September 01 / 18.15 Roscommon

18.15

Good To Yielding

Racing Here Again On September 29th Maiden

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 1m 4f 17y
  • 15 runners
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Racing Here Again On September 29th Maiden

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £12.20
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 3

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sea The Stars gelding; brother to Group-placed 1m AW winner Fresnel (RPR 99), closely related to Italian 1m3f-1m7f winner Fortunino (inc Listed); dam unraced; eye-catching C&D debut last month, staying on from well off the pace to press for second behind a clear winner; improvement expected and one to consider.
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3rd

1

(4)

29th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 3

14:13 Pontefract

Sea Lantern

10st 9lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Brian Ellison

Ran twice over 1m4f at Roscommon for Jack Davison last summer, finishing third on debut (good) before seeing off 14 rivals on soft ground a fortnight later; can win more races for new connections (sold for 75,000gns last October) but he drops in trip on faster ground and has to concede chunks of weight to some promising 3yos so this might not be one of them.

7/1

1st

10

(2)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 17y

18:15 Roscommon

Sea Lantern

9st 8lb

J: James Ryan

T: Jack W Davison

Sea The Stars gelding; brother to Group-placed 1m AW winner Fresnel (RPR 99), closely related to Italian 1m3f-1m7f winner Fortunino (inc Listed); dam unraced; eye-catching C&D debut last month, staying on from well off the pace to press for second behind a clear winner; improvement expected and one to consider.

13/2

4

(10)

19th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 46y

19:50 Roscommon

Sea Lantern

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Jack W Davison

Sea The Stars gelding; brother to Group-placed 1m AW winner Fresnel (RPR 99), closely related to Italian 1m3f-1m7f winner Fortunino (inc Listed); dam unraced; nicely bred and from respected source so check the market.

20/1

14/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 4-

Last run: 319 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sent off at 50-1 on sole start in a Curragh maiden last October when 8.5l behind the winner (1m, yielding to soft); gelded since and has missed a couple of intended comeback runs; likely improver upped in trip.
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1st

9

(7)

27th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 0y

16:55 Curragh

Simurgh

9st 8lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Both runs on slow ground; fourth of 14 over 1m here last October and was returning from 319 days away when a keeping-on runner-up at Roscommon (1m4f) with two of today's rivals behind; solid claims.

7/2

2nd

11

(15)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 17y

18:15 Roscommon

Simurgh

9st 8lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Sent off at 50-1 on sole start in a Curragh maiden last October when 8.5l behind the winner (1m, yielding to soft); gelded since and has missed a couple of intended comeback runs; likely improver upped in trip.

14/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 35

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sea The Stars filly is sister to 1m4f winner Star Kissed and half-sister to 1m4f Group 3 winner Thunder Kiss; promising debut third in 1m2f Naas fillies maiden (yielding) in April but didn't find the expected improvement upped to 1m4f at Bellewstown, hanging left and may not have handled track; worth another chance.
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18th

2

(2)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Juniper Sling

10st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Half-sister to the talented Thunder Kiss; third in two of her four starts in maidens; ran poorly over 1m2f on heavy ground at Leopardstown on her only handicap start; premature to write off.

8/1

13

(4)

19th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 0y

16:00 Leopardstown

Juniper Sling

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Smart pedigree and third in two of her maidens; below her best when gradually weakened into sixth at the Curragh last time; makes handicap debut now and of interest if supported in the market.

17/2

6th

18

(18)

27th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 0y

16:55 Curragh

Juniper Sling

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Smart pedigree and third in two of her maidens, given every chance under a positive ride in the latest and splitting Simurgh and Indian River; shouldn't mind returning to 1m2f over which she made her debut.

11/4

Form: 42

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Teofilo filly shaped nicely on Leopardstown debut over 1m2f in July and following month made plenty of use of at Galway (keen) when good second over this trip (yielding); definite contender.
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10th

5

(9)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

16:55 Kempton (AW)

Generous Support

9st 6lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Dan Horsford

0-6 over middle-distances on turf for Jim Bolger last year but made the frame on five occasions; changed hands for 32,000gns in October and makes her stable/AW debut after 200 days off; market useful.

10/1

11

(3)

16th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

16:10 Curragh

Generous Support

9st 3lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J S Bolger

Has been consistent in defeat in five maidens up to this trip; might have found the ground too testing when a bit below her best at Listowel last time; prominent racer needs a bit more but likely to be involved.

7/1

11

(3)

22nd Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 3f 15y

16:55 Listowel

Generous Support

9st 3lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: J S Bolger

Has made the frame on all three starts; solid form but does not seem to be improving on the evidence of recent third at Galway.

11/2

Form: 4

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
E35,000 yearling; second foal; half-brother to an AW winner; dam a winner (including AW/US turf stakes), half-sister to useful 5f-7f winner Merhoob; promising debut in Galway amateur maiden in late July, staying on fourth of 18 (1m4f, yielding-to-soft); probably won't have to improve too much to play a role here.
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3rd

3

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Indian River

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Promise in his two Irish Flat maidens; justified favouritism in first three starts over hurdles but his limitations were exposed when a never-dangerous tenth in the Triumph at Cheltenham (50-1) last month; passed over.

