17.12
GoodGerard Lynch Memorial Handicap
- Prize money: £6146.09
- 1m 6f 55y
- 18 runners
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Runners: 18 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: 21-603
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 4 (8) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Poor in two Flat runs on return from a break but bounced back with a maiden hurdle win at Tramore on latest; that will have boosted confidence but this trip may be on the sharp side back on the level. |
16/1 |
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1st 1 |
16th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 140y |
11st 12lb |
Fair sort on the Flat, winning 1m7f Leopardstown handicap last summer, albeit latest two efforts have been well below his best; 0-6 hurdling, narrowly beaten in C&D maiden at this meeting last year his best effort; chance if returning to that sort of form. |
7/1 |
Form: 57654
Last run: 17 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 9 (6) |
4th Sep 2026 Good 2m 2f 141y |
9st 5lb |
Hurdle/chase winner; not much Flat race experience; finished behind Zoffman at Tramore; needs to raise his game. |
12/1 |
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5th 8 (4) |
15th Aug 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Modest jumper (rated 99) is 0-3 on Flat and has been well beaten in all those outings; makes his Flat handicap bow, now upped to 2m, from a reasonable initial mark and good claimer aboard. |
10/1 |
Form: 3608-5
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 13lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (14) |
8th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Four wins in Britain, none over quite as far as this; should stay; probably worth a market check on her first start for Gavin Cromwell after almost a year on the sidelines. |
12/1 |
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8th 2 (8) |
2nd Oct 2025 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Multiple turf winner at up to 11.5f; less effective on AW surfaces but her best such effort was when last tried at Kempton (1m3f, Polytrack) in May; if able to repeat that form she would have claims from this 5lb lower mark but she's not easy to predict. |
12/1 |
Form: /4/543 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 12 (5) |
2nd Sep 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 1lb |
Best form this year has been over hurdles at Tramore; only Flat win was in 2023, and he needs to improve on recent efforts; strong trainer/rider combination. |
12/1 |
Form: 3-1783
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 68
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (11) |
8th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Dundalk maiden winner in January; unplaced in two turf handicaps this season; others are more appealing. |
12/1 |
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8th 1 (1) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
10st 6lb |
Won at Dundalk in January (1m4f) off 2lb lower; 0-4 on turf on varying ground and yet to trouble the judge, but three of those runs were in maidens; should be sharper for Leopardstown handicap run latest and not discounted. |
10/1 |
Form: 50/56-
Last run: 417 days
W: 9st 11lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 9 |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 26y |
11st 5lb |
Often leads and has been runner-up in seven of her 10 hurdles outings; mark has been steadily declining, though, and tame effort in Galway handicap last time. |
12/1 |
|
17 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
10st 4lb |
Stable won this in 2022 and 2023; this mare is 0-9 over hurdles but has finished runner-up seven times, including her sole handicap start two outings ago; looks handicapped about right but has each-way claims. |
14/1 |
Form: 27-706
Last run: 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: -03451
Last run: 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 18 (19) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Stayed on nicely for third on handicap debut here in May (10.5f, heavy), shaping like this trip would suit; beaten 1l when stepped up to 1m4f at Gowran and not a bad effort on return from a break at Leopardstown latest; rain a big plus and interesting. |
11/2 |
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5th 12 (7) |
20th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 0y |
8st 9lb |
Good opening efforts in handicaps, staying on late over 1m2f at Cork and raced handier over slightly shorter at Gowran, weakening late on when only beaten 1l into fourth; upped in trip now and contender if he stays. |
8/1 |
Form: 74646-
Last run: 336 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 14 (16) |
20th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 3f 175y |
8st 11lb |
One of two for yard; handicap debutante has shown enough in maidens to suggest she can win a race; opening mark looks fair, handles soft ground and she could go well. |
14/1 |
|
2 (3) |
