August 09 / 17.40 Sligo

17.40

Good

Hop House 13 Handicap

  • Prize money: £5482.3
  • 1m 2f 103y
  • 14 runners
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Hop House 13 Handicap

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.90
  • Place: £3.20

Form: 0-006

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Ordinary form in maidens; shaped with promise on stable/handicap debut at Naas; fair chance of reaching the money if cheekpieces bring improvement.
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9

(11)

30th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 138y

17:00 Down Royal

Chica Linda

9st 5lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: James Andrew Fahey

Frustrating filly struggling for form, 40s last twice.

33/1

11th

9

(2)

17th Aug 2024

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

18:30 Tramore

Chica Linda

9st 6lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: James Andrew Fahey

soon led, raced wide on turn and headed after 3f

25/1

15/8

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 000-8

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
No show in three maidens last year; made some late ground over 1m at Gowran on his seasonal/handicap debut; very different proposition on his hurdling debut at Tipperary; lost a prominent position around three from home but recovered well to master a Gordon Elliott-trained favourite; potentially very well handicapped if that form transfers to the Flat.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

2

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

16:47 Clonmel

Spinning Web

12st 0lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Hurdle and dual chase winner was poor in this sphere last time after a couple of falls chasing; isn't well-treated at these weights.

25/1

12th

3

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Spinning Web

11st 11lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Dual chase winner at Thurles last year over 2m5f; not badly treated but probably in need of a confidence boost after two falls over fences; cheekpieces now as well as usual tongue-tie.

8/1

1

31st Mar 2026

Soft

2m 1f 200y

18:42 Limerick

Spinning Web

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Dual chase winner at Thurles last year over 2m5f; pulled-up here on final 2025 start and fell at the first on return lately at Navan; seems best watched for now.

6/1

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3rd
2 (15)
Katonah

11/2

  • Place: £2.20

Form: -70577

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Unlucky in running in Naas event on her second handicap start, eased after her chance had gone; apprentice ridden and well fancied at Cork last time, when too keen and ran of steam in 1m2f event; perhaps risky, though noteworthy that Naas partner Colin Keane is back on board.
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10th

10

31st Dec 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 159y

13:45 Punchestown

Katonah

10st 7lb

J: Neil Ryan

T: Noel Meade

11-race Flat maiden, placed in three of her last four turf handicap starts, showing an ability to handle testing conditions; kept ticking over with a Dundalk run this month.

12/1

7th

4

(9)

13th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Katonah

9st 12lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Maiden was placed in three of her last four handicaps (10.5f/1m4f) on soft turf or worse; makes AW debut and Group-winning half-sister went close only start here.

4/1

3rd

3

(14)

30th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 3f 180y

16:00 Galway

Katonah

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Maiden has shown fair form of late on soft ground, staying-on third over 1m2f at Sligo and over today's trip at Listowel kept on well into second behind an easy winner after not clearest of runs; unplaced favourite at Bellewstown last time.

6/1

Form: 082044

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Has performed quite creditably in three of her last four races, notably when second at Gowran in May; needs to find a bit extra after fourth placings over 1m at Limerick and Killarney; almost 2l behind runner-up So Messi at Killarney.
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5th

16

(13)

17th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 0f 75y

16:15 Gowran Park

Water Mint

8st 9lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Joseph G Murphy

Below par last time and now 0-14, but she has knocked on the door a few times and goes on this ground.

12/1

10th

16

(1)

3rd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 0y

16:55 Tipperary

Water Mint

8st 12lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Joseph G Murphy

led, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

10/1

4th

14

(8)

9th Aug 2023

Good

1m 2f 103y

17:40 Sligo

Water Mint

9st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Has performed quite creditably in three of her last four races, notably when second at Gowran in May; needs to find a bit extra after fourth placings over 1m at Limerick and Killarney; almost 2l behind runner-up So Messi at Killarney.

8/1

Form: 4000

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to Group performer Layfayette; failed to make an impact in maidens; 25-1 when down the field at Navan in first handicap.
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10th

10

(9)

7th Aug 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 110y

17:00 Sligo

Sleepless Knight

9st 5lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: John Andrew Kinsella

never better than midfield, weakened 2f out, eased from 1f out

50/1

21th

22

(13)

8th Jun 2024

Good

1m 2f 40y

17:15 Navan

Sleepless Knight

8st 12lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Well held off lowly marks when last seen and is not easy to fancy on return.

40/1

14/1

Form: 00-260

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Started the season brightly with Gowran second; confidence dented by subsequent displays at Limerick and Naas; held by Chica Linda on Naas running; blinkered now.
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1

23rd Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 4

13:30 Plumpton

Hialeah

11st 7lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

Modest Flat maiden who has shown little in two starts over hurdles, pulling up latest over 2m4f here (soft) in January.

100/1

4

26th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

13:20 Plumpton

Hialeah

11st 6lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

Modest Flat maiden who showed little on November's hurdle debut.

100/1

1

18th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Lingfield

Hialeah

11st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Sheena West

14-race maiden on the Flat and his mark bottomed out into the 40s; no appeal.

200/1

50/1

Form: 9700

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Three qualifying runs came in Dundalk maidens at 7f/1m last winter; big price when finishing in rear over 1m at Bellewstown in first handicap; safe to rule out.
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13th

10

(5)

3rd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 0y

16:55 Tipperary

Lisgin

9st 5lb

J: Amy Jo Hayes

T: Andrew Slattery

in touch with leaders

16/1

7th

5

(10)

9th Aug 2023

Good

1m 2f 103y

17:40 Sligo

Lisgin

9st 11lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Andrew Slattery

Three qualifying runs came in Dundalk maidens at 7f/1m last winter; big price when finishing in rear over 1m at Bellewstown in first handicap; safe to rule out.

