20.30

6/4 (Won)

Win: £3.10
Place: £1.10

Form: 3038-2

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict

Placed in a couple of maidens last year; started off the season well when touched off in a Cork handicap last month; up in trip here but is the highest rated and sets a reasonable standard.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 7 (1)	1st Jun 2023 Good 1m 3f 151y	16:35 Roscommon Rattle And Hum 9st 2lb J: Jake Coen T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	Has come back in good form this season, going close in a Cork handicap and not spurning a winning opportunity in a maiden over 1m5f at Sligo; only 2lb higher here and has an obvious chance from the plum draw.	3/1
1st 10 (7)	16th May 2023 Yielding 1m 5f 40y	20:30 Sligo Rattle And Hum 9st 5lb J: Jake Coen T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	prominent	6/4

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2nd

7

(1)

1st Jun 2023

Good

1m 3f 151y

16:35 Roscommon

Rattle And Hum

9st 2lb

J: Jake Coen

Has come back in good form this season, going close in a Cork handicap and not spurning a winning opportunity in a maiden over 1m5f at Sligo; only 2lb higher here and has an obvious chance from the plum draw.

3/1

1st

10

(7)

16th May 2023

Yielding

1m 5f 40y

20:30 Sligo

Rattle And Hum

9st 5lb

J: Jake Coen

prominent

6/4

2nd

11 (1)

Votre Homme

J: Oisin Enright

T: D K Weld

16/1

Place: £2.70

Form: 7

Last run: 74 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Didn't do badly on debut in a 1m2f Dundalk maiden in March; plenty more needed here though.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
5th 11 (12)	20th Jun 2024 Good 1m 7f 0y	20:20 Leopardstown Votre Homme 11st 7lb J: Mr Finian Maguire T: D K Weld	Runner-up in the Ulster Cesarewitch last season; form of that race didn't work out and ran okay on hurdle debut when last seen three months ago; should be suited by this test back on the Flat and one to consider.	5/1
6th 16	21st Mar 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 150y	14:23 Cork Votre Homme 11st 7lb J: Jordan Gainford T: D K Weld	Runner-up on handicap debut on the Flat at Down Royal (2m2f, good) when last seen off a mark of 76; will be a player if he can transform all of that ability to this sphere.	6/1

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5th

11

(12)

20th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 0y

11st 7lb

Runner-up in the Ulster Cesarewitch last season; form of that race didn't work out and ran okay on hurdle debut when last seen three months ago; should be suited by this test back on the Flat and one to consider.

5/1

6th

16

21st Mar 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 150y

11st 7lb

Runner-up on handicap debut on the Flat at Down Royal (2m2f, good) when last seen off a mark of 76; will be a player if he can transform all of that ability to this sphere.

6/1

3rd

9 (4)

Rapparee Champ

J: Declan McDonogh

6/1

Place: £1.20

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Fourth foal; closely related to 1m 2yo/1m4f Listed winner Fernando Vichi (RPR 106), half-brother to a winner in Sweden; dam 1m2f winner (90), half-sister to US 1m Grade 2 winner Beautyandthebeast and German 1m2f Gr 1 winner Neatico; Churchill gelding with a middle distance pedigree; would not have to be a star to be involved.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1	16th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 0y	18:00 Kilbeggan Rapparee Champ 11st 12lb J: Philip Byrnes T: C Byrnes	Flat winner (1m4f, good) for Joseph O'Brien; placed in three of his four completed starts over hurdles; has a claim as the form horse on his second to subsequent Grade 2 winner Mr Percy at Limerick in October; fell early at Punchestown in November and absent since; strong chance.	9/4
1	16th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 0y	18:00 Kilbeggan Rapparee Champ 11st 12lb J: Philip Byrnes T: C Byrnes	Flat winner (1m4f, good) for Joseph O'Brien; placed in three of his four completed starts over hurdles; has a claim as the form horse on his second to subsequent Grade 2 winner Mr Percy at Limerick in October; fell early at Punchestown in November and absent since; strong chance.	9/4
11	15th Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 110y	14:00 Punchestown Rapparee Champ 11st 12lb J: Philip Byrnes T: C Byrnes	Flat winner for Joseph O'Brien, gradually progressive in four runs for his current trainer, most recently when runner-up to a useful sort in a Limerick maiden hurdle last month; may find the market leaders too hot to handle here but should get into the money.	13/2

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1

16th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

11st 12lb

Flat winner (1m4f, good) for Joseph O'Brien; placed in three of his four completed starts over hurdles; has a claim as the form horse on his second to subsequent Grade 2 winner Mr Percy at Limerick in October; fell early at Punchestown in November and absent since; strong chance.

9/4

1

16th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

11st 12lb

Flat winner (1m4f, good) for Joseph O'Brien; placed in three of his four completed starts over hurdles; has a claim as the form horse on his second to subsequent Grade 2 winner Mr Percy at Limerick in October; fell early at Punchestown in November and absent since; strong chance.

