15:55 Roscommon

Monday 28 September 2026

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Castlecoote Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 6m 17.80s

Thornleigh Frank⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: S McParlan| OR: 118

7/1

Completed a remarkable hat-trick at 2023 Galway Festival for Mark Fahey. Had his issues since but shaped encouragingly when third in first-time cheekpieces at Ballinrobe (2¾m) in late-May. Shaped as if needing run at Killarney (23f, good) 7 weeks on and has since moved yards again.

Form: 19/69-38

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Milan Forth^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Cavanagh| OR: 116| D

15/2

Made the frame over fences at Kilbeggan for the third race in a row in July but tailed off back over timber at Galway the last twice, facing a stiff task on latest. Tongue tie reapplied for this return to a handicap.

Form: 5-24378

Charlie Luciano²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 113

14/1

Back on track when winning extended 25f handicap at Kilbeggan in July and made the frame on his next couple of starts. Found his run of good form coming to a halt at same track earlier in the month and now reverts to hurdling.

Form: P-4142P

West Is Awake^h,t¹⁷⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Eoin Walsh| T: E Cawley| OR: 109| D

22/1

On long losing run but knocking at the door earlier in the year, finishing runner-up in a big-field handicap for a second successive start at Cork (3m, good to soft) back in April. One to consider having gone well fresh previously. Tongue tie reapplied.

Form: 00P0/22-

Watching The Clock¹³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Kelly| T: P Roche| OR: 106

6/1

Made second handicap start a winning one at Gowran (2m) last October and ran best race after 3 months off when second of 13 at Wexford (3m, good to soft) back in May. Nudged up 3 lb but every chance she will be in the shake-up.

Form: 14455-2

Adaliz^b,t1²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 101| D

4/1

Dual handicap hurdle winner last season who took her form up a notch in first-time blinkers when 5¾ lengths fourth of 18 at Galway in early-August. Backed that up when filling the same position at Kilbeggan since so one to consider with a first-time tongue tie added.

Form: 10-9044

Ilbdare^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 101

8/1

Both career victories have come at Sligo, showing benefit of his reappearance when landing 16-runner event in June. Ran to a career high despite the race not being run to suit when 3 lengths third of 13 to Smallcraftwarning at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) recently so not out of things here.

Form: 29-0183

Starzov^p²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Ross Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100| C

18/1

Not scored since 2023 and not much encouragement to glean from both recent hurdling efforts (latest in reapplied cheekpieces). Others more appealing.

Form: F7PP-70

Smallcraftwarning^t⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 99

7/2

Got back to winning ways reverted to hurdling in 13-runner event at Kilbeggan (25f) earlier this month and placed both outings since, most recently from 5 lb out of the weights when fourth of 14 at Listowel (3m, good to soft) 5 days ago. Can regain the winning thread.

Form: 405134

Free Flowing^p,t1¹¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: Evan Nugent⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 96

50/1

Seemingly retains little ability and others preferred. First-time tongue tie applied.

Form: 16/436-0

Roc My Haarth²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Liam Quinlan| T: R Hackett| OR: 94

9/2

Maiden over hurdles but made it first time lucky over fences in 14-runner handicap at Clonmel (23f, soft) in April. Back hurdling and shaped as if better for the run faced with an inadequate test after 5 months off at Galway earlier in the month. Considered back at 3m.

Form: 0U261-6

Non-Runners

Positive Thinker²⁴⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: M J McDonagh J: Cian Quirke

Paradise Lost¹⁰⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: C O'Brien J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Smallcraftwarning (7/2), Adaliz (4/1), Roc My Haarth (9/2), Watching The Clock (6/1), Thornleigh Frank (7/1), Milan Forth (15/2), Ilbdare (8/1), Paradise Lost (12/1), Charlie Luciano (14/1), Starzov (18/1), West Is Awake (22/1), Positive Thinker (33/1), Free Flowing (50/1)

SMALLCRAFTWARNING did well to finish in the frame having come from further back than the other principals at Listowel last week and now racing back from his 'proper mark' John Ryan's 9-y-o gets the verdict to regain the winning thread. Watching The Clock heads up the dangers having gone close at Wexford back in the spring, with West Is Awake and Roc My Haarth another couple worth considering, too.