Galway Apprentice Handicap – Galway

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Galway Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-09-09

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners (21)

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
13 (10)	Rain Bay J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	129	—	000-73	59	76	50	116d	—	—	-12	8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Back from summer break off a decent mark and soft ground to suit so don't rule out
16 (8)	Far Eclipse Bay J:Robert Whearty T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Robert Whearty T:Gavin Cromwell	125	—	8-0774	63	69	42	12d	—	—	-5	6.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Improvement at Navan recently; could have more to offer if handling softer conditions
7 (5)	Sylkie Chestnut J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Daniel John Howard	J:Darragh O'Sullivan(7) T:Daniel John Howard	135	p	-07609	65	72	27	8d	—	—	-4	6.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Triple 1m winner here but stamina remains unproven over this far
6 (6)	Out On Friday Bay J:Rory Mulligan(4) T:Philip M Byrne	J:Rory Mulligan(4) T:Philip M Byrne	135	—	148642	65	74	55	21d	—	—	-1	12.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Goes well here but soft ground at this trip could stretch his stamina; needs a soft lead
2 (2)	Steps In The Sand Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(4) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Patrick McGettigan(4) T:Ciaran Murphy	139	—	-54111	69	73	56	—	—	—	+19	29.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Hat-trick completed here over 1m6f last month; career-high mark and encounters soft ground
10 (12)	Quiz Test Bay J:Keithen Kennedy T:Sean Byrne	J:Keithen Kennedy T:Sean Byrne	133	p	-06550	63	73	72	40d	—	—	-2	5.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hard to make a case for on 2025 form; never in a challenging position here last time
4 (3)	Si Senior Bay J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Patrick Magee	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Patrick Magee	136	ht	917806	66	76	62	21d	—	—	+1	7.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ballinrobe 1m2f win in May; didn't convince over this trip last time and of limited appeal
1 (18)	Duke Of Leggagh Grey J:Terry Casey(7) T:Michael Mulvany	J:Terry Casey(7) T:Michael Mulvany	140	t	994315	70	71	55	8d	—	—	+9	15.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Probably needed last week's comeback run so not one to rule out
3 (15)	Autocrat Bay J:Nicola Burns(4) T:R Donohoe	J:Nicola Burns(4) T:R Donohoe	137	b	356269	67	73	47	17d	—	—	+2	8.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Second to Duke Of Leggah at Roscommon, good bit to find on more recent efforts
8 (19)	Churchwarden Bay J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	134	—	57-047	64	75	68	39d	—	—	0	4.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
1m6f looked beyond him here last time; back in trip here but wide draw a negative
R20 (11)	Blackberry Jack Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett T:Denis Leahy	J:Wayne Hassett T:Denis Leahy	126	—	0950-3	56	67	49	24d	—	—	0	6.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Creditable comeback third at Tramore last month; more needed in a deeper race; reserve
5 (14)	Son Of Hypnos Bay J:Wesley Joyce T:Kevin Michael Smith	J:Wesley Joyce T:Kevin Michael Smith	136	tb	4/284-	66	71	65	—	—	—	-1	5.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Out of form hurdling of late; first Flat run in 13 months
14 (7)	Superficial Chestnut J:Paddy Harnett(2) T:Andrew McNamara	J:Paddy Harnett(2) T:Andrew McNamara	129	—	9-57	67	76	50	21d	—	—	+1	5.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Unexposed 3yo entering handicap company but two recent runs over this trip not encouraging
9 (17)	Nita Bay J:Adam Browne-Souza(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Adam Browne-Souza(7) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	134	—	23-805	64	67	45	54d	—	—	+1	4.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Good bit of improvement needed on what we've seen this year despite declining mark
12 (4)	Crooked Path Chestnut J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Dylan O'Connor(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	131	—	04480	69	76	60	16d	—	—	+3	5.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
No show on recent handicap debut; unexposed but hard to make a case for
17 (13)	Marzanda Bay J:Sadhbh Tormey(7) T:T G McCourt	J:Sadhbh Tormey(7) T:T G McCourt	123	—	88675	61	70	54	53d	—	—	+1	3.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Five-race maiden showed a bit more at Down Royal last time but remains hard to fancy
18 (20)	Go Flo Jo Bay J:Jack Cleary(2) T:P G Fahey	J:Jack Cleary(2) T:P G Fahey	122	—	00-4	60	79	32	24d	—	—	0	3.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Opening mark looks on the high side but bred to appreciate this trip
15 (9)	Littlesumpinsumpin Bay J:Jamie Powell T:Paul Nolan	J:Jamie Powell T:Paul Nolan	128	p	0777	66	69	18	27d	—	—	+2	4.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Of limited appeal off this opening mark unless first-time cheekpieces bring improvement
NR (16)	Spring Evening Bay J:Sam Coen(4) T:Yvonne Latta	J:Sam Coen(4) T:Yvonne Latta	133	—	/060/1	63	73	10	139d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Absent since heavy-ground Gowran in April but goes well fresh; player
NR (21)	Spy Bay J:Jack Kearney T:C Byrnes	J:Jack Kearney T:C Byrnes	128	p	47-606	58	68	49	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
Recent hurdles winner; clearly in good heart so respected but ground a concern; reserve
NR (1)	The Mighty Penny Bay J:TBC T:John C McConnell	J: T:John C McConnell	124	—	56-000	54	66	36	67d	—	—	—	1	—	—
Poor efforts so far in handicaps, very hard to make a case for; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Rain	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Far Eclipse	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Sylkie	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	17/2
Out On Friday	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	9/2
Steps In The Sand	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Quiz Test	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Si Senior	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Duke Of Leggagh	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Autocrat	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Churchwarden	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Blackberry Jack	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	12/1
Son Of Hypnos	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	10/1
Superficial	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	20/1
Nita	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Crooked Path	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Marzanda	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Go Flo Jo	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
Littlesumpinsumpin	66/1	50/1	66/1	80/1	50/1
Spring Evening	-	-	-	-	-
Spy	-	-	-	-	-
The Mighty Penny	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Steps In The Sand

