June 18 / 17.25 Gowran Park

17.25

Good

Thomastown Race

  • Prize money: £9137.17
  • 1m 1f 100y
  • 6 runners
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Thomastown Race

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Thunderstorms

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.30
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 1

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Very green and yet still managed to justify favouritism in a 1m2f maiden at the Curragh (good) three weeks ago; this represents a far stiffer test but he's promising.
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1st

7

(5)

19th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 4y

16:25 Curragh

Trustyourinstinct

9st 11lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Seven wins on the Flat, also a winning hurdler; landed Gowran conditions race (9.5f, yielding) for a third time last month; has chased home the smart Purview on two occasions at this venue this season; got closer over 1m2f three weeks ago, than in a 1m4f event in May.

10/1

2nd

5

(1)

28th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

15:20 Curragh

Trustyourinstinct

9st 9lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Seven-time winner on the Flat; landed Gowran conditions race (9.5f, yielding) for the third year running on latest; won lesser renewal of this race last season (good) but was no match for Purview in 1m4f Listed heat here on penultimate; hard to see him turning that around, but generally reliable and place chance.

15/2

1st

4

(2)

12th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 100y

19:43 Gowran Park

Trustyourinstinct

9st 13lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won this race in 2023 and 2024; good form early last season, recording back-to-back wins in Listed/Group 3 contests at the Curragh over 1m4f/1m2f on good; hasn't hit top stride yet this season but is top-rated here; he would prefer decent ground but has form on soft.

1/2

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5/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 6-4320 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Not the easiest to place given his rating and has a strike-rate of 4-40; not at his best in a Curragh handicap last time and that was only 22 days ago.
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11

(2)

16th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 40y

17:20 Killarney

Casanova

9st 6lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Seasoned handicapper has deteriorated considerably this year, never counting in a Ballinrobe claimer on latest; very hard to be confident in.

14/1

6th

6

(7)

4th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 195y

16:40 Bellewstown

Casanova

9st 6lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Adrian McGuinness

Has struggled in eight starts since winning a 1m1f Listowel handicap last autumn; rated 85 after that success, now 15lb lower but even so can be given a chance at these weights; good 7lb claimer aboard.

4/1

3rd
4 (5)
Vellner

4/1

Form: 441-5 BF

Last run: 58 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Nicely progressive in his first season as a 3yo and should strip fitter for his Cork run (1m2f; handicap debut), though will need to if he's to trouble the best of these; blinkers added.
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6

(7)

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Bath

Vellner

9st 5lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Has modest strike-rate in recent years and ought to have coped better with the heavy ground when safely held on last two starts at Ffos Las (1m2f/1m); needs to up his game.

14/1

1

(7)

28th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:40 Ffos Las

Vellner

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Sole handicap win over 1m on good ground but he has form on soft and heavy; signs of a revival two starts ago but he failed by a long chalk to confirm it on this track since; still capable of going well off his reduced mark if refitting cheekpieces helps.

8/1

4

(6)

9th Sep 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:25 Ffos Las

Vellner

9st 13lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Has dropped to a handy mark, but he didn't get going until it was too late when fourth of eight over C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago; capable of playing a part if things drop right; stable also runs Zambezi Magic.

6/1

Form: 12/ BF

Last run: 634 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran twice in these colours as a 2yo when trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, winning over 1m at Deauville before posting an RPR of 95 when the clear second behind a filly who went on to finish third in the French Oaks; long-time absent but powerful owners have kept the faith; interesting to see gauge market confidence with the trainer also running Trustyourinstinct.
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4th

3

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:33 Huntingdon

Good Too

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

Fairly useful at up to 1m4f on the Flat, winning two of his 16 races, but he makes this hurdling debut following two poor shows on Flat in August; wore cheekpieces latest and bled from the nose.

14/1

4th

3

3rd Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:33 Huntingdon

Good Too

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

Fairly useful at up to 1m4f on the Flat, winning two of his 16 races, but he makes this hurdling debut following two poor shows on Flat in August; wore cheekpieces latest and bled from the nose.

14/1

Form: 024-54 C

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Only 1-12 but placed at the highest level during her first season and finished runner-up in a big-field Listed event at three; not at her best so far this term on softish ground and stamina for this trip isn't entirely copperbottomed but by no means dismissed given the flashes of form that she has.
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8th

6

(6)

29th Jul 2023

Soft To Heavy

1m 1f 0y

14:30 Gowran Park

Sunset Shiraz

9st 9lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Placed at Group level (incl' Group 1) as a juvenile before getting off the mark on testing ground here in a maiden; hasn't really gone on from that and has been out of form in her last two starts, including here latest; others preferred.

33/1

8

(5)

19th Jul 2023

Yielding

1m 0f 40y

18:20 Killarney

Sunset Shiraz

9st 9lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Only 1-13 but placed at the highest level during her first season and finished runner-up in an 18-runner Listed event at Naas during an abridged campaign at three; has plenty to prove after a series of indifferent performances.

10/1

5th

5

(4)

18th Jun 2023

Good

1m 1f 100y

17:25 Gowran Park

Sunset Shiraz

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

led, headed and raced in second after 2f, ridden under 2f out, weakened final furlong

3/1

Form: 1-2458 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Grand veteran seeking a tenth career success and he's been running his usual solid races in defeat this season; does look vulnerable on these terms with improvers lurking.
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1st

4

(10)

5th Nov 2023

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

14:25 Curragh

Saltonstall

9st 10lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

midfield, good headway up the centre and prominent over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final 110yds, kept on well towards finish

11/1

5th

2

(9)

22nd Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

14:45 Leopardstown

Saltonstall

9st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Grand servant whose nine wins include this race last year off 94; touched off at the Curragh on opening day of campaign but hasn't reproduced that effort off revised mark and has a bit to find with a couple of these on recent Tipperary run; 2lb lower.

12/1

5th

1

(3)

1st Oct 2023

Soft To Heavy

1m 1f 0y

14:10 Tipperary

Saltonstall

10st 2lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

towards rear

8/1

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Payout
Exacta €11.00
Straight Forecast €13.69
Trifecta €47.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Trustyourinstinct

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Casanova

TOPSPEED:

Vellner

The Irish Sun:

Trustyourinstinct

POSTDATA:

Casanova