19.45
GoodMervue Equine Handicap
- Prize money: £10243.48
- 1m 2f 0y
- 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: 7090-0 D
Last run: 43 days
W: 10st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 11 (5) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y |
8st 8lb |
Six-time Flat winner but losing run goes back to December 2024; hurdling last winter without success, may need this comeback run. |
16/1 |
|
3 (1) |
19th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 9lb |
French soft ground winner won over 2m at Clonmel last year off 76 and later added AW win; restricted campaign this year, never counting at Galway last time over 1m4f and has twice missed engagements since due to yielding ground; remains a bit high in the handicap. |
16/1 |
Form: 4-8712 C
Last run: 24 days
W: 10st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (2) |
22nd Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 163y |
10st 2lb |
Got first career win with a comfortable 1m Dundalk handicap success last October off 72; mixed form on AW during the winter; unplaced at Naas last month before winning at Leopardstown, his first turf win at the ninth attempt; 7lb rise may anchor him. |
4/1 |
|
1st 6 (2) |
4th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Got first career win with comfortable 1m Dundalk handicap success in October off 72; just fair efforts on AW afterwards and turf return at Naas last month was just okay (keen); cheekpieces now added. |
12/1 |
Form: 511108 C
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 (6) |
30th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 63y |
9st 13lb |
Six-time Dundalk winner, including three in a row there during February/March; turf record is modest (1-18), and he is 11lb higher than when fourth at Naas on his final start last season. |
6/1 |
|
12th 1 (2) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
6-11 over 10.7f-1m4f at Dundalk, including winning his last three under Rory Mulligan; 4lb higher mark and different track pose questions, but not opposed lightly. |
11/2 |
Form: 8-1432 D BF
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (6) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Ballinrobe maiden winner in May (9.5f, gd-yld); stayed on well for a 2.25l third of 10 on handicap debut back there on latest (9.5f, yielding); good ground fine and this step up in trip looks the right move; big chance. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 6 (1) |
22nd Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 163y |
9st 9lb |
Went close in a 1m Navan maiden on the third of five starts last season; a revelation on reappearance over C&D, winning a maiden very easily from an 85-rated gelding; has since faced a stiff task when the outsider of four in a conditions race won by the subsequent Group 3 winner Sparan Nua; could be a handicap blot here. |
7/2 |
Form: 419774
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 14 (9) |
26th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Dual AW winner gained her sole turf win from 27 starts over 7f at this venue last year; soundly beaten on last three starts and needs a return to best. |
28/1 |
|
7th 10 (2) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Won a 7f handicap here last year, also won at Dundalk in February; not the most consistent and finished behind Highbury See See; closely matched with Navagio. |
12/1 |
Form: 33-986 C
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (8) |
30th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 63y |
9st 4lb |
Just one win from 29 attempts; consistent when making the frame on three occasions at Dundalk last November/December; failed to reproduce that form in two races at the same venue in January. |
16/1 |
|
8th 2 (8) |
23rd Jan 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Just one win from 28 attempts, but has been knocking on the door in recent starts here; fourth over 10.5f in November before taking third spot next two times; squeezed out when one-paced upped in trip over C&D last time; this trip may not be his optimum. |
13/1 |
Form: 10-417
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 11 (1) |
26th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Two-time winner on easy ground, including on latest at Gowran (9.5f, yielding); won over 1m3f (yielding) at Down Royal last season; 3lb rise for latest success seems reasonable and worth a try at this trip but could probably do with some rain. |
7/1 |
|
1st 9 (15) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 1f 100y |
9st 8lb |
Landed 1m3f Down Royal handicap in September before disappointing favourite on the AW next time but had excuses; returned with encouraging fourth at Navan (1m2f, gd) 48 days ago, travelled well; set to come on for that and big player. |
7/1 |
Form: 00-020 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 8st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 4 (19) |
10th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Eight career wins have been over mid-distances, most recently nicely improved from comeback run when second at Fairyhouse last month (1m2f) after setting a decent pace; back in trip here. |
9/1 |
|
2nd 8 (2) |
28th May 2026 Good 1m 1f 210y |
9st 7lb |
Eight career wins include twice here at 1m4f; probably needed recent Roscommon comeback run, more expected of here with ground in his favour. |
10/1 |
Form: 0011-7
Last run: 16 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 13 (11) |
30th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 63y |
8st 12lb |
Showed significant improvement in first-time blinkers to win a handicap over an extended 1m at Gowran last October; proved he could handle a sound surface with a follow-up success at Dundalk in November; went up 14lb in total; further improvement feasible this term, but blinkers left off here. |
8/1 |
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