Sean mc namara
Ex Irish independent bookmaker of 10 years, I only punt Irish h’caps , solving the puzzle of a wide open h’cap fascinates me, so finding that long-shot is my daily goal.. I rarely punt single figures, and given the nature of that I often go long droughts with no winner ..! I’ll persevere with the jumps but I do love a 0-65 flat handicap..
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26 November 2025
14:18 2:18 Dundalk
Reponse Finale
Daily Racing
25 EW
@41.00
Lose
-50
3-year-old 'Response Finale' has shown the odd flash of ability, and I'd imagine has become frustrating for connections. The step up to a mile is experimental but looks to my untrained eye the correct call. She's put in two mid-division runs on the polytrack in recent weeks over 7f and was beaten by 8 lengths twice. The step up might work as her two best snippets on the turf were over 7f and staying on. She's lightly weighted as a result of the duck eggs. The rider's 7lb claim is another positive. The low draw ticks another box, and at 40/1 with 4 places on offer, I'll take a wild swing and hide behind the couch.
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25 November 2025
13:40 1:40 Tramore
Phildante
Daily Racing
25 EW
@26.00
Lose
-50
‘Phildante’ looks a tad overpriced in my opinion. A repeat of that 2nd 3x runs back in Wexford puts her firmly in the picture. She’s a relatively lightly raced 8 y/o, who, while winless, has place form on soft and heavy. A return to this trip looks sure to suit, and the soft/heavy shouldn’t pose any issue. You could make a case for quite a few here, but 25s is too big as I think she’s capable of better, so I’ll chuck a penny in the well.
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23 November 2025
13:35 1:35 Cork
Paul Collins
Daily Racing
25 EW
@17.00
Lose
-50
Brian McMahon stepped up 'Paul Collins' to 2 miles 4f two runs back, and the improvement came. He claimed this lad is 'the best we have in the yard,' which kinda suggests there's more to come. He did ask him to swim in much deeper waters LTO (0/140). A 'waited with' didn't pay dividends but was staying on past beaten horses, possibly suggesting another step up might eke out a little more improvement. He saddles 2 in this, and the other has come in for support, but that won't put me off having a swing here back in grade (0/110) at double digits.
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13:00 1:00 Cork
Inchiquin Star
Daily Racing
25 EW
@21.00
Lose
-50
The more I look at this race, the more I realize it’s dirt poor. While ‘Inchiquin Star’ is thoroughly exposed, she’s a tough, genuine sort and might put manners on a few of these less exposed types who haven’t shown anything of encouragement in maiden company. Paul Kiely’s 6 y/o is a three-time winner over hurdles at this trip and a winner on the level in May at Gowran. She’s ground dependent but handles the soft well (winner twice). With a night of rain forecast in the Mallow region, the return to softer underfoot should play into her strengths. It’s risky, and she is vulnerable to potential improvers, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take.
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21 November 2025
19:45 7:45 Dundalk
Autocrat
Daily Racing
25 EW
@15.00
Lose
-50
Last year's winner 'Autocrat' might go well. He drops back into this 0/70 grade again after a winless summer. But he's a 5-time winner here at Dundalk. He's back on last year's winning mark but has won on higher round here. ..
LTO here 2 weeks ago, he tackled a 0/90 over 2 furlongs further and finished 8th of 11 but only beat 3 lengths. This might have been the plan and that would have teed him up nicely if so.
17:45 5:45 Dundalk
Rattletheonionbag
Daily Racing
25 EW
@17.00
Lose
-50
‘Rattletheonionbag’ has a mini break to overcome along with a wide draw, but that won’t stop me from backing this 5 y/o mare. This lady, while winless, has a fantastic record around here, placed a whopping 6 times in handicap company and on higher marks than this. The handicapper is definitely giving her a chance. This mark is a career low, and if this is a going day, she might make a mockery of these odds. Recently crowned champion apprentice Wayne Hassett is an interesting booking and 6 looks the trip.. All that said, she might need the run, but there’s also the possibility she runs well fresh.
14:51 2:51 Fairyhouse
Rowdy
Daily Racing
25 EW
@13.00
Lose
-50
A very poor qualified riders event, it has to be said. Eugene O'Sullivan has two in this, and I like his outsider 'Rowdy', who ran very well for a long way last time out in Limerick. Unlike a lot of these, where you'd need a telescope to find them on recent runs, that was over 3 miles and now might be worth a go back at 2 miles 4f. He'll be a strip fitter for that. He's in good heart, he's very lightly raced, so there's probably improvement to come. I like the booking of Cal Shine, a very good amateur. Likely to go well and open to improvement.
