August 19 / 18.48 Sligo

18.48

Good

McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 4f 148y
  • 16 runners
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McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 16 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

33/1 (Won)

  • Win: £32.90
  • Place: £5.00

Form: -080U4

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Out of depth in novice events lately and handicap form offers little or no encouragement.
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5th

13

28th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 48y

15:20 Roscommon

Move It On Over

10st 11lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John F O’Neill

Breakthrough win at Sligo last month came out of the blue; a young horse who may have needed time to mature; further progression is not out of the question.

8/1

1st

14

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Move It On Over

10st 4lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: John F O’Neill

Out of depth in novice events lately and handicap form offers little or no encouragement.

33/1

4th

6

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

18:09 Ballinrobe

Move It On Over

10st 13lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John F O’Neill

Unplaced all eight starts and all of 31lb wrong at the weights; would need to start now.

250/1

14/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 5-8807

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
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.
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9

2nd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 40y

15:41 Gowran Park

Mother Ship

11st 3lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Rewarded for her consistency when getting the better of a good scrap in a 2m3f handicap hurdle at Navan two weeks ago; up another 5lb and the softer ground is a probable concern but certainly respected.

13/2

1st

9

19th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

15:26 Navan

Mother Ship

10st 12lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Just failed in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Sligo last month and ran to a similar level over 2m5f at Newton Abbot last week; up 5lb in total but hard to see her out of the money if in similar form.

11/2

2nd

1

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 5

17:02 Newton Abbot

Mother Ship

11st 12lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

0-19 but returned to form when beaten a neck at Sligo (2m4f, good) last month with the aid of a first-time tongue-tie (retained) to complement regular cheekpieces; cannot dismiss but record is off-putting.

15/8

8/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: P-5942

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Had a long period on the sidelines; shaped quite well in handicap hurdles at Punchestown and Downpatrick before a career-best when second at Wexford 12 days ago.
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7th

8

19th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

14:52 Navan

Sekakarma

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: W M Roper

Rewarded for consistent efforts when a game winner of a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Wexford last month; 4lb higher but looks very likely to run his race again and be threabouts.

10/1

1st

8

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 100y

17:25 Wexford

Sekakarma

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: W M Roper

Maiden has posted solid efforts in defeat lately over C&D and over a similar trip at Sligo; raised another 1lb but a repeat of those runs will see him go close with the title leader taking over in the saddle.

9/2

3rd

8

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Sekakarma

10st 12lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: W M Roper

Had a long period on the sidelines; shaped quite well in handicap hurdles at Punchestown and Downpatrick before a career-best when second at Wexford 12 days ago.

8/1

  • Place: £4.10

Form: -12536

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 7lb

10 yo Mare

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Veteran has held her form reasonably well since winning at Clonmel in May; appears held by Sekakarma on running at Wexford 12 days ago; first reserve.
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4th

17

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Hobs Angel

10st 7lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: James M Barcoe

Veteran has held her form reasonably well since winning at Clonmel in May; appears held by Sekakarma on running at Wexford 12 days ago; first reserve.

6th

14

7th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 55y

19:01 Wexford

Hobs Angel

10st 5lb

J: Daniel King

T: James M Barcoe

Fairly lightly raced overall; in very good form this year, winning a handicap hurdle at Clonmel in May and solid efforts since including over 3m here last time; drop back in trip is fine; handicapper has not been harsh on her and the jockey of the moment is booked to ride; ticks a lot of boxes

3/1

3rd

13

23rd Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

17:45 Wexford

Hobs Angel

10st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: James M Barcoe

Breakthrough win at Clonmel (2m4f, good to yielding) in May; form of that has worked out with her pulling clear with Global Skies who won his next two; well-held second on soft next time and ran just okay when fifth at Limerick 21 days ago; capable of a big run but needs to reverse form with Set The Tone.

6/1

Form: P-B937

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Maiden was placed on a few occasions when trained by Tony Martin; flopped at Downpatrick ten days ago; her previous run at the same venue was respectable, beaten around 10l in third and in front of Sekakarma who improved on that last time.
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2nd

11

24th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

17:10 Perth

Gortmore Lady

10st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Ciaran Murphy

Irish raider; 0-20 over hurdles but has posted some good efforts in big field since cheekpieces were added in July; will be suited by today's trip/ground and Sean Bowen takes the ride; can make her presence felt.

