May 03 / 17.07 Sligo

17.07

Good

Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap

  • Prize money: £6146.09
  • 1m 2f 158y
  • 9 runners
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Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

14/1

  • Place: £4.30

Form: 706-

Last run: 227 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Ran okay in 7f/1m maidens last year; long layoff and not really bred to appreciate this longer trip; small yard amongst the winners lately.
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9th

3

(9)

13th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 73y

20:30 Killarney

Wipeawayyourtears

9st 13lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Michael Butler

Placed on easy ground in first two handicaps and then handled good ground when winning well over 1m4f at Fairyhouse; Cleary's claim means she's effectively off the same mark.

5/1

1st

16

(14)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Fairyhouse

Wipeawayyourtears

8st 9lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Michael Butler

Good start to handicap career when keeping on into second on her return at Sligo (10.5f, yielding to soft); another creditable effort over this trip at Roscommon last month when third (yielding); drops in grade now; player.

5/1

3rd

12

(3)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 17y

19:20 Roscommon

Wipeawayyourtears

8st 10lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Michael Butler

Good start in handicap company when keeping on into second on her return at Sligo (10.5f, yielding to soft); mark left alone.

12/1

3rd
5 (5)
Pliny

10/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 7-2858

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Placed twice over 7f, including when second in AW claimer in March, but most exposed of these and not sure what trip he wants; well held over this distance and 1m4f last twice; down 16lb from initial rating.
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1

(4)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 120y

16:54 Gowran Park

Pliny

10st 0lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

Has dropped a long way in the ratings; well exposed but has a decent chance in a race of this standard, especially since he finished in front of Accelereight (improved last time) at Navan in March.

11/4

3rd

5

(5)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

17:07 Sligo

Pliny

9st 4lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Noel Meade

Placed twice over 7f, including when second in AW claimer in March, but most exposed of these and not sure what trip he wants; well held over this distance and 1m4f last twice; down 16lb from initial rating.

10/1

8th

5

(5)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 25y

20:15 Cork

Pliny

8st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Noel Meade

Lots to find with Servare on recent Navan run and one of the more exposed of these, albeit is down to a decent mark.

10/1

Form: 5821-6

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Homebred nursery winner over 7f on heavy ground and staying-on sixth over 1m (soft) in higher-grade Curragh contest on recent return to action; dam won over 1m and he should stay, but easy ground is said to be important to him.
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10th

3

(2)

4th Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

20:30 Leopardstown

Down The Glen

9st 13lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: Ross O’Sullivan

7f Galway nursery winner on heavy ground last season; extended 1m2f seemed too far at Sligo on latest, so should appreciate this drop back in distance.

8/1

4th

1

(10)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

17:07 Sligo

Down The Glen

9st 13lb

J: Siobhan Rutledge

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Homebred nursery winner over 7f on heavy ground and staying-on sixth over 1m (soft) in higher-grade Curragh contest on recent return to action; dam won over 1m and he should stay, but easy ground is said to be important to him.

100/30

Form: 00-4

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Much-improved fourth at huge price in 1m maiden at Gowran, staying on steadily to finish only 2l off 83-rated third; well handicapped in theory on that line of form.
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12th

1

(1)

13th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 73y

20:30 Killarney

Sands Castle

10st 0lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Fourth in a Gowran maiden and back to form on second handicap start when staying on to be runner-up to subsequent winner Rodeo Drive at Ballinrobe (9.5f); stayers on dam's side of pedigree, but her best runs have been on easy ground.

12/1

2nd

1

(7)

22nd Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 1f 163y

19:27 Ballinrobe

Sands Castle

10st 0lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Adrian Sexton

Beaten around 10l in fifth at Sligo on sole handicap attempt; has plenty of weight here; others have stronger credentials.

12/1

10th

16

(10)

5th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:55 Fairyhouse

Sands Castle

9st 3lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Adrian Sexton

Ran well in 1m maiden first time out this year; too keen in 10.5f Sligo handicap last time.

50/1

OUR TIP

Form: 8-00

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Cheap yearling ran okay at Galway on sole start at two; quiet in two Curragh maidens this term; very stoutly bred.
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7th

3

(11)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

17:07 Sligo

The Wee Man

9st 9lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Cheap yearling ran okay at Galway on sole start at two; quiet in two Curragh maidens this term; very stoutly bred.

14/1

13th

9

(9)

28th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

15:40 Curragh

The Wee Man

9st 6lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Will need to qualify for a handicap on the evidence of outings at Galway last season and this venue 13 days ago.

100/1

12th

13

(9)

15th Mar 2026

Heavy

0m 6f 0y

14:00 Curragh

The Wee Man

9st 7lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Mark Michael McNiff

Cheap yearling was well behind at Galway on debut when 150-1 (7f, soft to heavy); look elsewhere.

66/1

Form: 008-

Last run: 165 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Stable is dynamite in 3yo handicaps, even when maiden form is moderate, as is the case with this colt; close relation to 1m2f winner; headgear added for handicap debut and starts off from a very workable mark.
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2nd

6

(2)

17th Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 0y

20:30 Down Royal

Augusta Rock

8st 13lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Flopped when 3-1 for seasonal/handicap debut at Sligo in May; it was probably soft ground, rather than this trip, which proved his undoing because (having been gelded and given a break) he ran much better over 1m3f at Killarney on Monday; looked slow but kept plugging away, and gets another change of headgear now.

9/4

5th

10

(2)

13th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 73y

20:30 Killarney

Augusta Rock

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Only 3-1 for handicap debut at Sligo in May; ran poorly but maybe soft ground was to blame; gelded since and change of headgear; with the stable so powerful in the 3yo category, plenty will afford him another chance.

7/1

8th

8

(2)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

17:07 Sligo

Augusta Rock

8st 9lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Stable is dynamite in 3yo handicaps, even when maiden form is moderate, as is the case with this colt; close relation to 1m2f winner; headgear added for handicap debut and starts off from a very workable mark.

9/2

Form: 4-3

Last run: 104 days

W: 9st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

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Form: 700

Last run: 49 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 53

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Form: 099

Last run: 32 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
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Non-runners

Dawson Street, Nephin Mountain

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Payout
Exacta €95.80
Straight Forecast €103.23
Tricast €428.49
Trifecta €428.30

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Pliny

The Irish Sun:

Misty Cove

SPOTLIGHT:

Nephin Mountain

POSTDATA:

Pliny