May 20 / 18.50 Roscommon

18.50

Soft

JTW Distribution Roscommon Maiden

  • Prize money: £6413.04
  • 1m 2f 58y
  • 11 runners
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JTW Distribution Roscommon Maiden

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.80
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 70-42

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Improvement under positive tactics in both maidens last month in testing conditions, at Leopardstown and at Gowran when seeing 1m1f out well despite wandering around a bit; this trip should suit and definite player.
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17th

5

11th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Total Look

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Progress on the Flat featured a 1m2f maiden win on good ground; has wasted no time in raising his profile as a hurdler and this Navan maiden winner pocketed valuable course experience when a rallying third behind dead-heaters Quantock Hills and Teriferma here in December (good to soft); beaten since in a Punchestown heavy-ground handicap won by Slurricane, but can jump better than he did that day and nothing was finishing stronger; has more scope than your typical ex-Flat 4yo; makes the shortlist in first-time headgear.

15/2

3rd

1

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 36y

13:40 Punchestown

Total Look

12st 1lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

didn't always jump with fluency, raced in fourth, lost position and dropped to rear 3 out, headway approaching last, went third just after last, kept on well

15/8

3rd

1

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 36y

13:40 Punchestown

Total Look

12st 1lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

didn't always jump with fluency, raced in fourth, lost position and dropped to rear 3 out, headway approaching last, went third just after last, kept on well

15/8

11/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 64

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Churchill filly cost 120,000gns as a yearling; half-sister to 5f juvenile winner Flaming Princess (including Group 3); mildly encouraging Leopardstown debut last month but didn't seem to get home under positive tactics at Gowran over 7f; questionable whether this extended trip is what she wants.
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8th

8

(2)

1st Nov 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Dundalk (AW)

Itsonlyjustbegun

8st 11lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

reluctant to load, in touch with leaders

8/1

8th

8

(2)

1st Nov 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Dundalk (AW)

Itsonlyjustbegun

8st 11lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

reluctant to load, in touch with leaders, outpaced under 2f out, no extra final furlong

8/1

25/1

  • Place: £5.70

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Wootton Bassett gelding cost 10,000gns as a yearling; first foal; dam 1m-1m2f winner (inc Listed; RPR 100), half-sister to 1m 2yo winner Divine Gift; market best guide but likely to be all the better for the run.
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6th

15

(14)

3rd Aug 2024

Yielding

1m 0f 73y

15:40 Galway

Woottonpassit

9st 8lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Martin Brassil

midfield

16/1

7th

10

(10)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

19:55 Leopardstown

Woottonpassit

9st 8lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Martin Brassil

midfield

4/1

3rd

8

(2)

20th May 2024

Soft

1m 2f 58y

18:50 Roscommon

Woottonpassit

9st 7lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Martin Brassil

Wootton Bassett gelding cost 10,000gns as a yearling; first foal; dam 1m-1m2f winner (inc Listed; RPR 100), half-sister to 1m 2yo winner Divine Gift; market best guide but likely to be all the better for the run.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Almanzor half-sister to winners Light Of Night (French 10.5f; RPR 93), Land Of Dragons (French 1m; 91) and Reams Of Love (11.6f Flat, 74; 2m hurdle); dam 7.5f 2yo/1m Listed winner (108); debutante seemingly stable second-choice on jockey bookings.
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16th

15

(8)

3rd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 4f 0y

16:10 Curragh

Another Night

9st 3lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Mrs John Harrington

took keen hold, prominent, led after 1f, clear after 4f, headed over 3f out, weakened from 2f out, eased inside final furlong

14/1

16th

15

(8)

3rd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 4f 0y

16:10 Curragh

Another Night

9st 3lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Mrs John Harrington

took keen hold, prominent, led after 1f, clear after 4f, headed over 3f out

14/1

4th

9

(6)

17th Oct 2024

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

15:00 Curragh

Another Night

9st 3lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Fair form in maidens at Roscommon and Galway but latest run here leaves her with a bit to find; cheekpieces tried.

10/1

100/30

Form: 7-

Last run: 212 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Brother to winners Free Wind (1m2f-14.5f inc Group 2; RPR 117) and Martinstown (1m2f; 100); dam 1m2f Listed winner (105); cost 600,000gns as a yearling; didn't really count on belated debut in Leopardstown maiden won by a stablemate last October; blinkered on return and market likely informative.
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1st

8

(1)

23rd Oct 2024

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

16:20 Navan

Double Agent

9st 8lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

sweating, made virtually all, rallied when briefly headed and ridden over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong

2/1

3rd

7

(2)

10th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 89y

16:50 Thurles

Double Agent

9st 8lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

led, headed 2f out, no extra and lost second final 110yds

6/4

2nd

4

(7)

21st Sep 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:55 Navan

Double Agent

9st 8lb

J: Mark Crehan

T: A P O’Brien

Cost 600,000gns as a yearling; respectable debut in Leopardstown maiden last year and far from disgraced when blinkered at Roscommon (10.5f, good) in May; bred to get this sort of trip and market should be informative.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Rock Of Gibraltar half-brother to 7f/1m2f winner Brave Troop (RPR 92); dam unraced sister to bumper winner Kalinihta, half-sister to 7f 2yo/1m2f Flat and 2m hurdle winner Bathsheba Bay; debutant best watched.
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2nd

14

(5)

14th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 30y

18:40 Killarney

Mythical Rock

9st 5lb

J: Ben Coen

T: C Byrnes

Winner on AW in January; unlucky not to finish closer when sixth at Gowran, short of room when travelling well; backed that up with a promising second at Limerick; failed to make his presence felt when a well-supported favourite at Gowran two days later; the race may have come too soon.