29.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 22 Odds: 2.9

7/1

2nd

Duke Of Leggagh

15.2

OR: 5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

3rd

Spring Evening

13.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Out On Friday

12.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4

13/2

Autocrat

8.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Rain

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

5/1

Si Senior

7.8

OR: 4 Form: 2 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Far Eclipse

6.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Sylkie

6.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Blackberry Jack

6.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Son Of Hypnos

5.9

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Crooked Path

5.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Superficial

5.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Quiz Test

5.2

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Churchwarden

4.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Littlesumpinsumpin

4.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Nita

4.3

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Marzanda

3.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Go Flo Jo

3.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Spy

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Mighty Penny

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Duke Of Leggagh	70	71	55
Steps In The Sand	69	73	56
Crooked Path	69	76	60
Autocrat	67	73	47
Superficial	67	76	50
Si Senior	66	76	62
Son Of Hypnos	66	71	65
Littlesumpinsumpin	66	69	18
Sylkie	65	72	27
Out On Friday	65	74	55
Churchwarden	64	75	68
Nita	64	67	45
Far Eclipse	63	69	42
Quiz Test	63	73	72
Spring Evening	63	73	10
Marzanda	61	70	54
Go Flo Jo	60	79	32
Rain	59	76	50
Spy	58	68	49
Blackberry Jack	56	67	49
The Mighty Penny	54	66	36

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sylkie	8d ago	Quick return
Duke Of Leggagh	8d ago	Quick return
Far Eclipse	12d ago	Quick return
Crooked Path	16d ago	Fit
Autocrat	17d ago	Fit
Out On Friday	21d ago	Fit
Si Senior	21d ago	Fit
Superficial	21d ago	Fit
Blackberry Jack	24d ago	Fit
Go Flo Jo	24d ago	Fit
Littlesumpinsumpin	27d ago	Fit
Churchwarden	39d ago	Fit
Quiz Test	40d ago	Fit
Marzanda	53d ago	Fresh
Nita	54d ago	Fresh
The Mighty Penny	67d ago	Fresh
Rain	116d ago	Long break
Spring Evening	139d ago	Long break
Steps In The Sand	—	—
Son Of Hypnos	—	—
Spy	—	—