August 19 / 17.50 Roscommon

17.50

Good

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

  • Prize money: £8776.86
  • 0m 7f 111y
  • 10 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 96

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten in races at Bellewstown and Killarney; unlikely to feature.
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9

(4)

22nd Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:25 Fairyhouse

Badgers Cove

8st 10lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Hasn't beaten many home in three runs at huge odds so far; now tried in cheekpieces and dropped into a claimer.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 84

Last run: 79 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Finished mid-division over 6f at Navan first time out; Listowel fourth was respectable but was beaten 12l; improvement needed.
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7th

2

(4)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:40 Cork

Echo Of Faith

9st 10lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Left previous form behind when winning Roscommon maiden in August (7.5f, good), value for more as had to wait for a gap; weakened badly on AW debut at Dundalk in February; likely to come up short in this company; blinkers.

14/1

8th

1

(5)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Echo Of Faith

9st 11lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Left previous form behind when winning Roscommon maiden in August (7.5f, good), value for more as had to wait for a gap; runner-up has won handicap here since; half-brother to C&D Listed winner so should take to the surface.

13/2

Form: 60 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Showed promise when sixth of ten on debut at the Curragh; sent off favourite at Galway, faded in the final furlong; questions to answer; worth a check to view his market popularity relative to Echo Of Faith.
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2nd

3

(8)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 25y

20:15 Cork

Nod Of Approval

9st 5lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Promise in maidens and again on handicap debut at Leopardstown (1m) in October; comeback run here early this month over same trip was disappointing but half-brother to Irish Cesarewitch winner Puturhandstogether a potential improver now upped markedly in distance.

13/2

6th

6

(3)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 0f 0y

17:45 Cork

Nod Of Approval

9st 4lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Promise in maidens and again on handicap debut at Leopardstown (1m, yld-sft) when last seen in October; dropped 1lb for that staying on 6.25l fifth of 12 and worth a market check on return.

8/1

11

(2)

18th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:20 Leopardstown

Nod Of Approval

8st 12lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Mrs John Harrington

Half-brother to recent Irish Cesarewitch winner Puturhandstogether; not especially progressive in three maidens over the summer although hinted that this trip could suit at Roscommon last time; gelded since and potential improver on handicap debut.

12/1

Form: 96

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Some ability in evidence in runs at Gowran and Sligo; others have stronger claims, notably Tharaka and Tahcawin who finished in front of her at Gowran.
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5th

2

(13)

29th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 26y

15:14 Down Royal

Idiocracy

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Best runs have been at this trip; was a close third in a Roscommon maiden and was just denied in a Fairyhouse claimer a week ago; should be closely involved again.

8/1

1

(10)

22nd Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:25 Fairyhouse

Idiocracy

9st 10lb

J: Wayne Hassett

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Easily her best run was the third in a 7.5f maiden at Roscommon; only midfield on nursery debut last time but that was back at 6f; clear claims at this level.

6/4

6th

3

(13)

28th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 180y

14:30 Navan

Idiocracy

9st 10lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Didn't show much in her first two outings but stepped forward when hitting the frame at Roscommon last week; feasibly treated but has to prove she's as good at this sort of trip.

8/1

Form: 70

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Three-figure odds in races at Bellewstown and Leopardstown; can be ruled out.
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5

(7)

19th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:50 Roscommon

Kuma Queen

9st 2lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Paul Stafford

Three-figure odds in races at Bellewstown and Leopardstown; can be ruled out.

100/1

10th

4

(10)

17th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

18:20 Leopardstown

Kuma Queen

9st 2lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Paul Stafford

3,000euros yearling; 100-1 when beaten just under 20l at Bellewstown (1m, good); passed over.

100/1

8

(5)

3rd Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 211y

16:47 Bellewstown

Kuma Queen

8st 9lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Paul Stafford

Elzaam filly cost 3,000euros as a yearling; second foal; dam poor half-sister to winners Dearg Jazz (1m 2yo) and Crombay (5f inc 2yo); seems best watched.

40/1

Form: 090

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Has finished towards the back in three outings; nothing to suggest she can play a part.
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6

(11)

19th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:50 Roscommon

Lazy River

9st 2lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: J G Coogan

Has finished towards the back in three outings; nothing to suggest she can play a part.

66/1

22th

21

(21)

9th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

14:15 Curragh

Lazy River

9st 2lb

J: Killian Leonard

T: J G Coogan

Never involved at Roscommon; huge price when finishing in rear over 7f at this venue.

100/1

9th

5

(6)

20th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

13:20 Curragh

Lazy River

9st 2lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J G Coogan

Lost ground at the start and never involved on debut at Roscommon; safe to rule out.

