17.35
SoftArdilaun Hotel Handicap
- Prize money: £8289.26
- 0m 7f 0y
- 15 runners
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Runners: 15 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
12/1
Form: -15748
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (5) |
11th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 0m 7f 205y |
9st 6lb |
Won off 6lb higher in first-time cheekpieces at the Curragh last March (1m, soft); no joy since and beaten around 9l in both starts at that venue this season; blinkers back on instead of cheekpieces; not discounted. |
15/2 |
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5th 8 (14) |
28th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Eighth of 26 here 13 days ago when bidding to repeat last year's win in a 1m contest; may do better with that run behind him. |
12/1 |
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8th 8 (17) |
15th Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Sole victory came in this race last year (soft) on his seasonal return and he is 2lb lower now; was well backed on that occasion so he's well worth monitoring in the market. |
16/1 |
20/1
Form: 2-3009
Last run: 48 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 12 (16) |
4th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Second over C&D on heavy three starts ago, 1-29 record is a negative, placed ten times; visor replaces the usual blinkers. |
12/1 |
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9th 16 (12) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Won 6f Naas handicap off 1lb higher in April 2024; best form last season was on seasonal debut when third over C&D off 78; went close on C&D return last month and fair effort after a slow start at Naas 12 days ago; player despite being 5lb wrong. |
14/1 |
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5th 12 (15) |
22nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 5f 205y |
9st 6lb |
C&D winner two years ago; best form last season was on seasonal debut and in the latter part of the campaign; big chance following last Sunday's cliamer-ridden Curragh second, 1 1/4l ahead of Mickey The Steel. |
4/1 |
12/1
Form: 386057 D
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (9) |
27th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 20y |
9st 10lb |
Came with a late run to record an eleventh career win at the Curragh recently over this trip; 3lb rise okay so expected to be thereabouts. |
6/1 |
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1st 6 (12) |
16th Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
A winner of seven races on AW and three on turf; last turf success was in 2022, but this season's overall form provided a fair amount of encouragement; a three-time runner-up at this venue, including in June; had plenty of horses behind him at Leopardstown ten days ago. |
6/1 |
15/2
Form: -96974 CD BF
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 13lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (6) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Won twice over 7f for Richard Fahey in 2024; not added to that tally since, and has been below-par in three starts for new yard; tries a new trip and runs with first-time tongue-tie and blinkers which need to have a positive impact. |
7/1 |
|
7th 6 (2) |
8th Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 3y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Won twice over 7f for Richard Fahey in 2024; not added to that tally since, and has been below-par on both starts for new yard (7f); takes a marked drop in trip. |
7/1 |
|
9th 9 (10) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Won twice for Richard Fahey in the summer of 2024 but lost his way; sold for 10,000gns to join new yard in October; gambled on but well held on stable debut at Thirsk (7f, good) last month in first-time cheekpieces (now removed); may be worth another chance off sliding mark. |
6/1 |
7/1
Form: 63-385
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
26th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 40y |
11st 7lb |
Gained breakthrough win off 6lb lower at Kilbeggan earlier this month (2m, good) with Surviving Murmansk 5.5l back in sixth; extra furlong here should be fine for him; player again. |
9/2 |
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1st 7 |
8th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Three runs in maiden hurdles over the winter were nott devoid of promise; decent effort in first-time blinkers in a 1m handicap at Naas last month; cheekpieces tried for the first time over hurdles today; could go well at a big price. |
14/1 |
|
5th 5 (6) |
22nd Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
A 17-race maiden; plenty to prove at this stage; failed to run to expectations at Killarney last week; quite well fancied then, at a venue where he has produced some of his better efforts; blinkered now. |
20/1 |
6/1
Form: 2-6074
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 5 (10) |
1st Aug 2026 Yielding To Soft 0m 7f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Won this race last year off 4lb lower for Mick Mulvany; has run well on all three previous visits to this venue and should be sharper for her seasonal reappearance and stable debut at Ballinrobe 40 days ago; visor added to tongue tie; could go well. |
17/2 |
|
9th 9 (8) |
22nd Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 163y |
9st 5lb |
Has shown her best form at Galway; lacks the benefit of a recent run and may need this on seasonal/stable debut; might be one for the Galway festival in due course. |
12/1 |
|
4th 9 (10) |
21st Oct 2025 Soft 0m 6f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Thrived in handicaps at the Galway festival when tongue-tie fitted, notably bolting up over 7f (yielding); has looked held by the handicapper since however (1m) and now takes a drop in trip. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 259-64 CD
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 (8) |
18th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 111y |
9st 9lb |
9yo a winner of seven races; won twice last season at the Listowel Festival on heavy ground and has shaped encouragingly on last two starts at Limerick and Galway; rain would boost claims. |
16/1 |
|
5th 5 (1) |
28th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Has recorded three of his seven wins at Listowel and also twice successful over C&D; out of form before signs of a revival at Limerick last month; still looks risky. |
14/1 |
|
4th 7 (6) |