66/1

10th

5

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Indian River

11st 2lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Promise in his two Irish Flat maidens; justified favouritism in juvenile hurdles at Catterick (good) and Wetherby (soft) and a seven-runner handicap against older horses at Sedgefield (good to soft); won latest with more authority than 2l margin suggests, but this race is a vastly harder task; failed to make the cut for the 4yo handicap here on Tuesday.

100/1

1st

5

25th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Indian River

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Showed promise in a couple of Flat maidens in Ireland; has justified favouritism in juvenile hurdles at Catterick (1m7f, good; by a head) and Wetherby (2m, soft; by half a length) for new trainer, who is currently in blinding form; still open to progress and commands respect.

6/4

Form: 9

Last run: 66 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Decorated Knight half-sister to winners Island Remede (Group-placed 1m1f 2yo, RPR 101; 2m hurdle) and Mister Watson (2m3f hurdle/2m4f chase); dam 1m2f-1m4f winner (inc AW; 91); never counted on debut in 1m Curragh maiden in late June; this longer trip should suit.
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6th

13

(12)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 17y

18:15 Roscommon

Ithacan Queen

9st 3lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Henry De Bromhead

Decorated Knight half-sister to winners Island Remede (Group-placed 1m1f 2yo, RPR 101; 2m hurdle) and Mister Watson (2m3f hurdle/2m4f chase); dam 1m2f-1m4f winner (inc AW; 91); never counted on debut in 1m Curragh maiden in late June; this longer trip should suit.

14/1

8

(5)

27th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

18:20 Curragh

Ithacan Queen

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: Henry De Bromhead

Decorated Knight half-sister to winners Island Remede (Group-placed 1m1f 2yo, RPR 101; 2m hurdle) and Mister Watson (2m3f hurdle/2m4f chase); dam 1m2f-1m4f winner (inc AW; 91); newcomer has to be respected if strong in the market in an ordinary maiden.

13/2

50/1

Form: 08

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Big prices, well held in maidens at Fairyhouse and Gowran; cheekpieces tried.
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19th

26

(4)

27th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

17:24 Navan

Plus Or Minus

8st 10lb

T: P A Fahy

Third reserve; didn't show much in five starts for Willie McCreery last year and similar story so far for this yard; new headgear combination needs to transform.

9th

14

(6)

5th Aug 2026

Good

1m 5f 56y

20:30 Sligo

Plus Or Minus

8st 10lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: P A Fahy

Modest form in seven Flat starts and was 16l behind Deluca Chop at Down Royal on seasonal debut in June; no better since.

18/1

5th

14

23rd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 150y

16:00 Wexford

Plus Or Minus

11st 0lb

J: Richard Condon

T: P A Fahy

Rated 40 on the Flat after seven runs; makes hurdles debut and needs significant improvement.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Decorated Knight gelding cost 15,000euros as a yearling; closely related to 1m2f-2m winner Yashin (inc Group 3; RPR 111), half-brother to 7f winner Jack Daniel (74); dam unraced, is out of 7f Group 3 winner; market best guide on debut.
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14

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Kilbeggan

McLoughlin

11st 1lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

80-rated Flat maiden, placed twice in soft-ground maidens last back-end; yet to show an equivalent standard over hurdles; tongiue-tie on now as well as cheekpieces worn for his best Flat runs; could become competitive on handicap debut.

10/1

17th

13

(1)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

16:15 Curragh

McLoughlin

9st 8lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Improved for the application of cheekpieces on last two starts; beaten 4.25l over 1m4f at Bellewstown and a neck over 1m2f at Roscommon since; rated 80 and is a big player.

5/1

17th

13

(1)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

16:15 Curragh

McLoughlin

9st 8lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Improved for the application of cheekpieces on last two starts; beaten 4.25l over 1m4f at Bellewstown and a neck over 1m2f at Roscommon since; rated 80 and is a big player.

5/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Mid-division at the Punchestown festival on his sole bumper outing and dropped out tamely in Galway Flat maiden in late July.
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5th

5

10th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 109y

18:57 Ballinrobe

Max Meridius

11st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Thomas Mullins

Won a handicap hurdle over a furlong further here last month, with Le Diablo back in third; last week's Cork run looked too bad to be true.

6/1

11th

12

3rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:00 Cork

Max Meridius

10st 3lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Thomas Mullins

Returned from Flat to get off the mark last month when well-supported in 2m2f Ballinrobe handicap hurdle, keen and taking wide course but seeing it out well from the last (Le Diablo third); 8lb rise but 5yo could still have more improvement in him.

9/2

1st

7

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

17:39 Ballinrobe

Max Meridius

10st 8lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Thomas Mullins

Ended last Flat season with a respectable fifth on handicap debut in a 25-runner 1m2f Curragh race on heavy ground; fit from hurdling before beginning new Flat campaign with an encouraging fifth at Leopardstown; not as good at that venue last time, but may improve on previous hurdling form.

