September 13 / 17.25 Tramore

17.25

Good

Gaultier Handicap

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 9 runners
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Gaultier Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.10
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 707004 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Both wins have come on AW over this trip; ran best turf race for a while when 4th at Navan two weeks ago; a repeat of that will see her involved.
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13th

13

(16)

5th Oct 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

16:50 Thurles

Annecherie

9st 5lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Two AW wins; opened her account on turf over 2m at Tramore, beating Walnut Beach who is dropped in trip to contest the 3.50 race; should go well again.

7/1

1st

8

(3)

13th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:25 Tramore

Annecherie

9st 9lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

dwelt start, in rear, headway into midfield 5f out, went fourth on outer under 3f out, ridden and went second inside final furlong, led inside final 110yds, cosily

5/1

4th

7

(5)

31st Aug 2023

Good

1m 6f 0y

17:10 Navan

Annecherie

9st 7lb

J: Cian MacRedmond

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Both wins have come on AW and turf form this season has been poor; makes little appeal.

33/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 70-632

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner is a maiden on the Flat but fine efforts in defeat over C&D plus at Clonmel over this trip last week; should be involved off the same mark.
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7th

4

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 50y

16:50 Limerick

Walnut Beach

11st 3lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Patrick J Flynn

Dual hurdle winner has also won twice over fences including a Listed handicap at Killarney in 2024; some good runs in defeat after and is now just 2lb higher than that mark; mostly below form on the Flat and over hurdles this year but not ignored.

12/1

10th

7

25th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:35 Listowel

Walnut Beach

11st 7lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Patrick J Flynn

Fair effort on the Flat 20 days ago but was tailed off in his final hurdle race and seems better over fences these days.

20/1

10

(6)

5th Sep 2025

Good

1m 4f 194y

19:24 Down Royal

Walnut Beach

9st 6lb

J: Alan Persse

T: Patrick J Flynn

Dual hurdles winner but more effective as a chaser these days; 0-28 on the Flat, never sighted at Gowran latest.

12/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 904/41 C

Last run: 64 days

W: 10st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Won a 1m4f handicap here in July off a 3lb lower mark; was poor in a Galway handicap hurdle since, albeit off a stiff mark; stays this trip, so considered.
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20th

3

(12)

18th Oct 2023

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

17:05 Navan

Zoffany Bay

10st 0lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Peter Fahey

Useful hurdler who was runner-up in an Ascot handicap earlier this year; 1m4f winner at Tramore in July and another good run back there a month ago (2m); thereabouts.

6/1

3rd

2

(9)

13th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:25 Tramore

Zoffany Bay

10st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Peter Fahey

prominent, soon went second, led under 2f out, headed inside final 110yds, lost second final strides

11/2

Form: 467651

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 6lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark at 21st attempt when narrowly taking a Navan handicap last time over 1m6f; raised 5lb for that but a repeat should see him involved.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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10th

3

(1)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

1m 5f 160y

19:12 Gowran Park

Enquire Within

10st 0lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: F G Hand

2-34 on turf, the latest win coming of 57 at Down Royal (1m5f, good) last September; same mark here but very different ground; has run well on soft and heavy; place claims.

14/1

10th

3

(1)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

1m 5f 160y

19:12 Gowran Park

Enquire Within

10st 0lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: F G Hand

2-34 on turf, the latest win coming of 57 at Down Royal (1m5f, good) last September; same mark here but very different ground; has run well on soft and heavy; place claims.

