18.05
SoftGalway Handicap
- Prize money: £5607.44
- 0m 7f 0y
- 15 runners
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Runners: 15 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
(Won)
- Win: £8.80
- Place: £2.70
Form: -59164 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 10st 4lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 (9) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 0f 73y |
10st 1lb |
Career win number seven when beating Lady Arwen here over 7f last month (soft) off 74 for today's rider; just okay runs twice since off revised mark; more needed. |
9/1 |
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1 (9) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 0f 73y |
10st 1lb |
Career win number seven when beating Lady Arwen here over 7f last month (soft) off 74 for today's rider; just okay runs twice since off revised mark; more needed. |
9/1 |
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7th 11 (11) |
11th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Career win number seven when beating 14 rivals at Galway (7f, soft) and not a bad last run at Listowel when upside Midnight Strike, given that he came from well off the speed. |
14/1 |
14/1
- Place: £2.90
Form: 437-04 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 7 (9) |
20th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 135y |
9st 6lb |
Gained a first win for almost three years in a 1m Gowran handicap in April; failed to cut much ice in two efforts since; might just prefer it softer these days. |
10/1 |
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10th 13 (2) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 1f 100y |
9st 6lb |
Snapped lengthy losing run when landing 7.5f handicap at this track in April, beating Miss Americana by a short head; ran just okay off 4lb higher at Limerick since but dropped a further 2lb after; 3-7 here and enjoys soft ground so can't be dismissed. |
12/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 632-05 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 19 (17) |
19th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 13lb
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Two-time winner on soft ground in 2023; placed at Galway last September before two below-par runs; seventh of 14 here last week on seasonal debut; held by Carvalhal; third reserve. |
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7th 2 (9) |
10th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Both wins came in the autumn of 2023; best 2024 form was also late in the campaign, and his only placing last season was obtained at Galway in September; hard to make a case for him on seasonal debut. |
12/1 |
11/2
Form: 157482
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 69
| 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 |
10/1
Form: 238
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (4) |
8th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 40y |
8st 9lb |
Lightly raced maiden shaped as though a return to this trip would suit when staying on fifth on handicap debut at Galway last month; potential improver. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: 00-800 CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 6lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 10 (8) |
14th Jul 2026 Good 1m 3f 88y |
8st 9lb |
Good servant to her connections; four-time winner from 7f to 1m2f, but very much at home on much softeer ground than she meets today; up against it taking on some promising fillies with younger legs today. |
14/1 |
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5th 9 (1) |
11th Jun 2026 Soft 1m 1f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Course winner; added her fourth handicap win at Naas in October (10.5f, yielding) off 63; out of her depth on return at Cork before midfield in Naas handicap last month; chance if near her best. |
14/1 |
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6th 13 (11) |
17th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
8st 9lb |
Added her fourth handicap win over 10.5f here in October off 63 (yielding); decent fourth in a higher grade next time at Leopardstown (1m4f, heavy) but disappointed at the Curragh on her final start of 2025; out of her depth on return at Cork; this more realistic but others preferred. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 607283
Last run: 51 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 62
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 (29) |
21st Oct 2025 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 6lb |
AW winner; fair placed form on Flat; not beaten far in fifth at Killarney last time and handled soft ground on that occasion. |
14/1 |
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1 (12) |
30th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
AW maiden winner in January; second in 1m2f handicap at Roscommon in May and third at the Curragh in July (1m); soft ground perhaps no help last time; possibilities. |
8/1 |
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7th 10 (7) |
9th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Won a 1m fillies' maiden at Dundalk in January; best turf run came when second in a middle-distance handicap at Roscommon in May; probably more effective over a bit further than this. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: -45005
Last run: 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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15 (14) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 0f 73y |
8st 11lb |
Sole success came over 6f on heavy ground for former yard in Britain; decent run on similar ground at Gowran last month, trip probably too far both starts since; blinkers now tried and drops back in trip so could improve on recent efforts. |
14/1 |
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15 (14) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 0f 73y |
8st 11lb |
Sole success came over 6f on heavy ground for former yard in Britain; decent run on similar ground at Gowran last month, trip probably too far both starts since; blinkers now tried and drops back in trip so could improve on recent efforts. |
