19.40
GoodRacing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 1m 4f 179y
- 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: 935583
Last run: 5 days
W: 10st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (15) |
15th Jul 2026 Good 1m 3f 103y |
10st 2lb |
Last year's win in this race came off 1lb lower (soft); winning hurdler has been running okay on the Flat of late but good bit more needed and draw hasn't been kind. |
10/1 |
Form: 3047-0
Last run: 178 days
W: 10st 1lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 59
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y |
12st 1lb |
Just two runs over hurdles in early 2025, winning a maiden and then outclassed in a Grade 2 (ground perhaps too testing); some competitive form on the Flat since then, but not last time in January. |
20/1 |
|
10th 6 (7) |
23rd Jan 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Maiden hurdle winner; won over this trip in a Bellewstown handicap in October 2024 off 64; cut out most of the running when fourth over 10.5f in November on second AW start; prominent over C&D last time before gradually weakening into seventh; down 3lb now. |
11/1 |
Form: 391904 CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 13lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (2) |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 109y |
10st 0lb |
Dual-purpose veteran; winner of nine races across both codes; bolted up at Sligo in May (1m6f, yld-sft) off 6lb lower; struggled the last twice however, and previous runs here have not been his best. |
11/1 |
|
12th 2 (3) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Veteran gained the ninth win of his career when bolting up at Sligo on penultimate (1m6f, yld-sft); raised 8lb and couldn't follow up at Listowel (2m, good); drop back in trip a plus and has run well here before; place shout. |
12/1 |
Form: 000590
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 12lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 5 (11) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Won four times for Ian Williams on a variety of ground, all at 1m2f (three times off a mark of 71); nothing for this yard until midly encouraging fifth at Bellewstown (1m, soft) on penultimate; didn't build on that at Sligo. |
25/1 |
|
9th 1 (10) |
3rd May 2026 Good 1m 2f 158y |
10st 2lb |
Won four times for Ian Williams on a variety of ground, all at 1m2f; nothing for this yard at big odds until mildly encouraging run at Bellewstown last time; drops in class now and has his ground, worth a market check. |
9/1 |
Form: 55-800
Last run: 129 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 (5) |
13th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 12lb |
Pulled up in bumper; has shown minor promise in three AW starts; good 7lb claimer booked for handicap debut. |
16/1 |
|
10th 16 (17) |
27th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 4lb
|
Second reserve; pulled up in bumper; has shown minor promise in three AW starts; handicap debut. |
Form: -52300
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 8lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 6 (4) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 37y |
9st 11lb |
Four-time AW winner at Dundalk but 0-10 on turf, most recently never counting off much lower turf mark from wide draw at Leopardstown; better draw here and can't be ruled out off this sort of mark. |
10/1 |
Form: 417000
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 (10) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 8lb |
Six-time AW winner but 0-18 on turf, hard to fancy on recent evidence (over further) despite reduced mark although return to 1m2f to suit. |
14/1 |
|
16th 5 (17) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 180y |
9st 12lb |
Six-time AW winner; no success from 17 turf attempts; down the field when quite well fancied at Sligo 12 days ago; held by Maxwell Smart on that running. |
12/1 |
Form: -55132 D
Last run: 3 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 (2) |
17th Jul 2026 Good 1m 5f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Bit of promise over hurdles last year for Mags Mullins; made all to beat 18 rivals over this trip on good ground at Leopardstown; little wrong with stable debut third over 1m4f at Bellewstown (second touched off since); 2lb wrong matters little and front-runner is a player. |
15/8 |
|
3rd 12 (9) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 37y |
9st 2lb |
Nicely improved to get off the mark off basement 40 rating at Leopardstown in May (beating Eastern Wind) for Mags Mullins under enterprising front-running ride (1m5f, good); up 6lb and debuts for new yard from okay draw. |
11/2 |
Form: /8/0/0
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 3lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 (9) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Won two handicap hurdles for Gavin Cromwell in May 2023, both on good-to-yielding ground; has struggled over hurdles in recent seasons; has changed stable and now has his first Flat run since 2022. |
20/1 |
|
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: -32072
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 11 (3) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 1lb |
Form to date suggests he's better on AW; couple of modest efforts on turf last month so lot more needed. |
12/1 |
|
7th 7 (9) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 96y |
9st 1lb |
Form to date suggests he's better on AW with placed finishes twice at Dundalk this year; returned to turf at Fairyhouse with a very moderate effort; blinkers on now but others preferred. |
10/1 |
Form: 60-695
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 (13) |
14th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 4lb |
Ordinary form in AW handicaps for Gavin Cromwell, much the same at Naas on stable debut; trainer brought off a superb four-timer last Saturday. |
14/1 |
|
9th 11 (5) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 1m 2f 194y |
9st 5lb |
Five AW runs have been largely poor bar a mildly promising effort in a nursery over a mile in December; off 155 days; tongue-strap goes on and steps markedly up in trip. |
20/1 |
Betting Forcast
9/2 Tassarolo, 12/1 Preparations, 8/1 Desert Friend, 20/1 Giselles Defence, 33/1 Kings Gesture, 16/1 Trishuli River, 14/1 Autocrat, 3/1 Masego, 20/1 Reflectionist, 5/2 Copper Craft, 10/1 Wingit
Verdict
Both Copper Craft and Masego arrive on the back of encouraging runs last time out and are shortlisted, as is the former C&D winner Desert Friend. However, Pat Magee’s horses have been in flying form and WINGIT shaped like this sort of trip might suit at Killarney last time. Tassarolo is closely matched with Copper Craft on a line though Arch Enemy and is another to consider in an open race. [Dave Stephens]