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Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 1m 4f 179y
  • 11 runners
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Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £51.00
  • Place: £9.70

Form: /8/0/0

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdles winner is 0-10 on the Flat (0-4 on turf); beaten 45l on stable debut after long layoff at Tramore latest; may need another run or two to find form; cheekpieces on.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(13)

5th Aug 2026

Good

1m 5f 56y

20:30 Sligo

Reflectionist

10st 2lb

J: Joseph Harnett

T: Mark Fahey

Lightly raced since back-to-back wins over hurdles in 2023; on second start for this yard, bolted up over this trip at Ballinrobe where cheekpieces went on for the first time and usual tongue-tie was discarded; 13lb rise still leaves him eligible for basement grade.

5/1

1st

9

(6)

20th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 179y

19:40 Ballinrobe

Reflectionist

9st 3lb

J: Joseph Harnett

T: Mark Fahey

Dual hurdles winner is 0-10 on the Flat (0-4 on turf); beaten 45l on stable debut after long layoff at Tramore latest; may need another run or two to find form; cheekpieces on.

20/1

10th

10

(9)

7th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

20:30 Tramore

Reflectionist

9st 6lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Mark Fahey

Won two handicap hurdles for Gavin Cromwell in May 2023, both on good-to-yielding ground; has struggled over hurdles in recent seasons; has changed stable and now has his first Flat run since 2022.

20/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 60-695

Last run: 6 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Maiden is 0-5 on turf but her last run at Killarney was encouraging (stayed on well over 1m for a 5l fifth); small yard has been in sensational form and it would be no surprise to see this filly run a big race upped markedly in trip; 1lb wrong but rider's claim negates that.
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14th

17

(4)

5th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 10y

16:55 Navan

Wingit

8st 12lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Patrick Magee

Ran her best race to date when second (soundly beaten) at Ballinrobe (1m5f, gd-yld) in Juy; failed to build on that when a beaten favourite at the Curragh; poor run on AW last time.

14/1

13th

13

(17)

15th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:10 Dundalk (AW)

Wingit

8st 13lb

J: Terry Casey

T: Patrick Magee

Ran her best race to date when a 7.5l second at Ballinrobe (1m5f, gd-yld) on penultimate but failed to build on that when a well beaten favourite at the Curragh; 0-5 on AW and others look more convincing.

9/1

6th

9

(11)

24th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

20:18 Cork

Wingit

9st 1lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Patrick Magee

Stayed on to good effect to finish fifth at Killarney over 1m and went like the best horse for a long way over 1m5f four days ago at Ballinrobe before being left behind by 50-1 shot; should go well dropped slightly in trip for in-form stable.

6/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: -55132 D

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Won a 1m5f (good) Leopardstown handicap off basement mark of 40 on final start for Mags Mullins in May; solid first two runs for this yard; 5l third of 16 at Bellewstown (1m4f, good) and denied by short head at Down Royal (1m5f, good) three days ago; big chance off 2lb lower.
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7th

9

23rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 135y

15:05 Listowel

Masego

11st 7lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: John C McConnell

Useful Flat form in the summer, placed in three consecutive races in July; disappointing favourite when sent back over hurdles in a Bellewstown race in which Crypto Crash beat Lunar Landscape.

14/1

12th

6

26th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 40y

18:38 Bellewstown

Masego

11st 7lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Similar RPRs in mid 80s in three maiden hurdles last year at 2m-2m1f on varying ground; three decent runs on the Flat since joining this yard so won't lack for fitness in first handicap hurdle; market check advised.

14/1

3rd

8

(5)

20th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 179y

19:40 Ballinrobe

Masego

9st 3lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: John C McConnell

Won a 1m5f (good) Leopardstown handicap off basement mark of 40 on final start for Mags Mullins in May; solid first two runs for this yard; 5l third of 16 at Bellewstown (1m4f, good) and denied by short head at Down Royal (1m5f, good) three days ago; big chance off 2lb lower.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 391904 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 13lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Admirable veteran gained a fourth turf win on the Flat at Sligo in May (1m6f, yld-sft); has come up short off revised mark since but has C&D form figures of 124 and the win came off 6lb higher than he is here; could go well.
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16th

8

(14)

27th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

17:24 Navan

Desert Friend

9st 11lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: P J F Murphy

Dual-purpose veteran and a multiple winner in both codes; won off 3lb lower at Sligo in May (1m6f, yld-sft); well beaten over hurdles at Galway on latest but is 9lb lower than when a 2.5l third over C&D last summer so not written off.

25/1

Form: 000590

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Four wins in Britain for Ian Williams at 1m2f on all sorts of ground; yet to find form for this stable; new headgear combination tried after 8.5l defeat at Fairyhouse latest.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

7th

24

(15)

5th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 10y

16:20 Navan

Giselles Defence

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Sean Davis

Four wins in Britain for Ian Williams at 1m2f; never better than fifth in nine Irish appearances; down the field over 1m here on Wednesday; third reserve.

10th

8

(17)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 20y

18:10 Navan

Giselles Defence

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Sean Davis

Four wins in Britain for Ian Williams at 1m2f but yet to reproduce that level of form for current connections, from 7f to 1m5f.

33/1

Form: 3047-0

Last run: 178 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Heavy defeat when last seen on the Flat at Dundalk in January; pulled up over hurdles on return from 168 days latest; remote third over C&D last June off 8lb higher, so can't fully discount but needs to rediscover best.
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14th

16

(22)

15th Oct 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 6f 0y

15:57 Curragh

Preparations

9st 5lb

J: Feenagh Moran

T: Andrew Slattery

Possibly a little high in the ratings since a Tramore win in August; 10lb claimer aboard; others preferred.

