July 26 / 17.40 Gowran Park

17.40

Good To Yielding

Get Galway Races Ready With The Tote Race

  • Prize money: £8289.26
  • 1m 1f 110y
  • 3 runners
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Get Galway Races Ready With The Tote Race

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 44-689

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
2yo Curragh Group 2 winner for Michael O'Callaghan in 2022 (1m, yielding); off the track for 574 days following that and highly tried in Group contests in 2024 at 1m2f-1m6f without winning; well behind in two Group starts this year; ninth of 16 in a Royal Ascot handicap last time (1m6f, good to firm); this is a big drop in class and a good opportunity to regain the winning thread.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

2

(7)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 50y

16:25 Limerick

Crypto Force

10st 0lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Robson De Aguiar

Classy 2yo won a three runner race Gowran last July, his third win on turf; has failed to fire since and was never sighted in the Irish Lincolnshire last time, although heavy ground may not have suited; sliding mark but others appeal more.

16/1

13th

9

(25)

15th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

16:20 Curragh

Crypto Force

9st 0lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Robson De Aguiar

Smart juvenile in 2022, winner of the Group 2 Beresford Stakes; has come down in the world in recent seasons and has been competing over longer trips on AW; makes little appeal despite career-low mark.

25/1

5th

2

(3)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Crypto Force

9st 6lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Robson De Aguiar

One of two for yard; sole win last season came in three-runner Gowran conditions race (9.5f); two middling efforts in handicaps since joining this yard, including a fourth behind Gaucher in December; last year's winner Dallas Star has better claims.

12/1

Form: 155866 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Five-time winner on AW for Michael Appleby all at 1m2f; his runs on turf have not been as good; he makes his stable debut now but he would have to improve to win this.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

12th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:35 Stratford

Penzance

11st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Not the force of old (one-time useful Flat handicapper) but has made the frame in two Stratford events since rejoining Shark Hanlon, albeit proved no match for a Skelton-trained 11-10 favourite last time; likely to be a similar story today.

13/2

2nd

5

30th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

18:48 Stratford

Penzance

11st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Has reached the frame in both hurdles starts but beaten 34l and 23l in the process; could be one for handicaps in due course but, in a race lacking depth, he may be capable of hitting the frame again.

7/1

4th

6

16th Jun 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

14:05 Stratford

Penzance

11st 3lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Useful Flat racer, albeit on the downgrade now; back with John Hanlon after three-run spell with Mark Loughnane that included a second on Polytrack (1m4f; RPR 88) last month; made underwhelming hurdle debut when well-held third at Worcester (2m, good) last summer but still enters calculations.

8/1

Form: /180-8

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Winner of a Cork maiden in 2024 (1m2f, soft); didn't beat a rival in two stakes starts following that; dropped to handicap company for seasonal return at the Curragh where he kept on into eighth (1m, good); that run was not without promise and he is entitled to come on from it.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

10

(7)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

17:22 Sandown

Spoken Truth

9st 4lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: David O’Meara

Ex-Irish 5yo; overall record of 1-14 but he's been in good form for new yard this season, including second in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) in May, with reopposing Flying Frontier back in fourth; bumped into a well-treated rival when runner-up again at Nottingham last time; likely to be on the premises under Oisin Murphy.

7/2

2nd

4

(8)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 50y

Class 4

19:10 Nottingham

Spoken Truth

9st 9lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: David O’Meara

Ex-Irish 5yo; overall record of 1-13 but he's been in good form for new yard this season and has been placed in Class 2 events (1m2f) in his last two starts; seems versatile ground-wise and he could make a major impact if this sets up for his closing style.

4/1

3rd

17

(10)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Spoken Truth

8st 2lb

J: Luke Morris

T: David O’Meara

Rather disappointing for Dermot Weld in Ireland after winning a soft-ground maiden; has still not added to that 2024 win but he's been highly competitive in 1m2f handicaps on all three starts for new connections, runner-up to an unexposed rival in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (good to firm) 11 days ago; each-way claims again.

11/1

Non-runners

Cristal Clere, Dawn Spirit, Simurgh

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Payout
Exacta €2.90
Straight Forecast €3.41
Trifecta €5.80

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Crypto Force

The Irish Sun:

Spoken Truth

SPOTLIGHT:

Cristal Clere

TOPSPEED:

Crypto Force

POSTDATA:

Crypto Force