Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Steeplechase
Course: Ballinrobe
Date: 11th Sep 2026
Distance: 2m7f (2m7f6y)
Type: Chase
Going: Yielding
Class:
Prize: €6,000
Runners: 16
Going Detail: YIELDING, Good to yielding in places
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Ladies Well
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Alan O'Sullivan(5)
Trainer: Andrew Slattery
Thurles, Co Tipperary
Owner: Mrs Croghs Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Mahler (GB)
Dam: Miss Crick (GB)
Damsire: Midnight Legend (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ladies Well arrives on the back of a win last time out and has run over today's trip and going, yet our rating of 91 sits seven pounds below her official mark and she carries 166 lb, which may test her stamina.
Race History for Ladies Well
Set The Tone
5yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mike O'Connor
Trainer: David M O'Brien
Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
Owner: Onlyfoolsnnorriss Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Vocalised (USA)
Dam: Absolutus (USA)
Damsire: Perfect Soul (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Set The Tone shaped well enough when runner-up last time out, but a sixth two starts back and a pulled-up effort in recent starts make her hard to fancy at the foot of the rankings, and 145 lb is a stiff ask despite her familiarity with today's distance and going.
Race History for Set The Tone
Las Brisas Boy
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Kieren Buckley
Trainer: Edward Buckley
Ratoath, Co.Meath
Owner: Anthony Vaughan Mark Phillips D P Gaffney
Breeding
Sire: Jet Away (GB)
Dam: Archdale Ambush (IRE)
Damsire: Heron Island (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Consistent place-getter but winless in his last five starts, Las Brisas Boy has back-to-back runner-up finishes to his name and has experience of today's going, though a hefty 156 lb burden may test his resolve in a competitive nineteen-runner field.
Race History for Las Brisas Boy
Mistyburn
6yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mr R Sugrue(7)
Trainer: P J Rothwell
Tinahely, Co Wicklow
Owner: Nice Little Earner Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Policy Maker (IRE)
Dam: Queen Althea (IRE)
Damsire: Bach (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Third last time out shows Mistyburn retains some ability, and he has run over today's distance and going before, but two consecutive sixths in the interim and a trainer striking at just 4% recently are harder to ignore under a hefty 157 lb burden.
Previous Owners
- P J Rothwell (until 2025-07-24)
Race History for Mistyburn
Il Silenzio
9yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Conor Smithers(7)
Trainer: Martin Brassil
Dunmurray, Co Kildare
Owner: Hopefuls Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Kayf Tara (GB)
Dam: Monita Bonita (GB)
Damsire: King's Theatre (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Won last time out and has previous form on today's going, but our rating of 91 trails several rivals and 168 lb is a stern burden; the 38-day absence is a mild query for a gelding who has shown he can produce when ready.
Previous Owners
- Mrs Deirdre Brassil (until 2024-06-08)
Race History for Il Silenzio
Tomas O Maille
9yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Philip Donovan
Trainer: M Flannery
Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
Owner: M Flannery
Breeding
Sire: Arakan (USA)
Dam: Itsafamilyaffair (IRE)
Damsire: Oscar (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Tomas O Maille steps back up sharply in our ratings, topping the 19-runner field, and his third last time out — his best recent effort — suggests he retains ability; yet to score in his last six starts, though 14 days is a sharp enough turnaround and the distance and going hold no fears.
Race History for Tomas O Maille
The Little Yank
11yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: John Aherne(7)
Trainer: John Patrick Ryan
Templemore, Co Tipperary
Owner: Bitview Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Westerner (GB)
Dam: Long Walk Home (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
The Little Yank shaped with promise when third in consecutive starts, and his rating of 100 gives him a strong claim as a leading threat carrying 154 lb; the concern is he arrives just four days after his last run, winless in recent starts.
Previous Owners
- Seamus Casey (until 2019-10-20)
Race History for The Little Yank
Kilashee
11yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Kevin Healy(7)
Trainer: John Patrick Ryan
Templemore, Co Tipperary
Owner: Bitview Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Oscar (IRE)
Dam: Echo Queen (IRE)
Damsire: Luso (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Kilashee has struggled badly in her last two starts, pulling up on both occasions, and remains winless in recent starts, so there are obvious concerns; yet she has run over today's distance and going before, and our rating of 93 suggests she retains more ability than her official mark of 80 implies.
