16.17
Soft1xBet.ie Emerald Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)
- Prize money: £51217.39
- 1m 2f 0y
- 18 runners
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Runners: 18 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.50
- Place: £1.90
Form: 84503- D
Last run: 169 days
W: 8st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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12th 12 |
25th Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
10st 10lb |
Dual-purpose mare enjoyed a good spring campaign, two good Curragh Flat efforts sandwiching a Bellewstown hurdles success (2m1f, yielding); ran no sort of race however on returning to latter venue in early July and has had a break since. |
14/1 |
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15th 2 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 11lb |
Two wins in April, one of them over C&D, the other a good display to beat the Irish Lincoln winner Ribee over 1m2f at the Curragh; solid fourth of 20 in a premier handicap at the same venue in May; had an excuse (struck into) for a below-par Down Royal run; one of three runners for the stable; strong overall credentials. |
7/2 |
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8th 1 (5) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 96y |
10st 0lb |
Two wins in April, one of them over hurdles, the other a good display to beat the Irish Lincoln winner Ribee over 1m2f at the Curragh; solid fourth of 20 in a premier handicap at the same venue on latest; big weight here, but capable of holding her own. |
5/1 |
13/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 311-15 C
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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22th 10 (22) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Rapid improver last year, winning three times in testing ground; carried that forward to this term when taking the Irish Lincoln here in March; some decent runs in defeat since; ground against him when down the field in the Irish Cambridgeshire; needs rain. |
20/1 |
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12th 3 (6) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Rapid improver last year, winning three times in testing ground; carried that forward to this term when taking the Lincoln handicap over C&D in March; some decent runs in defeat since but this ground might not be soft enough. |
14/1 |
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5th 3 (4) |
28th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 123y |
9st 10lb |
Enjoyed a terrific spell last October, notching three wins and two places during a hectic spell; maintained his rate of improvement when beating 24 rivals in the Irish Lincoln on return; early-season form also included second in a 1m2f premier handicap at the Curragh; unplaced twice in Listed races this term; handicap form gives him a leading chance; drawn low. |
7/1 |
12/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 4314-5
Last run: 19 days
W: 8st 10lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (2) |
1st Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 4f 77y |
9st 11lb |
C&D winner in 2023; both wins have come on heavy ground; some decent efforts in defeat this year; got little luck in running at Listowel; got going too late at Down Royal on Monday; big ask on these terms. |
12/1 |
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7th 4 (6) |
28th Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 194y |
9st 11lb |
Both wins have come on heavy ground; some decent efforts this year and was raised 6lb for a good run in Listed company; got little luck in running at Listowel a week ago and can do better; rain would help. |
10/1 |
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13th 3 (9) |
21st Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Only 2-32 and probably best to take latest 6l fifth at Listed level (1m4f) with a pinch of salt; the handicapper has put her up 6lb. |
20/1 |
33/1
- Place: £7.50
Form: /3177-
Last run: 258 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (10) |
22nd Sep 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Sole win in nine starts came in a 1m4f maiden at Limerick last season (soft to heavy); probably needs that sort of trip and these terms are tough; absent since May. |
33/1 |
9/2
Form: 11217- D BF
Last run: 152 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (1) |
30th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 17y |
10st 0lb |
4-10 on turf including a handicap win here off 74 last July (10.5f, yielding); won the Group 3 Alleged Stakes at the Curragh in April (1m2f, soft); not a bad run in 10.5f Chester Group 2 latest (10.5f, good), shaping as though ready to step back up to this sort of trip; leading claims. |
13/8 |
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6th 7 (9) |
8th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Progressive in handicaps last season but took his form to a new level when getting the better of a stablemate in a Group 3 at the Curragh (1m2f, soft) last month; may yet be capable of even better, but he could do with some rain. |
15/2 |
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1st 8 (11) |
19th Apr 2026 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Three-time winner, progressive in handicaps last season; unplaced in a race won by stablemate Beset on his only stakes race attempt; plenty to prove as a result. |
20/1 |
14/1
Form: 26301- D
Last run: 172 days
W: 8st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (5) |
