June 28 / 19.30 Naas

19.30

Good

Lucan Bloodstock Build For The Boys Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £6265.49
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 13 runners
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Lucan Bloodstock Build For The Boys Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £16.10
  • Place: £4.70

Form: 1407-5

Last run: 36 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Won a 7f maiden at Leopardstown last term but couldn't go on from that in handicaps; beaten 5l at Gowran on last month's return; doesn't look well treated on anything she's done so far.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

2

27th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:42 Wexford

Hasten Slowly

11st 8lb

J: Dylan Kidd

T: John C McConnell

Two of her three wins over hurdles have come at Tramore; however, she was a long way below her best in a similar race to this at that course last month; that run was prefaced by weak form at Dundalk during the winter.

4/1

6th

5

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

16:10 Tramore

Hasten Slowly

11st 8lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Two of her three wins over hurdles have come over C&D including her last score in August; well below her best on AW last three runs but respected back over flights here; best form is on good ground, though.

4/1

8th

11

(14)

13th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Hasten Slowly

9st 5lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Won over hurdles last August; quite a while since she showed her best form on the Flat; down the field in the race won by Aingeal Dorcha three weeks ago.

20/1

33/1

  • Place: £8.90

Form: 0510-4

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
7f winner at Cork last summer and encouraging return over that C&D 12 days ago but 10lb wrong here.
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14th

4

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:00 Tramore

Hastily

11st 5lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Has no form in maiden hurdles and she's now a low-grade Flat performer; no appeal.

100/1

15th

8

(8)

20th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

18:50 Gowran Park

Hastily

9st 4lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Tom McGuinness

Winner of four of her 42 races; most recent success was over 6f at Cork last July; not the most consistent sort and has rarely shown her best form at this trip.

20/1

16th

13

(14)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

14:03 Naas

Hastily

8st 7lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Tom McGuinness

Consistency not a strong suit but capable on her day and has won four times; however, she's 9lb above her last win, she lacks a recent run and might just need this.

25/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 10-337 BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Won back-to-back towards the end of last term and running well in defeat this season on quicker ground; every chance of him going well again.
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20th

7

(19)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Facethepuckout

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Recorded seventh career win at Limerick in June (good), some of earlier wins came in more testing conditions; recent runs well below best so needs to bounce back.

16/1

20th

7

(19)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Facethepuckout

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Recorded seventh career win at Limerick in June (good), some of earlier wins came in more testing conditions; recent runs well below best so needs to bounce back.

16/1

20th

7

(19)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Facethepuckout

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Recorded seventh career win at Limerick in June (good), some of earlier wins came in more testing conditions; recent runs well below best so needs to bounce back.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 000131 C

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Course winner; made it two wins from three starts in a claimer on Friday; doesn't look well treated back in a handicap with 7lb penalty.
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11

(11)

21st Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 30y

17:55 Leopardstown

Big Baby Bull

8st 12lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Sean Hayes

On a long losing run since gaining his sixth career win in a Limerick claimer in 2023; not beaten far in four 2025 outings; suffered interference in the early stages when well fancied at Gowran last time; potentially interesting with a top apprentice booked.

13/2

5th

7

(9)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:15 Gowran Park

Big Baby Bull

9st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Sean Hayes

Long way off his best nowadays though recent efforts suggest he's not far off a competitive mark.

12/1

6th

5

(12)

20th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

20:00 Down Royal

Big Baby Bull

9st 9lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: John Patrick Hayes

Recent Limerick's fifth was respectable; almost two years since the last of his six wins; not much between him, Sovereign Banter and Shuyak on Limerick running.

7/1

5th
6 (11)
Akmaam

6/1

Form: 071476 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Gained his first win since his debut when landing a Dundalk handicap in March and has been running well in defeat on turf since; not beaten far in competitive 20-runner handicap at the Curragh latest and a reproduction of that effort should see him in the mix.
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Verdict Starting price

14th

1

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:33 Listowel

Akmaam

12st 0lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Donncha Duggan

Flat winner has shown a bit of promise in maiden hurdles; worth a market check on handicap debut with talented claimer easing his welter burden.

20/1

2

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

13:20 Killarney

Akmaam

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Donncha Duggan

Two-time winner on the Flat; some decent maiden hurdle runs without looking like winning; finished well behind on the AW eight days ago.

10/1

12/1

Form: 7269-5

Last run: 175 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner in the spring before finishing tailed off in two subsequent hurdle starts; best Flat form is at this trip and was in good form on AW when last seen; widest draw now ideal.
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10

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:00 Killarney

Walhaan

10st 0lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

Seven-time Flat winner won a Leopardstown maiden hurdle in March 2023 (2m, good to yielding) but generally moderate form over hurdles since then; the same can be said of his recent outing on the level at Leopardstown last month.

18/1

Form: 650-12 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Winning return at Gowran (1m) in May and only beaten a short head from 8lb higher over the same C&D earlier this month; up another 3lb but still well treated on old form.
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7th

5

(9)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

13:59 Gowran Park

Pinball Wizard

9st 7lb

J: Jessica O’Gorman

T: John C McConnell

A winner of six races when trained in Britain but failed to hit the frame for this stable last season; on a dangerous mark but lacks a run and likely best watched.

