September 04 / 16.37 Roscommon

16.37

Soft

INPBA Free Admission For All Today Handicap (Div II)

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 0m 7f 55y
  • 14 runners
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INPBA Free Admission For All Today Handicap (Div II)

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.20
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 181585 CD

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
The second of two wins this season came here in July and has finished within 5l of the principals in her three subsequent starts; possibilities if continuing the good work for new trainer.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

7

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

Barnhill Rose

9st 9lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Four-time turf winner but out of form at present.

20/1

9th

7

(7)

30th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

Barnhill Rose

9st 9lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Four-time turf winner but out of form at present.

20/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 530150 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Got the better of Leviosa here in July but that's his sole success in 45 career starts; has plenty of off days.
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7th

13

(11)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:23 Roscommon

Manhattan Dandy

8st 11lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Thomas Coyle

One of his three wins came over C&D and has often run well in defeat here, too; second to well-treated types at Galway and Dundalk in later months of last year; well supported into 10-3 when third to Kitty Bear at Gowran last month.

5/1

3rd

14

(4)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

19:18 Gowran Park

Manhattan Dandy

8st 10lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Thomas Coyle

Three-time turf winner and often placed but 0-22 on AW and placed only three times; hard to make a strong case on recent AW form; however, he is so much more effective on turf that a good showing is not out of the question.

12/1

8th

14

(1)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Manhattan Dandy

8st 11lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Thomas Coyle

Three-time turf winner but 0-21 on AW; 1.25l second over C&D in December off 1lb higher; finished 1l behind Roman Harry over 1m here last time; others preferred.

12/1

12/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 321-88 D

Last run: 6 days

W: 8st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Chance on best form but five of his six wins have been at 6f and he's not offered much in either run this campaign.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

12

(1)

24th Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

18:55 Naas

Bellick

8st 12lb

J: Cian Fahy

T: John C McConnell

Six-time winner (twice on turf) but on a long losing run and remains opposable from 9lb out of handicap.

25/1

13th

11

(15)

10th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

20:00 Fairyhouse

Bellick

8st 12lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: John C McConnell

Six-time winner (twice on turf) but on a long losing run and remains opposable from 8lb out of handicap.

25/1

16/1

Form: 376700

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Nursery winner off 11lb higher (6f, soft); flashes of competitive form this season and not had many goes over this far; removal of headgear is probably a good thing.
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13th

13

(7)

10th Apr 2024

Heavy

0m 7f 14y

16:15 Leopardstown

Lisieux

8st 12lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Ex-Ado McGuinness; won a Naas nursery on soft over 6f on handicap debut two seasons ago; has been on a losing run ever since; probably best watched on the first run for this stable.

16/1

13th

13

(7)

10th Apr 2024

Heavy

0m 7f 14y

16:15 Leopardstown

Lisieux

8st 12lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Ex-Ado McGuinness; won a Naas nursery on soft over 6f on handicap debut two seasons ago; has been on a losing run ever since; probably best watched on the first run for this stable.

16/1

9th

12

(2)

20th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:45 Dundalk (AW)

Lisieux

8st 12lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won on handicap debut last year but losing run since, including here two weeks ago; others preferred.

16/1

11/2

Form: 728296

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 13lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Sole win was well over two years ago but her best recent effort came at this track when runner-up to Manhattan Dandy in July; recent efforts not so good and a mile was no excuse.
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6th

11

(1)

2nd Oct 2024

Soft

0m 7f 205y

14:05 Bellewstown

Leviosa

8st 12lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Seamus Fahey

prominent, outpaced and lost position over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6/1

5th

13

(10)

17th Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 39y

17:00 Punchestown

Leviosa

8st 12lb

J: Danny Sheehy

T: Seamus Fahey

Is 1-18 but that win came back in 2021; placed at Limerick and Roscommon earlier this season but her last two runs, over hurdles and on the Flat, have not been as good and she needs a revival; blinkers go back on.

20/1

Form: 070590

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Last win was in a Dundalk claimer last November when in a different yard; finished fifth of 22 over Cork's 7f three runs back but below that level since and now goes in blinkers.
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16th

13

(12)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 180y

13:47 Navan

Gobi Star

8st 12lb

J: E E Ryan

T: James M Barcoe

Very little form of note on both AW and turf since December return; hard to fancy.

25/1

13th

9

(13)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

19:18 Gowran Park

Gobi Star

9st 3lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: James M Barcoe

Very weak form (turf/AW) since last July; sole turf win was in a 5f maiden in 2022; not an obvious contender.

33/1

17th

11

(21)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:45 Leopardstown

Gobi Star

9st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: James M Barcoe

Very weak form (turf/AW) since last July; sole turf win was in a 5f maiden in 2022; not an obvious contender.

