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7.24

GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap

of €15,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 5f.

7.24 1m. 5f. Flat Hcap 4-y-o plus 7 Declared

GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap

of €15,000.00

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Conditions

1st - €9,000.00 2nd - €3,000.00 3rd - €1,500.00 4th - €750.00 5th - €450.00 6th - €300.00 Warm and sunny

Formscan By Shane Redmond - MASEGO (7) was a winner over this distance at Leopardstown in May and went well again on his first start for trainer John McConnell when third over a furlong less at Bellewstown two weeks ago. The runner-up in that race went very close to winning at Limerick since. While Numidia has finished well behind Masego twice already this season, he enjoyed another winning turn over a longer distance than this at Bellewstown and must come into the reckoning now. Top-weight Banna Three wasn't beaten all that far in a charity race at the Curragh late last month, his first start in over a year. Searcog went well on her seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown in April and goes back up in distance for this.

An extended handicap for four years old and upwards (70 = 10st)
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.
Riders - Apprentices who hold an Apprentice Licence under Rules of Racing issued by any recognised Turf Authority and who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance (30 winners). Allowances - (up to and including 13th July and which are not cumulative) Apprentices who have not ridden 5 *winners allowed..........7lb; Apprentices who have not ridden 10 *winners allowed..........4lb; Apprentices who have not ridden 30 *winners allowed..........2lb. *Including races under any N.H. Rules. Upcoming Race Conditions Week Commencing Monday 13th July 2026

1^⁵

-5-5

6,b g 10-2

Dandy Man (IRE)-Inca's Dawn(Equiano)

cp⁴(21) (Ms Amanda Torrens)
Rated 72

2^⁴

43-0

4,ch f 9-13

Earthlight (IRE)-La Superba(Medicean)

(35) (Showtime Syndicate)
Rated 69

3^⁷

500-

5,ch g 9-4

Ulysses (IRE)-Hector's Girl(Hector Protector)

ts²(381) (Miss Rita Shah)
Rated 60

4^⁶

0307

4,b f 9-3

Dandy Man (IRE)-Hidden Sky(Sea The Stars)

ts⁷bl⁷(6) (Glenhoy)
Rated 59

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Rising Sky (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Masego (IRE)	1
3rd Jul 2026 Bellewstown(1m 4f 37yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Masego (IRE) 3rd (8/1 9-2 Rated 46) D W O'Connor 8.64L in front of Rising Sky (IRE) 11th (16/1 9-9 Rated 60) A S Grant (16 ran)

5^³

0781

8,b g 9-1

Estidhkaar (IRE)-No Way(Rainbows For Life)

vs⁺(15) (Peter Lawlor)
Rated 57

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Numidia (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Masego (IRE)	2
15th May 2026 Leopardstown(1m 4f 180yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Masego (IRE) 1st (9/2 8-5 Rated 40) P McGettigan 12.12L in front of Numidia (IRE) 13th (25/1 9-11 Rated 55) R P Cleary (19 ran)

22nd Apr 2026 Gowran Park(1m 5f 160yds, Flat Hcap, Soft, yielding in places) Masego (IRE) 5th (17/2 8-11 Rated 41) N G McCullagh 19.50L in front of Numidia (IRE) 12th (11/1 9-11 Rated 55) R P Cleary (13 ran)

6^¹

-548

4,b f 8-10

Inns Of Court (IRE)-Good Speech(Haatef)

(83) (Eleven Apostles Syndicate)
Rated 52

7^²

5513

4,b g 8-7

U S Navy Flag (USA)-By Jupiter(Sea The Stars)

(14) (J Fyffe)
Rated 47

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Masego (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Numidia (IRE)	2
15th May 2026 Leopardstown(1m 4f 180yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Masego (IRE) 1st (9/2 8-5 Rated 40) P McGettigan 12.12L in front of Numidia (IRE) 13th (25/1 9-11 Rated 55) R P Cleary (19 ran)