9/2

40/1

Form: 86

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
No worthwhile form in four hurdles races and two Flat runs leaves him with plenty to find.
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5th

7

31st Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:47 Downpatrick

He Who Dares

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Won for the first time over hurdles at Wexford in July (2m1f, good) off 9lb lower; held his form well in two Flat starts following that; appealing back over obstacles.

11/4

4th

9

(7)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 0y

20:20 Leopardstown

He Who Dares

11st 0lb

J: Miss N Lockhead Anderson

T: S Curling

Dual-purpose sort has got the hang of things in recent starts; won over hurdles at Wexford and backed that up with a close third on the Flat at Tramore (2m, good); place claims at the very least again off the same mark.

3/1

3rd

1

(3)

7th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

20:30 Tramore

He Who Dares

10st 4lb

J: Ben Coen

T: S Curling

Soundly beaten at big odds in handicap hurdles at this venue (11th of 12 finishers) and Sligo (last of 16) before showing dramatic improvement to win at Wexford last Friday; trainer suggested that the removal of a hood might have been a major factor; hard to find any positives in last season's form in Flat maidens; good Flat pedigree, unwise to discount.

9/2

Form: 08

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdler soundly beaten both Flat outings.
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7th

7

(8)

21st Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 180y

20:20 Killarney

Simpletwistoffaith

11st 4lb

J: Mr K O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

Placed once from 17 starts over hurdles, weak Flat form, can be left out of calculations

66/1

9th

4

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 56y

Class 5

15:30 Wetherby

Simpletwistoffaith

11st 6lb

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

16-race maiden over hurdles; latest 14l defeat at Galway was a small step in the right direction but will need more.

50/1

4

31st Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 56y

Class 5

15:30 Wetherby

Simpletwistoffaith

11st 6lb

J: Mr P J O’Neill

T: John F O’Neill

16-race maiden over hurdles; latest 14l defeat at Galway was a small step in the right direction but will need more.

50/1

10/1

Form: 93

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Course bumper winner went close when a 0.75l behind Winter Fog in Tramore Flat maiden (2m, good) last month; back in trip here.
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12th

11

(8)

18th Aug 2026

Good

1m 4f 48y

20:15 Roscommon

Master Sydney

9st 7lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Paul W Flynn

Won a bumper here last year (2m, good); best run this year came over C&D when a 5l sixth and 4lb lower now; decent run over hurdles at Kilbeggan 10 days ago; place claims if the forecast rain misses.

8/1

3rd

3

8th Aug 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

18:18 Kilbeggan

Master Sydney

11st 5lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Paul W Flynn

Bumper winner last summer; mostly quite ordinary Flat form since; ran well for much of the way in a Cork maiden hurdle on Monday; more needed here; one of two runners for the stable.

10/1

4th

18

3rd Aug 2026

Good

2m 2f 0y

16:30 Cork

Master Sydney

11st 5lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: Paul W Flynn

Won a Roscommon bumper last year; campaigned on the Flat this season with no success; beaten 16l over 2m off 65 in a Tramore handicap on latest; others make more appeal.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam bumper winner, half-sister to winners, notably the talented and versatile Wicklow Brave; market best guide on debut.
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4th

1

(6)

27th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:07 Ffos Las

Good Onya Mate

10st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Michael Bell

Runner-up in a 1m6f handicap in Ireland in May but not a lot since then, including on yard debut after a sale of £7,000; tries cheekpieces.

10/1

4th

3

(4)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 104y

Class 5

15:13 Yarmouth

Good Onya Mate

9st 1lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Michael Bell

Fair form when 1m6f second for Henry de Bromhead in May; signed off for him with an encouraging hurdling fifth at Cork in July; has since changed hands for £7,000 and not out of things for his new stable.

13/2

5th

1

10th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 60y

17:10 Cork

Good Onya Mate

11st 7lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: Henry De Bromhead

Australia gelding out of a half-sister to smart dual-purpose performer Wicklow Brave; second off 65 over 1m6f at Gowran is his best Flat run; hurdling debut and looks a second-string for yard.

10/1

100/1

Form: 00

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Huge odds and ran accordingly in maidens at Galway and Cork.
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5th

9

6th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 168y

18:55 Sligo

Turlough Abu

10st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: V T O’Brien

Nothing so far on the Flat and in three attempts over hurdles in Ballinrobe maidens.

50/1

7th

15

21st Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 89y

16:36 Ballinrobe

Turlough Abu

10st 7lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: V T O’Brien

Nothing so far Flat or hurdles.

200/1

66/1

Form:

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Trailed throughout after slow start on Leopardstown debut last month.
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7

(7)

13th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 95y

15:35 Roscommon

Drumaugh Boy

9st 8lb

J: James Ryan

T: D M Christie

Down the field in three maidens at 1m1f, 1m4f and 7f; huge odds each time.

100/1

13th

3

(10)

29th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 26y

15:49 Down Royal

Drumaugh Boy

9st 8lb

J: James Ryan

T: D M Christie

Beaten a long way both starts and can't be fancied on that evidence.

100/1

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Payout
Exacta €77.80
Straight Forecast €95.23
Trifecta €390.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Juniper Sling

The Irish Sun:

Indian River

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Juniper Sling

POSTDATA:

Juniper Sling