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19 November 2025
16:25 4:25 Dundalk
Rising Sky
Daily Racing
25 EWR4Deductions based on standard industry rates given the odds of each withdrawn horse at time of first withdrawal following your betNR
@11.00
Void
0
I backed Anthony McGann’s 'Rising Sky' LTO and I’m not giving up on her just yet. While she was beaten, she didn’t disappoint. This 3 y/o filly is still winless but never beaten that far in her last 5/6 runs. She was 7th of 12 LTO (beaten 3l) over this trip. The handicapper shaves off a pound, but she did meet a bit of interference. So, well worth another go at this trip. There’s a lot of duck eggs on show here shorter than this lady in the betting, and I think there isn’t a whole pile more needed to be in the mix... chance ..!!
14:25 2:20 Dundalk
Sakakawea
Daily Racing
25 EWNOTENon runners at 10.0 or more so no R4 deduction
@19.00
Win
64
All the usual suspects line up again tonight in this 0/60 7f. They all beat each other every other day in this grade, and it might pay to take on an unexposed one. I’m leaning into Ted Walsh’s ‘Sakakawea’. She has to leave two recent duck eggs on soft/heavy going behind, so forgiveness is required. This is her first run on the polytrack (the dam did win on it). She’s a winner on the turf over 6f last season. Billy Lee, who rode her that day, did say she’ll get 7f. Sports first-time cheekpieces. I like the booking of Chris Hayes, and the low draw is no hindrance either. It’s risky. I’d like to see market confidence, but I’ll take a wild swing.
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18 November 2025
14:35 2:35 Limerick
Love Like This
Daily Racing
25 EW
@23.00
Lose
-50
I like the booking of talented apprentice Michael Kennelly on board Norman Lee’s AT THE WINGS here. Two mid-division runs out of maiden company didn’t show a whole pile, but the step up in trip today might bring about improvement. The soft/heavy is anyone’s guess, but at 20/1+ I’ll roll the dice. It’s risky as this does look a little ‘top heavy’, but one I’m willing to take for shekels.
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14:05 2:05 Limerick
Donnrua Dream
Daily Racing
25 EW
@13.00
Lose
-50
Back down to 2 miles, 'Donnrua Dream' should come on for his recent run. That was his first run after a break, and improvement would be expected. He's a winner over this trip, he's a winner at this course, and more importantly, a winner on heavy going. OK, maybe the mark might need to come down a few ticks, but they did punt this lad LTO, so they're surely expecting improvement today. You could easily make a strong case for 5-6 in this, but rightly or wrongly, I'll come down on this side at double digits.
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17 November 2025
12:25 12:25 Navan
Bossing It
Daily Racing
25 EW
@10.00
Lose
-50
5 y/o mare BOSSING IT finished 3rd (beaten 9 lengths) last time out in this grade at Galway over 2 miles. Made a mistake 4 out and recovered well to finish a staying on a never nearer 3rd. The step up in trip looks sure to suit. That was good to yielding, but the dam (Is Herself About) relished the heavy and was a multiple winner in the slop. She’s very lightly raced and looks open to plenty of improvement. She’s had a bit of a break, but I’d imagine that would have done her the power of good.. chance
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16 November 2025
12:47 12:47 Navan
Elusive Prince
Daily Racing
25 EW
@41.00
Lose
-50
7 a.m. inspection tells its own story, but I’ll back one on the off chance it goes ahead. The ‘heavy’ (currently waterlogged) is the key to what we’re looking at and looking for. Very few have form on it, and the ones that do, the form is weak. There are 6 places up for offer here, so looking at a rag is the percentage call. 50/1 with Paddy Power, Elusive Prince has something to offer, albeit his last 2 runs we need to find forgiveness (easy to do so over 2 clearly inadequate trips). This 6 y/o recently joined James Barcoe from HDB, where he had snippets of form off 108 and 110 (96 today) at the 2-mile mark. He does have a 3rd on heavy going on his CV from last year in one of his maidens. All that said, it’s a very risky selection, but they’ll probably swim home in Indian file, and it’s anyone’s guess in what order.
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14 November 2025
20:00 8:00 Dundalk
San Andreas
Daily Racing
25 EW
@12.00
Lose
-50
Given how well SAN ANDRES runs here at Dundalk, it’s very easy to build a case for this 9 y/o. Joe O'Brien's charge is an 8-time winner here on the polytrack. He’s been placed here multiple times and is now back down below his last winning mark. 7lb apprentice Shay Wallace gets on very well with this charge, who won on him twice last season. Those 2 wins last year came in the 0-100 grade. The 0/90 grade here certainly won’t inconvenience him, and 11/1 is very fair if it stays the dead 8. It’s a competitive event, but he lines up with as good a chance as any.
