August 14 / 20.25 Cork

20.25

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  • Prize money: £4876.03
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.20
  • Place: £1.90

Form: /53745

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 40

Form & Verdict
Maiden generally running well off basement mark but more needed; 1lb wrong.
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2nd

8

(7)

12th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

15:45 Dundalk (AW)

Famous Enough

9st 9lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick T Foley

Hold-up performer by necessity, really, as he can be tardy from the gates; C&D winner and just failed to get up here in April; only 1lb higher now and if they go hard, it will be a big help.

7/1

14/1

  • Place: £4.70

Form: 998

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Totally unexposed 3yo, two of three maiden runs have been here, hooded last time; market best guide now on handicap debut.
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16th

7

(3)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

19:38 Leopardstown

Not Simple

9st 11lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: James M Barrett

Won Cork handicap (7f, soft) last September; failed to sustain that progress on her last three starts in 2025; improved from her seasonal debut when fifth at Gowran; not one of the more obvious contenders after unplaced Cork run.

25/1

9th

5

(21)

19th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 90y

20:12 Cork

Not Simple

9st 13lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: James M Barrett

Won 7f handicap here last September (soft); failed to sustain progress afterwards but definite promise on last month's seasonal return at Gowran when never nearer fifth of 16 on similar ground; poor on only previous attempt at this trip but better ground could enable her to see it out.

10/1

15/8

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 8-0322 BF

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Knocking on the door of late over 1m1f, including when beaten a head at Tipperary, before deserved first success at Gowran yesterday (9.5f, good); 7lb penalty makes this tough but contender if returning quickly.
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3rd

9

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 40y

17:15 Navan

Thegooseiscooked

9st 5lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Gerard Keane

Got off the mark at Gowran (9.5f, good) last summer, two runs this term well below best; much more needed now, does handle fast ground.

12/1

13th

7

(13)

5th Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 190y

19:44 Fairyhouse

Thegooseiscooked

9st 10lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gerard Keane

Got off the mark at Gowran (9.5f, good) last August off 3lb lower; some decent efforts in defeat subsequently; may have needed latest run at Gowran (1m) after a 206-day break and this trip more suitable, so not discounted.

22/1

13th

9

(10)

5th May 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

20:08 Gowran Park

Thegooseiscooked

9st 11lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gerard Keane

Belatedly came good last year with a string of placed efforts and a win over 9.5f here (beating Skib Gold); not as effective over longer trips after and has been off since falling over hurdles in October.

12/1

Form: 520339 BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Had plenty of racing on the Flat and sole win came in a Laytown 7f maiden, seasonal-bests when placed at Limerick and Bellewstown over this trip; no show on recent hurdles debut.
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9th

5

(7)

2nd Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 211y

18:10 Bellewstown

Roman Harry

9st 11lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: S M Duffy

Dual AW winner is 0-27 on turf; middling effort at the Curragh last time and overall record on this surface is concerning.

16/1

20/1

Form: 448-00

Last run: 7 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 43

Form & Verdict
Maiden twice finished fourth over 1m on AW last winter but two turf efforts this summer give little cause for optimism; hood tried.
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4th

13

(5)

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 40y

19:30 Killarney

Draiocht

8st 13lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: T J O’Mara

Breakthrough win came over C&D last October (soft); hooded for somewhat belated seasonal debut here and may just need it.

14/1

11th

9

(8)

20th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 75y

15:49 Gowran Park

Draiocht

9st 3lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: T J O’Mara

Breakthrough win off 5lb lower on penultimate at Killarney (1m, soft); struggled off revised mark on better ground at Thurles; could bounce back returned to softer conditions.

11/1

9th

12

(11)

9th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 44y

14:55 Thurles

Draiocht

9st 4lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: T J O’Mara

Off the mark at 14th attempt when well-ridden in a 1m Killarney handicap (soft) on Monday; carries a 7lb penalty and this demands a career-best.

9/2

Form: 920692 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Dual turf winner and more effective on Dundalk AW with four wins at 7f; halted a poor run of turf efforts with good second at Gowran last month (7f, good) under positive tactics off reduced mark; has won over 1m so has to be respected off this mark.
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3rd

16

(15)

2nd Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 211y

18:10 Bellewstown

Mullacash Buzz

8st 10lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Thomas Dowling

First reserve; four-time winner on AW has scored twice on turf; weakened into sixth at Roscommon last time.

Form: 778-0

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced filly showed a bit of promise in maidens but never counted on recent handicap debut over 6f; potential improver upped in trip.
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2nd

5

(13)

8th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 30y

17:27 Navan

Kodi Brown

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Pick of handicap efforts came when third over just shy of this trip at Clonmel last month (soft), not so good back at 1m on latest but claims back up in trip here.

15/2

5th

8

(1)

20th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:03 Gowran Park

Kodi Brown

9st 7lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Some promise in maidens; best handicap run came over 1m1f at Clonmel last time; was 5l ahead of today's rival Deep Vein that day and should go well over 1m in this ground.

7/2

3rd

5

(7)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 130y

16:37 Clonmel

Kodi Brown

9st 11lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Some promise in maiden starts; never counted in handicap debut at Naas over 6f but slight improvement raised in trip at Cork when seventh of nine (1m, good); dropped 4lb more but others more likely.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 006072 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Three of four wins have come on AW and sole turf win was in 2022; just denied on AW last month off this mark but needs to improve markedly on previous turf efforts.
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6th

15

(14)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

19:38 Leopardstown

Morning Approach

9st 5lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

1-41 on turf; struggled on the AW throughout winter but showed more when fifth at Roscommon in May; failed to repeat that effort at Gowran; four years since she recorded a 1m victory at this track.

20/1

14th

10

(8)

12th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 0y

17:58 Gowran Park

Morning Approach

9st 8lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: W McCreery

1-40 on turf; struggled on the AW throughout winter but showed more when fifth at Roscommon 32 days ago; has slid in the weights and chance if she can build on that.

12/1

Form: 392540

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Sprint maiden placed here in May and again at Navan (5f); tame recent effort at Tipperary however and now takes a drastic step up in trip.
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5th

8

(9)

17th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:42 Down Royal

Whatswrongnow

9st 8lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Batt Burke

Maiden after 32 starts has been mostly running well this season, but getting bumped up in the handicap for being placed isn't helping matters; likely to run well again.

8/1

3rd

15

(8)

11th Jul 2026

Firm

0m 6f 150y

18:00 Limerick

Whatswrongnow

9st 8lb

J: Adam Browne-Souza

T: Batt Burke

Yet to taste success after 31 races, placed nine times; fair form this season, second on three occasions; not beaten far in sixth over 5f at Bellewstown last week; that race came only two days after a creditable second of 17 over 6f at Fairyhouse; first reserve.

6th

9

(12)

3rd Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

19:44 Bellewstown

Whatswrongnow

9st 5lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Batt Burke

Longstanding maiden who runs well now and again, as when second at Fairyhouse on Wednesday (6f); each-way claims.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta €158.10
Straight Forecast €134.55
Tricast €245.71
Trifecta €719.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Thegooseiscooked

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Roman Harry

The Irish Sun:

Morning Approach

POSTDATA:

Thegooseiscooked