25/1

Form: 009-40

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
On a losing run since winning his maiden in 2021 but wasn't far away at Chepstow (6f) in May and a slow start didn't help last time at Cork; bit to prove over this far but it's worth a go.
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16th

9

(10)

12th Oct 2023

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

14:25 Curragh

Carlton Banks

9st 6lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: J F Levins

midfield

25/1

7th

4

(8)

4th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 7f 55y

16:37 Roscommon

Carlton Banks

9st 8lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: J F Levins

in touch with leaders

6/1

8th
12 (16)
Andrassy

33/1

Form: 07-00

Last run: 146 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced and in good hands, but was weak in the betting when bringing up the rear on her handicap debut at Dundalk in April; off since.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

11

(9)

27th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:00 Dundalk (AW)

Andrassy

8st 13lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: J P Murtagh

prominent, short of room under 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

33/1

Form: 000990

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced in his three handicaps without landing much of a blow; cheekpieces could give him a lift.
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10th

10

(1)

5th May 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

20:08 Gowran Park

Famous Enough

9st 10lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Patrick T Foley

Can start slowly but often comes home well; two wins over this trip and would have been up in another stride or two at Dundalk last time; goes well at this, his local track, too.

5/1

2nd

6

(3)

23rd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Famous Enough

9st 8lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick T Foley

C&D winner in September from 7lb lower; got going too late when beaten favourite at Cork end of last term; slowly away and eased once chance was gone on return at Gowran a fortnight ago; should be sharper now.

11/1

13th

6

(4)

9th Apr 2026

Soft

0m 7f 180y

17:05 Gowran Park

Famous Enough

9st 9lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick T Foley

Cork/AW winner over 1m; close fourth over C&D (good to yielding) in September from 3lb lower; got going too late when beaten favourite at Cork end of last term; ground may be too slow for him on return.

9/2

50/1

Form: 06004/

Last run: 758 days

W: 8st 12lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Showed more on her handicap debut when fourth of 18 at Cork (7f) but that was more than two years ago now.
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10th

9

(10)

12th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Laytown

Maid Of Eirinn

9st 12lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: G Hassett

Well beaten at Roscommon last week on her return from a long absence; rated only 45.

66/1

10th

14

(13)

4th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 7f 55y

16:37 Roscommon

Maid Of Eirinn

8st 12lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: G Hassett

midfield

50/1

14/1

Form: -07867 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Struggled in some modest handicaps before up against it in latest claimer; only 2-36 and drawn very wide, so hard to warm to.
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9th

10

(4)

28th May 2024

Yielding

0m 7f 20y

17:15 Tipperary

Vormir

9st 6lb

J: James Ryan

T: Fergal Birrane

Dual winner but thoroughly exposed and now has a basement handicap mark; very vulnerable.

25/1

9th

10

(4)

28th May 2024

Yielding

0m 7f 20y

17:15 Tipperary

Vormir

9st 6lb

J: James Ryan

T: Fergal Birrane

Dual winner but thoroughly exposed and now has a basement handicap mark; very vulnerable.

25/1

12th

14

(3)

20th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Vormir

9st 0lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Fergal Birrane

Fair sixth over 1m at Naas in July; inconsistent and could run over any trip, last of 18 over 1m4f at Galway in October last time; not much appeal and tried in first-time headgear here.

50/1

Form: 9-5405

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Second reserve; only 4l away on handicap debut at Sligo (5.5f, soft) when in first-time cheekpieces; could build on that.
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11th

10

(4)

30th Oct 2023

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

14:15 Galway

Daughteroffortune

9st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Ciaran Murphy

Has managed a couple of fair runs but is beginning to look regressive and has a low rating (47) that makes a maiden win improbable.

25/1

11th

10

(4)

30th Oct 2023

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

14:15 Galway

Daughteroffortune

9st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Ciaran Murphy

Has managed a couple of fair runs but is beginning to look regressive and has a low rating (47) that makes a maiden win improbable.

25/1

10th

11

(18)

28th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 7f 162y

14:50 Bellewstown

Daughteroffortune

9st 1lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Ciaran Murphy

towards rear of midfield

14/1

OUR TIP

16/1

Form: 000265 D

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Dual winner last year in Britain at about this distance and nearly won again this June; changed hands for only 5,500gns this July but should have more wins in him; drawn wide.
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1st

12

(1)

12th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 31y

18:40 Killarney

Nibras Rainbow

9st 2lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Paul W Flynn

Four-time winner but needed to run better on his recent stable debut to be seriously considered.

25/1

16th

10

(7)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

18:15 Cork

Nibras Rainbow

9st 4lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Paul W Flynn

Four career wins include at Dundalk last November for Gavin Cromwell; joined new yard since last run in January and may just need this.

16/1

6th

5

(3)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Nibras Rainbow

9st 7lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Gavin Cromwell

Gained fourth career success off this mark over C&D in November; below best thrice since and latest third in a C&D claimer was remote; yard back in form but others make more appeal.

10/1

50/1

Form: -76080

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Has found no real improvement for going handicapping and the cheekpieces haven't offered much; opposable.
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12th

13

(5)

20th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 5f 0y

16:15 Dundalk (AW)

Qalahari Queen

9st 0lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: T G McCourt

Never in the first four and never closer than eighth in six handicap appearances; little apparent chance after finishing towards the back in 7f handicaps at this venue on her last two starts.

33/1

11th

12

(3)

13th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Qalahari Queen

8st 12lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: T G McCourt

soon led, headed under 2f out, weakening when bumped over 1f out

25/1

Non-runners

Baalbec Beauty, Chancey Approach, Nancy Angel, Big Dream

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €27.60
Straight Forecast €20.05
Tricast €106.78
Trifecta €125.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Baalbec Beauty

POSTDATA:

Manhattan Dandy

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Vormir

The Irish Sun:

Baalbec Beauty