5/1

4th

17

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 97y

18:11 Galway

Gortmore Lady

10st 6lb

J: Kevin Healy

T: Ciaran Murphy

Maiden was placed on a few occasions when trained by Tony Martin; returned to form when a close fifth in a Sligo handicap hurdle last month under this rider; not dismissed.

12/1

5th

11

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Gortmore Lady

10st 8lb

J: Kevin Healy

T: Ciaran Murphy

Maiden was placed on a few occasions when trained by Tony Martin; flopped at Downpatrick ten days ago; her previous run at the same venue was respectable, beaten around 10l in third and in front of Sekakarma who improved on that last time.

10/1

20/1

Form: -PP04P

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Poor sequence of chase attempts continued last time, when pulled up at Roscommon; fair hurdles run at Killarney in July; 1-27 hurdles record is a significant negative.
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12th

16

28th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 48y

15:20 Roscommon

Max Time

10st 0lb

J: Tom Kelly

T: I Madden

Fair sixth behind Move It On Over at Sligo last month; overall record makes him hard to fancy; has won only one of his 28 starts over hurdles.

25/1

6th

16

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Max Time

10st 2lb

J: Joshua Halford

T: I Madden

Poor sequence of chase attempts continued last time, when pulled up at Roscommon; fair hurdles run at Killarney in July; 1-27 hurdles record is a significant negative.

20/1

Form: -91493

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Placed in three handicaps last August at up to 2m6f; 10l winner over this trip at Downpatrick in June; held when favourite on next two starts; very closely matched with Phoenix Arizona on running here last time; should be thereabouts.
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7th

5

18th Sep 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

15:22 Downpatrick

Georginas Jet

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Paul John Gilligan

Ran out a 10l winner over C&D on good ground in June off 7lb lower; held when favourite next two starts before solid third of 16 at Sligo (2m2f, good) off current mark; failed to stay at Sligo (20.5f) last time but has course, trip and conditions to suit here.

11/4

7th

4

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Georginas Jet

11st 4lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Placed in three handicaps last August at up to 2m6f; 10l winner over this trip at Downpatrick in June; held when favourite on next two starts; very closely matched with Phoenix Arizona on running here last time; should be thereabouts.

9/2

3rd

10

6th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 193y

18:20 Sligo

Georginas Jet

11st 2lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Placed in three handicaps last August at up to 2m6f; 10l winner over this trip at Downpatrick in June; held when favourite twice since; good ground is important to her.

14/1

Form: -00432 BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Has shown promise at this venue on his last three starts; fourth in a claimer on final start for previous yard; well backed when third in a higher-grade handicap than this on stable debut, when wrong at the weights; second here 13 days ago; fair chance he can prevail in a rematch with third-placed Georginas Jet.
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3rd

5

30th Sep 2026

Good

2m 1f 153y

15:30 Sligo

Phoenix Arizona

10st 8lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: John J Cullen

Has run well here over hurdles and off the mark on handicap chase debut in Ballinrobe handicap; up 7lb and in grade, but garnered plenty of jumping experience in points and has the physical scope to progress further over fences.

6/1

1st

14

11th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 48y

18:40 Ballinrobe

Phoenix Arizona

10st 9lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: John J Cullen

Placed hurdles form at Sligo at around this trip; tailed off on only previous attempt chasing at Kilbeggan in May; others look more likely.

20/1

8th

3

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Phoenix Arizona

11st 10lb

J: Thomas O’Connor

T: John J Cullen

Has shown promise at this venue on his last three starts; fourth in a claimer on final start for previous yard; well backed when third in a higher-grade handicap than this on stable debut, when wrong at the weights; second here 13 days ago; fair chance he can prevail in a rematch with third-placed Georginas Jet.

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 20-51P C

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in a staying handicap at Galway; her previous course win (over a longer trip than this) was achieved despite an untidy round of jumping; needs to be more fluent.
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11

18th Sep 2026

Good

2m 7f 110y

17:02 Downpatrick

Wild Mandate

10st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Breakthrough win over timber at Sligo in July; hasn't backed that up in two starts since and cheekpieces replace usual blinkers for his chase debut; not bred for this game and is best watched.

22/1

9th

1

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Wild Mandate

11st 12lb

J: Alan King

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Pulled up in a staying handicap at Galway; her previous course win (over a longer trip than this) was achieved despite an untidy round of jumping; needs to be more fluent.