20/1

7th

8

(5)

30th Sep 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 4f 110y

17:00 Bellewstown

Preparations

9st 6lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew Slattery

One of her two turf wins came over C&D in 2024 and latest one coming at Tramore last month; not a bad run at Cork last time bvut will need to find more.

12/1

5th

16

(10)

30th Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:15 Cork

Preparations

9st 7lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Andrew Slattery

Gained a second Flat win of her career at Tramore 15 days ago (1m4f, gd-yld); up 7lb but has won off 1lb higher before so this mark not beyond her but probably wouldn't want to see too much rain.

9/2

Form: 935583

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Back to form with 1.5l third of 15 behind in-form Arch Enemy at Killarney (11.5f, good) five days ago; might prefer a bit of an ease in the ground, but place claims again off the same mark.
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4th

1

(7)

28th Sep 2026

Good

1m 3f 10y

16:19 Down Royal

Tassarolo

10st 0lb

J: Mel Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Never far away when a 2l fourth over 1m5f here earlier this month; that was on good ground and he likes it softer; should feature.

11/2

4th

3

(13)

4th Sep 2026

Good

1m 4f 194y

19:30 Down Royal

Tassarolo

10st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Dual-purpose performer with a preference for an ease in the ground; 1m4f on good ground at Tramore last time a bit sharp, could have more to offer here.

11/2

Form: -52300

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Solid strike rate of 4-18 on the AW but 0-11 on turf and has yet to trouble the judge; beaten 22l at Bellewstown 17 days ago; hard to fancy.
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11th

4

(1)

16th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:00 Dundalk (AW)

Trishuli River

9st 3lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Shane Crawley

In good form here early in the year but has struggled in recent months; well held in 1m4f handicap here on penultimate and again on turf at Down Royal on latest; others seemingly in better form.

25/1

11th

8

(7)

28th Sep 2026

Good

1m 3f 10y

16:50 Down Royal

Trishuli River

9st 5lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Shane Crawley

Four wins on the AW but 0-13 on turf and never placed; others are more convincing.

25/1

6th

7

(9)

18th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Trishuli River

9st 7lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Shane Crawley

Solid strike rate of 4-18 at this venue; in contrast, 0-13 on turf; down the field on last four starts; worth bearing in mind she was never worse than fifth in seven Dundalk outings between last October and February of this year, including a win over this trip.

10/1

14/1

Form: 417000

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Six-time AW winner is 0-19 on turf; hasn't looked like ending that winless run on last three starts, beaten 13l at Navan on latest; others hold stronger claims.
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2nd

3

(10)

16th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:00 Dundalk (AW)

Autocrat

9st 5lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: P Sweeney

Gained a first turf win at Bellewstown on penultimate; well held off revised mark at Roscommon latest but has won six times here (including two C&D claimers) so could be dangerous back at this venue.

7/1

1st

13

(6)

1st Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 4f 77y

17:05 Bellewstown

Autocrat

8st 10lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: P Sweeney

Six wins on AW; yet to strike on turf, but better effort when third over 1m3f at Down Royal on Monday; soft ground not his thing, though; blinkers swapped for visor.

10/1

3rd

12

(3)

28th Sep 2026

Good

1m 3f 10y

16:19 Down Royal

Autocrat

8st 10lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: P Sweeney

Six-time AW winner who is now 0-22 on the grass; has got very little going during the summer.

20/1

Form: 55-800

Last run: 129 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in a bumper here; minor promise in AW maidens; soundly beaten in first two handicaps at Dundalk and can only be watched after 129-day break.
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15th

7

(13)

19th Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 75y

15:40 Gowran Park

Kings Gesture

9st 4lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Michael Paul Ryan

Hasn't had a lot of racing but very opposable on what he's shown in handicaps from 1m2f to 2m.

25/1

12th

8

(10)

15th Aug 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

19:55 Tramore

Kings Gesture

9st 10lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Michael Paul Ryan

Modest form so far; well beaten in opening two handicaps on AW and was tailed off at Ballinrobe last month on his first try on turf; new headgear goes on.

50/1

11th
10 (11)
Copper Craft

5/2

Form: -32072

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Has placed in three of his five runs this season, including when a 0.75l second to Arch Enemy (who has won again since) on latest at Navan (1m2f, good); also has placed form at 1m4f so decent chance he'll stay this far; place shout at least.
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1st

7

(6)

15th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:10 Dundalk (AW)

Copper Craft

9st 11lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: A Oliver

Went close at Navan last month (1m2f, good) before tailing off at Ballinrobe over 1m5f on latest; 0-4 on AW but yet to finish out of the first four; place chance if leaving that last run behind.

9/2

11th

10

(11)

20th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 179y

19:40 Ballinrobe

Copper Craft

9st 1lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: A Oliver

Has placed in three of his five runs this season, including when a 0.75l second to Arch Enemy (who has won again since) on latest at Navan (1m2f, good); also has placed form at 1m4f so decent chance he'll stay this far; place shout at least.

5/2

2nd

11

(3)

11th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 40y

17:15 Navan

Copper Craft

9st 1lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: A Oliver

Form to date suggests he's better on AW; couple of modest efforts on turf last month so lot more needed.

12/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €694.60
Straight Forecast €395.55
Tricast €942.74

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Tassarolo

SPOTLIGHT:

Wingit

The Irish Sun:

Masego

POSTDATA:

Tassarolo