10th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 3f 197y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Sole win (13 races) was in a soft-ground maiden at Roscommon last October; mixed form in handicaps, respectable fourth of ten at Ballinrobe (9.7f, yielding; stays 1m4f) in June last time but others look more solid. |
6/1 |
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4th 3 (3) |
22nd Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 163y |
10st 0lb |
Fair placed form early last season and won at Roscommon in the autumn; two 2026 runs can be upgraded a little, has met trouble in running both times. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: 7165-2 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (7) |
4th Oct 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Fine second on heavy in Irish Cambridgeshire here in March but has been disappointing since; has been tried at stakes level a few times, but has come up short; needs a revival. |
20/1 |
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13th 2 (5) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Second to Ribee in the Irish Lincoln, and later highly tried in a Group 3 here; ran over hurdles at Galway, leading apprentice up, taking off a valuable 5lb; first time with cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
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7th 9 |
1st Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 175y |
11st 9lb |
Smart Flat sort has won twice and seems to stay 1m2f; a solid run in a Curragh Group 3 in April and now rated 101; has stamina to prove on hurdling debut but could be a player if jumping soundly. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 0210-7
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 1 (3) |
28th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 123y |
10st 0lb |
Four-time winner at 7f/1m, the last two at Listed level over 1m on heavy ground in the Knockaire Stakes at Leopardstown, the scene of his best form; beaten only a neck in this race two years ago, tenth behind Dunum last year; drawn low. |
14/1 |
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10th 1 (8) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Four-time winner at 7f/1m, the last two at Listed level; Leopardstown specialist; considerably inferior to stablemate Hotazhell. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 1/835-
Last run: 166 days
W: 9st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 19 (23) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
8st 10lb |
All four wins, three on Flat and one over hurdles, came on soft; runner-up on last two starts in Cork Derby and when splitting a Willie Mullins-trained pair at Galway; not certain to uphold Galway form with Night Moon. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 51-065 C
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 (9) |
4th Oct 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Eight-time Flat winner (all turf wins on soft or worse) although none since C&D win last November off 74; entitled to come on for recent Listowel comeback run. |
12/1 |
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11th 5 (11) |
21st Sep 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Eight-time Flat winner (all turf wins on soft or worse); latest run was over hurdles, two lesser displays at the Curragh after Irish Lincoln sixth. |
16/1 |
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10th 13 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 7f 153y |
11st 4lb |
Eight-time Flat winner (all turf wins on soft or worse); small signs of promise five hurdle runs; took third in a Musselburgh maiden hurdle in November (2m, good to soft) but last of 16 on handicap debut at Naas (2m, soft to heavy) when last seen in this sphere; recent Flat runs have been middling. |
13/1 |
33/1
Form: 5060-0
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 11 (8) |
8th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Often highly tried; unplaced in all eight races since winning a 7f maiden here in September 2024; seemed to stay 1m6f in Gowran Listed race in May, but still finished only seventh; out of her depth in a Group 3 event at York later that month. |
50/1 |
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7th 7 (4) |
23rd May 2026 Good 1m 5f 188y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Often highly tried and unplaced all seven starts since winning a Galway maiden in September 2024; seemed to stay 1m6f in Gowran Listed race last time but still finished only seventh; flying even higher today. |
33/1 |
12/1
Form: 1248-0 BF
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (2) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 110y |
8st 13lb |
Two wins on heavy ground, a Tipperary maiden and a conditions race at Gowran last September; yet to win a handicap and out of sorts on last two runs at Gowran; coming down the weights but others arrive in better form. |
16/1 |
|
7th 5 (7) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Both wins have come on soft to heavy ground, including a conditions race over C&D last September; handles quicker conditions but this year's form has not been her best; heavy defeat over 9.5f here on latest; others arrive in better fettle. |
14/1 |
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7th 2 (5) |
1st Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 120y |
9st 8lb |
Gained second heavy-ground win in a conditions race at this venue (7f) last September; yet to win a handicap; well supported in three of her four races this term, including the Irish Lincoln; has not run to expectations; new headgear combination tried. |
9/2 |
12/1
Form: 34297- C
Last run: 188 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
