19:45 Leopardstown
Thursday 16 July 2026
All16:2016:5017:2418:0018:3519:1019:4520:20
Mervue Equine Handicap
- 3YO plus | 1m 2f | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 9 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 2m 6.75s
T: K J CondonJ: Billy Lee
Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway and not clear run over 1f out, headway between horses and ridden to lead over 100 yards out, kept on
T: M J SmithJ: Robbie Colgan
Rear of mid-division early, 5th halfway, headway early straight and led 1f out, headed over 100 yards out, kept on op 16/1
T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway early straight, ridden and disputed lead briefly over 1f out, 3rd and no impression final 100 yards, kept on one pace tchd 11/4
T: S FaheyJ: Joseph Harnett (7)
Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden early straight and 6th 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards
T: J S BolgerJ: Declan McDonogh
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, switched left 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 11/2
T: A OliverJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden early straight and dropped to 4th 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 7/2
T: P ByrneJ: Wesley Joyce (3)
Soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 33/1
T: Laura HouriganJ: Rory Mulligan (5)
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along entering straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra op 14/1
T: A J MartinJ: Ben Coen
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra op 22/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.40, €2.80, €1.30EX:€51.30Trifecta:€250.00Tricast:€96.71SF:€36.66
Forecasts
Daler (5/2), Marmeladova (3/1), Faro Island (3/1), Neo Smart (6/1), Sinbad My Dad (10/1), Blackjack Hills (11/1), Unterberg (20/1), En Or (25/1), Out On Friday (40/1)
DALER proved he's clearly still more than competitive from this higher mark when runner-up at Ballinrobe last month so Ger Lyons' 4-y-o gets the nod to add to his recent course success at the chief expense of Marmeladova, who didn't quite get home over 1½m at Tramore 9 days ago so should appreciate this drop back in trip. Neo Smart and Faro Island can fight out third.
- DALER (IRE)
- MARMELADOVA (IRE)
- NEO SMART (IRE)
Prize Money
1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00
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