9/4

11

15th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 110y

11st 12lb

Flat winner for Joseph O'Brien, gradually progressive in four runs for his current trainer, most recently when runner-up to a useful sort in a Limerick maiden hurdle last month; may find the market leaders too hot to handle here but should get into the money.

13/2

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4th

7 (9)

Nikini

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: W P Mullins

9/2

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Smart hurdles mare last season, winning twice and second in a Grade 3 at Down Royal; lost her way a little after that but probably capable of going close in a Flat maiden.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
0 18	5th Aug 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 108y	14:30 Galway Nikini 10st 12lb J: Kieran Callaghan T: W P Mullins	Twice a winner over hurdles late last summer; beaten at short odds in a pair of Flat maidens last twice; trip in her favour but some questions to answer.	25/1
5th 16 (4)	22nd Jun 2023 Good 1m 7f 0y	20:20 Leopardstown Nikini 11st 2lb J: Mr P W Mullins T: W P Mullins	led, headed but prominent after 3f, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out	3/1

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0

18

5th Aug 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 108y

10st 12lb

Twice a winner over hurdles late last summer; beaten at short odds in a pair of Flat maidens last twice; trip in her favour but some questions to answer.

25/1

5th

16

(4)

22nd Jun 2023

Good

1m 7f 0y

11st 2lb

led, headed but prominent after 3f, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out

3/1

5th

1 (11)

Chicago Storm

J: Colin Keane

T: Peter Fahey

5/1

Form: 4837-5

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict

Off for nine months but plenty to like about his stable debut when a staying-on fifth in a 1m1f maiden at Gowran last month; step up in trip could well suit and he might not be far away here.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 6	19th Apr 2026 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 5	16:18 Stratford Chicago Storm 11st 13lb J: Beau Morgan T: Daisy Hitchins	Out of form in December when last seen over hurdles but looked back in good nick when winning on AW in February and is 5lb lower than when scoring over C&D (good to soft) in March 2025; interesting.	7/1
6th 4 (3)	2nd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 5	20:18 Southwell (AW) Chicago Storm 9st 7lb J: Millie Wonnacott T: Daisy Hitchins	Steps back up in grade but looks shortlist material, having registered a C&D win under Millie Wonnacott most recently, taking well to Southwell at the first attempt and taking AW record to 2-7.	7/1

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3rd

6

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

11st 13lb

Out of form in December when last seen over hurdles but looked back in good nick when winning on AW in February and is 5lb lower than when scoring over C&D (good to soft) in March 2025; interesting.

7/1

6th

4

(3)

2nd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

9st 7lb

Steps back up in grade but looks shortlist material, having registered a C&D win under Millie Wonnacott most recently, taking well to Southwell at the first attempt and taking AW record to 2-7.

7/1

6th

3 (6)

J: Gary Carroll

8/1

Form: 84-

Last run: 330 days

W: 10st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Showed ability in a pair of maidens in the early summer of last year; off for 11 months and upped in trip; needs this for a mark and worth watching.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 7	12th May 2026 Good 3m 1f 172y	19:58 Sligo Evans Secret 11st 0lb J: Phillip Enright T: Mark Michael McNiff	Locally trained; won over C&D (good) off 6lb lower when last seen in July 2025; absence since is concerning and record fresh indicates he will come on for this run.	11/2
12	13th Jul 2025 Good 3m 1f 146y	16:45 Sligo Evans Secret 10st 8lb J: Phillip Enright T: Mark Michael McNiff	15-race maiden but one of his better recent efforts when third of 15 over 2m4f here on his penultimate outing; lesser effort at Ballinrobe last time but ran well on his sole previous effort at this sort of distance.	18/1
10th 11	27th May 2025 Good 2m 6f 63y	20:00 Ballinrobe Evans Secret 10st 9lb J: Phillip Enright T: Mark Michael McNiff	Dual-purpose maiden; 0-9 over hurdles; didn't get the clearest of runs when a 7.25l third of 15 at Sligo last time out; ran well over this C&D a year ago when a 1l second of 16 off 5lb lower; rain would be a worry, chance if it misses.	10/1

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2nd

7

12th May 2026

Good

3m 1f 172y

19:58 Sligo

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

Locally trained; won over C&D (good) off 6lb lower when last seen in July 2025; absence since is concerning and record fresh indicates he will come on for this run.

11/2

12

13th Jul 2025

Good

3m 1f 146y

16:45 Sligo

10st 8lb

J: Phillip Enright

15-race maiden but one of his better recent efforts when third of 15 over 2m4f here on his penultimate outing; lesser effort at Ballinrobe last time but ran well on his sole previous effort at this sort of distance.

18/1

10th

11

27th May 2025

Good

2m 6f 63y

20:00 Ballinrobe

10st 9lb

J: Phillip Enright