16.50
GoodHolden Plant Rentals Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £9219.13
- 0m 6f 0y
- 21 runners
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Runners: 21 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Form: 4-0070 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 10st 3lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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10th 2 (7) |
9th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y |
9st 10lb |
All three wins for Kieran Cotter came at Cork (6f-1m); a long way below his best in three runs for new yard this term; others preferred. |
20/1 |
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7th 1 (7) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 180y |
10st 0lb |
All three wins for Kieran Cotter came at Cork (6f-1m); a long way below best in two races this term. |
25/1 |
Form: 169001
Last run: 28 days
W: 10st 1lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 (1) |
1st Aug 2026 Yielding To Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Gained second career win off just 1lb higher at Down Royal in May (7f, good); lost form since and was soundly beaten behind a couple of these rivals over 8.5f here on Tuesday; would prefer a sounder surface. |
20/1 |
Form: 3338-1
Last run: 9 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 (10) |
20th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Placed in three maidens, soundly beaten on only handicap start; seasonal/stable debut and best watched in the circumstances. |
20/1 |
|
8 (14) |
14th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 20y |
9st 8lb |
Beaten favourite in two of her maidens but doesn't look overburdened for this handicap debut; unraced beyond 7f and has been showing plenty of speed, but she's bred to stay. |
9/2 |
Form: 0-5487 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 13lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: 5-4043 BF
Last run: 49 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (15) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 180y |
9st 12lb |
Ran okay in a maiden here last year and seasonal-best last month when staying on fourth (Irish Rumour second) of 20 in 6.5f Curragh handicap; not sure this shorter trip will suit but yard in cracking form so respected. |
15/2 |
Form: 8-4056
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 (17) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 12lb |
1-21 but has finished runner up on five occasions; hasn't built on promising seasonal return over C&D but is lurking on a dangerous mark if rediscovering her best. |
20/1 |
|
5th 6 (9) |
22nd Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 205y |
9st 6lb |
Only one win from 21 starts; runner-up five times; made an encouraging start to the campaign when fourth of 22 at the Curragh in May; subsequent running at the same venue looked too bad to be true |
10/1 |
Form: 0-2000
Last run: 56 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 3 (13) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Sole success came in a 2yo maiden at Bellewstown in 2024; ran well at Dundalk in March but below best in first-time cheekpieces at Navan 27 days ago; blinkers re-applied now (ran poorly in them before). |
16/1 |
Form: 5-2560
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: 907202 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 24 (31) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Narrowly denied off 4lb lower at Cork on penultimate (6f, gd-fm) when coming from the back; weakened behind Mint Man here on latest when ridden more positively; cheekpieces go on now. |
28/1 |
|
11th 15 (2) |
9th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Three-time winner over 6f on yielding and good ground; just fair efforts in her opening three runs this term before going down by a neck at Cork last time (6f, good to firm) under today's rider; she's 1lb wrong despite a 4lb rise for the last day, but has won from a higher mark in the past. |
7/1 |
Form: 463294
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 19 (12) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
AW winner is 0-14 on turf but has run well in defeat at times; below best over 7f at Galway on latest but fine run on penultimate start over 6f at Navan (Poweraccclaim 1.25l behind); thereabouts if repeating that. |
20/1 |
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9th 11 (8) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
8st 13lb |
Has come into a decent level of form on his last two starts; his recent second at Navan franked by the winner at Leopardstown subsequently; should not be far away. |
10/1 |
Form: 660202 D
Last run: 72 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 8 (7) |
18th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Has a patchy profile and was out the back at Brighton last time but he finished runner-up in a Yarmouth handicap (6f, good) on his penultimate run; has claims if he can recapture that form and his last win was over C&D. |
5/1 |
|
12th 7 (13) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Most of his best efforts have come from the front but he just raced in touch when second at Yarmouth (6f) on latest outing, his best show this year; well handicapped if judged on peak 2025 efforts. |
6/1 |
Form: -86572
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 2 (1) |
5th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Yet to place, but two creditable efforts in big-field Curragh handicaps and has had a break since finishing tamely over 7f at Gowran; handles an ease and headgear goes on; drops in grade too. |
11/1 |
|
7th 7 (7) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Kept on encouragingly on handicap debut when sixth at the Curragh (6f, soft) and shaped similarly when fifth over same C&D lto; shapes as if extra trip will suit and each-way chance again. |
