Digital Newspaper

6:13

Killarney (IRE)20 Aug 2026

Thorn Plant Hire Beginners Chase

(4yo+)(2m7f100yds)2m7½fGood15 fences

1st €7,6572nd €2,4573rd €1,1574th €5075th €247

Full Race Replay Closing Stages Replay

Result Analysis My Ratings Past Winners

Thorn Plant Hire Beginners Chase, 2m7½f - Good, 4yo+

POS.(DRAW)	HORSE / SPTRAINER / JOCKEY	JOCKEYTRAINER	AGE	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1.Ballystone(IRE)4/1 T:John C McConnellJ:Josh Williamson³	J:Josh Williamson³T:John C McConnell	8	11-9	–	91	130	–
2 3	2.Fort Dino(FR)11/4 T:Henry De BromheadJ:Darragh O'Keeffe	J:Darragh O'KeeffeT:Henry De Bromhead	5	11-12t	–	88	127	–
3 1¾[4¾]	8.Affinity Rock(IRE)7/4F T:Cian CollinsJ:Danny Gilligan	J:Danny GilliganT:Cian Collins	6	11-5	124	79	118	–
4 11[15¾]	5.Lemmy Caution(FR)4/1 T:Gordon ElliottJ:Kevin Healy⁷	J:Kevin Healy⁷T:Gordon Elliott	5	11-5p	–	77	114	–
5 13[28¾]	6.Themanintheanorak(IRE)11/1 T:Eugene M O'SullivanJ:Phillip Enright	J:Phillip EnrightT:Eugene M O'Sullivan	6	11-12	–	66	101	–
PU	3.Happy Me(IRE)66/1 T:W J BurkeJ:Michael Kenneally⁵	J:Michael Kenneally⁵T:W J Burke	6	11-7p¹	–	–	–	–

1

(IRE) 4/1

8yo11st 9lb–OR91TS130RPR–MR

T:John C McConnell

J:Josh Williamson

³

2

3

(FR) 11/4

5yo11st 12lbt–OR88TS127RPR–MR

T:Henry De Bromhead

J:Darragh O'Keeffe

3

1¾ [4¾]

8.Affinity Rock

(IRE) 7/4F

6yo11st 5lb124OR79TS118RPR–MR

J:Danny Gilligan

4

11 [15¾]

5.Lemmy Caution

(FR) 4/1

5yo11st 5lbp–OR77TS114RPR–MR

T:Gordon Elliott

⁷

5

13 [28¾]

6.Themanintheanorak

(IRE) 11/1

6yo11st 12lb–OR66TS101RPR–MR

T:Eugene M O'Sullivan

J:Phillip Enright

PU

(IRE) 66/1

6yo11st 7lbp¹–OR–TS–RPR–MR

J:Michael Kenneally

⁵

6 ranOff time: 6:14:40Winning time: 5m 55.80s (slow by 9.80s)Total SP: 113%

Non-runners:Heroes Rise (unsuitable ground)Where's My Jet (coughing)

1st owner: Derek Kierans (Ballystone)1st breeder: Michael O'Donovan
2nd owner: Duncan Angove (Fort Dino)
3rd owner: Friends In Low Places Syndicate (Affinity Rock)

Tote win: €5.40PL: €2.10€1.60Ex: €20.00CSF: €15.95Trifecta: €39.60