Race History for Kilashee
Fr Gilligansvoyge
13yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Sarah Kavanagh(7)
Trainer: John G Carr
Maynooth, Co Kildare
Owner: Richard J Farrell
Breeding
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Maiden Voyage (GB)
Damsire: Slip Anchor ()
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ranked a long way below the assessments of his rivals on our figures, Fr Gilligansvoyge is hard to fancy at the weights carrying 158 lb, yet his recent form reads well with three wins in his last six starts and a second last time out.
Previous Owners
- Mrs C M Brady (until 2022-10-07)
Race History for Fr Gilligansvoyge
Zolpharine
8yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Harry Sexton(7)
Trainer: John Patrick Ryan
Templemore, Co Tipperary
Owner: John Patrick Ryan
Breeding
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Flite (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Zolpharine has back-to-back wins three and four starts back, but two disappointing efforts since, including an unplaced run last time out, and our figures rank him well adrift of this field carrying 156 lb.
Race History for Zolpharine
Hit The Frame
7yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Eoghan Finegan(5)
Trainer: J P Flavin
Tramore, Co Waterford
Owner: Hit The Road Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Passing Glance (GB)
Dam: Farewellatmidnight (GB)
Damsire: Midnight Legend (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Hit The Frame has failed to win in his last four starts and, ranked 14 of 19 on our figures, is hard to fancy; 118 days off the track adds another question mark, though he has distance and going experience and does own a win in recent form.
Race History for Hit The Frame
Reve Inoui
8yo g Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Jordan Canavan(7)
Trainer: J P Flavin
Tramore, Co Waterford
Owner: Laketour Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Kingston Hill (GB)
Dam: Queen Cassiopeia (GB)
Damsire: Echo Of Light (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts and returning after 97 days off, Reve Inoui nevertheless catches the eye on our rating of 98, and he has experience over today's trip and conditions — the concern is whether that lengthy absence blunts his edge against a deep field.
Previous Owners
- P T Flavin (until 2024-01-01)
Race History for Reve Inoui
Not So Serious
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: P J O'Hanlon
Trainer: W J Lanigan
Coolrain, Co. Laois
Owner: Christopher Neville
Breeding
Sire: Kingston Hill (GB)
Dam: Its Not Funny (IRE)
Damsire: Sans Frontieres (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Not So Serious boasts strong claims on our rating, ranked third of 19 runners, and he has experience of today's trip and conditions; however, his recent form is erratic — a winner three starts back, he has since unseated and finished ninth in his last two starts.
Previous Trainers
- Andrew Slattery (until 2025-08-20)
Previous Owners
- Brian Slattery (until 2025-08-09)
Race History for Not So Serious
Swing Time
7yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Aidan Kelly
Trainer: V T O'Brien
Athenry, Co Galway
Owner: Sean Obrien
Breeding
Sire: Pour Moi (IRE)
Dam: Europa (GER)
Damsire: Arcano (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts and pulled up two runs back, Swing Time faces a stiff ask off 146 lb, though he has run over today's trip and going before and a rating of 87 suggests connections may still believe there is more to come.
Race History for Swing Time
Three Tribes
9yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mr E M Nugent(7)
Trainer: Barry T Murphy
Cloughalahard, Co. Galway
Owner: Paul Tom Austin Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Ocovango (GB)
Dam: Maria Sophia (IRE)
Damsire: Strategic Prince (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Three Tribes has pulled up in three of his last five starts and ranks 17th of 19 on our figures, making him very hard to fancy; he does have going experience and showed he can win, but that form feels distant against this company.
Race History for Three Tribes
Subset
12yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Thomas O'Connor(7)
Trainer: Peter Maher
Donore, Co Kildare
Owner: Denis P Beary
Breeding
Sire: Dahjee (USA)
Dam: Secret Flutter (IRE)
Damsire: Entrepreneur (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last four starts and returning from a 470-day absence, Subset faces a stiff ask on comeback — yet he has run over today's trip and going, and that second last time out hints at ability, with our rating of 95 suggesting he holds stronger claims than his official mark implies.
Previous Trainers
- Paul W Flynn (until 2022-02-17)
- Ciaran Murphy (until 2021-05-03)
- Paul W Flynn (until 2020-07-23)
- Joseph Patrick O'Brien (until 2019-07-04)
Previous Owners
- Thomas Dennis Geoghegan (until 2022-02-17)
- P A Ogrady (until 2021-05-03)
Race History for Subset
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