May 29 / 16.33 Tipperary

16.33

Soft

Racing Again On July 2nd At Tipperary Maiden

  • Prize money: £6413.04
  • 1m 4f 110y
  • 11 runners
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Racing Again On July 2nd At Tipperary Maiden

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

Form: 9

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
40-1 chance when beating just one rival home over 1m2f at Cork (good); one for another day.
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1

(5)

29th May 2024

Soft

1m 4f 110y

16:33 Tipperary

Harmony Blues

10st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Richard Brabazon

40-1 chance when beating just one rival home over 1m2f at Cork (good); one for another day.

100/1

9th

1

(8)

10th May 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

19:00 Cork

Harmony Blues

10st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Richard Brabazon

Half-brother to dual 1m AW winner Oceania Legend; dam French 9.5f AW Listed/1m2f turf winner, half-sister to Group-placed 1m2f winner Artiste Divine out of 10.5f-1m4f Group 1 winning sister to US 1m2f Grade 1 winner; nice pedigree but best watched.

66/1

9th

1

(8)

10th May 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

19:00 Cork

Harmony Blues

10st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Richard Brabazon

Half-brother to dual 1m AW winner Oceania Legend; dam French 9.5f AW Listed/1m2f turf winner, half-sister to Group-placed 1m2f winner Artiste Divine out of 10.5f-1m4f Group 1 winning sister to US 1m2f Grade 1 winner; nice pedigree but best watched.

66/1

OUR TIP

100/1

Form: 7

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Never dangerous from off the pace in a 1m2f maiden at Cork (good); went off at 200-1.
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2

(15)

29th May 2024

Soft

1m 4f 110y

16:33 Tipperary

Lashgar

10st 7lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Padraig Roche

Never dangerous from off the pace in a 1m2f maiden at Cork (good); went off at 200-1.

100/1

7th

2

(6)

10th May 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

19:00 Cork

Lashgar

10st 7lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Padraig Roche

Belated start for 5yo; dam 7f/1m winner, sister to smart 5f-6f winner Rafeej, half-sister to Listed-placed 5f AW 2yo winner Excello; best watched.

200/1

7th

2

(6)

10th May 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

19:00 Cork

Lashgar

10st 7lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Padraig Roche

Belated start for 5yo; dam 7f/1m winner, sister to smart 5f-6f winner Rafeej, half-sister to Listed-placed 5f AW 2yo winner Excello; best watched.

200/1

Form: 7/2-

Last run: 286 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Had just two runs on the Flat, in the latest finishing second in a 2m maiden at Tramore in August; won a Listed handicap hurdle the following month and a slog in the mud back over 1m4f won't faze him.
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8th

4

2nd Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Man O Work

11st 10lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: P G Fahey

Won valuable 2m Listowel handicap last season off 125 but well held in same contest this season when a strong favourite; Flat run since not without promise but others possibly better handicapped right now.

16/1

8th

4

2nd Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Man O Work

11st 10lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: P G Fahey

Won valuable 2m Listowel handicap last season off 125 but well held in same contest this season when a strong favourite; Flat run since not without promise but others possibly better handicapped right now.

16/1

8th

18

(17)

13th Oct 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 23y

16:00 Naas

Man O Work

8st 7lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: P G Fahey

Dual-purpose; stayed on well over 14.5f on latest Flat start at Killarney off 79; is 2lb wrong at the weights here but talented claimer takes off 5lb; won a maiden hurdle on his sole previous start at this track; wide draw to contend with but he's unexposed in this sphere and he could run a big race.

11/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
First foal out of an unraced half-sister to winners Tonahutu (GB/US 7f-1m), Regal Kiss (7f 2yo) and Really Ransom (7f/1m); hooded for this belated debut and makes limited appeal.
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10th

3

(2)

12th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

16:50 Dundalk (AW)

Man Shing

10st 4lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick T Foley

Beaten in the region of 20l in 1m4f maidens at Tipperary and Fairyhouse; unlikely to be anywhere near good enough here.

