Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Galway

16:00

Date 2025-08-03

Distance 7f

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €64,900

Winning Time 1m 27.92s (slow by 1.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Princess Child (FR) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5/1	Won
2nd	Gleneagle Bay (IRE) David Egan · Stephen Thorne	18/5	1.25
3rd	Dunum (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · Miss Natalia Lupini	7/2F	2.25
4th	Apiarist (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Kevin Ryan	15/2	1.5
5th	Fort Vega (FR) Rory Cleary · Ms Sheila Lavery	6/1	1.75
6th	Partisan Hero (IRE) Declan McDonogh · David Loughnane	14/1	0.1
7th	Go Athletico (FR) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	16/1	0.3
8th	Iceford (IRE) Patrick McGettigan · J P Murtagh	25/1	1.75
9th	Orandi (FR) Jimmy Dalton · A J Martin	10/1	4.5
10th	Hurricane Ivor (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · Mrs John Harrington	33/1	2.75
11th	Persuasion (IRE) Chris Hayes · David & Nicola Barron	40/1	2
12th	Blues Emperor (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	33/1	4.5
13th	Zabriskie Point (GB) Shane Foley · Adrian McGuinness	40/1	.5
14th	Love Billy Boy (IRE) Nicola Burns · Gerard O'Leary	12/1	2.5
15th	Bravais (GB) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	25/1	0.3

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9 (1)	Gleneagle Bay Bay J:David Egan T:Stephen Thorne	J:David Egan T:Stephen Thorne	132	tp	22-530	95	109	91	45d	—	—	-1	16.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Bit to find with Apiarist on Ascot form but quite lightly raced and can't be ruled out
3 (3)	Dunum Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Miss Natalia Lupini	137	—	36-801	100	110	97	5d	—	—	+2	16.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Colm Quinn Mile winner on Tuesday; good draw and respected despite 7lb penalty
11 (6)	Princess Child Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	128	t	-59582	91	110	93	3d	—	—	+7	18.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Unlucky second in C&D fillies Listed on Thursday; big player if over those exertions
7 (7)	Fort Vega Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Rory Cleary T:Ms Sheila Lavery	133	—	632212	96	106	96	15d	—	—	+22	30.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
5yo better than ever of late; career-high mark but one to consider from a good draw
5 (18)	Orandi Bay J:Jimmy Dalton(10) T:A J Martin	J:Jimmy Dalton(10) T:A J Martin	134	t	23-133	97	107	99	5d	—	—	+6	14.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Colm Quinn Mile third a big player again but wide draw makes this tougher
4 (10)	Apiarist Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Kevin Ryan	J:Ronan Whelan T:Kevin Ryan	134	—	161038	97	100	87	45d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+11	19.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ascot comeback run was encouraging; more needed
8 (13)	Love Billy Boy Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Gerard O'Leary	133	p	261129	96	107	101	24d	—	—	+17	25.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Fast ground may not have suited latest; cheekpieces now tried and rider's claim a positive
10 (4)	Go Athletico Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	131	t	-90001	94	111	80	15d	—	—	+16	22.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Scurry winner has first run at Galway and not sure this stiff 7f will suit
13 (15)	Partisan Hero Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:David Loughnane	J:Declan McDonogh T:David Loughnane	125	p	112212	88	111	100	42d	—	—	+23	29.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Front-runner continues to improve; will need to break well from this wide draw
1 (14)	Bravais Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	140	p	/81622	103	111	74	11d	—	—	+22	25.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Recent Naas second augurs well although draw not ideal; cheekpieces tried
15 (11)	Iceford Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:J P Murtagh	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:J P Murtagh	122	b	622103	91	107	80	29d	—	—	+19	21.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Bit to find on recent form, blinkers now tried
2 (8)	Hurricane Ivor Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Keithen Kennedy(5) T:Mrs John Harrington	138	p	-14244	101	110	74	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+15	18	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Held by Bravais on recent Naas form though has a better draw than that rival here
6 (9)	Blues Emperor Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	133	p	7-0031	96	104	78	25d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+9	12.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Up 7lb for Fairyhouse win; more needed; draw okay and stiff finish should suit
12 (12)	Persuasion Bay J:Chris Hayes T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Chris Hayes T:David & Nicola Barron	126	—	-71874	89	110	96	58d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+11	13.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Recent Epsom fourth a step in the right diretion but more needed
14 (5)	Zabriskie Point Bay J:Shane Foley T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Shane Foley T:Adrian McGuinness	123	v	568-09	86	107	82	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+7	9.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Yet to find form for current yard; visor tried
NR (17)	Laugh A Minute Bay J:TBC T:Stephen Thorne	J: T:Stephen Thorne	121	—	3-4136	84	108	85	51d	—	—	—	10.6	—	—
Twice placed in this before but the trip stretches him; reserve
NR (2)	Barbapapa Chestnut J:TBC T:Henry De Bromhead	J: T:Henry De Bromhead	119	tp	62-335	82	106	90	3d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Wants decent ground so could do with some drying; reserve
NR (16)	Merisi Diamond Bay J:TBC T:Ms Joanna Morgan	J: T:Ms Joanna Morgan	119	—	24-049	82	110	59	71d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	8	—	—
Back from a break; 2lb out of handicap and ideally wants it softer; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gleneagle Bay	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Dunum	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Princess Child	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Fort Vega	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Orandi	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Apiarist	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Love Billy Boy	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Go Athletico	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Partisan Hero	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Bravais	22/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Iceford	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Hurricane Ivor	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Blues Emperor	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	25/1
Persuasion	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Zabriskie Point	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Laugh A Minute	-	-	-	-	-
Barbapapa	-	-	-	-	-
Merisi Diamond	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Fort Vega

30.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 16.6 Odds: 2.4

17/2

2nd

Partisan Hero

29.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 18 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Bravais

25.8

OR: 13.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Love Billy Boy

25.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Go Athletico

22.7

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Iceford

21.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Apiarist

19.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Princess Child

18.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Hurricane Ivor

OR: 12.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Dunum

16.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Gleneagle Bay

16.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Orandi

14.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Persuasion

13.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Blues Emperor

12.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Laugh A Minute

10.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Zabriskie Point

9.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Barbapapa

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Merisi Diamond

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bravais	103	111	74
Hurricane Ivor	101	110	74
Dunum	100	110	97
Orandi	97	107	99
Apiarist	97	100	87
Fort Vega	96	106	96
Love Billy Boy	96	107	101
Blues Emperor	96	104	78
Gleneagle Bay	95	109	91
Go Athletico	94	111	80
Princess Child	91	110	93
Iceford	91	107	80
Persuasion	89	110	96
Partisan Hero	88	111	100
Zabriskie Point	86	107	82
Laugh A Minute	84	108	85
Barbapapa	82	106	90
Merisi Diamond	82	110	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Princess Child	3d ago	Quick return
Barbapapa	3d ago	Quick return
Dunum	5d ago	Quick return
Orandi	5d ago	Quick return
Bravais	11d ago	Quick return
Hurricane Ivor	11d ago	Quick return
Zabriskie Point	11d ago	Quick return
Fort Vega	15d ago	Fit
Go Athletico	15d ago	Fit
Love Billy Boy	24d ago	Fit
Blues Emperor	25d ago	Fit
Iceford	29d ago	Fit
Partisan Hero	42d ago	Fit
Gleneagle Bay	45d ago	Fit
Apiarist	45d ago	Fit
Laugh A Minute	51d ago	Fresh
Persuasion	58d ago	Fresh
Merisi Diamond	71d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Partisan Hero	Front Runner
Go Athletico	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 18 runners classified.