May 12 / 19.28 Sligo

19.28

Good

Johnston Farm Equipment Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 16 runners
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Johnston Farm Equipment Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 16 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £1.90

Form: /F58P- BF

Last run: 199 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Decent effort on handicap and stable debut at Galway (22.5f, gd-yld) last September but didn't replicate it in two subsequent starts; goes without usual hood here and lacks a recent run; others preferred.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

15:25 Sligo

The Eggler

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brian M McMahon

Off the mark over C&D on seasonal return here in May (good); up 5lb in the ratings, while his 5lb claimer has also been replaced; nonetheless, he took a couple of bumps in the course of his win and may improve for that first run back too; big player.

100/30

1st

9

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

The Eggler

11st 0lb

J: James Smith

T: Brian M McMahon

Decent effort on handicap and stable debut at Galway (22.5f, gd-yld) last September but didn't replicate it in two subsequent starts; goes without usual hood here and lacks a recent run; others preferred.

10/1

12

25th Oct 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

16:45 Galway

The Eggler

10st 10lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Brian M McMahon

One of three for yard; 0-6 and yet to trouble the judge; poor effort latest but he didn't run badly here over 22.5f (gd-yld) on his handicap debut on penultimate, making late gains and shaping like 3m might suit; may outrun odds if handles easier ground.

20/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: UP00-4

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Maiden out of her depth in rated race on latest and in poor form before that; however, she was beaten 0.5l off 10lb higher over C&D (good) last June and her course form figures read 42242; could revive.
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7th

11

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:55 Downpatrick

Love Like This

10st 3lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

1-35 over hurdles with the win coming at Kilbeggan in June (3m1f, good to yielding); some placed efforts over fences following that but tailed off over hurdles at Sligo last time (2m5f, good); hard to be confident in given her overall profile.

33/1

11th

5

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Love Like This

11st 4lb

J: Brian Barry

T: John Patrick Ryan

1-34 over hurdles and 0-12 over fences; hard to be confident with that profile, though she has made the frame in five of her last six outings; career highlight when beating Katie's Kasper over 3m at Kilbeggan in May.

8/1

4th

17

4th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 14y

20:00 Roscommon

Love Like This

10st 6lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

First reserve; is 1-34 over hurdles and 0-11 over fences; well beaten last time at Kilbeggan.

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 0/50P-

Last run: 117 days

W: 10st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
First reserve; best run under Rules a 5.5l fifth of 11 over this C&D (gd-yld) in October after a 285 day break and 4lb lower now; pulled up when last sighted at Fairyhouse in January; worth a market check if gets in.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

9

4th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 141y

19:30 Roscommon

Doyen Wolf

11st 1lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: J R Finn

Maiden has had only sevem rules runs in an interrupted career; best effort over hurdles came at Sligo last time; can go well if repeating that over fences.

10/1

16/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 79P88-

Last run: 82 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Chase winner is rated 4lb lower in this sphere but that's for good reason; five previous handicap hurdle runs have yielded form figures of 80P98; beaten 23l in Thurles handicap chase when last seen in February.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

4

4th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 141y

19:30 Roscommon

Island McCoo

11st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Donncha Duggan

Chase winner at Tramore last year; won over hurdles at Kilbeggan in June and shrugged off a lesser run there next time to be a solid fourth chasing last time; a player up 1lb.

5/1

4th

6

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 85y

20:30 Kilbeggan

Island McCoo

11st 4lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Donncha Duggan

Chase win came in 2m6f Tramore handicap last year, more recently has been hurdling, notably 3m1f handicap win here; held off 5lb higher in similar contest a fortnight ago but interesting back chasing here off 3lb lower mark.

11/2

8th

7

10th Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 180y

20:17 Kilbeggan

Island McCoo

11st 5lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Donncha Duggan

Built on a promising second at Limerick when winning over C&D last month, his first hurdles win to add to a Tramore chase success; had a talented 7lb claimer aboard at Limerick, talented 5lb claimer this time.

7/1

Form: 25237- CD

Last run: 194 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Both wins have come here over an extended 2m4f; 3lb above last win here in June 2025 and off since a modest Thurles win in October; will improve for this run.
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7th

10

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

19:18 Sligo

Ladiam

10st 4lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Norman Lee

Not the easiest to win with, as her 2-31 record over hurdles illustrates, but both wins have been over this C&D, including off this mark last summer; penultimate Wexford third was a good effort, 3m2f may have been too far last time; place claims back at optimum trip.

8/1

4th

8

10th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 194y

19:27 Ballinrobe

Ladiam

10st 2lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Norman Lee

Not the easiest to win with, as her 2-30 record over hurdles illustrates; both wins at Sligo over 20.5f, but did run a cracker in this last year when beaten 4.25l into second and she's 5lb lower now; yard in form and she shaped well at Wexford on latest; big chance.