22nd Apr 2026 Gowran Park(1m 5f 160yds, Flat Hcap, Soft, yielding in places) Masego (IRE) 5th (17/2 8-11 Rated 41) N G McCullagh 19.50L in front of Numidia (IRE) 12th (11/1 9-11 Rated 55) R P Cleary (13 ran)

Rising Sky (IRE)	1
3rd Jul 2026 Bellewstown(1m 4f 37yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Masego (IRE) 3rd (8/1 9-2 Rated 46) D W O'Connor 8.64L in front of Rising Sky (IRE) 11th (16/1 9-9 Rated 60) A S Grant (16 ran)

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Previous Winners of this Race by Year

Previous Years

2025 Doctor Grace 5 9-12 S Coen 9/1 (Adrian McGuinness) (Drawn 7)

2024 Evening's Empire 4 9-0 A Egan 16/1 (Eddie & Patrick Harty) (Drawn 12)

2023 Herculaneum 6 9-4 Sorcha Woods 12/1 (Noel C Kelly) (Drawn 4)

2022 Five Zeros 5 8-13 Amy Jo Hayes 10/3 (Nigel Thomas Slevin) (Drawn 7)

2021 New Society 7 9-10 Sorcha Woods 4/1 (R K Watson) (Drawn 9)

2019 Lusis Naturea 8 9-12 J M Sheridan 7/2 (Paul Traynor) (Drawn 7)

2018 Sennockian Star 8 9-11 D E Hogan 11/1 (Seamus Fahey) (Drawn 4)

2017 Set To Fire 4 8-10 S P Davis 5/1 (John James Feane) (Drawn 1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)

Wins

Trainer

Winning Horses

Adrian McGuinness

2025 - Doctor Grace(9/1)

Eddie & Patrick Harty

2024 - Evening's Empire(16/1)

John James Feane

2017 - Set To Fire(5/1)

Nigel Thomas Slevin

2022 - Five Zeros(10/3)

Noel C Kelly

2023 - Herculaneum(12/1)

Paul Traynor

2019 - Lusis Naturea(7/2)

R K Watson

2021 - New Society(4/1)

Seamus Fahey

2018 - Sennockian Star(11/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)

Wins

Jockey

Winning Horses

Sorcha Woods

2023 - Herculaneum(12/1), 2021 - New Society(4/1)

A Egan

2024 - Evening's Empire(16/1)

Amy Jo Hayes

2022 - Five Zeros(10/3)

D E Hogan

2018 - Sennockian Star(11/1)

J M Sheridan

2019 - Lusis Naturea(7/2)

S Coen

2025 - Doctor Grace(9/1)

S P Davis

2017 - Set To Fire(5/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Wins

Age

Winning Horses

4yo

2024 - Evening's Empire(16/1), 2017 - Set To Fire(5/1)

5yo

2025 - Doctor Grace(9/1), 2022 - Five Zeros(10/3)

8yo

2019 - Lusis Naturea(7/2), 2018 - Sennockian Star(11/1)

6yo

2023 - Herculaneum(12/1)

7yo

2021 - New Society(4/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)

Wins

Sire

Winning Horses

Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)

2021 - New Society(4/1), 2018 - Sennockian Star(11/1)

Australia (GB)

2023 - Herculaneum(12/1)

Big Bad Bob (IRE)

2017 - Set To Fire(5/1)

Buratino (IRE)

2025 - Doctor Grace(9/1)

Kessaar (IRE)

2024 - Evening's Empire(16/1)

Multiplex (GB)

2019 - Lusis Naturea(7/2)

Mustajeeb (GB)

2022 - Five Zeros(10/3)

Long Handicap Masego 8-5.

Probable SP 11/8 Numidia, 2/1 Masego, 13/2 Rising Sky, Searcog, 10/1 Banana Three, 33/1 Booklight, 50/1 Memories Maker.

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ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie cd² Course and Distance Winner c² Course Winner d² Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.