19:12 Cork

Tuesday 19 May 2026

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Blackwater Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:12 | Winning time: 1m 29.98s

(2)

Gleneagle Bay^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Kearney| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 92

3/1

Posted several good efforts in defeat last season. Sharper for reappearance when fourth of 12 in C&D handicap (heavy) 16 days ago. Represents last year's winning yard.

Form: 2420-04

(3)

Dragon Of Malta^b,t¹⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Max Popan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 82| D

40/1

Won on consecutive days at Listowel (both on soft ground) last autumn. Off since a poor run at Doncaster in November so peak fitness has to be taken on trust.

Form: 021130-

(9)

Brewing^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁴⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 77| D

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2025. 16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 16 days ago, starting slowly again. Risky.

Form: 522309

(7)

Smoke Them Out³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Sadhbh Tormey⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 77| C

6/1

Course winner. Successful reappearance over 6f at the Curragh in March. Eleventh of 17 over 7f back there 30 days ago. Has done all his winning at 6f.

Form: 186-160

(4)

Send Harry^h,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 74| D

8/1

Respectable tenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good, 16/1) on reappearance 15 days ago. Should be sharper with that behind him and not discounted.

Form: 33312-0

(8)

Usuario Amigo¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J Cleary| T: R O'Brien| OR: 74| D

9/1

16/1, left with a lot to do when seventh of 13 in handicap at Naas (6f, good) 10 days ago, finishing with running left. Dropped another 2 lb on the back of that. Worth chancing.

Form: 1/093-97

(5)

Goal Exceeded^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| D

3/1

Enhanced his decent record when fresh when second of 16 at Leopardstown (7f, soft, 11/2) last month. Presumably found the run coming too soon when tenth of 17 at the Curragh just 4 days later. Freshened up since and could bounce back.

Form: 6586-20

(1)

L L Koulsty¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽²⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 77| C

7/2

Lightly-raced course winner. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (1m, heavy) 16 days ago.

Form: 51-364

Non-Runners

(6)

Mallavelly⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: G M Lyons J: Nicola Burns

Forecasts

Goal Exceeded (3/1), Gleneagle Bay (3/1), L L Koulsty (7/2), Mallavelly (4/1), Smoke Them Out (6/1), Send Harry (8/1), Usuario Amigo (9/1), Brewing (12/1), Dragon Of Malta (40/1)

USUARIO AMIGO is on a good mark on his peak form and might be worth chancing under Jack Cleary having shaped better than the result at Naas recently. Goal Exceeded had a quick turnaround as an excuse for a lesser run last time and is second choice ahead of Send Harry, who could bounce back to form with his reappearance behind him.