7/2

3rd

12

23rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

17:10 Wexford

Ladiam

10st 10lb

J: Ms E C Costello

T: Norman Lee

Won off this mark at Sligo (extended 2m4f, gd) June 2025; some good runs since but well beaten at Ballinrobe 58 days ago; needs to bounce back but type to do so.

10/1

Form: 78050-

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Placed in a point and with a top yard but yet to fire under rules; heavy defeat on handicap debut at Down Royal in March when 13-2; blinkers reached for now.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

2

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

16:40 Perth

Button Rock

11st 12lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Andrew Hamilton

0-6 over hurdles when trained by Gordon Elliott but finished well from poor position to cause 28-1 surprise here (2m4f, good) on stable/chase debut in six weeks ago; it's probably wise to treat that form with a degree of caution but today's step up in trip ought to suit him.

5/2

1st

7

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 4

15:18 Perth

Button Rock

10st 11lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Andrew Hamilton

Ordinary form over hurdles for Gordon Elliott; bought for £1,800 in May and now goes chasing on his stable debut; bit to prove.

12/1

6th

7

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Button Rock

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Placed in a point and with a top yard but yet to fire under rules; heavy defeat on handicap debut at Down Royal in March when 13-2; blinkers reached for now.

9/2

Form: 5/060-

Last run: 137 days

W: 10st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Maiden has gone the wrong way since a promising third at Limerick in November 2024; heavy defeat when last seen in December; hard to fancy.
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Verdict Starting price

13

6th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

19:50 Roscommon

Road To The Weir

10st 8lb

J: Alan King

T: John Neilan

Placed just once from 12 starts over hurdles; beaten 15.5l at Sligo over hurdles and tailed off at Kilbeggan over fences last time; others preferred.

33/1

8th

11

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:40 Kilbeggan

Road To The Weir

11st 12lb

J: Alan King

T: John Neilan

Lowly-rated over fences and hurdles; unlikely to be making an impact here

50/1

7th

15

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Road To The Weir

10st 10lb

J: Alan King

T: John Neilan

Maiden has gone the wrong way since a promising third at Limerick in November 2024; heavy defeat when last seen in December; hard to fancy.

20/1

Form: 752P5-

Last run: 208 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
0-15 over hurdles; good third over C&D last June off 1lb higher; off since respectable fifth at Thurles in October; has run well fresh and top rider booked so not dismissed.
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2nd

10

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Mother Ship

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John Joseph Hanlon

18-race maiden over hurdles; C&D third 13 months ago was one of her better efforts but well below that level since returning from a break, including over fences; Darragh O'Keeffe sticks with her despite a moderate Wexford run; first-time tongue-tie.

14/1

7th

9

7th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 55y

19:36 Wexford

Mother Ship

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John Joseph Hanlon

17-race maiden over hurdles; her Sligo third from last July off 3lb higher would give her a squeak, but well below that level since returning from a break, including over fences; more needed although the rider booking is a positive.

20/1

10th

12

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 85y

18:10 Killarney

Mother Ship

10st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: John Joseph Hanlon

16-race maiden over hurdles; her Sligo third from last July off 3lb higher would give her a squeak, but well below that level in two runs since returning from a break, the latest over fences; more needed.

20/1

Form: 60P50-

Last run: 173 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
1lb below last April's Ballinrobe win but out of form when last seen in November and may need this after 173 days off.
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3rd

7

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 100y

16:50 Wexford

Tomas O Maille

11st 1lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: M Flannery

Has a record of 1-29 over hurdles and has been mostly below form this year so isn't easy to fancy.

33/1

8th

8

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 161y

17:42 Sligo

Tomas O Maille

11st 2lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: M Flannery

Only one win from 27 starts over hurdles, at Ballinrobe last year off 13lb higher (2m6f, good); badly out of form in four outings this season, three of them at this venue.

25/1

6

12th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

15:25 Sligo

Tomas O Maille

11st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: M Flannery

Only one win from 27 starts over hurdles, at Ballinrobe last year off 9lb higher (2m6f, good); well below his best in three runs this season, including over C&D in May.

20/1

Form: 23689- D

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won off 9lb lower at Bellewstown last April (20.5f, good); struggled on soft ground both starts this year but could improve for quicker conditions and ran well over C&D off 2lb lower last May; interesting.
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10

26th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 110y

17:00 Bellewstown

Dunany Point

11st 1lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Conor David Maxwell

Sole hurdle win came over C&D last year; well below form over hurdles earlier this year and a poor chase run last time but a chance if at best.

16/1

7th

7

14th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:40 Tramore

Dunany Point

11st 1lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Conor David Maxwell

1-16 over hurdles; ran well over an inadequate trip in a Wexford handicap chase (15.5f, good) on latest; best form is at around 2m4f so this trip might just stretch him.

