Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	French Dynamite (G) Pulled Up Won Munster National at Limerick (3m) last season. Respectable efforts over hurdles last 2 starts, including on return from 9-months off last time. Reverts to chasing from a mark, though will need bo…	2/312-4P	Mr J Dunne E McNamara	11	75.3kg	21 20/1
—	2	—	Funiculi Funicula (G) Pulled Up Placed in a Grade 1 over hurdles and opened chase account when landing the odds at Cork in April. Improved when following up 2½m listed handicap at the Punchestown Festival. Ran too badly to be true …	4/3211-0	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	7 6/1
6th	3	—	King Alexander (G) Multiple winner over hurdles but has quickly made up into a smart chaser and landed the biggest prize of his career to date when winning Galway Plate in July by ½-length from Conyers Hill. Improvemen…	23146-1	Daniel King W P Mullins	8	74.8kg	13 12/1
—	4	—	Will The Wise (G) Pulled Up T Developed well over fences last season, winning a novice here before a good second of 23 in the Plate at the Cheltenham Festival. Went one better in the Topham at Aintree the following month and not …	14021-0	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	7	74.8kg	23 22/1
8th	5	—	Jesse Evans (G) T Resumed winning ways in convincing fashion in a 6-runner 19f minor chase at this track in June before running down the field in the Galway Plate last time. Stamina to prove at this slightly longer tr…	2-53108	Donagh Meyler N Meade	10	73.5kg	21 20/1
2nd	6	—	Ol Man Dingle (G) PT Dual chase winner last season and resumed winning ways with a career best at Kilbeggan in June. Showed enough to suggest he remains in form when seventh of 22 to King Alexander in Galway Plate last t…	507-317	Michael Kenneally E Griffin	7	73.5kg	10 9/1
3rd	7	—	Downmexicoway (G) FAV Advanced his form sent chasing last season, scoring at Killarney and Gowran (handicap debut) prior to finishing fourth in the Plate at the Cheltenham Festival despite meeting trouble on 2 occasions. …	12134-5	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	7	73kg	4.50 7/2
10th	8	—	Nowwhatdoyouthink (G) T Produced a career best when third in Grade 1 novice at Punchestown Festival on final start for Ray Hackett and made a good start for current connections when 3¾ lengths fourth of 22 to King Alexander…	31213-4	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	7	73kg	6.50 11/2
—	9	—	Perceval Legallois (G) Pulled Up T Very smart chaser at best but has been let down both by jumping and a lack of consistency in recent seasons. Turned in best effort for some time when chasing home Solitary Man in 14-runner Midlands N…	4UP-82P	Harry Cobden G P Cromwell	9	72.6kg	34 33/1
5th	10	—	Conyers Hill (G) H Hasn't won since January 2025 but has posted very good efforts when runner-up on all 3 starts this season, chasing home Native Speaker in the Mayo National at Ballinrobe and King Alexander in the Gal…	4F52-22	Alan O'Sullivan P Nolan	8	70.8kg	11 10/1
—	11	—	Spread Boss Ted (G) Fell Won a novice chase at Naas by ½ length from Ballygunner Castle and coped well with the hustle and bustle of a big-field handicap when 6 lengths third of 22 to Funiculi Funicula at Punchestown in Apri…	F413-0F	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	9	70.8kg	15 14/1
7th	12	—	Uncle Pat (G) Confirmed previous promise when winning 19-runner handicap chase (7/2) at Punchestown (31f, good) in May, though struggled from 12 lb higher mark next time. Got back on track in small-field novice be…	U221-72	Sean Cleary-Farrell W P Mullins	8	70.3kg	23 22/1
1st	13	—	Ballygunner Castle (G) Useful maiden chaser who ran up to his best on handicap debut when 10¼ lengths fourth of 22 to Funiculi Funicula at the Punchestown Festival. Disappointed in the Galway Plate last time, though, and n…	0/2F24-0	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	7	69.9kg	12 11/1
4th	14	—	Doctor Ken (G) PT Proved at least as good as ever when winning 8-runner handicap at Kempton in March on final outing for Olly Murphy. Has gone well fresh and well worth a market check debuting for yard that has won th…	24/431-4	Mark Walsh E McNamara	10	69.9kg	29 28/1
9th	15	—	You Oughta Know (G) T Off the mark in this sphere at Wexford and posted his best effort yet when finding only Ol Man Dingle too good in a Cork Grade 3 novice last season. Below that level in valuable handicaps and Grade 3…	P20P2P-	Josh Williamson W P Mullins	8	69.9kg	51 50/1
—	16	—	Kings Hill (G) Pulled Up B Useful chaser who notched up a second success over fences when landing a gamble in 20-runner Galway Blazers handicap last time by 3¾ lengths from A Penny A Hundred. An 8 lb rise demands more but he c…	513-21P	J J Slevin P J Gilligan	7	68.9kg	15 14/1
11th	17	—	Look To The West (M) T Lightly-raced mare that has had her issues with jumping but put a pair of non-completions behind her when winning 4-runner mares chase at Limerick last time by 4¼ lengths from Affinity Rock. Faces a …	31/FF-10	Danny Gilligan E McNamara	8	68.9kg	41 40/1
—	18	—	Weveallbeencaught (G) PT Has only a single chasing win to his name but a seasoned campaigner in valuable staying handicaps, posted respectable efforts in the Munster National at Limerick and in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham las…	4/4207P-	Sean Flanagan E McNamara	9	68kg	34 33/1 Paddy… 26 Sky B… 26 Betfa… 21
—	19	—	Meet And Greet (G) Fell P Useful hurdler nowadays though yet to replicate that level over fences: Ran as well as could be expected when 24¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Bob Olinger in Champion Stayers' Hurdle at Punchestown in Apri…	5824-F5	Phillip Enright O McKiernan	10	66.2kg	17 16/1
—	20	—	A Penny A Hundred (M) Just a maiden success to her name over fences but turned best effort in some time when chasing home Kings Hill in the Galway Blazers in July. Improvement required if she's to feature here, though. RE…	3470-72	Reserve 2 W P Mullins	7	65.8kg	— Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26 Sky B… 26
—	21	—	Yoradreamer (G) Winner of a maiden chase at Wexford in the spring but has failed to build on that since for all last time represented a step back in the right direction. Easy to look elsewhere. RESERVE.	1B-2P03	Reserve 3 W P Mullins	7	64.9kg	— Sky B… 41 Betfa… 41 Paddy… 41

Betting forecast: Downmexicoway (7/2), Nowwhatdoyouthink (11/2), Funiculi Funicula (6/1), Ol Man Dingle (9/1), Conyers Hill (10/1), Ballygunner Castle (11/1), King Alexander (12/1), Spread Boss Ted (14/1), Kings Hill (14/1), Meet And Greet (16/1), Jesse Evans (20/1), French Dynamite (20/1), Uncle Pat (22/1), Will The Wise (22/1), Doctor Ken (28/1), Weveallbeencaught (33/1), Perceval Legallois (33/1), Look To The West (40/1), You Oughta Know (50/1)