Third over fences at Fairyhouse on 10 October, beaten eight lengths on good ground, gives him an encouraging recent effort in today's going. Today's 2m5f is three and a half furlongs shorter, so this presents a different test from the one he faced there. He remains on 117, 4lb above his July chase-winning mark at Kilbeggan, with that success also having come on good ground. Jack Kennedy arrives with four winners from 16 rides during the past fortnight, adding encouragement from a jockey riding with recent success.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

His Cork chase win in December 2024 came over today's 2m5f, and a mark of 112 puts him 7lb below his rating for that success. However, his fourth at Gowran Park on 3 October was beaten 27 and a quarter lengths, leaving him needing a substantial revival. That was over 2m4f on good to yielding, so the extra furlong brings him back to a winning distance without answering the concern about his form. John Shinnick's ten winners from 61 rides here provide a positive through his experience of the course.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

His third at Killarney on 20 August, beaten two and a quarter lengths over 2m5f on good ground, is a close match for today's conditions. He had also finished second over 3m1f at Kilbeggan earlier that month, showing he could put up a competitive effort on the same going. A fall at Listowel on 25 September interrupted those encouraging efforts and leaves him needing a clean round. He runs from 108, just 1lb above his Killarney rating, so a reproduction of that effort would give him a credible chance.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

Won over fences at Wexford in July over 3m½f on good ground, establishing his effectiveness under today's going conditions. He followed that with a respectable third at the same track on 8 August, beaten six and three quarters of a length over 3m1f. His mark of 107 is 5lb above the rating he held for the July win, so a little more is required. Although dropping four furlongs from his latest run, his second over this course and distance in October 2025 offers reassurance about the shorter trip.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

His Thurles hurdle placings in October and November 2025 offer encouragement for 2m5f, having finished third and second there over 2m4f. However, he was beaten 55 and a quarter lengths over 2m on good ground at Navan on 19 September, a considerable setback. He now tackles fences over five furlongs further, and needs to show considerably more than he did in that Navan defeat. Henry de Bromhead and Mike O'Connor have seven winners from 18 runners together at Clonmel, a positive for a horse seeking to translate his better hurdle form to this discipline.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

His Killarney chase win on 4 October came over today's 2m5f, giving him a solid recent performance at the distance to build on. He now runs from 107, 8lb above his rating for that success, so repeating it requires more under today's handicap terms. Clonmel has also brought a hurdle win in May 2024, providing encouragement that he can give his running at this venue. He returned here over hurdles in May 2026 to finish second over 2m3½f, beaten a length and a half, another creditable course effort.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

His second over 2m3½f at Wexford in June, beaten four and a half lengths on good ground, gives him something to build on over fences. However, his third at Cork on 11 October was a more distant effort, finishing 25 lengths behind the winner over 2m1½f. A hurdle win here over 2m4f in April gives him a positive association with the course, albeit in a different discipline. The return to a longer trip gives him a different test, stepping up three and a half furlongs from Cork to 2m5f.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

His Wexford chase win in August 2024 came over 2m3½f, so today's 2m5f is closer to that successful trip than his recent staying assignments. He is now 3lb above the rating he held for that success, which offers some encouragement if he can recover his form. However, he was beaten 31 lengths over 2m7f at Wexford in June and pulled up there over 3m1f on 8 August. The drop of four furlongs gives him a different test after 75 days off, but those efforts leave him with plenty to prove.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

Seventh at Fairyhouse on 10 October, beaten 31 lengths over fences, leaves him with plenty to find despite a further easing in his rating. That followed three pulled-up chase efforts during March and April, so his recent form over fences offers little encouragement. He drops three and a half furlongs to 2m5f and runs from 103, 3lb below his Fairyhouse mark, giving him a different test. Phillip Enright has ridden 47 winners at Clonmel, bringing plenty of course experience to the task of getting him competitive again.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

Eighth over fences at Tramore on 8 October, beaten 20 and three quarter lengths, leaves him needing a sizeable improvement for this handicap. His September hurdle efforts were also disappointing, with a heavy Galway defeat followed by an unseat at Listowel. He showed considerably more when second in a Class 1 hurdle at Exeter in February 2023, but that level of form is distant. Today's 2m5f is half a furlong further than at Tramore, where he gave little indication that a return to winning form was imminent.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

His second at Galway on 6 October was a better effort, although he still finished ten lengths behind the winner over 2m6½f. That followed a pulled-up effort at Kilbeggan in September, and he remains on the same mark of 100 as at Galway. He is now 14lb below his rating for the Navan chase win in March 2025 over 2m4½f, giving him scope on his older form. Today's good ground presents a different test from the yielding to soft at Galway and the heavy conditions of his Navan success.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.

Sixth at Listowel on 25 September, beaten 12 and three quarter lengths, was a better effort than his two preceding seventh places over fences. He is now on 97, fully 40lb below his latest chase-winning mark at Gowran Park in March 2023, though that success is distant. His third at Ballinrobe in May gives more recent encouragement on good ground, having finished six and three quarter lengths behind the winner. Daniel King has ridden three winners during the past fortnight, adding a positive as the veteran seeks to build on his Listowel effort.

No positives or concerns have been published for this runner.