18:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 4 June 2026

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

BOYLE Sports Apprentice Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   7f 20y  |   Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:00  |   Winning time: 1m 32.13s
1st
Horse silk
1
(7)
9/1
T: D K WeldJ: Sam Coen (2)
Mid-division, headway into 4th when briefly short of room on inner 2f out, ridden in close 3rd 1f out, close 2nd and bumped slightly inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead at line op 10/1 tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
nse
3
(1)
10/3f
T: J FeaneJ: J Cleary
Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well, headed at line op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(4)
9/2
T: W McCreeryJ: Paddy Harnett
Led, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra op 10/3 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
11
(2)
14/1
T: M C GrassickJ: E E Ryan (7)
In rear, pushed along in last entering straight, soon ridden, went 5th and no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on one pace in 4th inside final furlong tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
(9)
20/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Reese Holohan (4)
Towards rear, ridden in 7th 2f out, 6th and no impression on leaders 1f out, no extra final furlong op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
(5)
7/1
T: Rory DevineJ: Patrick McGettigan (2)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd 2f out, dropped to 4th 1f out, no impression op 6/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
(10)
8/1
T: G M LyonsJ: Jack Kearney
In rear, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression op 7/1 tchd 13/2
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(11)
4/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Keithen Kennedy
Rear of mid-division, pushed along at halfway, ridden in moderate 9th 2f out, weakened op 9/2
9th
Horse silk
nk
7
(6)
28/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Nicola Burns (2)
Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, weakened op 33/1 tchd 25/1 and tchd 40/1
10th
Horse silk
9 ½
6
(3)
79-3
9/1
T: P J F MurphyJ: Conor Cusack (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened op 12/1 tchd 17/2
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Non-Runners

10
(8)
Horse silk
Send Harry16
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 4
T: Miss E McCutcheon  J: Jimmy Dalton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€10.00Pl:€2.70, €1.60, €1.60EX:€53.40Trifecta:€325.70Tricast:€161.01SF:€40.23

Forecasts

Playin Cool (10/3), Dark Viper (4/1), Great Mover (9/2), Thru And Thru (7/1), Mallavelly (8/1), Bella Isabella (9/1), Mehman (9/1), Loingseoir (14/1), Send Harry (14/1), Flaming Rib (20/1), Eddie G (28/1)

Verdict

GREAT MOVER has been given a real chance by the handicapper and, with the promise of her penultimate start still fresh, is taken to come out on top. Dark Viper is well suited by this course and heads the dangers, along with Mallavelly and Mehman.

  1. GREAT MOVER (IRE)
  2. DARK VIPER
  3. MALLAVELLY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Love Billy Boy
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 4
7/2

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00

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