22/1

Form: 590-00 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Was only beaten 4l on return but finished last when dropped to 7f at Leopardstown earlier this month; the losing run is mounting up but he's well treated on the placed form from last year, a return to 1m is in his favour and first-time blinkers may help.
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9th

13

(12)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 94y

16:45 Roscommon

Monzoon

9st 0lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: P Sweeney

Three AW wins but just 1-34 on turf; twice well beaten lately and isn't easy to fancy.

33/1

12

(14)

21st Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 30y

17:55 Leopardstown

Monzoon

8st 8lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: P Sweeney

Better record on AW (3-21) than on turf (1-33); needs to step up considerably from stable/seasonal debut at Naas last month.

20/1

4/1

Form: 150-1 C

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Won a 6f maiden here on debut and took his form to a new level when winning at Listowel on his return; shapes like there's more to come at this trip and his pedigree suggests as much; looks capable of defying 7lb rise.
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3rd

8

(15)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Winemaker

9st 13lb

J: Shane Foley

T: H D McGuigan

Added his fifth win (third on AW) when winning cosily over 6f here in January off 5lb lower (has won off a mark of 72 before); hampered when attempting to follow up over this C&D next time, finishing a 2.5l fourth; not at his best back on turf at the Curragh last time (heavy); cheekpieces on now and claims if on song.

10/1

8th

11

(10)

15th Mar 2026

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

14:35 Curragh

Winemaker

8st 8lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: H D McGuigan

Five-time winner; both turf wins on good ground; in good form on the AW and capable off this mark but underfoot conditions a big worry for him here.

11/2

Form: 23870-

Last run: 249 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Hasn't shown much over hurdles for this yard but ran well over this C&D from 3lb higher last summer; entitled to need this though.
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9th

8

(1)

13th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Eighty Eight

9st 11lb

J: Shane Foley

T: John James Feane

C&D winner off 67 in December 2024, now 12lb lower; best run for some time when third to Without Love in January, a short-head off second-placed Doctor Grace; faces a renewal of more recent rivalry with Aingeal Dorcha and Storm Eric.

9/2

3rd

5

(13)

20th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Eighty Eight

9st 11lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: John James Feane

C&D winner off 67 in December 2024; best run for some time off much reduced mark last month when third in three-way photo under today's rider, a short-head off second-placed Doctor Grace; one to consider off unchanged mark although draw not ideal.

15/2

3rd

4

(11)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Eighty Eight

9st 11lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: John James Feane

C&D winner off 12lb higher in December 2024; well handicapped but mostly out of form in 2025 and beaten 10.5l on return from 109 days off here last month; revival required.

16/1

5/1

Form: 561-82

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in fillies' maiden last summer and came on from her reappearance when beaten a head at Gowran last week; 2lb rise could be lenient and should have more to give at 1m.
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8th

5

(1)

24th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

19:55 Leopardstown

Touching Clouds

9st 1lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Well-bred filly won 7f maiden at Gowran last term and (blinkered first-time) touched off in handicap over that trip at same venue in June; another good effort when beaten fractions over C&D last month and merits consideration off 2lb higher mark.

11/2

4th

7

(14)

13th Jul 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

18:15 Leopardstown

Touching Clouds

9st 11lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Responded well to first-time blinkers when touched off in a Gowran handicap last month but disappointing at Naas subsequently; fair chance off this mark at her best but needs to bounce back after last time.

8/1

25/1

Form: 890640 C

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
All her wins have come over sprint trips; 4lb wrong and has stamina to prove at this trip.
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16th

18

(1)

20th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:35 Curragh

Mass Gathering

8st 12lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: J G Murray

All her wins have come over sprint trips and still to convince over this far..

33/1

15th

9

(16)

4th Jul 2023

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 59y

17:50 Roscommon

Mass Gathering

9st 6lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: J G Murray

raced wide, midfield, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out

33/1

12th

12

(2)

28th Jun 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

19:30 Naas

Mass Gathering

8st 7lb

J: Danny Sheehy

T: J G Murray

All her wins have come over sprint trips; 4lb wrong and has stamina to prove at this trip.

25/1

Form: 03307-

Last run: 265 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden; only beaten 2l on handicap debut at last year's Galway festival; couldn't build on that in two subsequent runs and entitled to need this on seasonal debut for new yard; hood fitted.
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9th

11

(7)

3rd Apr 2024

Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

14:55 Catterick

Ard Mhacha

8st 7lb

J: Paddy Mathers

T: Patrick Morris

Ex-Irish maiden; not shown enough in three AW runs for this yard to make the shortlist here over a trip he might not stay.

33/1

9th

11

(7)

3rd Apr 2024

Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

14:55 Catterick

Ard Mhacha

8st 7lb

J: Paddy Mathers

T: Patrick Morris

Ex-Irish maiden; not shown enough in three AW runs for this yard to make the shortlist here over a trip he might not stay.

33/1

7

(9)

29th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ard Mhacha

9st 5lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Patrick Morris

Ex-Irish maiden who hasn't threatened in two races here for new stable; best watched unless the betting speaks favourably.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta €310.00
Straight Forecast €325.23
Tricast €2387.90
Trifecta €0.00

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Touching Clouds

SPOTLIGHT:

Winemaker

POSTDATA:

Facethepuckout

TOPSPEED:

Touching Clouds

The Irish Sun:

Touching Clouds