10/1

Form: 08795-

Last run: 146 days

W: 10st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Cheaply acquired from Britain, very poor form; Gordon Elliott may find the key to him; market may provide a hint as to what is expected.
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11th

16

1st Oct 2026

Good

2m 6f 170y

17:17 Clonmel

El Arco

10st 0lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Second runner for Gordon Elliott; 0-7 in Britain; didn't set the world alight on stable debut at Sligo before similar effort at Galway; new headgear combination needs to work the oracle.

25/1

8th

19

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 97y

17:41 Galway

El Arco

10st 2lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Did not set the world alight on his stable debut at Sligo last month; probably stays well enough and may well improve but might still be best watched.

25/1

10th

13

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

El Arco

10st 4lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Gordon Elliott

Cheaply acquired from Britain, very poor form; Gordon Elliott may find the key to him; market may provide a hint as to what is expected.

6/1

Form: 314304

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
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.
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5th

14

7th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 97y

18:11 Galway

Love Like This

10st 11lb

J: Brian Barry

T: John Patrick Ryan

1-35 over hurdles with the win coming over 3m1f at Kilbeggan in June; tried over fences since but well beaten last twice over hurdles; stable starting to find some form again.

20/1

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

Form: 696P-1

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
New headgear combination did the trick when he won a 2m6f handicap at Limerick in May; up 8lb, may be capable of making further progress.
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5

2nd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 40y

15:41 Gowran Park

Laska Du Breuil

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Carried this headgear combination to success in a soft ground 2m6f handicap hurdle in May; very poor effort at Sligo subsequently; unlikely to be far away at his best.

12/1

12th

2

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Laska Du Breuil

11st 10lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

New headgear combination did the trick when he won a 2m6f handicap at Limerick in May; up 8lb, may be capable of making further progress.

11/2

1st

6

28th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:20 Limerick

Laska Du Breuil

11st 0lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Modest form overall; ninth of 18 at Punchestown in December (2m1f, yielding) his best effort; pulled up before two out at Kilbeggan last month; new headgear combination.

14/1

Form: 607U-0

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Modest form including in points; never a threat on stable debut at Downpatrick last month; second reserve.
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13th

18

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Firstupbestdressed

10st 10lb

T: Gary McGill

Modest form including in points; never a threat on stable debut at Downpatrick last month; second reserve.

Form: 60-697

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Sixth of 18 at Punchestown in May (2m, good to yielding) represents her best form; in a top stable and still early days; improvement is not out of the question.
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6

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Ranting And Raven

11st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Sixth of 18 at Punchestown in May (2m, good to yielding) represents her best form; in a top stable and still early days; improvement is not out of the question.

10/1

7th

6

23rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 150y

18:55 Wexford

Ranting And Raven

11st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Sixth of 18 over hurdles at Punchestown in May (2m, good to yielding) was her best hurdles run, but she didn't build on that at Limerick last time when tailed off (2m4f, soft); probably best on a sound surface.

33/1

9th

6

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

17:50 Limerick

Ranting And Raven

11st 1lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Blinkered when placed three times in middle-distance Flat handicaps on a sound surface for Johnny Murtagh; recent Punchestown sixth was best hurdles run so far and mildly encouraging.

8/1

Form: 0908

Last run: 80 days

W: 10st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: F0-0P0

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Maiden pointer; 0-17 over hurdles, yet to display winning potential, three moderate runs this term; towards the rear at Wexford on latest.
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15

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 148y

18:48 Sligo

Glaoinn An Airgead

10st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: James M Barcoe

Maiden pointer; 0-17 over hurdles, yet to display winning potential, three moderate runs this term; towards the rear at Wexford on latest.

33/1

10th

15

23rd Jul 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:20 Wexford

Glaoinn An Airgead

10st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: James M Barcoe

First reserve; maiden pointer; 0-16 over hurdles and has yet to display winning potential; soundly beaten in both runs this season; others preferred.

14

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 85y

17:35 Killarney

Glaoinn An Airgead

10st 0lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: James M Barcoe

Maiden pointer; 0-15 over hurdles and has yet to display winning potential; soundly beaten again at Kilbeggan on return from break latest; others preferred.

22/1

Non-runners

Katies Casper, Clever Court

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €757.80
Straight Forecast €275.40
Tricast €1825.89

Selections

POSTDATA:

Gortmore Lady

SPOTLIGHT:

Phoenix Arizona

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Katie's Casper

The Irish Sun:

Sekakarma