14/1

9th

5

(7)

28th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Enquire Within

9st 7lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: F G Hand

Consistency rewarded with a narrow verdict at Down Royal (1m5f, good) in September; softer ground may have been against her afterwards; back from winter break for rare AW start and likely best watched.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: -03880

Last run: 41 days

W: 10st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
An 11-race maiden but placed a few times for a number of trainers; decent Killarney run but struggled at Galway last time; needs best form for new yard.
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9th

3

(8)

15th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Sky Legend

10st 0lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Noel C Kelly

towards rear throughout

9/1

9th

3

(8)

15th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:45 Dundalk (AW)

Sky Legend

10st 0lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Noel C Kelly

towards rear throughout

9/1

13th

2

(7)

1st Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Sky Legend

10st 0lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Noel C Kelly

towards rear

18/1

Form: 0040-8

Last run: 64 days

W: 9st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
First reserve; dual hurdle winner is a maiden on the Flat and rated only 36, so others preferred.
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6th

12

28th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:55 Limerick

Craic Eile

10st 8lb

J: Carl Millar

T: David Kenneth Budds

Both hurdle wins came at Tramore but nothing since 2021; out of form last summer; modest fifth at Wexford on return.

14/1

5th

10

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Wexford

Craic Eile

10st 9lb

J: Carl Millar

T: David Kenneth Budds

Both hurdle wins came at Tramore but nothing since 2021; out of form in three runs last summer.

18/1

9th

10

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:30 Killarney

Craic Eile

10st 11lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Kenneth Budds

Both hurdle wins have come at Tramore but was runner-up in this race last year; poor both starts this year but is off an attractive mark if back to best.

16/1

Form: /0-199

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Won over just short of 1m4f at Limerick but was soundly beaten off higher marks twice since; still 4lb above winning mark but could be involved; should stay.
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3rd

5

12th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:03 Ludlow

Bear Claws

11st 8lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Saw plenty of action in Ireland and also won a 1m6f AW Flat race last month on sixth start for current yard; ran respectably in that sphere 15 days ago; heavy defeats in Ireland in his last four starts over hurdles, latest last June, which he needs to put well behind him.

8/1

3rd

5

12th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:03 Ludlow

Bear Claws

11st 8lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Saw plenty of action in Ireland and also won a 1m6f AW Flat race last month on sixth start for current yard; ran respectably in that sphere 15 days ago; heavy defeats in Ireland in his last four starts over hurdles, latest last June, which he needs to put well behind him.

8/1

4th

5

(2)

27th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bear Claws

9st 7lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Alastair Ralph

Ex-Irish 7yo, who got back on the scoresheet when landing a 1m6f handicap here (13-2) on his return three weeks ago; got first run in that race but a 3lb rise looks fair enough and he's respected on this drop back in trip.

4/1

Form: 525/8-

Last run: 375 days

W: 9st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner has been poor in that sphere lately; Flat maiden after 23 starts; others preferred.
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6th

13

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 150y

19:35 Downpatrick

Mastermind

10st 3lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Ms Helen P Markham

Dual hurdle winner got off the mark over fences at Down Royal last month, beating Hardy Diamond by 1.75l; should run well again raised 3lb.

4/1

1st

15

12th Apr 2026

Good

3m 2f 50y

17:07 Down Royal

Mastermind

10st 0lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Ms Helen P Markham

Dual winning hurdler is 0-13 chasing; one of his better efforts came at Thurles in February when a 9.75l third (2m6f, soft to heavy); didn't back that up when tailed off at Limerick last time (2m7f, heavy).

33/1

Form: 99-634

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose maiden unseated early over hurdles last time but decent Flat handicap runs at Bellewstown and Ballinrobe before that; one to consider.
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12th

3

(9)

4th Jul 2024

Good

1m 6f 109y

19:45 Bellewstown

Dubai Clover

9st 7lb

J: James Ryan

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Maiden under both codes but has been in the frame a few times; soundly beaten over hurdles and on the Flat the last twice and has to find more with a tongue-tie added.

12/1

Non-runners

Ben Alexander, Chutzpal, Elzaamsan, Global Export, Kingsofthemidlands

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €33.00
Straight Forecast €26.04
Tricast €101.22
Trifecta €126.20

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Dubai Clover

POSTDATA:

Elzaamsan

SPOTLIGHT:

Walnut Beach

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Bear Claws