September 02 / 16.10 Roscommon

16.10

Soft To Heavy

Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race (IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £12826.09
  • 0m 7f 94y
  • 8 runners
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Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race (IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2

Last run: 78 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Related to Prix Marcel Boussac winner Proportional; cracking Gowran debut run behind a smart sort, finishing 4.5l in front of Majestic Wave; should go close if handling conditions.
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1st

2

(6)

2nd Sep 2024

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 94y

16:10 Roscommon

Loch Tay

9st 4lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Related to Prix Marcel Boussac winner Proportional; cracking Gowran debut run behind a smart sort, finishing 4.5l in front of Majestic Wave; should go close if handling conditions.

11/4

2nd

7

(13)

16th Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:15 Gowran Park

Loch Tay

9st 7lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

soon midfield, headway on near side of group from over 2f out, led narrowly when ridden but faced challenge over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish

8/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 842

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Was 4.5l behind Loch Tay at Gowran (7f) on second start but a better run at Naas since over 6f; not sure if a slog in these conditions will suit; cheekpieces tried.
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7th

1

(12)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:10 Lingfield (AW)

Majestic Wave

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Won 6f maiden at Navan as 2yo; promising yard debut over 6f on this track in February 2025 but he's mostly struggled since, thus the drop of 24lb in the weights since racing in Britain; should come on for his April reappearance and is one to keep an eye on for signs of a revival.

14/1

9th

5

(9)

14th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

19:30 Lingfield (AW)

Majestic Wave

9st 7lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Winless for his current yard and he ended last term under a cloud; needs to take a big step forward on his reappearance.

33/1

10

(8)

22nd Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:10 Kempton (AW)

Majestic Wave

9st 8lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Simon Dow

First crack at a Class 5 handicap but is badly out of form; look elsewhere.

33/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 3

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 35,000euros as a yearling; finished a solid third on debut at Gowran over this trip on gd/fm; should go well if handling this ground; looks yard's first-string.
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7th

13

(4)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 46y

20:23 Roscommon

Think About It

9st 4lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Thomas Patrick McGettigan

0-8 on turf and rated 57; not a bad effort in a Sligo handicap last time but a whole lot more needed back in a maiden.

25/1

5th

3

(9)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

16:32 Sligo

Think About It

10st 1lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Thomas Patrick McGettigan

Maiden showed bits and pieces of form last year at 1m whne with Johnny Murtagh; , soft ground at Gowran latest probably wasn't ideal, others preferred though.

16/1

11th

16

(11)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 180y

16:25 Gowran Park

Think About It

8st 8lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Thomas Patrick McGettigan

Best run last year was in a Limerick maiden over 1m; soundly beaten at Dundalk on debut for this yard; others preferred.

25/1

Form:

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 110,000euros as a yearling and is related to a Listed winner; however, was well beaten over 6f on debut; cheekpieces replace blinkers; gelded now; looks stable second-string.
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13

(5)

29th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Montpellier Green

8st 9lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Ian Williams

Won a 16-runner Curragh nursery (7f, good) for Joseph O'Brien in September last year, but has regressed since, especially in six starts since returning for this yard in July; look elsewhere.

66/1

13

(5)

29th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Montpellier Green

8st 9lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Ian Williams

Won a 16-runner Curragh nursery (7f, good) for Joseph O'Brien in September last year, but has regressed since, especially in six starts since returning for this yard in July; look elsewhere.

66/1

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 70,000euros as a yearling; fifth foal; closely related to winners King Of Bavaria (5f-7f inc 2yo/France; RPR 107) and Onebaba (5.7f/6f inc AW; 74); finished 6th in a Barrier Trial at Dundalk in July; hooded for debut; yard second-string.
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16th

15

(11)

28th Apr 2025

Soft

0m 5f 205y

17:40 Naas

Aherla Rock

9st 1lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Second runner for yard; didn't show a whole lot in maidens at 7f-7.5f; midfield when racing keenly upped to 1m on handicap debut at Bellewstown and dropped 1lb; no guarantees this drop back in trip will suit; probably best watched for now.

16/1

16th

15

(11)

28th Apr 2025

Soft

0m 5f 205y

17:40 Naas

Aherla Rock

9st 1lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Second runner for yard; didn't show a whole lot in maidens at 7f-7.5f; midfield when racing keenly upped to 1m on handicap debut at Bellewstown and dropped 1lb; no guarantees this drop back in trip will suit; probably best watched for now.

16/1

7th

2

(7)

5th Apr 2025

Good

0m 7f 195y

16:50 Bellewstown

Aherla Rock

9st 12lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Sixth in an AW trial and beaten around 37l in her three races under rules; entitled to improve on her handicap debut but she will need to.

16/1

Form: 2

Last run: 31 days

W: 8st 9lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran green and hung when second on debut at Galway (yld/sft) after making the running but kept on; even softer ground now but is likely to handle it and can improve too; big player.
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7th

16

(15)

10th Sep 2024

Soft

0m 7f 0y

17:10 Galway

Raven Darkholme

8st 9lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Did well to finish second over C&D on debut considering that she hung badly left when leading into the straight; failed to match that form when joint-favourite at Roscommon last week; should go close if reproducing the form of her debut; high drawn; alongside another strong contender Medici Venus.

4/1

6th

8

(1)

2nd Sep 2024

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 94y

16:10 Roscommon

Raven Darkholme

8st 9lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Ran green and hung when second on debut at Galway (yld/sft) after making the running but kept on; even softer ground now but is likely to handle it and can improve too; big player.

11/4

6/1

Form: 646

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 9lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on debut early in year in testing ground but better in two recent starts, at the Curragh (6f) and Naas (7f); has to be considered.
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18

(18)

16th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

18:13 Leopardstown

Pleasant Dawn

8st 13lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: J S Bolger

Lightly raced 3yo ran okay in a couple of decent maidens last season on decent ground; probably has a bit to prove off this opening mark on seasonal debut.

16/1

18

(18)

16th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

18:13 Leopardstown

Pleasant Dawn

8st 13lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: J S Bolger

Lightly raced 3yo ran okay in a couple of decent maidens last season on decent ground; probably has a bit to prove off this opening mark on seasonal debut.

16/1

7th

7

(8)

2nd Sep 2024

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 94y

16:10 Roscommon

Pleasant Dawn

8st 9lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

Well beaten on debut early in year in testing ground but better in two recent starts, at the Curragh (6f) and Naas (7f); has to be considered.

6/1

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 15,000euros as a yearling; second foal; dam unraced half-sister to winners Chandlery (7f 2yo Group 2), Candlelight (5f) and Law Queen (Polish 5f-1m inc 2yo); nicely related but likely to improve from this.
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12th

13

(2)

9th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 44y

14:55 Thurles

Quarry Stone

9st 3lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: G Hassett

Poor form last season and showed nothing in a Dundalk handicap on belated return last month; hard to fancy on what he's done so far.

40/1

13th

8

(6)

26th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Quarry Stone

9st 3lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: G Hassett

A hint of promise in five 2yo runs, including here but will have to be ready after a long absence.

28/1

8th

9

(16)

6th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

14:25 Dundalk (AW)

Quarry Stone

9st 0lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Liam McAteer

Finished last on his first two starts; has shown only marginal improvement; hard to make a case for him

20/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €16.00
Straight Forecast €15.72
Trifecta €40.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Raven Darkholme

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Loch Tay

TOPSPEED:

Majestic Wave

The Irish Sun:

Raven Darkholme

POSTDATA:

Loch Tay