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05 November 2025
15:50 3:50 Dundalk
Distillate
Daily Racing
25 EWNOTETip made at odds of 15.00 on 04/11 at 19:120.10 deduction for Shelbourne Flyer@9.00 withdrawn at 11:090.00 deduction for Lahore Da King @21.000 withdrawn at 11:090.10 deduction for Bowman @7.000 withdrawn at 11:09R4 Adjusted Odds = 1 + 14.00 x (1-0.2) = 12.20Best Odds Guaranteed SP 13.00 used instead of 12.20 BOG
@13.00
Win
35
A competitive event, many in with chances. Ado McGuinness saddles three in this: the favorite Nikki Swango (under a penalty after a win LTO) and the 5-year-old mare DISTILLATE, who I think is in the conversation. She’s a course and distance winner. She’s down to a competitive mark again. She’s 11lb below her last winning Polytrack mark (won a few runs back in Laytown, turf mark). She rocked up here this time last year, October and November, after a summer campaign on the turf and rattled off three 3rds on the spin, all off 65. She arrives here today, again after a summer campaign, off 56..! There’s a slight low draw bias, so she’s got to tack across. At a price I think she’s a key player back up in trip.
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04 November 2025
15:15 3:15 Fairyhouse
El Regalo
Daily Racing
25 EW
@19.00
Lose
-50
Shane Ryder's EL REGALO ran a blunder LTO in his first handicap run. He didn’t do a whole pile in three maidens but outran his odds here, beaten 5 lengths into 6th of 16 at 50/1. He stuck to the task well and gave the impression that a jump in trip today would suit. He has snippets of flat form on soft and heavy going on the flat from last season for Emmet Mullins. Ticks a few boxes if it’s a going day.
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30 October 2025
16:00 4:00 Thurles
Friar Hogan
Daily Racing
25 EW
@19.00
Lose
-50
FRIAR HOGAN has the look and feel of a potential improver now handicapping. The booking of Eoin Staples raises an eyebrow. He’s the hottest ticket in town, and you’d imagine if the Hassetts have a ‘live one,’ he’d be the guy you’d want to steer him home. This 4 y/o didn’t show much on his first two handicaps, but over an extended 2 mile 3 LTO hinted ability. Back to 2 miles today in his first handicap, this might be the spot. The 92 rating is a slight concern, but I’ll chuck an each-way penny in the well.
15:30 3:30 Thurles
Killinure Lass
Daily Racing
25 EW
@12.00
Win
30
KILLINURE LASS seldom runs a bad race here at Thurles, and I think a chance can be taken on this mare to put in a decent shift here today. She’s a 3-time winner here from 4 attempts. She's ground dependent, the trip will pose no issue, she’s a few lbs above her winning mark but could raise her game here again. The stable is running hot (5 winners from 9 runners in the last 21 days). A chance in an open contest, I'd argue!
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29 October 2025
14:31 2:31 Dundalk
William F Browne
Daily Racing
25 EW
@17.00
Lose
-50
4 y/o WILLIAM F BONNIE might leave a few of those duck eggs behind tonight, and here’s why. He’s on a career low mark, down to 63, having won on 78 and placed in the 70s. He won on his only visit to the polytrack here last November. They’ve refitted the cheekpieces that eked out improvement in Galway during the summer, finishing 2nd (in this grade). He's won over this trip, and the low draw in stall 1 also adds hope. Definitely, others have more pressing claims, but I’ll nail my colours to the mast here on this lad.
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24 October 2025
17:45 5:45 Dundalk
Marbush
Daily Racing
25 EW
@19.00
Lose
-50
Marbush tried to make all here LTO over a mile, had a lot of them off the bridle turning in, but faded inside the final furlong and finished 6th, beaten by 6 lengths. Back a furlong today under Milo Sheridan, who just recently rode his first winner (for Dennis Hogan). That was his third start for Hogan and his first bit of improvement. He’s a winner and placed in the UK, so he has ability. It’s an apprentice handicap and Venetian looks the one to beat, but with 4 places and at 18/1, I’ll have a wild swing!
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23 October 2025
14:52 2:52 Clonmel
Shes On Line
Daily Racing
25 EWNOTENon runners at 10.0 or more so no R4 deduction
@13.00
Win
35
Owen McCarthy’s She's Online might have a chance. This seven-year-old found form last year in the month of October, finishing second twice in Limerick and Tramore, both over today’s trip and today’s going. That was off 82 & 84. The handicap has eased his grip after a few poor runs this term over longer trips. Back down to 2 miles today on going she appreciates, she might outrun these odds. She has shown ability. The improvement is coming, and today looks the fit.
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