19.20
Good To FirmBlackwater Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £7801.65
- 0m 7f 0y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/4
Form: -21181 C
Last run: 67 days
W: 10st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (3) |
17th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 9lb |
11-wins include five here, including in March claimer; most recent run at the Curragh in August was a solid one and has to be respected given his record here. |
9/2 |
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2 (3) |
9th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
11-wins winner, 6-38 on turf; winner of four of his seven 2025 starts, best on AW, though won at Cork on penultimate start; 0-15 record at this venue is a possible negative, placed four times. |
8/1 |
|
9th 9 (11) |
13th Jun 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 4lb |
An 11-time winner, 6-37 on turf, including three over C&D; winning favourite in a six-runner contest last month, supplementing three Dundalk wins gained in the opening months of the year; 5lb higher than last time, but still 5lb below AW mark. |
10/1 |
7/2
Form: 2619-3 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 10 (14) |
18th Oct 2026 Good 1m 0f 100y |
9st 6lb |
Wins over 7f at Naas and Galway over the summer and holding his form well, most recently getting to within a neck of front-running Uncle Goalie over same trip at the Curragh; 1m probably stretches him but definite chance of reversing that form here on 2lb better terms. |
8/1 |
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2nd 9 (10) |
26th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
8st 8lb |
No closer than about 4l in three races since going up the weights for back-to-back wins in July; ran okay at Listowel on Tuesday (1m) but others are more intriguing. |
15/2 |
|
3rd 2 (1) |
22nd Sep 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Hit by the handicapper for his back-to-back wins in July (over 7f) and has struggled since, including when behind two of these in his penultimate race at Roscommon. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: -90070 C
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (4) |
18th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 94y |
9st 9lb |
Holding his form generally well since an early-season win at Cork, apart from a below-par run at Ballinrobe last month; back to form with a solid effort in finishing fourth of 17 at Galway only eight days later. |
6/1 |
|
4th 15 (11) |
28th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 123y |
9st 11lb |
Four-time winner; scored on seasonal return at Cork off 8lb lower; chased home Bay Of Dreams off 2lb lower at Bellewstown on penultimate; never landed a blow behind Lady Arwen at Ballinrobe on latest; visor replaces cheekpieces. |
12/1 |
|
9th 2 (13) |
20th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 135y |
9st 13lb |
Started the season with victory in a 1m handicap at Cork and has kept his form well since without winning; close second over that trip at Bellewstown last time saw him go up another 2lb; new headgear combination tried here and unlikely to be far away; draw is the main negative |
5/1 |
9/4
Form: 220-21
Last run: 51 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (2) |
18th Oct 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Three-time winner here over 1m/1m1f; stamina won't be a problem as he was keeping on when fourth over 1m4f on the AW last week (visored; last win was in these reapplied blinkers); not handicapped out of it. |
8/1 |
|
21 (19) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
8st 8lb |
Third reserve; has only ever won here, but not easy to catch right and probably wants further these days. |
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6th 1 |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
12st 9lb |
Three wins have come at Leopardstown up to 1m1f; this trip is likely to stretch him. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 46/36-
Last run: 379 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (1) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Promising 2yo in Ireland who contested a Group race and her first blip this season was last time at the Curragh; moved yards and back from a break; market may guide. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 691-31
Last run: 109 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 10 (13) |
30th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Dual Dundalk winner at 1m; left Ireland out of form (changed hands for 6,000gns) and he was tailed off at big odds for stable debut at Southwell. |
50/1 |
|
11th 12 (12) |
28th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
Won twice at Dundalk (1m, AW) last winter but he was out of sorts in final five runs in Ireland; left David Marnane for 6,000gns last September; has plenty to prove on return for new yard and he's untried on Tapeta; stablemate of Tribal Wisdom. |
20/1 |
|
11th 9 (13) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 7lb |
Both wins and most runs at Dundalk; 0-5 on turf, bit more encouraging behind Star Mind at Naas on latest but good bit more required here. |
14/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €23.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €24.67 |
| Trifecta | €73.60 |
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