15th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 135y Class 3 |
10st 10lb |
Ex-Joseph O'Brien; won stable debut at Perth (2m4f, good) in August and a good third of five at Worcester (2m4f, good) last month; he's the only one of these who's been in recent action, and it was very recent but he tailed off in that handicap hurdle at Chepstow (2m; made most) on Saturday when different aids were given a go; reverts to cheekpieces and fences today. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 4 |
10th Sep 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Ex-Irish 4yo who made winning stable debut at Perth (2m4f, good; first-time cheekpieces) last month; recent defeat in a valuable Flat handicap is easily excused, and he could still have more to offer for Nick Scholfield. |
4/1 |
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9th 12 (8) |
5th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
In contention when running out at the final fence at Kilbeggan in June on final outing for Joseph O'Brien and he made a winning stable debut in first-time cheekpieces (retained) over fences at Perth (2m4f, good) three weeks ago; versatile ground-wise and he's well treated on the pick of last year's Flat form; he's an intriguing contender who could run well. |
10/1 |
11/1
Form: 30003-
Last run: 173 days
W: 9st 8lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 4 (3) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Placed in last year's Ascot Stakes and in the October Handicap at Naas; came back to form in style when winning the big amateur handicap over 2m at the Galway festival; favourite for a handicap hurdle later in the week, the run may have come too soon. |
14/1 |
|
13th 7 |
1st Aug 2026 Good 2m 6f 108y |
11st 3lb |
Came back to form in terrific style when winning the Connacht Hotel Flat Handicap over 2m on Monday here; hasn't run over hurdles since May 2025 but can be a big player with his confidence boosted. |
5/1 |
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1st 8 (20) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 179y |
11st 9lb |
Most recent of his five wins was in a valuable 2m handicap at Naas in October 2024; ran poorly when well fancied for this race last year, others seem more dependable; one of three in the field for his owner, Derek O'Connor rides. |
14/1 |
14/1
Form: 1B233-
Last run: 152 days
W: 8st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (8) |
22nd Sep 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Had 20 races but she's an improving handicapper who went close in a big field on Leopardstown's feature card ten days ago; this is her first Listed assignment and may come up short. |
8/1 |
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2nd 3 (4) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 60y |
9st 10lb |
Gained third career win at Down Royal in June, bolting up; hit with a 14lb rise for that; struggled over 1m4f in a premier handicap at Galway; second in a five-runner contest at Sligo; seems best at around 1m2f; may lack the pace for a race like this. |
20/1 |
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2nd 2 (4) |
5th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 100y |
9st 11lb |
Gained third career win at Down Royal in June, bolting up over a similar trip to this; hit with a 14lb rise for that; struggled over 1m4f in a premier handicap at Galway last week, bringing a consistent sequence to an end; this trip is closer to her optimum. |
9/2 |
25/1
Form: 04240- C
Last run: 152 days
W: 9st 7lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 7 (1) |
28th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Veteran's last win came over C&D in the Irish Cambridgeshire in August 2023; didn't get the clearest of runs when a 2.75l fifth in this last year and 11lb lower now; not beaten far the last twice, fast ground is fine and he's an interesting runner. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 1 (2) |
11th Jun 2026 Soft 1m 1f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Four-time winner but not since Irish Cambridgeshire win of 2024; definite encouragement on penultimate run at this track (1m2f) when beaten 3.5l in sixth; kept on well to take 1l third at Cork (10.5f, good to yielding) on latest; off a winnable mark and drop in trip is in this veteran's favour. |
11/4 |
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3rd 7 (11) |
24th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 100y |
9st 5lb |
Four-time winner but not since Irish Cambridgeshire win of 2024; definite encouragement on second start back off reduced mark without quite staying this trip at Leopardstown; blinkers now replace visor and now 11lb below career-high mark but stamina remains a concern at this trip. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: 64041-
Last run: 195 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (6) |
21st Sep 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Went too high in the ratings after a wide-margin Gowran maiden win last autumn; however, he managed several good efforts in May/June and can make his presence felt in this grade |
13/2 |
|
4th 2 (7) |
30th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 63y |
10st 1lb |
Too high in the ratings since a Gowran maiden win last autumn; however, he ran well over 1m4f here on latest, form boosted when runner-up Obscenity continued a good spell of form with a Gowran success. |
4/1 |
16/1
Form: 4187-8
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €62.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €51.24 |
| Tricast | €395.33 |
| Trifecta | €593.20 |
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