50/1

14th

6

(15)

6th Jul 2023

Good

0m 7f 198y

16:55 Bellewstown

Lisgin

9st 10lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Three qualifying runs came in Dundalk maidens last winter (once slowly away, once keen); hard to assess entering handicap and opposable from this wide draw.

14/1

16/1

Form: 00-90

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Modest maiden form at up to 1m4f; remote seventh in a Tipperary maiden hurdle won by today's rival Spinning Web; down the field at Killarney on latest; unlikely to reverse the form of that race with So Messi.
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8th

9

(6)

9th Aug 2023

Good

1m 2f 103y

17:40 Sligo

Man Of Style

9st 4lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

Modest maiden form at up to 1m4f; remote seventh in a Tipperary maiden hurdle won by today's rival Spinning Web; down the field at Killarney on latest; unlikely to reverse the form of that race with So Messi.

16/1

10th

10

(7)

18th Jul 2023

Yielding

1m 0f 30y

18:15 Killarney

Man Of Style

9st 5lb

J: Amy Jo Hayes

T: Andrew Slattery

Average maiden form at up to 1m4f and well beaten in a Tipperary maiden hurdle last time; makes little appeal back over 1m.

33/1

7th

2

6th Jul 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:10 Tipperary

Man Of Style

11st 0lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Andrew Slattery

prominent, soon went second

40/1

9th
3 (16)
Silver Salver

12/1

Form: 0886

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Fair sixth of 15 at Killarney on her handicap debut; finished 5 1/2l behind fourth-placed Night Moon (second reserve) on that occasion; may improve.
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8th

11

(4)

29th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 187y

17:35 Bellewstown

Silver Salver

8st 9lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: W McCreery

towards rear, brief headway under 2f out, soon no impression

16/1

9th

3

(16)

9th Aug 2023

Good

1m 2f 103y

17:40 Sligo

Silver Salver

10st 0lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Fair sixth of 15 at Killarney on her handicap debut; finished 5 1/2l behind fourth-placed Night Moon (second reserve) on that occasion; may improve.

12/1

Form: 98004

Last run: 69 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Roscommon fourth behind subsequent Galway handicap winner Youcrackmeup was a step in the right direction; looks clear best of trainer's four runners.
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9th

5

(1)

4th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Believe Me Now

9st 7lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Narrowly got the better of Yaahobby in a 0-50 classified event over C&D last month, but never recovered from a slow start when behind three of these back here ten days ago; could go well if breaking on terms.

13/2

9th

5

(1)

4th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Believe Me Now

9st 7lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Narrowly got the better of Yaahobby in a 0-50 classified event over C&D last month, but never recovered from a slow start when behind three of these back here ten days ago; could go well if breaking on terms.

13/2

6th

2

(5)

25th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:35 Newcastle (AW)

Believe Me Now

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Both her wins were in classifieds after a break, with ten weeks off before she won over C&D 15 days ago; quickly backed up the form when she scored last August, a repeat of which would see her bang there again.

2/1

Form: 0-80

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Sole start at two was in a maiden won by Auguste Rodin, has shown very little in two outings this term, including in a claimer.
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15th

14

16th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 3f 184y

16:20 Gowran Park

Ballyvohane

8st 12lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

prominent

16/1

Form: 00-09

Last run: 173 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Last of nine at Dundalk in February on only handicap start; tried with cheekpieces now, best watched.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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12th

13

(2)

4th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 3f 140y

19:15 Roscommon

Harrison Meadows

8st 12lb

J: Shane Foley

T: John C McConnell

midfield

33/1

12th

11

(5)

9th Aug 2023

Good

1m 2f 103y

17:40 Sligo

Harrison Meadows

9st 1lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Last of nine at Dundalk in February on only handicap start; tried with cheekpieces now, best watched.

50/1

13th
15 (9)
Buzzen

Form: 00-09

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Ordinary form in maidens; down the field in first handicap over 1m2f at Navan; visored now; first reserve.
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13th

14

(2)

16th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 1f 100y

15:20 Gowran Park

Buzzen

8st 9lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: H Rogers

prominent on inner

50/1

20th

19

(19)

4th Oct 2023

Soft

1m 2f 0y

16:55 Navan

Buzzen

8st 8lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: H Rogers

Ordinary form in maidens; has struggled in handicaps over C&D and at Sligo.

33/1

13th

15

(9)

9th Aug 2023

Good

1m 2f 103y

17:40 Sligo

Buzzen

9st 3lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: H Rogers

Ordinary form in maidens; down the field in first handicap over 1m2f at Navan; visored now; first reserve.

Form: 00904

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
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8th

8

5th Nov 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

16:55 Kelso

Night Moon

11st 0lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Gary Harrison

Virtually friendless in the market when tailed-off fifth of eight on debut at Carlisle (2m1f, good to soft) last month; best watched.

66/1

5th

5

13th Oct 2022

Good To Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 5

16:30 Carlisle

Night Moon

11st 2lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Gary Harrison

in rear, headway on outer 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

66/1

Non-runners

Sparkit, Night Moon, Elsa's Pride, So Messi

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €43.90
Straight Forecast €36.58
Tricast €145.43
Trifecta €226.90

Selections

The Irish Sun:

So Messi

SPOTLIGHT:

Spinning Web

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Man Of Style

POSTDATA:

Water Mint