15:13
Into Kildare Beginners Steeplechase
2m, Chase, 4yo+, €9,000, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 57.90s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Anzadam No. 1
Paul Townend · W. P. Mullins
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (6/20, 14 days)
Anzadam is our selection, and the figures make a compelling case: his rating of 157 is a full 21 lb superior to Koktail Brut and Eachtotheirown, who share 136, so he has a huge margin to work with over this 16-furlong trip on good ground. Koktail Brut and Eachtotheirown are the obvious dangers, with Bertutea a further 6 lb back on 130, while the rest look to be playing for minor honours. Anzadam should prove too strong for this field, and he is the confident choice.
Result
Paul Townend
W. P. Mullins
chased front runner in 2nd - minor error 3rd - veered left 2 out - moved to front cruising before the last - kept responding under urging on run-in to win comfortably
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell
Made the running from the front - pushed along approaching 2 out - passed before the last - unable to peg back the winner on the run-in - stayed on at one speed for second
Mark Walsh
W. P. Mullins
Last early on - bumped at the first - soon settled in 6th - niggled at 2 out in 5th - improved into 3rd at the last - weakened in 3rd on the run-in
Mr A P Ryan (3)
A. Slattery
prominent early - under pressure after 3 out and 6th passing 2 out - stayed on at one speed late to finish 4th
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
prominent early - niggled 3 out and running in 4th by 2 out - made no inroads late to finish 5th
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Raced in 3rd pulling hard early - jumped poorly at the 2nd - pushed along in 3rd passing 2 out - dropped to 4th at the last - weakened to finish 6th
Keith Donoghue
Mrs G Callaghan
Held up at rear throughout - bumped at 1st - dropped well out of touch from 3rd and stayed there to finish 7th
Danny Mullins
W. P. Mullins
Settled in the pack - fell at the 1st
Racecard
Paul Townend
W. P. Mullins 6/20
Anzadam signed off with a fourth last time out and was second five starts back, so he is consistently in the mix though yet to win in his last five. He has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 157 puts him top of the eight, though 191 days off is a small concern.
- Sire
- Authorized (IRE)
- Dam
- Astaradame (FR) by Astarabad
- Owner
- Mrs J Donnelly
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 20 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 157
Mark Walsh
W. P. Mullins 6/20
Arcadian Emperor arrives in cracking recent form, second last time out and a winner two starts back, and he has run on today's going before. Carrying 166 lb after 36 days off, though, he looks a mid-pack type on our rating of 120, sixth of eight.
- Sire
- Kamsin (GER)
- Dam
- Allegro Lady (GER) by Santiago
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 20 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty 2/8
Barley Lane won last time out and was third and second in the two runs before that, but a 236-day absence is a concern, and he carries 166 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our rating of 116 ranks him seventh of eight.
- Sire
- Sholokhov (IRE)
- Dam
- Ile En Crise (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Fearghal Bronagh Eastwood
- Foaled
- 30 May 2021
- Stable
- Curragh, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Sean Flanagan
Barry Connell 0/6
Eachtotheirown won last time out and has three wins in his last five starts, a fine record that makes him a leading threat, and he has run over today's trip. The one concern is a 194-day layoff, with 166 lb to carry, though our rating of 136 ranks him third of eight.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Beautiful War (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Tim Odriscoll Barry Connell
- Foaled
- 20 May 2019
- Stable
- Nurney, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott 8/46
Koktail Brut won two starts back and was a fifth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 136 ranks him second of eight. The main risk is a 194-day absence, with 166 lb to carry on top.
- Sire
- Cokoriko (FR)
- Dam
- Skarina (FR) by Dark Moondancer
- Owner
- Gigginstown House Stud
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 46 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Mr A P Ryan (3)
A. Slattery 1/20
Parnell Street has hit the frame in four of his last five, including a third last time out, and has run over today's trip and going before, but a 245-day absence and a cold yard (one winner from 20 lately) temper the enthusiasm. Carrying 166 lb, he's ranked fifth of eight by our rating.
- Sire
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
- Dam
- Shenamar (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Patrick T Morrissey Adam Lloyd
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Keith Donoghue
Mrs G Callaghan 0/0
Royal Soldier is hard to fancy, having been pulled up last time out and fallen the run before, with a 182-day layoff adding to the doubts and 166 lb a hefty burden. On the plus side, he won three starts back and has run over today's trip, though our figures rank him last of eight.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Time In Milan (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Pearse Callaghan
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2020
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 103
Danny Mullins
W. P. Mullins 6/20
Bertutea showed his hand with a win four starts back and has run over today's trip, while 158 lb and our 130 rating, fourth of eight, keep him in the mix. The big risk is fitness, though, as he returns after 190 days off following a seventh last time out.
- Sire
- Beaumec De Houelle (FR)
- Dam
- La Vertu (FR) by Makfi
- Owner
- Gigginstown House Stud
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 20 runs (30%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.