100/1

11th

2

(12)

14th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

20:00 Fairyhouse

Man Shing

10st 7lb

J: Danny Sheehy

T: Patrick T Foley

took keen hold, towards rear

25/1

4

(3)

29th May 2024

Soft

1m 4f 110y

16:33 Tipperary

Man Shing

10st 7lb

J: Danny Sheehy

T: Patrick T Foley

First foal out of an unraced half-sister to winners Tonahutu (GB/US 7f-1m), Regal Kiss (7f 2yo) and Really Ransom (7f/1m); hooded for this belated debut and makes limited appeal.

50/1

Form: 2-6

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Went close in a 1m1f heavy-ground maiden at Leopardstown in October but was beaten 12l back on the Flat at Cork only recently, with a 22l defeat over hurdles in between those runs; looks vulnerable.
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1st

2

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 7f 157y

Class 3

14:35 Ascot

Military Alliance

11st 6lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

His four-race Irish career stalled but he made a winning start for new yard by a neck in maiden hurdle at Hereford (2m, good) in April, leading at the final flight; the second, third, sixth and ninth have won over hurdles since; with more still to learn in that Hereford race, he brings potential as well as a leading chance on form.

7/2

1st

2

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 7f 157y

Class 3

14:35 Ascot

Military Alliance

11st 6lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

His four-race Irish career stalled but he made a winning start for new yard by a neck in maiden hurdle at Hereford (2m, good) in April, leading at the final flight; the second, third, sixth and ninth have won over hurdles since; with more still to learn in that Hereford race, he brings potential as well as a leading chance on form.

7/2

1st

5

22nd Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:43 Hereford

Military Alliance

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Went close in a 1m1f Leopardstown maiden (heavy) on debut but a well-held fifth over hurdles next time and didn't offer much in two runs back on the Flat; however, he has joined Harry Derham and that heightens interest.

7/2

Form: 0-5

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Showed appreciably more second time out when beaten 11l at Gowran (1m, heavy); still unlikely to be good enough here.
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19th

7

(20)

11th Jul 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

20:00 Leopardstown

You Are The Deal

9st 13lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Luke Comer

Promising sixth over C&D on handicap debut; only 1 1/2l behind the experienced Comfort Line then; each-way chance if coping with his high draw.

12/1

6th

2

(4)

20th Jun 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

19:20 Leopardstown

You Are The Deal

10st 0lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Luke Comer

Showed ability in a heavy ground maiden over 1m at Gowran last month; did not get 1m4f at Tipperary since but respected on Gowran form if he handles the ground.

14/1

6

(1)

29th May 2024

Soft

1m 4f 110y

16:33 Tipperary

You Are The Deal

10st 7lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Luke Comer

Showed appreciably more second time out when beaten 11l at Gowran (1m, heavy); still unlikely to be good enough here.

66/1

Form: 8

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Expensive yearling but sported a tongue-tie/cheekpieces combination for his debut at Leopardstown (1m4f, good) and was always in trouble after starting slowly; now blinkered and the early signs are that he's not straightforward.
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4th

6

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 4

19:00 Taunton

Final Entry

10st 12lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Lightly raced 5yo, absent 473 days before this season; showed some ability in 2024, so he's not totally ruled out over today's very new trip, despite being well held in his two runs (one on Flat) this year; tongue-tie (worn twice on Flat in Ireland at start of career) returns.

8/1

6th

3

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

17:10 Taunton

Final Entry

11st 11lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Off 16 months before coming in a never-dangerous sixth of nine in 2m Southwell handicap 13 days; this fair 2m hurdles winner can take a step forward now.

6/1

6th

3

(3)

24th Feb 2026

Standard

2m 0f 102y

Class 5

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Final Entry

9st 11lb

J: Jack Dace

T: David Pipe

Only had six starts, three on turf and three over hurdles (won in the summer of 2024); not seen in 16 months, but is a half-brother to a three-time winner over 1m6f/2m on the AW; market informative.

