September 11 / 17.25 Cork

17.25

Good To Firm

Mallow Handicap (Div I)

  • Prize money: £5386.96
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 17 runners
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Mallow Handicap (Div I)

Runners: 17 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £18.00
  • Place: £3.50

Form: 344000 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Long-priced C&D winner in May; recent form leaves her with a great deal to prove; not in the first ten in three outings since making the frame over 5f at Navan.
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14th

4

(6)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

0m 5f 180y

14:18 Navan

Distillate

9st 12lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Most recent of her six wins gained at Laytown last September; began the new campaign with a neck second over 7f at Dundalk; has failed to reproduce that form in two subsequent appearances and is now dropped in trip; placed only once from nine Navan runs.

8/1

14th

6

(15)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Distillate

9st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Most recent of her six wins gained at Laytown last September; 1-17 at this venue; given plenty to do finishing strongly for neck second last month, with Alex Belardo 2l back in fourth; that rival turned the tables on her two weeks ago.

8/1

7th

6

(17)

6th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Distillate

10st 0lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

One of two for yard; most recent of her six wins gained at Laytown in September; given plenty to do when thundering home to finish a neck second here (7f) on latest; player up in trip but wide draw to overcome.

2/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.02

Form: 53-062

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Third in a sprint maiden at Dundalk and came from a long way back to finish sixth in a 6f handicap at this venue in July, just in front of subsequent winner Goldmoyne; improved for that when second of 18 over this trip at Leopardstown; holds an obvious chance.
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2

(2)

8th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

17:12 Tipperary

Surpass And Shine

10st 5lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Patrick J Flynn

Has won twice already this term but a 7lb rise for a Down Royal success on his penultimate start seems a bit harsh and he was beaten 7l at the Curragh since; career best called for.

10/1

7

(7)

20th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Surpass And Shine

9st 11lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Patrick J Flynn

Went close last season over 7f at Leopardstown and Cork; coped well with drop back to 5f to score at Naas in May, making all, with My Girl Sioux two heads away in third; never threatened when favourite at Navan on next start; accounted for Cuban Grey, Mint Man and subsequent dual winner My Girl Sioux at Down Royal; 7lb higher.

8/1

1st

6

(4)

20th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:15 Down Royal

Surpass And Shine

9st 12lb

J: W J Lee

T: Patrick J Flynn

Went close last season over 7f at Leopardstown and Cork; coped well with drop back to 5f to open account last month when well-backed at Naas, making all, with My Girl Sioux two heads away in third; never threatened when favourite at Navan last time, failing to uphold form with My Girl Sioux.

8/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 371637 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Winner over this trip at Down Royal in June; another good effort when third at Dundalk on penultimate start; excuses offered at Bellewstown, reported coughing and lost a shoe in running.
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10

(10)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Blue Wood

9st 7lb

J: W J Lee

T: Kevin Michael Smith

One of two for the yard; both wins have been at 7f; cut out most of the running when third at Down Royal (7f) last month; doesn't look particularly well treated back on the AW, though.

9/1

16

(4)

29th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 26y

16:24 Down Royal

Blue Wood

8st 7lb

T: Kevin Michael Smith

Second reserve; is out of form and a tough task from 9lb out of the handicap.

10/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 606498

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
All four wins have been gained at around 1m, creditable fourth over 7f at Naas three starts ago; vulnerable on the evidence of his most recent form, quite short in the betting on both occasions.
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9th

3

(2)

26th May 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:48 Dundalk (AW)

Church Mountain

10st 1lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Multiple winner on AW/turf but mostly disappointing since his C&D win in January, nine runs back; bit risky.

14/1

14th

2

(4)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 180y

19:57 Leopardstown

Church Mountain

10st 1lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Winner of nine races; form has been uneven since a 1m4f Dundalk success in January; appears held by Jurality on running at Limerick last time.

12/1

Form: 7080

Last run: 49 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Ordinary maiden form; finished with only two behind him on handicap debut; blinkered now with a valuable 7lb claimed.
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12th

9

(14)

18th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Adams Boy

8st 12lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Michael J Browne

Showed big improvement in first-time blinkers when a close-up fifth of 17 at Cork over 7f last month; was doing best work at the finish on AW debut when third in a maiden claimer here over 6f in a race where conditions didn't suit; good chance back up in trip despite wide draw.

5/1

3rd

3

(7)

27th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

16:40 Dundalk (AW)

Adams Boy

9st 1lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Michael J Browne

Big improvement on latest in first-time blinkers (retained) when beaten just 2l into fifth of 17 at Cork (7f, good to firm); that was a handicap off 47 and he is not well-treated by the conditions of this race on AW debut; outside place claims but others preferred.

