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5.27

Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap

of £6,000.00 3-y-o plus 5f.

5.27 5f. Flat Hcap (Class 6) 3-y-o plus 9 Declared

Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap

of £6,000.00

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1st - £3,140.00 2nd - £1,474.00 3rd - £736.00 4th - £368.00 5th - £184.00

Formscan - It was only a three-runner contest that SUNLIT SEA won at Lingfield, but you can only beat what is put in front of you and Sir Mark Prescott's filly did that very well. She appreciated the drop back to the minimum trip that day and a 6lb penalty is unlikely to prevent another bold bid. The daughter of Mehmas gets a confident vote ahead of So Grateful and Dabbling.

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9344

5,b g 9-12

Prince Of Lir (IRE)-Kerineya(Elusive City)

ts⁷bl⁴(19) d² (Denton Hall Racing Ltd)
Rated 60 Won When Rated 83

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	31	2	8	-25.81

5th Jul 26 Ayr(5f Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 61 10/1 10-4 Mr M W Brown (3) 4th of 7 runners, 4L behind Who Wants Me

16th Jun 26 Thirsk(5f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 61 7/1 9-6 Connor Beasley 4th of 10 runners, 1.06L behind Crocus Time

29th May 26 Carlisle(5f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 61 12/1 9-5 Connor Beasley 3rd of 10 runners, 1L and hd behind Pop Star and Wee Mary

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Midnight Lir (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
So Grateful (GB)	1
14th Apr 2025 Pontefract(5f 3yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Midnight Lir (IRE) 8th (11/1 8-13 Rated 65) Rhys Elliott 1.25L in front of So Grateful (GB) 9th (13/2 8-3 Rated 57) Lewis Chalkley (10 ran)

Albegone (GB)	3
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley .53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

29th May 2026 Carlisle(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 3rd (12/1 9-5 Rated 61) Connor Beasley 1.31L in front of Albegone (GB) 5th (6/1 9-5 Rated 61) S B Kirrane (10 ran)

10th Sep 2024 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Albegone (GB) 2nd (10/3J Fav 9-3 Rated 66) D Fentiman 3.75L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (6/1 9-8 Rated 72) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

Irish Dancer (IRE)	1
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.00L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley (10 ran)

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-841

3,b f 9-11 (Incl 6lbs Penalty)

Mehmas (IRE)-Starlit Sands(Oasis Dream)

bl³(9) d¹ (Miss K Rausing)
Rated 64 Won When Rated 57

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	10	1	4	-7.75

15th Jul 26 Lingfield(4f 217yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 57 5/4Fav 9-6 Jack Gilligan 1st of 3 runners, by 6L and 7.5L from Mister Moet and Real Gold

28th Jun 26 Wolverhampton(6f 20yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 58 8/1 9-5 Luke Morris 4th of 12 runners, 1.91L behind Trust Sergei

15th Jun 26 Carlisle(5f 182yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 59 10/1 9-5 Luke Morris 8th of 9 runners, 8.38L behind Invincible Ruby

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3726

8,b g 9-10

Alhebayeb (IRE)-Pacngo(Paco Boy)

cp⁺(9) d⁹ (Mr D B & Mrs C Lamplough & Partner)
Rated 57 Won When Rated 72-68-68-66-63-67

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	79	9	23	-29.92

15th Jul 26 Catterick(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 58 14/1 9-9 D Allan 6th of 9 runners, 4.06L behind Our Absent Friends

22nd Jun 26 Catterick(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 59 11/8Fav 8-12 D Allan 2nd of 5 runners, 1.5L behind Tees Aggregates

16th Jun 26 Thirsk(5f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 59 4/1 9-4 D Allan 7th of 10 runners, 1.59L behind Crocus Time

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Albegone (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Irish Dancer (IRE)	2
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.38L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

Midnight Lir (IRE)	3
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley .53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

29th May 2026 Carlisle(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Midnight Lir (IRE) 3rd (12/1 9-5 Rated 61) Connor Beasley 1.31L in front of Albegone (GB) 5th (6/1 9-5 Rated 61) S B Kirrane (10 ran)

10th Sep 2024 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Albegone (GB) 2nd (10/3J Fav 9-3 Rated 66) D Fentiman 3.75L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (6/1 9-8 Rated 72) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

Gwen Tennyson (IRE)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.25L in front of Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