16/1

Form: 522

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Has posted similar RPRs (low 80s) in all three starts, last time finishing best of the rest behind the potentially high-class Highbury; unlikely that he faces anything of his calibre here.
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4th

1

(3)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 77y

16:15 Bellewstown

Himalayan Heights

10st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Career-best success at Leopardstown (1m2f, good) on return but beaten favourite at the Curragh when ninth of 19 and failed to beat a rival back at Leopardstown since; off 84 days and any market support worth noting returning to this trip.

11/4

12th

3

(2)

10th Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

19:20 Leopardstown

Himalayan Heights

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Tipperary maiden winner last year; returned from a break to win easily at this track in April (1m2f, good); raised 8lb and didn't back it up last time at the Curragh; he is still of interest returned to the scene of his win.

10/1

9th

6

(12)

24th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

14:30 Curragh

Himalayan Heights

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Tipperary maiden winner a year ago and went close on handicap debut at the Galway festival; form dipped subsequently but returned with a facile Leopardstown success on first run since a gelding procedure and an 8lb rise is fair; may come on for that run and has to be high on the shortlist.

5/1

Form: 42-32

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Galileo half-brother to Irish Oaks second Rain Goddess; has run well in all his races and last time chased home a very well handicapped horse at Leopardstown (1m4f, good); goes on this ground and looks solid each-way.
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10

(9)

29th May 2024

Soft

1m 4f 110y

16:33 Tipperary

Invention

9st 5lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Galileo half-brother to Irish Oaks second Rain Goddess; has run well in all his races and last time chased home a very well handicapped horse at Leopardstown (1m4f, good); goes on this ground and looks solid each-way.

11/4

2nd

2

(7)

12th May 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

17:20 Leopardstown

Invention

9st 12lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Galileo half-brother to Irish Oaks second Rain Goddess; has finished closer in each of his runs, on reappearance here over 1m2f never far away and boxing on for third (just behind Ortelius); unexposed on this quicker ground and he looks certain to benefit for going 1m4f.

4/1

2nd

2

(7)

12th May 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

17:20 Leopardstown

Invention

9st 12lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Galileo half-brother to Irish Oaks second Rain Goddess; has finished closer in each of his runs, on reappearance here over 1m2f never far away and boxing on for third (just behind Ortelius); unexposed on this quicker ground and he looks certain to benefit for going 1m4f.

4/1

Form: 09-07

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Failed to many any serious impression in a low-grade handicap three weeks ago; outclassed.
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16th

13

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

18:50 Tipperary

Nobody

10st 12lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Weak form in maidens; huge price when tailed off at Limerick on handicap debut, no appeal.

25/1

16th

13

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

18:50 Tipperary

Nobody

10st 12lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Weak form in maidens; huge price when tailed off at Limerick on handicap debut, no appeal.

25/1

Form: 6-507

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
First two runs were better than her last two and she's now rated 75; shouldn't be good enough.
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12th

11

(7)

29th Jul 2024

Soft

1m 4f 84y

19:45 Galway

Chick Flick

8st 12lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Josh Halley

Standout effort when beaten 5.75L on seasonal return in 8f Naas maiden on heavy; no show in three maidens subsequently and was 28L behind Himalayan Heights at Tipperary on last start; hard to make a case for.

33/1

17

(11)

29th May 2024

Soft

1m 4f 110y

16:33 Tipperary

Chick Flick

9st 0lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Josh Halley

First two runs were better than her last two and she's now rated 75; shouldn't be good enough.

50/1

Non-runners

Ephesus, Leinster, Mickey Cohen, Slaneyside, Timurshah, Young Churchill, Ob La Di

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ephesus

The Irish Sun:

Invention

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Ephesus

POSTDATA:

Ephesus