100/1

Form: 880

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Decent pedigree but looks more like a nursery prospect based on her first three runs; cheekpieces for the first time.
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7

(10)

19th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:50 Roscommon

Lonradh

9st 2lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J S Bolger

Decent pedigree but looks more like a nursery prospect based on her first three runs; cheekpieces for the first time.

25/1

10th

6

(11)

20th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

13:20 Curragh

Lonradh

9st 2lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: J S Bolger

Good pedigree but looks more like a nursery prospect based on her first two runs; towards the rear over 6f at this venue, mid-field over a little further than this at Roscommon.

25/1

13

(7)

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 94y

17:08 Roscommon

Lonradh

8st 10lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: J S Bolger

Dawn Approach half-sister to trainer's National Stakes winner Verbal Dexterity; 33-1 never in the hunt on debut in a 6f maiden at the Curragh in April.

20/1

Form: 54

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Improved from C&D debut when fourth in a seven-runner maiden on yielding-to-soft at Leopardstown; better ground should suit; may feature with further progress.
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1st

7

(11)

4th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:00 Curragh

Spinning Around

9st 4lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Narrowly denied on second start in a 7.5f Roscommon maiden (good) in August; no show in Goffs million over this C&D (soft) but off the mark on handicap debut at Dundalk (7f) in October; will strip fitter for comeback run back there in March when beaten 1.5l off revised mark; tongue-tie on.

8/1

4th

7

(4)

27th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:45 Dundalk (AW)

Spinning Around

8st 11lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Went close in Roscommon maiden last summer and off the mark final start on AW/handicap debut over C&D in October, coming home well when holding two stablemates in tight finish; 5lb higher now but type to keep progressing (will want 1m in time) and likely big player (yard had a winner here last week).

100/30

6

(2)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Spinning Around

9st 5lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Hit the crossbar in a Roscommon maiden and had a tough ask in a sales race since; should be competitive from this opening mark on handicap/AW debut.

11/1

Form: 54 BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Two 7f runs; built on an initial Leopardstown fifth when fourth at Gowran; left an impression she might need further and has plenty to find with Tharaka who was 4 3/4l in front of her in third.
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3rd

8

(6)

17th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 205y

16:56 Naas

Tahcawin

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Easily won a 6f Fairyhouse nursery last season; built on a positive comeback against older rivals at Gowran to run a career best when filling the second spot in a Naas handicap eight days ago (6f, good); she's progressing, but looks out of her depth here.

50/1

2nd

7

(9)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 205y

15:45 Naas

Tahcawin

9st 8lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Joseph G Murphy

Went from 70 to 84 after easy 6f nursery win at Fairyhouse in September; shaped well against older rivals over 7f on Gowran comeback, improved to go second a furlong out before hanging right and tiring; has clearly trained on and 6f will be better for her.

12/1

5th

11

(11)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

17:48 Gowran Park

Tahcawin

8st 9lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: Joseph G Murphy

Off the mark at fourth attempt over 6f on yielding in Fairyhouse nursery in September, making light work of opening mark of 70 in beating Zarvali by 4.25l; ran well six days later when beaten 9l into 12th by Dorset in Goffs Millions; off 207 days; trainer has good record at this course and she's the type to progress but bad draw.

8/1

9/4

Form: 03

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Slowly away on debut at Leopardstown; took a big step forward with a tongue-tie added at Gowran, never far form the pace and ended up 4 3/4l in front of fourth-placed Tahcawin.
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4th

10

(1)

29th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 26y

15:14 Down Royal

Tharaka

8st 10lb

J: N G McCullagh

T: K J Condon

Finished in the frame in maidens at Gowran and Roscommon over this trip; however, was beaten a long way back to 6f in cheekpieces at Navan; the headgear is removed but has to improve anyway.

16/1

2

(6)

6th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 180y

13:45 Navan

Tharaka

9st 0lb

J: N G McCullagh

T: K J Condon

Steady improvement in three runs, notably always close up third at Gowran (7f) and most recently raced keenly up with pace, not quite getting home over 7.5f at Roscommon; drops in trip here and cheekpieces added to tongue-tie.

7/2

11

(6)

19th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:50 Roscommon

Tharaka

9st 2lb

J: N G McCullagh

T: K J Condon

Slowly away on debut at Leopardstown; took a big step forward with a tongue-tie added at Gowran, never far form the pace and ended up 4 3/4l in front of fourth-placed Tahcawin.

9/4

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Payout
Exacta €19.00
Straight Forecast €16.33
Trifecta €65.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Spinning Around

The Irish Sun:

Echo Of Faith

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Spinning Around

TOPSPEED:

Spinning Around

POSTDATA:

Spinning Around