12/1 |
Form: 215267 D
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 12 (10) |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Followed a good run against a much-improved rival at Down Royal by winning over 6f at Fairyhouse; another good run at the same venue over 7f; lost a shoe at Killarney last time, but has gone up 11lb in total and will need a career best effort here. |
16/1 |
|
6th 8 (7) |
13th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 20y |
8st 11lb |
All three handicap runs on good ground have been fine efforts; runner up at Down Royal (7f), won at Fairyhouse (6f, good) and kept on for a 0.5l second back there over 7f on latest; nudged up another 3lb and this is harder, but the step up to 1m could eke out more improvement, so not discounted. |
5/1 |
Form: 295945 CD
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 0lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 5 (4) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Nine-time winner, five on turf; latest win came here over 6f in May 2025 off 8lb higher; good runs in defeat over C&D this term, the best when runner-up off 1lb higher in June; fourth here last time when 3.25l behind Dandy Land; don't rule him out. |
10/1 |
|
4th 2 (8) |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Nine-time winner, five on turf; latest win came here over 6f in May 2025 off 7lb higher; second over C&D here in June, faded late into fifth when beaten favourite here last month; slowly away when ninth at Curragh; not out of it. |
16/1 |
Form: 6-0009
Last run: 7 days
W: 8st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 25 (1) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Failed to win in Britain and not much encouragement to take from three runs for this stable; too keen at Naas on latest and others look more convincing. |
66/1 |
|
11th 1 (14) |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Placed three times in maidens in Britain two years ago; never figured in two handicap starts over 5f and 7f for this stable, so hard to fancy. |
33/1 |
Form: 160480 D
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 10lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 52
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 7 (14) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
All seven wins came over 6f (has run well at 5f) and six of them on AW; turf breakthrough in June when scoring at Fairyhouse (6f, good) by 2.5l off 3lb lower; moderate efforts since, including when beaten by 5.5l at Cork last time (6f, good to firm); others preferred. |
16/1 |
|
8th 2 (4) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Six-time AW winner; turf breakthrough in June when scoring at Fairyhouse (6f, gd) by 2.5l off 6lb lower; below-par effort at same track since; bit better 13 days ago at Limerick, beaten 6.5l into fourth over 7f; probably in the grip of the handicapper at present. |
14/1 |
Form: 7-6024 BF
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 (12) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Ran her best race on stable debut for a third trainer over 5f at Cork nine days ago when sent off the 11-4 favourite and keeping on late for second; that was a first run for 125 days, she's out again quickly but interesting if her supporters return. |
9/2 |
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2nd 9 (9) |
14th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Now making her first appearance for her third trainer; hard to make a strong case for her following a moderate run at Bellewtown in April; Naas run on seasonal debut was better. |
10/1 |
Form: 709
Last run: 14 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: 008375
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 8lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 8 (10) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Eight defeats include five handicaps but competitive in two of those (6f/7f) and should have a race in her off this mark; 1m perhaps too far last time. |
10/1 |
Form: 006174
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 51
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 (1) |
14th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Built on a promising sixth of 21 at Naas to get off the mark at Navan (5f, good), beating today's rivals Amerilis and Cashel Blue, despite being out of the handicap; out of the money at Naas 11 days ago. |
13/2 |
|
7th 8 (11) |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Built on positive sixth over C&D to get off the mark at Navan (5f, good) 23 days ago, value for more than the 0.5l margin as idled when hitting the front; 10lb rise harsh, however, and needs another step forward to defy new mark. |
5/1 |
Form: 97606
Last run: 13 days
W: 8st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 44
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Betting Forcast
20/1 Gerrits Gem, 13/2 Faoladh, 11/2 Naoi, 25/1 Flaming Rib, 7/1 Poweracclaim, 14/1 Four Blondes, 28/1 Lethimfly, 25/1 Call The Cavalry, 5/1 Rosato, 8/1 Coincidental Glory, 33/1 Top Biller, 10/1 Apothic Red, 22/1 Dervo Annie, 16/1 Tawaazon, 28/1 Caffu Zafeen, 33/1 Im Spartacus, 9/1 Simmering Seas, 25/1 Strikepoint, 18/1 Fontaine Khaled, 14/1 Another Niceday, 40/1 Pure Valour
Verdict
Lots in here with chances. Rosato and Coincidental Glory ran well over C&D last week and won’t mind if it rains. This shorter trip is a query for the recent 7f winners Faoladh and Naoi so it might pay to side with the maiden POWERACCLAIM who is ground versatile and the handicapper is giving him a chance. Four Blondes, Tawaazon and Apothic Red are others worth considering in a wide open heat. [Dave Stephens]
Selections
The Irish Sun:
Poweracclaim