14/1 |
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9th 13 (6) |
20th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 3f 175y |
8st 12lb |
One of two for yard; sole success came over 6f on heavy ground for former yard; ran okay on heavy here (9.5f) on penultimate but failed to build on that at Naas latest; stamina to prove for this trip. |
28/1 |
6/1
Form: 0-0901 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 10st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (17) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 0y |
10st 2lb |
Three-time turf winner who made a positive return to turf at Bellwstown (1m, soft) in April before finishing ninth at Limerick on yielding; bolted up on soft at Roscommon off 1lb lower last year so can be in the mix if rain comes. |
14/1 |
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9th 10 (14) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 50y |
9st 6lb |
Three-time turf winner who appreciates an ease in the ground; 3lb above his last success in September at Roscommon (7.5f, soft); positive return to turf at Bellewstown (1m, soft) two weeks ago when fourth of 14 following a poor effort at Dundalk prior; no surprise to see him feature. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: 200960 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 0lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 56
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (7) |
20th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
No AW win since March 2024; respectable showings, behind in-form rivals, over a range of trips (6f-1m) recently, without doing enough to suggest that she's primed to strike; drop back to 7f is helpful and she might have place possibilities; one of two for Iain Jardine. |
8/1 |
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9 (10) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 212y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Won six times from seven starts between March and May last year, but losing run up to 22 and well held back with her former trainer at Newcastle (6f, AW; well backed) this month; enough to prove. |
7/1 |
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9 (10) |
28th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 5f 212y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Won six times from seven starts between March and May last year, but losing run up to 22 and well held back with her former trainer at Newcastle (6f, AW; well backed) this month; enough to prove. |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: -40006 CD
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
10/1
Form: 10-116 D BF
Last run: 134 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (4) |
30th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
5yo who has had several different stables during his light career; well beaten at Galway last autumn on final two outings but he's well worth a second look today given he's 2-2 on AW, the latest of those wins coming over C&D last February; makes stable debut with new trainer's horses running well. |
6/1 |
Form: 2000-0
Last run: 45 days
W: 8st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 18 (9) |
9th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Second in a maiden at Sligo last season; very weak form in handicaps; big price when in rear at Gowran on seasonal debut; third reserve. |
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15th 6 (16) |
26th Jul 2025 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Ran well when second in Sligo maiden (5.5f, yielding to soft) last year but well beaten in three subsequent starts; makes seasonal return for new stable with tongue tie applied but she has a lot to find. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 1-4490
Last run: 96 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (10) |
15th Jul 2026 Good 1m 6f 80y |
9st 11lb |
Boasts a fine AW record (four wins) and gained a first turf victory at Fairyhouse (1m2f, good) in May off 60; soft ground may have been his undoing at Leopardstown following month so respected here back on a sound surface although this much longer trip an unknown. |
11/2 |
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5th 8 (7) |
11th Jun 2026 Soft 1m 1f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Boasts a fine AW record (four wins) and gained a first turf victory under this rider at Fairyhouse (1m2f, good) a fortnight ago; must be respected off the back of that but sole run on soft previously was a poor effort and this is a much tougher assignment; 1lb wrong. |
9/4 |
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1st 13 (3) |
28th May 2026 Good 1m 1f 210y |
9st 4lb |
Boasts a fine AW record (4 wins) but continues to struggle on turf (0-13); first turf attempt at this trip. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: 64-720 CD
Last run: 54 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 63
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (5) |
9th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Beaten only a neck in this race 12 months ago; also runner-up at Tipperary on the second of three starts this term; Leopardstown run was disappointing |
12/1 |
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2 (13) |
17th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 50y |
9st 9lb |
Dual winner and today's trip/ground is fine; nearly got up from off the pace last time at Tipperary (7.5f, good to firm) and possibilities despite her career-high mark. |
7/1 |
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2nd 5 (5) |
2nd Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 100y |
9st 10lb |
Wins have been at Galway (7f heavy) in 2023, and Gowran (1m good) last September; may improve from her seasonal debut at Limerick three weeks ago; stiff task off 10lb higher than her last winning mark |
14/1 |
Non-runners
Counterculture, Alto Sax, Alex Belardo
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €76.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €54.15 |
| Tricast | €288.39 |
| Trifecta | €1065.40 |
Selections
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