100/30

10th

3

(4)

12th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 0y

17:58 Gowran Park

Mythical Rock

10st 0lb

J: Sam Coen

T: C Byrnes

Gained breakthrough on AW over 10.5f in January; unlucky when sixth over C&D 23 days ago, short of room when travelling well; 2lb drop generous and handles soft; 1.25l behind Java Wood at Limerick on Wednesday; definite chance again.

8/1

2nd

17

(14)

10th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

18:50 Limerick

Mythical Rock

9st 2lb

T: C Byrnes

First reserve; now with his fifth different trainer; gained an overdue breakthrough win at Dundalk in January, two turf runs since for this yard okay; not one to readily rule out.

9/2

Form: 47-623

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Solid form this term, notably chasing home a handicap snip at Leopardstown and most recently front-running third to a potentially smart sort in 1m2f Cork maiden; definite player here in what appears a weaker maiden.
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12th

8

(19)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

19:38 Leopardstown

Slaney Swagger

9st 11lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Aidan Melia

21-race maiden, placed ten times, including five in a good spell between July and October last season; reported coughing at Down Royal on seasonal/stable debut; can do better.

14/1

10th

2

(1)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 96y

15:16 Down Royal

Slaney Swagger

9st 11lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Aidan Melia

20-race maiden on turf but placed ten times, the latest when third at Thurles over 1m on good to yielding in October; off since poor effort at Dundalk in December; could go well on stable debut.

9/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 376 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Absent since well held on debut for Michael O'Callaghan in Gowran maiden a year ago.
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16th

17

(17)

17th Oct 2024

Yielding

0m 5f 0y

14:25 Curragh

Stella Acclamata

8st 7lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Keith Henry Clarke

prominent against near rail

33/1

13th

8

(6)

27th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Stella Acclamata

9st 1lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Keith Henry Clarke

Beaten a long way in three maidens and has to improve loads even dropping to handicaps.

28/1

Form:

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Slow to break, last of 10 on recent Cork debut; best watched for now.
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13th

14

(8)

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 103y

20:00 Killarney

Crypto Crash

8st 10lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: David Kenneth Budds

Best effort when second over 1m4f on fast ground for David Marnane in 2024; moderate hurdles form and faded tamely in straight (hung left) on Flat return at Leopardstown last month; hard to fancy.

25/1

10th

13

(13)

18th Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 1f 0y

19:20 Leopardstown

Crypto Crash

8st 12lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: David Kenneth Budds

Best effort when second over 1m4f on fast ground for David Marnane in 2024; unplaced in six runs over hurdles since his last Flat start.

25/1

9th

13

5th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 113y

18:10 Clonmel

Crypto Crash

10st 7lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Kenneth Budds

Second over 1m4f on fast ground for David Marnane; improved effort over hurdles upon encountering good ground at Down Royal (2m2f) last month when a 12l sixth; more needed in first-time cheekpieces.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 9-

Last run: 228 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest bumper/hurdles form and no show in Thurles Flat maiden when last seen in October.
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6th

9

(9)

31st May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

20:00 Down Royal

Wee Valerie

9st 4lb

J: James Ryan

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

Modest form under all codes including both Flat starts; can't be fancied.

100/1

10th

2

(4)

20th May 2024

Soft

1m 2f 58y

18:50 Roscommon

Wee Valerie

10st 2lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

Modest bumper/hurdles form and no show in Thurles Flat maiden when last seen in October.

100/1

10th

2

(4)

20th May 2024

Soft

1m 2f 58y

18:50 Roscommon

Wee Valerie

10st 2lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

Modest bumper/hurdles form and no show in Thurles Flat maiden when last seen in October.

100/1

11th
11 (6)
Kisiyra

5/2

Form: 932-4

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Ended last season with good Galway second on heavy ground and not too far off that level of form on seasonal return at Gowran last month over just shy of this trip in first-time cheekpieces, looking as though run would bring her on; major chance.
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7th

1

(5)

4th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 16y

Class 5

16:51 Hamilton

Kisiyra

9st 9lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: David Thompson

Ex-Irish 5yo who is 0-8; not beaten far when fourth of six at 66-1 at Thirsk (1m4f, good) last June on her stable debut and sole outing of the season, but she's back from another absence today and it may be best to look elsewhere; wears a first-time tongue-tie.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta €33.50
Straight Forecast €44.99
Trifecta €796.30

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Slaney Swagger

The Irish Sun:

Double Agent

SPOTLIGHT:

Kisiyra

POSTDATA:

Slaney Swagger