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8238

6,ch g 9-10

Galileo Gold (GB)-Catamaran(Shamardal)

ts⁺bl⁹(9) cd¹ (Mr P Ziegler)
Rated 56

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	38	5	12	2.00

15th Jul 26 Catterick(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 58 20/1 9-9 Zak Wheatley 8th of 9 runners, 5.44L behind Our Absent Friends

25th Jun 26 Nottingham(5f 8yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) Rated 57 5/2JFav 9-9 Zak Wheatley 3rd of 5 runners, 0.75L and 2.25L behind Beerwah and Invincible Crown

16th Jun 26 Thirsk(5f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 57 28/1 8-13 Zak Wheatley (3) 2nd of 10 runners, shd behind Crocus Time

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Irish Dancer (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
So Grateful (GB)	1
21st Jul 2024 Redcar(5f 217yds, Flat Hcap, Good) So Grateful (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 59) Lewis Chalkley 11.88L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 13th (33/1 8-8 Rated 48) Zak Wheatley (14 ran)

Albegone (GB)	2
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.38L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.53L in front of Albegone (GB) 7th (4/1 9-4 Rated 59) D Allan (10 ran)

Midnight Lir (IRE)	1
16th Jun 2026 Thirsk(5f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Irish Dancer (IRE) 2nd (28/1 8-13 Rated 57) Zak Wheatley 1.00L in front of Midnight Lir (IRE) 4th (7/1 9-6 Rated 61) Connor Beasley (10 ran)

Gwen Tennyson (IRE)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley .13L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

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56-6

3,gr f 9-8

Havana Grey (GB)-Concello(Society Rock)

(18) (Ursa Major & Mark Walford Racing Club)
Rated 60

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	0	2	-7.00

6th Jul 26 Ripon(6f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 62 10/1 9-6 R Dawson 6th of 9 runners, 8.31L behind Lamlash Bay

Oct 2025 Tattersalls (UK) Price: £5,000

3rd Sep 25 Lingfield(7f 1yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 65 6/1 9-8 Darragh Keenan 6th of 7 runners, 6L behind Angels Share

7th Aug 25 Nottingham(6f 18yds Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Rated 66 7/2 9-7 Darragh Keenan 5th of 9 runners, 3.31L behind Black Endeavour

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7097

3,b f 9-7

Supremacy (IRE)-Southern Gal(Scat Daddy)

(10) (Yorkshire Racer)
Rated 56

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	12	0	2	-12.00

14th Jul 26 Beverley(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 59 18/1 9-9 D Allan 7th of 8 runners, 6.03L behind What A Tahoo

1st Jul 26 Thirsk(6f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 62 25/1 9-1 D Allan 9th of 11 runners, 6.28L behind Saucy Jane

28th May 26 Ripon(6f Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 65 28/1 9-5 S H James 10th of 11 runners, 13.75L behind Simba s Pride

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Country Artiste (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Dabbling (IRE)	1
14th Jul 2026 Beverley(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dabbling (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-6 Rated 56) Harry Russell 3.53L in front of Country Artiste (IRE) 7th (18/1 9-9 Rated 59) D Allan (8 ran)

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7543

3,b f 9-4

Ghaiyyath (IRE)-Baylasan(Ardad)

(10) (Ownaracehorse Steve Anson & Ollie Pear)
Rated 56

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	9	0	1	-9.00

14th Jul 26 Beverley(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 56 11/2 9-6 Harry Russell 3rd of 8 runners, nk and 2.25L behind What A Tahoo and Sparkling Wine

23rd Jun 26 Beverley(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 57 11/4 9-7 T Kiely-Marshall 4th of 6 runners, 1.78L behind Tanaka

4th Jun 26 Wetherby(5f 110yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 61 8/1 9-9 Cameron Hardie 5th of 8 runners, 7.75L behind Sea Her Excel

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dabbling (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Country Artiste (IRE)	1
14th Jul 2026 Beverley(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dabbling (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-6 Rated 56) Harry Russell 3.53L in front of Country Artiste (IRE) 7th (18/1 9-9 Rated 59) D Allan (8 ran)

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3467

3,ch f 9-1

Starman (GB)-Gwen Lady Byron(Dandy Man)

(9) (A Farrell)
Rated 50

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	0	1	-6.00

15th Jul 26 Catterick(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 53 50/1 8-13 Connor Beasley 7th of 9 runners, 5.31L behind Our Absent Friends

30th Jun 26 Musselburgh(5f 1yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 56 20/1 9-6 Joanna Mason 6th of 10 runners, 4.31L behind Invincible Crown