12/1

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: 798256 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Heavy ground was probably against her at Roscommon last time; second off this mark at Tipperary in July and a reproduction would make her competitive.
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5th

3

(17)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:23 Roscommon

Morning Approach

9st 12lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Four-time winner was very much out of form at Dundalk over the winter; has had a break.

18/1

11th

8

(14)

6th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Morning Approach

9st 8lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: W McCreery

Three-time course winner who was just denied over C&D off 60 last July; nothing like the same standard of form since then; never a factor behind Beat The Devil last month.

25/1

10/1

Form: -60785 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Won three times last year, including twice on AW; nothing of much note this terms but could feature off this mark; last month's Dundalk fifth was a step in the right direction.
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10th

10

(8)

29th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:40 Down Royal

Amemri

9st 8lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: David Marnane

Back to form when recording a tenth career win at Dundalk in March; has won three times on turf and finished runner-up of 15 at Limerick (1m, yielding) on latest when just in front of Minaun View; player.

3/1

2nd

9

(10)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 50y

15:50 Limerick

Amemri

9st 7lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: David Marnane

Back to form when recording a tenth win under rules' at Dundalk last month (7f); 6f perhaps a bit sharp back at Dundalk last time and was hampered turning in; she was a C&D winner last June off 5lb higher, so a few things in her favour back on turf.

7/1

Form: 119050 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Back-to-back Dundalk AW winner last winter at 7f/1m; needs to improve markedly on overall turf form; best of three runs in recent months when fifh over 1m at Limerick.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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14th

11

(14)

15th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:45 York

Aisling Oscar

9st 7lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Has done well on AW for current yard, completing a remarkable eight-timer along the way; failed to transfer the form back to turf last time, taking record in this sphere to 0-10; bit to prove off same mark.

25/1

7th

8

(4)

26th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 15y

Class 4

17:45 Musselburgh

Aisling Oscar

9st 2lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

A revelation on AW for new yard since last November, posting an eight-timer; close second of six off this mark at Wolverhampton last month; he's 0-9 on turf but this is his first run on grass for his current trainer and he could be involved.

7/1

Form: 007368 C

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
C&D winner just over a year ago; modest form this year apart from Limerick third in June; suffered interference at this venue on latest.
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12th

14

(5)

28th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:55 Curragh

Trueba

9st 12lb

J: Ms D J Kirwan

T: Edmond Daniel Linehan

midfield

16/1

9th

11

(12)

11th Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Cork

Trueba

9st 0lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Edmond Daniel Linehan

C&D winner just over a year ago; modest form this year apart from Limerick third in June; suffered interference at this venue on latest.

16/1

9

(5)

16th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

20:07 Cork

Trueba

8st 9lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Edmond Daniel Linehan

Below best since winning here last summer (7f, good) until much more encouraging third at Limerick in June (not clear run); tame enough in the finish at Roscommon since so bit to find now.

10/1

Form: 6-0407

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
16-race maiden, generally disappointing since Gowran second over this trip last season; new headgear combination now after unplaced run in a claimer last time.
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10th

8

(9)

11th Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Cork

Baalbec Beauty

9st 6lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

16-race maiden, generally disappointing since Gowran second over this trip last season; new headgear combination now after unplaced run in a claimer last time.

14/1

7th

5

(11)

14th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

17:10 Gowran Park

Baalbec Beauty

9st 6lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

15-race maiden narrowly beaten in C&D handicap last summer and close fourth in similar contest on comeback run in June; disappointingly failed to build on that in similar contest since and although has a bit to find on ratings she could go well given her overall record here.

12/1

10th

3

(4)

27th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:52 Gowran Park

Baalbec Beauty

9st 11lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Miss Hilary McLoughlin

in touch with leaders

8/1

14/1

Form: -08909

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Twice placed in maidens last year, no sign of comparable form in handicaps this term; cheekpieces for the first time now after moderate run when quite well fancied at Bellewstown.
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14th

19

(10)

28th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 25y

15:47 Fairyhouse

Rattletheonionbag

8st 10lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: W P Browne

First reserve; long standing maiden who has shown her best form on the AW; beaten 6l on return to turf at Sligo latest; others appeal more.

6th

13

(7)

3rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 61y

14:45 Sligo

Rattletheonionbag

8st 10lb

J: Sean Davis

T: W P Browne

Lots of placed form on AW at Dundalk, including when beaten only half-a-length last month, but still a maiden and her turf form isn't as good.

12/1

3rd

11

(3)

10th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

17:42 Dundalk (AW)

Rattletheonionbag

8st 12lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: W P Browne

A 30-race maiden; placed in six of her 17 races at this venue; generally uninspiring form lately, although could be given some sort of chance on her third placing over C&D three starts ago.

