19.20
Good To FirmBlackwater Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £7801.65
- 0m 7f 0y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/4
Form: -21181 C
Last run: 67 days
W: 10st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (3) |
17th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 9lb |
11-wins include five here, including in March claimer; most recent run at the Curragh in August was a solid one and has to be respected given his record here. |
9/2 |
|
2 (3) |
9th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
11-wins winner, 6-38 on turf; winner of four of his seven 2025 starts, best on AW, though won at Cork on penultimate start; 0-15 record at this venue is a possible negative, placed four times. |
8/1 |
|
9th 9 (11) |
13th Jun 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 4lb |
An 11-time winner, 6-37 on turf, including three over C&D; winning favourite in a six-runner contest last month, supplementing three Dundalk wins gained in the opening months of the year; 5lb higher than last time, but still 5lb below AW mark. |
10/1 |
7/2
Form: 2619-3 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (13) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Two-time AW winner is 0-13 on turf but has gone close in defeat; some of best efforts have come at Galway so likely to be heading to Ballybrit; however, not beaten far at Down Royal last time (7f, soft) and 1lb lower now so place shout, though could be drawn better. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 7 (14) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Dual AW winner but 0-12 on turf; returned from over a year off at Leopardstown (7f, soft) when beaten 14l; that doesn't provide much encouragement. |
25/1 |
|
9th 7 (6) |
4th Jun 2026 Yielding 0m 7f 20y |
9st 1lb |
Two AW wins, 0-11 on turf; ran only twice last season; denied a clear run when third of 14 on his seasonal reappearance in first-time tongue time at Roscommon; failed to build on that Cork eight days later and absent since. |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: -90070 C
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (13) |
20th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 135y |
9st 13lb |
Started the season with victory in a 1m handicap at Cork and has kept his form well since without winning; close second over that trip at Bellewstown last time saw him go up another 2lb; new headgear combination tried here and unlikely to be far away; draw is the main negative |
5/1 |
|
2nd 4 (2) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 195y |
9st 10lb |
Four-time winner who is in a consistent run of form and he got himself too far back when fourth of 16 at Leopardstown two weeks ago (1m, good); hard to discount. |
6/1 |
|
4th 4 (10) |
18th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Four wins at around this trip, most recently off 60 at Cork in April; decent third at Roscommon last month and filled the same spot at Limerick eight days ago; one to consider again. |
3/1 |
9/4
Form: 220-21
Last run: 51 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (7) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Two C&D wins last season on good and heavy ground; yet to hit top gear this term but has slipped 4lb below his last success and hinted that he might be coming back to form at Ballinrobe on latest; not discounted. |
11/1 |
|
5th 5 (4) |
22nd Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 163y |
9st 11lb |
Has recorded his only two wins over 1m at Leopardstown; his record of finishing second ten times strikes a note of caution; below best in four 2026 appearances. |
12/1 |
|
8th 4 (11) |
4th Jun 2026 Yielding 0m 7f 20y |
9st 5lb |
Has recorded his only two wins over 1m at this venue; ground was heavy when he scored off this mark last October, his 2024 win was on good going; his record of finishing second ten times strikes a note of caution; below best in three 2026 appearances. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 46/36-
Last run: 379 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (1) |
30th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 10lb |
Promising 2yo in Ireland who contested a Group race and her first blip this season was last time at the Curragh; moved yards and back from a break; market may guide. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 691-31
Last run: 109 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 10 (13) |
30th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Dual Dundalk winner at 1m; left Ireland out of form (changed hands for 6,000gns) and he was tailed off at big odds for stable debut at Southwell. |
50/1 |
|
11th 12 (12) |
28th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
Won twice at Dundalk (1m, AW) last winter but he was out of sorts in final five runs in Ireland; left David Marnane for 6,000gns last September; has plenty to prove on return for new yard and he's untried on Tapeta; stablemate of Tribal Wisdom. |
20/1 |
|
11th 9 (13) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 7lb |
Both wins and most runs at Dundalk; 0-5 on turf, bit more encouraging behind Star Mind at Naas on latest but good bit more required here. |
14/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €23.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €24.67 |
| Trifecta | €73.60 |
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