IE - Tramore - Race 4

Thoroughbred

19 Runners

21f

Handicap Hurdle

Turf

Soft (Heavy in Places)

11.5K

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Verdict

PHILDANTE can bounce back with blinkers removed and returning to a more suitable distance, having shown her best when runner-up over a longer trip at Wexford. Head For Home displayed significant improvement when second at Punchestown in cheekpieces and rates the main danger, while consistent Oogum Boogum continues to run creditably without winning.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
13	Best effort when 2nd in handicap hurdle at Wexford (14/1) over 24f. Below form when 10th at Gowran Park (33/1) 17 days ago with blinkers (now removed), raced off pace. Should benefit from return to longer distance based on previous form. Without a win in 15 races. 1st Pick 13 Phildante (Ire) Jockey: C. M. Quirke Trainer: Eoin Doyle, Ireland J: C. M. Quirke T: Eoin Doyle, Ireland	100	-	-	-	5%
Analysis Best effort when 2nd in handicap hurdle at Wexford (14/1) over 24f. Below form when 10th at Gowran Park (33/1) 17 days ago with blinkers (now removed), raced off pace. Should benefit from return to longer distance based on previous form. Without a win in 15 races.
12	Struggled with form for much of 2025, being tailed off in two consecutive handicap hurdles. Showed first form in handicap company when runner-up of 20 at Punchestown (40/1) in first-time cheekpieces 42 days ago, beaten only by an unexposed one. Could build on that much-improved effort. 2nd Pick 12 Head For Home (Ire) Jockey: Phillip Enright Trainer: Oliver Mckiernan, Ireland J: Phillip Enright T: Oliver Mckiernan, Ireland	96	-	-	-	17%
Analysis Struggled with form for much of 2025, being tailed off in two consecutive handicap hurdles. Showed first form in handicap company when runner-up of 20 at Punchestown (40/1) in first-time cheekpieces 42 days ago, beaten only by an unexposed one. Could build on that much-improved effort.
6	Has been running creditably in handicap hurdles, including a good second at Galway 78 days ago. Finished fifth of 13 in a handicap hurdle at Wexford (4/1) 30 days ago, leading at one point but unable to find extra after crossing the last. Yet to win but could go well in similar conditions. 3rd Pick 6 Oogum Boogum (Ire) Jockey: Shane Fitzgerald Trainer: David Kenneth Budds, Ireland J: Shane Fitzgerald T: David Kenneth Budds, Ireland	98	-	-	-	13%
Analysis Has been running creditably in handicap hurdles, including a good second at Galway 78 days ago. Finished fifth of 13 in a handicap hurdle at Wexford (4/1) 30 days ago, leading at one point but unable to find extra after crossing the last. Yet to win but could go well in similar conditions.

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