9th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Fair level of form in maidens, notably last month over this trip at Bellewstown when never nearer fourth; good bit more needed to win a maiden, more likely type for handicaps. |
25/1 |
Form: 833102
Last run: 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: 841050
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 2 (18) |
30th Aug 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Won at Tramore last month off 10lb lower; not in the same form since and was well held in a Roscommon claimer 12 days ago; may be in handicapper's grip for now. |
12/1 |
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5th 9 (1) |
18th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 94y |
9st 0lb |
Three-time Flat winner, went up 11lb for a convincing success in a 1m4f handicap at Tramore last month; subsequent runs in a Flat handicap at Galway and a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan raise significant doubts; well enough treated by the race conditions if recapturing form. |
6/1 |
Form: 085613 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (8) |
4th Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 194y |
10st 8lb |
Back to form with a vengeance at Navan last week, relishing the rain-softened ground (officially good) to win going away over 1m6f (Maxwell Smart a never-nearer fourth); up 7lb for that, but stays in this grade. |
11/2 |
Form: 3204/1
Last run: 45 days
W: 9st 9lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19 (14) |
31st Aug 2026 Good 1m 4f 17y |
9st 0lb |
Veteran stuck to his task gamely to record a surprise win on his return to Flat action at Gowran, ridden enterprisingly by Jessica O'Gorman; third reserve. |
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1st 7 (5) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 100y |
10st 13lb |
The last of three Flat wins was three years ago and he's a limited jumper these days at the age of ten. |
25/1 |
Form: 660
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 6 (17) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 1m 2f 10y |
10st 0lb |
Low-rated hurdler; not entirely discredited in two Flat maidens but handicaps appear more plausible. |
50/1 |
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6th 3 (4) |
14th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 9lb |
Low-rated hurdler; moderate sixth of nine on Flat debut in a 1m5f maiden at Down Royal. |
50/1 |
Form: 2-9430
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 8lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 11 (18) |
31st Jul 2026 Yielding 1m 6f 14y |
9st 10lb |
Sole win came at Cork in 2023; decent form last autumn, including a close third over 1m4f at this venue and second in a 19-runner contest at the Curragh; made the frame at Gowran and Limerick recently; no stamina concerns. |
12/1 |
Form: 630-10
Last run: 76 days
W: 9st 8lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 6 |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Gained the most recent of two 2m AW wins in February, back from a break with poor run at Tramore last month; 0-15 hurdling, though did finish second at Listowel last season off this mark. |
12/1 |
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11th 8 (9) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Gained the most recent of two 2m AW wins in February; turf credentials are relatively weak, placed only once from ten attempts; however, suited by a sound surface. |
8/1 |
Form: 28-900 D
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 8lb
7 yo Filly
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 |
3rd Sep 2026 Good 2m 3f 0y |
10st 10lb |
Took a step in the right direction when fourth at Sligo (2m2f, good); built on that when narrowly denied at Bellewstown (20.5f, gd-yld) on latest; nudged up 2lb but is 4lb below her last win and handles any ground; big chance. |
13/2 |
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2nd 6 |
26th Aug 2026 Good 2m 4f 110y |
11st 7lb |
Five-time Flat winner has a record of 2-20 over hurdles, including a win over this trip; posted a decent run at Sligo last time over 2m2f and can be involved with the extra 2f to suit. |
5/1 |
Form: 6-0600
Last run: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 (9) |
15th Sep 2026 Good 1m 1f 30y |
9st 0lb |
Winner at two for Joseph O'Brien; ordinary Flat form this season; has had three of her last four starts over hurdles; others preferred. |
20/1 |
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8th 2 |
16th Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 140y |
11st 11lb |
Won as a 2yo on the Flat; some decent efforts in defeat mixing both codes lately but needs to find more on this second handicap hurdle start. |
7/1 |
Betting Forcast
8/1 Louiescall, 20/1 Way Down South, 15/2 Afloat, 7/1 Liberated Light, 10/1 Soaring Sun, 10/1 Astelia, 9/1 Deralo Ir, 5/1 Lauderdale King, 20/1 Alexa Next, 7/1 Cooleys Mist, 33/1 Forlio, 7/1 Miss Australie, 14/1 Lun Deux Trois, 50/1 Medadthebookie, 14/1 Quiz Test, Inchiquin Maid, Steps In The Sand, Annies Angel