2-249	99	102	80	5d	—	—	+1	16.7	9/2 18%
Some good runs this year, effort last time was disappointing; needs to bounce back
14	Surviving Murmansk gr Harry Sexton(7) · James M Barcoe	Harry Sexton(7) · James M Barcoe	140	—	P44664	72	102	70	5d	—	—	-4	9.1	13/2 13%
Dual-purpose maiden is 0-15 over hurdles but run here in June was the best of this year
8	Highland King ch Kieren Buckley · Edward Buckley	Kieren Buckley · Edward Buckley	153	—	/8050-	85	103	94	—	—	—	-1	12.8	7/1 13%
AW winner ran here off 92 in October and was tailed off; okay run on Flat last time
7	Splendid Choice b Calum Hogan(7) · P J Rothwell	Calum Hogan(7) · P J Rothwell	161	p	4-1954	93	103	93	16d	—	—	+3	13.8	15/2 12%
Winner of handicap hurdle off 89 in May; okay recent Wexford runs; can't be discounted
3	Blue Reed b Eoin Staples(7) · Cian Collins	Eoin Staples(7) · Cian Collins	165	t	26-845	97	106	88	41d	—	—	+4	14.8	11/1 8%
0-19 under rules but runner-up in successive h'caps earlier in the year, below that since
9	Arthur's Victory b Danny Mullins · J A Nash	Danny Mullins · J A Nash	152	tb	4457-6	84	104	99	—	—	—	+2	10.9	9/1 10%
Three-time Flat winner hasn't cut much ice recently; can be involved on best form
11	Destivelle b Phillip Enright · Shane Ryder	Phillip Enright · Shane Ryder	144	tb	6340-0	76	106	82	33d	—	—	0	8.9	11/1 8%
Longstanding maiden has run some okay races in defeat, last time was not one of them
6	I'm Flattered b Aidan Kelly(3) · Padraig Roche	Aidan Kelly(3) · Padraig Roche	162	t	/880-7	94	100	68	15d	—	—	+7	12.6	16/1 6%
Promise in her Thurles maiden hurdle run; needs to improve on h'cap debut here last time
13	Kick On Nellie b Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	140	—	0-007	75	97	76	15d	—	—	+4	7.1	28/1 3%
Well behind in three maiden hurdle starts and on handicap debut; unlikely
5	Redcliff Glen b Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	164	—	0F40-7	96	98	75	16d	—	—	+9	12.6	28/1 3%
Handicap hurdle winner off 94 in October; well beaten in starts since; others preferred
12	Slea Head b Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	Sean O'Keeffe · Peter Maher	141	—	P-0005	73	92	40	16d	—	—	+3	6.8	33/1 3%
Slight improvement over poor maiden hurdle runs on handicap bow last time; step up needed
4	Charity Barnum b/br J J Slevin · Dermot Day	J J Slevin · Dermot Day	165	—	76/0-0	97	103	68	36d	—	—	+11	12.1	66/1 1%
Some reasonable runs for Gordon Elliott; no show in two starts for new yard; best watched
10	Snugsborough Jc b Dillon Maxwell(5) · J P Broderick	Dillon Maxwell(5) · J P Broderick	145	t	0O/77-	77	87	-	286d	—	—	+5	7.5	50/1 2%
Poor form shown so far and it would take a big leap of faith to fancy her
NR	Skyscraper b TBC · A J Martin	· A J Martin	161	t	80-8	93	90	69	85d	—	—	—	10.8	—
Reserve; well behind in three maiden hurdle starts; may do better in handicaps
NR	Paul's Dream b TBC · Anthony Mullins	· Anthony Mullins	160	—	0P-724	92	105	79	1d	—	—	—	10.5	—
Reserve; the best of her six runs came last time; not discounted

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Half Past Tipsy	4/1	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Sharetheknowledge	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Surviving Murmansk	6/1	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1
Highland King	6/1	13/2	9/2	11/2	7/1
Splendid Choice	15/2	13/2	13/2	15/2	6/1
Blue Reed	9/1	8/1	7/1	11/1	15/2
Arthur's Victory	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	17/2
Destivelle	10/1	9/1	9/1	11/1	9/1
I'm Flattered	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1	14/1
Kick On Nellie	28/1	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Redcliff Glen	28/1	22/1	18/1	25/1	22/1
Slea Head	33/1	22/1	22/1	33/1	22/1
Charity Barnum	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Snugsborough Jc	50/1	40/1	25/1	50/1	40/1
Skyscraper	-	-	-	-	-
Paul's Dream	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Half Past Tipsy

18.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

Sharetheknowledge

16.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Blue Reed

14.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

11/1

Splendid Choice

13.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Highland King

12.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

7/1

I'm Flattered

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Redcliff Glen

12.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Charity Barnum

12.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Arthur's Victory

10.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Skyscraper

10.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Paul's Dream

10.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Surviving Murmansk

9.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Destivelle

8.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Snugsborough Jc

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Kick On Nellie

7.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Slea Head

6.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Half Past Tipsy Top Rated	100	107	74
Sharetheknowledge	99	102	80
Blue Reed	97	106	88
Charity Barnum	97	103	68
Redcliff Glen	96	98	75
I'm Flattered	94	100	68
Splendid Choice	93	103	93
Skyscraper	93	90	69
Paul's Dream	92	105	79
Highland King	85	103	94
Arthur's Victory	84	104	99
Snugsborough Jc	77	87	—
Destivelle	76	106	82
Kick On Nellie	75	97	76
Slea Head	73	92	40
Surviving Murmansk	72	102	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Half Past Tipsy	15d ago	Fit
Sharetheknowledge	5d ago	Quick return
Surviving Murmansk	5d ago	Quick return
Highland King	—	—
Splendid Choice	16d ago	Fit
Blue Reed	41d ago	Fit
Arthur's Victory	—	—
Destivelle	33d ago	Fit
I'm Flattered	15d ago	Fit
Kick On Nellie	15d ago	Fit
Redcliff Glen	16d ago	Fit
Slea Head	16d ago	Fit
Charity Barnum	36d ago	Fit
Snugsborough Jc	286d ago	Long break
Skyscraper	85d ago	Fresh
Paul's Dream	1d ago	Quick return

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Kick On Nellie	Mid-Pack
Splendid Choice	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 16 runners classified.

Going: Good To Yielding

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