10th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Has recorded three of his seven wins at Listowel; poor effort there ten days ago, when last of 13; also failed to beat a single rival at Cork on first outing of the season. |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: 7-0874
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 (13) |
13th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 0lb |
14-race maiden and arrives on the back of a poor run at the Galway Festival; return to further will suit and now tried with first-time blinkers but others are more appealing; drawn wide. |
66/1 |
8/1
Form: 107034
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 8lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 16 (5) |
20th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Veteran winner of 14 races (11 on AW); respectable form in recent months, highlighted by a Roscommon second; another solid display when fifth of 17 here a fortnight ago, on the heels of runner-up Jazzit (second reserve) with Gordon Bennett among those behind. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: -52069
Last run: 5 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (7) |
8th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
8st 9lb |
2-7 on the AW but is 1-13 on turf (win came on yielding); won at Dundalk in March off 3lb higher; the best of three turf runs since then came over 7f at Cork on penultimate; not as good dropped back to 6f at the Curragh on latest; moves back up in trip now and might prefer an ease in the ground. |
6/1 |
|
6th 2 (13) |
27th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Progressed well last year over 7f, winning twice; resumed progress on return in March when defying top-weight at Dundalk; towards the rear over C&D before more like his best when fifth of 15 over 7f at Cork 13 days ago; probably lacks the pace of several of the 6f winners in this field. |
16/1 |
|
5th 12 (5) |
14th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Progressed well last year over 7f, winning twice; resumed progress on return in March when defying top-weight at Dundalk off 84; cheekpieces worn when well beaten behind some of these rivals at the Curragh (6f, good) have been abandoned. |
25/1 |
33/1
Form: 770-09
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 (5) |
11th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Won four times in Britain; weak form in Ireland last year; best watched on stable debut, and first run since last of 14 behind Sovereign Banter here in October. |
25/1 |
|
14th 5 (14) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Won four times in Britain for Ed Bethell; poor form in three turf runs in Ireland this season; failed to land a blow at Newcastle three days ago; the jury is out at present. |
25/1 |
|
5 (4) |
21st Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
One of his four wins for earlier trainers came over C&D; poor form in three turf runs in Ireland this season but he ran off 68 on the first of them and gets in here off just 54; interesting to see if there is any market support with headgear returning. |
8/1 |
33/1
Form: 5-4000 CD
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 15 (7) |
22nd Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Won 7f Galway maiden last year; regressive this term; unappealing despite career-low mark; well held by Racing Royalty on Galway running. |
20/1 |
|
11th 11 (10) |
9th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Won a C&D maiden last year on yielding; has struggled in handicaps since then, but had no luck in running last time in C&D event in which Goldrush Kid was second; cheekpieces now; not a lost cause. |
10/1 |
|
13 (10) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Won a C&D maiden last year (yielding); has struggled in handicaps since then; well beaten at the Curragh last time (1m, good); maybe the return to this track will spark something. |
33/1 |
7/2
Form: 0-4511 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 13 (9) |
2nd Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 20y |
9st 8lb |
Four consecutive places, the latest from a good draw when second to Cala Bonita at Galway (yielding to soft); looks on the right sort of mark but his stable couldn't be in better form. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 11 (3) |
30th Jul 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 98y |
8st 12lb |
Placed in three consecutive 1m handicaps lately; closely matched with No More Porter on Gowran running five days ago; missed an engagement on Tuesday. |
8/1 |
Form: 9-7384
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 15 (14) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 7lb |
1m heavy ground winner last year; a couple of decent efforts this season, including when a never nearer fifth of 22 at Leopardstown on latest (1m1f, good); rain no issue but has never raced over this far so stamina to prove but dam won over 1m4f so not dismissed. |
15/2 |
|
5th 10 (12) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Best run this term came over 1m here in May, staying on from the back for a 3l second; 1lb lower now but has to bounce back from two below-par efforts at Limerick and Naas. |
14/1 |
|
10th 7 (16) |
24th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 194y |
9st 7lb |
Won over 1m at Gowran last year on heavy ground but handles better too; stays this trip but has been hit and miss this year so needs his best. |
16/1 |
Form: 509612 D BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
19th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 148y |
11st 9lb |
Won Galway 3yo maiden last autumn and back to form in C&D handicap 13 days ago, relishing longer trip to win going away under a patient ride; 8lb rise but can go well. |
13/2 |
|
1st 5 |
6th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 168y |
11st 2lb |
Won Galway 3yo maiden in October; no impact in conditions races over hurdles since and never sighted in competitive Galway handicap last week; handicapper relenting. |
12/1 |
|
18th 9 |
27th Jul 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 130y |
11st 8lb |
Beat Whats New in a juvenile maiden hurdle here in October; no impact in conditions races over hurdles since and down the field in a Fairyhouse Flat handicap last time; others preferred on his handicap debut over hurdles. |
33/1 |
Non-runners
Loingseoir, Racing Royalty, Pinball Wizard
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €146.30 |
| Straight Forecast | €153.00 |
| Tricast | €2491.08 |
| Trifecta | €946.30 |
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