11th Jun 26 Catterick(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Rated 59 10/1 9-8 Connor Beasley 4th of 6 runners, 8.75L behind Powernap

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Gwen Tennyson (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Albegone (GB)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Albegone (GB) 6th (14/1 9-9 Rated 58) D Allan 1.25L in front of Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley (9 ran)

Irish Dancer (IRE)	1
15th Jul 2026 Catterick(5f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Gwen Tennyson (IRE) 7th (50/1 8-13 Rated 53) Connor Beasley .13L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-9 Rated 58) Zak Wheatley (9 ran)

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9042

8,b g 8-13

Swiss Spirit (GB)-Bow Bridge(Bertolini)

(10) c¹ d³ (Laura Mason Syndicate Racing)
Rated 49 Won When Rated 56-65

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	65	6	18	-29.57

14th Jul 26 Beverley(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 48 13/2 9-2 Billy Garritty 2nd of 10 runners, 1.25L behind Crafty Spirit

6th Jul 26 Ayr(6f Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 48 25/1 9-1 Billy Garritty 4th of 13 runners, 4.06L behind White Ladder

21st Jun 26 Pontefract(6f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 51 80/1 8-7 Lewis Chalkley (7) 10th of 11 runners, 9.06L behind Instant Bond

Head to Head

In the last 3 years So Grateful (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Irish Dancer (IRE)	1
21st Jul 2024 Redcar(5f 217yds, Flat Hcap, Good) So Grateful (GB) 3rd (5/1 9-1 Rated 59) Lewis Chalkley 11.88L in front of Irish Dancer (IRE) 13th (33/1 8-8 Rated 48) Zak Wheatley (14 ran)

Midnight Lir (IRE)	1
14th Apr 2025 Pontefract(5f 3yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Midnight Lir (IRE) 8th (11/1 8-13 Rated 65) Rhys Elliott 1.25L in front of So Grateful (GB) 9th (13/2 8-3 Rated 57) Lewis Chalkley (10 ran)

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Previous Winners of this Race by Year

2025 Irish Dancer 5 9-2 Harry Smith 11/8Fav (D Carroll) (Drawn 4)
2024 Brian The Snail 10 9-7 Rhys Elliott 5/4Fav (Patrick Morris) (Drawn 3)
2023 Foreseeable Future 8 10-1 Mia Nicholls 7/2 (Mrs R Carr) (Drawn 8)
2022 Sugar Baby 4 9-7 Alexander Voikhansky 8/1 (P D Niven) (Drawn 2)
2021 Jeans Maite 5 9-0 Bradley Harris 8/1 (S Bowring) (Drawn 9)

Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)

Wins

Trainer

Winning Horses

D Carroll

2025 - Irish Dancer(11/8Fav)

Mrs R Carr

2023 - Foreseeable Future(7/2)

P D Niven

2022 - Sugar Baby(8/1)

Patrick Morris

2024 - Brian The Snail(5/4Fav)

S Bowring

2021 - Jeans Maite(8/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)

Wins

Jockey

Winning Horses

Alexander Voikhansky

2022 - Sugar Baby(8/1)

Bradley Harris

2021 - Jeans Maite(8/1)

Harry Smith

2025 - Irish Dancer(11/8Fav)

Mia Nicholls

2023 - Foreseeable Future(7/2)

Rhys Elliott

2024 - Brian The Snail(5/4Fav)

Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Wins

Age

Winning Horses

5yo

2025 - Irish Dancer(11/8Fav), 2021 - Jeans Maite(8/1)

10yo

2024 - Brian The Snail(5/4Fav)

4yo

2022 - Sugar Baby(8/1)

8yo

2023 - Foreseeable Future(7/2)

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)

Wins

Sire

Winning Horses

Burwaaz (GB)

2021 - Jeans Maite(8/1)

Galileo Gold (GB)

2025 - Irish Dancer(11/8Fav)

Harbour Watch (IRE)

2023 - Foreseeable Future(7/2)

Monsieur Bond (IRE)

2022 - Sugar Baby(8/1)

Zebedee (GB)

2024 - Brian The Snail(5/4Fav)

Probable SP 11/8 Sunlit Sea, 3/1 So Grateful, 6/1 Dabbling, 8/1 Midnight Lir, 12/1 Mare Of London, 14/1 Albegone, 25/1 Gwen Tennyson, Irish Dancer, Country Artiste.

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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.

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Previous Winners of this Race by Year

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Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)