20.30
GoodAugust Festival August 13th – 16th Handicap
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 2m 0f 0y
- 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: 860-
Last run: 309 days
W: 10st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 12 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 1f 55y |
10st 8lb |
Soundly beaten in both recent handicaps at big odds; hard to fancy. |
20/1 |
|
16th 11 |
9th Jun 2026 Good 2m 1f 157y |
10st 11lb |
Posed no threat when a 25-1 chance at Tramore ten days ago; safely held by Avandra on that running. |
20/1 |
Form: 01066-
Last run: 299 days
W: 10st 4lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
1st Jun 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Won three handicaps for previous yard and likes good ground; 1m6f Flat winner last year when her hurdles form wasn't great; has dropped down to last winning mark, but not a hectic record when fresh and last two wins have come in cheekpieces. |
10/1 |
|
4th 3 |
27th Oct 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 100y |
11st 11lb |
Won on the Flat at Gowran in May; last win over hurdles came in this race last year on soft off 4lb lower, her second C&D win; way below best recently; hopes pinned on return to this track sparking a revival. |
33/1 |
Form: 00-028
Last run: 4 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (6) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 37y |
10st 0lb |
Well held in AW handicaps but nicely improved in first-time hood on turf return in late May when chasing home a hot favourite over 2m at Listowel (good); contender if handling drop in trip and sharper track (good draw). |
15/2 |
|
2nd 12 (2) |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 0f 40y |
8st 13lb |
Six-race maiden has come up short in first three AW handicaps at 10.5f-1.4f; failed to beat a rival when last seen in January; hood goes on now upped in trip but others more likely. |
33/1 |
Form: 1360/0 D
Last run: 37 days
W: 10st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 11 (13) |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 0f 40y |
9st 2lb |
Back-to-back Flat winner in 2023, including this race off 2lb lower on good; tailed off over hurdles when last seen over a year ago. |
33/1 |
|
14th 3 |
14th May 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 190y |
11st 8lb |
Won twice on the Flat for Emmet Mullins; suited by good ground but lacks a recent outing; showed only modest form over hurdles when with Mullins; still has relative youth on his side. |
14/1 |
Form: 21-732 BF
Last run: 65 days
W: 10st 1lb
8 yo Filly
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 11 |
14th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 185y |
10st 2lb |
Four wins last year, two on the Flat, two over hurdles; placed twice on the level this year and good run from well out of the handicap in 2m Ballinrobe hurdle last time; this trip might just stretch her stamina. |
15/2 |
|
3rd 10 |
26th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 13y |
10st 0lb |
Has been running well on the Flat; fair hurdles record but 13lb out of the handicap here; tough task in the circumstances, though rider's 5lb allowance will help. |
12/1 |
Form: 386-00 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 11 |
5th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 61y |
11st 1lb |
Three-time Flat winner is just 1-32 over hurdles; fourth at Wexford in April but has been below that twice since and others make more appeal. |
18/1 |
Form: -64256
Last run: 73 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 50y |
11st 12lb |
Modest on the Flat but has shown an aptitude for hurdling; runner up in both completed starts at Clonmel (19.5f, gd-yld) in May and Punchestown (23.5f, gd-yld) 26 days ago; in between those runs unseated early at Kilbeggan; big player. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
7th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 116y |
11st 12lb |
0-18 on Flat but promising introduction to hurdling at Clonmel when staying on well to take the runner-up spot despite suffering interference (2m4f, good to yielding) and the winner easily followed up next time; unseated at the second when saddle slipped at Kilbeggan; worth another chance, although trip is an unknown. |
2/1 |
Form: /750-0
Last run: 102 days
W: 9st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 |
13th Jun 2026 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 10lb |
Point winner won a Down Royal maiden hurdle for former yard in 2025; chasing lately and was running a big race at Tramore when falling two out; poor at Kilbeggan since; needs his best. |
16/1 |
|
9th 2 |
15th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
11st 12lb |
Point winner whose sole win in 23 starts under rules came in a Down Royal maiden hurdle last May; not shown much this year until chase debut at Tramore last time, falling two out when still in contention (Drop A Threat fourth); should build on that. |
10/1 |
Form: 330-68
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 6lb
8 yo Filly
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 14 (13) |
10th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 1f 0y |
8st 8lb |
Three-time hurdles winner (also chase winner) is 0-21 on the Flat but went close over this trip at Thurles last autumn off today's mark; can't rule out. |
14/1 |
|
8th 2 |
29th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 110y |
11st 10lb |
Three-time hurdles winner (including here) is 1-4 over fences; that win came at Wexford (2m, good) off 7lb lower last August; out of depth in Listed hurdle latest but this more suitable and she goes well here; not out of this. |
13/2 |
Form: 0/8/0/
Last run: 1518 days
W: 9st 6lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
29th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 50y |
11st 6lb |
Won two handicap hurdles during this month in 2023, both on good to yielding ground; however, since returning from a long absence he's not shown anything like that level of form. |
25/1 |
|
8 |
29th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 50y |
11st 6lb |
Won two handicap hurdles during this month in 2023, both on good to yielding ground; however, since returning from a long absence he's not shown anything like that level of form. |
25/1 |
Form: 609-42
Last run: 30 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 41
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 14 (15) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
8st 10lb |
Maiden produced one of his better efforts on latest when not far behind a couple of these rivals at Down Royal (2m, good); place shout if he backs that up, but overall profile suggests that's not guaranteed. |
9/1 |
|
4th 14 (12) |
29th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
8st 10lb |
Dual-purpose maiden showed some ability in maiden hurdles but has been poor in handicaps; of limited appeal back on the Flat. |
16/1 |
Form: 0/67-7
Last run: 30 days
W: 8st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 40
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 14 (7) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Dual-purpose; 2-38 on turf; no win since 2022 and was pulled up over hurdles at Sligo 26 days ago on return from a break; hard to make a case for. |
14/1 |
|
11 |
12th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
10st 12lb |
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. |
14/1 |
Betting Forcast
9/2 He Who Dares, 8/1 Inchiquin Star, 10/1 Cala Gracioneta, 25/1 All In Peder, 4/1 You Make Me Smile, 14/1 Takarengo, 7/1 Captain Hanley, 12/1 Black Soul, 12/1 Bynx, 20/1 Reflectionist, 11/4 Synchronize, 12/1 Lariat