10/1

5/1

Form: -05713 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Gained the second win of his career in emphatic style over this trip at the Curragh last month; backed that up with a solid third of 17 over 6f at the same venue; finished one place behind Surpass And Shine when seventh here in July and that rematch could now prove crucial.
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4th

1

(2)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 4

16:00 Beverley

Goldmoyne

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: James Owen

Completed a four-timer on the AW at Lingfield in March; posted another solid effort when fifth of 11 in 7f Newmarket handicap two weeks ago so he can't be ruled out.

8/1

5th

10

(8)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

14:50 Newmarket

Goldmoyne

9st 3lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

Won four in a row on AW this year before close fourth at Musselburgh (7f); merely midfield in a big field over this C&D 12 days later but he sat prominent in a race that favoured those ridden more patiently; not discounted.

20/1

4

(3)

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 1y

Class 3

16:45 Chester

Goldmoyne

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

Has built up a good strike-rate on AW for current yard; form since returned turf comprises a good effort and an excusable one; however, chance of landing this contest partly depends on the effects of new headgear.

9/1

Form: 2-70

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a juvenile fillies' novice for Charlie Hills at Windsor a year ago; hard to fancy on the form of two Irish starts last month but could be a different proposition in her first handicap.
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16th

5

(16)

13th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

18:50 Fairyhouse

Tropical Shot

9st 13lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: Diego Dias

Placed on debut at Windsor in August 2023 for Charles Hills; hasn't shown much for Diego Dias but this half-sister to two soft and heavy ground winners could improve for testing conditions; worth a market check on seasonal return.

16/1

9th

7

(1)

25th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Tropical Shot

9st 12lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Diego Dias

Runner-up in a juvenile fillies' novice for Charlie Hills at Windsor a year ago; hard to fancy on the form of three runs for current yard.

20/1

13th

4

(4)

11th Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Cork

Tropical Shot

9st 12lb

J: K W De Oliveira

T: Diego Dias

Runner-up in a juvenile fillies' novice for Charlie Hills at Windsor a year ago; hard to fancy on the form of two Irish starts last month but could be a different proposition in her first handicap.

16/1

Form: 000

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Weak maiden form; impossible to make a case for him on handicap debut.
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14

23rd Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 148y

11:30 Punchestown

Quite Content

11st 0lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Alexander Ott

Modest Flat form and little to suggest he can make a bright start over flights.

150/1

14

23rd Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 148y

11:30 Punchestown

Quite Content

11st 0lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Alexander Ott

Modest Flat form and little to suggest he can make a bright start over flights.

150/1

14th

19

(19)

11th Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Cork

Quite Content

8st 11lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Daniel William O’Sullivan

Weak maiden form; impossible to make a case for him on handicap debut.

33/1

Form: 490557

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Eight-race maiden, never in the first three; fair form in taking fifth in races at Dundalk and Galway during the summer; needs to find a bit extra.
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15

(9)

19th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 95y

17:20 Roscommon

Sobriety Blue

9st 0lb

T: Andrew Slattery

Never in the first three in 15 outings; not well treated by the race conditions; reserve.

9

(7)

7th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 42y

19:23 Leopardstown

Sobriety Blue

9st 5lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Maiden has been regressive in the last year; a falling mark is some help but still doesn't appeal on recent evidence.

28/1

7

(14)

25th Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

19:20 Cork

Sobriety Blue

9st 11lb

J: Adam Browne-Souza

T: Andrew Slattery

Closely matched with Cu Chulainn on recent Limerick running; both need to improve to feature.

12/1

Form: 0000

Last run: 47 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Has shown little in four maidens at 6f/7f and makes little appeal on her handicap debut.
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14th

14

(2)

6th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

15:35 Dundalk (AW)

Pass The Sugar

8st 13lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: J F O’Shea

Poor form, good bit to find on last month's C&D run with some of these; cheekpieces tried

33/1

14th

14

(2)

6th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

15:35 Dundalk (AW)

Pass The Sugar

8st 13lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: J F O’Shea

Poor form, good bit to find on last month's C&D run with some of these; cheekpieces tried

33/1

13th

14

(4)

18th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Pass The Sugar

8st 10lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: J F O’Shea

Beaten out of sight in all six career starts to date, including a pair of turf handicaps; impossible to recommend at present; first-time blinkers.

40/1

Form: 0706

Last run: 118 days

W: 8st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Weak maiden form at three different trips; last of six over 7f at Limerick in May on her handicap debut; has had time to mature, but best watched; her new trainer fits a tongue-tie.
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13th

13

(15)

23rd Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

15:35 Dundalk (AW)

Weston Grey

9st 3lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Daniel James Murphy

Half-sister to 6f juvenile winner Hidden Spell and a winner in Italy; worth a market check.

14/1

Non-runners

Chica Linda, Hastily, Jackie Brown

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €69.20
Straight Forecast €41.19
Tricast €344.66
Trifecta €432.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Surpass And Shine

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Distillate

The Irish Sun:

Surpass And Shine

POSTDATA:

Distillate