6/1

Form: 00050/

Last run: 574 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Off the track since 31l defeat at Punchestown in October 2024; likely to need this run after such a long layoff.
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11th

13

15th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 100y

18:42 Kilbeggan

Celtic Crossing

10st 9lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Darren Collins

Entitled to need comeback run at Sligo after a long lay-off and ran just respectably when beaten 20l into fifth at Limerick 18 days ago; dropped 11lb in the weights since decent fifth at Roscommon in 2024 so could be well-treated but needs more up in trip.

20/1

5th

12

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

18:20 Limerick

Celtic Crossing

10st 9lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Darren Collins

Was entitled to need her comeback run at Sligo after a long absence; one fair run when fifth at Roscommon in 2024; otherwise little of note in her form.

20/1

11th

14

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Celtic Crossing

10st 10lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Darren Collins

Off the track since 31l defeat at Punchestown in October 2024; likely to need this run after such a long layoff.

25/1

Form: 0/060-

Last run: 194 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Showed little in maidens and beaten 40l on handicap debut at Thurles last October; 2lb lower now and upped in trip but hard to make a case for.
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6th

4

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 200y

17:40 Kilbeggan

Friar Hogan

11st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Donal Hassett

Appears to have gotten the hang of things in his last two outings over 2m4f at Limerick; still in the fight when carried out at the second last in May (soft); confirmed that was no fluke when a 0.5l runner-up last time; if capable of reproducing that form away from Limerick then he has a big chance.

100/30

2nd

14

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:23 Limerick

Friar Hogan

10st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Donal Hassett

Not far off the pace when carried out at the second-last over C&D on latest, a race awarded to today's rival Qaasid on the disqualification of the offending Marian Avenue; it looked as if he was set to deliver a clear career-best; solid chance with that in mind.

5/1

OUR TIP

Form: 17829- C

Last run: 131 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Scored over 3m2f here last May on good ground; placed again here over 25.5f in October off his revised mark; below best when last seen in January and this trip may be too sharp.
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12

4th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 200y

17:45 Kilbeggan

Ilbdare

11st 1lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Best form has come at Sligo where he's won twice over 3m2f; poor run there latest when long way behind Cornmarket and Keep Em Quite; top claimer booked.

20/1

8th

6

19th Aug 2026

Good

3m 1f 168y

19:48 Sligo

Ilbdare

11st 5lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: Mark Michael McNiff

A dual C&D winner, his trainer's local track; last year's form also included a second placing behind Cornmarket over C&D; probably needed the run here in May, and was much improved when winning in June; up 5lb for that; deserves respect.

15/2

1st

9

9th Jun 2026

Good

3m 1f 170y

19:30 Sligo

Ilbdare

11st 10lb

J: Mr B M Coonan

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Won over C&D last year but has been hit and miss since (best run in that time was also here); has to be considered due to his record at this venue.

14/1

Form: 90/49-

Last run: 301 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Promise in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Downpatrick last May; tailed off on handicap debut off this mark over the same C&D when last sighted last July; best watched.
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1

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

14:00 Huntingdon

Ladys Choice

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Her fourth of five in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle last May is her standout piece of form, since when she's been tailed off and pulled up (sharply) in good-ground handicaps; goes chasing with much to prove.

4/1

4

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Ladys Choice

11st 7lb

J: Adam Leahy

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Promise in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Downpatrick last May; tailed off on handicap debut off this mark over the same C&D when last sighted last July; best watched.

25/1

9th

6

15th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 185y

16:50 Downpatrick

Ladys Choice

11st 3lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Much improved when fourth in C&D maiden last time; needs a bit more on handicap bow but gets plenty of weight as a 4yo and has a chance.

7/1

Form: 26599-

Last run: 194 days

W: 10st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Flat winner is 0-26 over hurdles; off since heavy defeat in handicap chase at Thurles in October; has run well here on the Flat in the past but overall record fresh suggests he might need this after 194 days off.
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8th

12

(14)

15th Aug 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

19:55 Tramore

Lariat

9st 0lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Liam P Cusack

Dual Flat winner but nothing since 2022; yet to score from 28 runs over hurdles; ran well over C&D in July when runner-up off this mark; pulled up over hurdles next time; he's better in this sphere, but long losing run drastically reduces his appeal.

8/1

Form: P/55P-

Last run: 175 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Has looked limited when completing in maiden hurdles; pulled up at Limerick when last seen in November; hood and tongue tie on for handicap debut; unlikely.
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16

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Golden Order

10st 8lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick John Reilly

Has looked limited when completing in maiden hurdles; pulled up at Limerick when last seen in November; hood and tongue tie on for handicap debut; unlikely.

25/1

12

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 2f 150y

12:35 Limerick

Golden Order

11st 5lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick John Reilly

Poor form in bumpers and has made no impact in small-field maiden hurdles at Galway.

25/1

Non-runners

Sunrise Strider, Jumble Light, Listentomewillya

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Payout
Exacta €57.40
Straight Forecast €46.09
Tricast €380.67
Trifecta €598.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Love Like This

The Irish Sun:

Ilbdare

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Love Like This

TOPSPEED:

Love Like This

POSTDATA:

Love Like This