Ballinrobe · IRE · 2026-07-20 · 6:10
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1m1f135y · Good To Yielding · GOOD TO YIELDING · Turf · 3yo · €7,200 · 9 runners · Weather: Cloudy
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John La Bear
Verdict
John La Bear is preferred to the head of our ratings on a progressive profile, having won two starts back off the back of a pair of fourths, with only a below-par effort last time out against him. He has run over today's distance and going, which counts in his favour. Connova, Aquilla Star and Divine Believer are the chief dangers, with Connova the pick of them on figures. It's a selection with medium confidence in a competitive 13-runner field.
NR
Werifesteria787▾Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington
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Well held in each of her last three starts (7th, 8th, 7th) and without a win in that time. She has run over today's going before, but a yard managing just 0/27 in the last fortnight and a rating that ranks her only 11th of 13 leave her hard to fancy.
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Coolshine900▾Rory Cleary · K A Heffernan
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Unplaced in his last two starts and a ninth three starts back, he remains without a win in that spell. He has run over today's going before, and ranked 7th of 13 on our figures, he looks more of a make-up-the-numbers type than a genuine threat.
NR
John La Bear0441-7▾Donagh O'Connor · Ross O'Sullivan
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Below-par when seventh last time out, but that followed a win two starts back and a pair of fourths before it — a genuinely progressive profile. He has run over today's distance and going before, and that combination makes him our confident pick.
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Divine Believer00778▾Colin Keane · Henry De Bromhead
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A rating that ranks her 4th of 13 gives her claims among the leading dangers, and she has run over today's going before. But her recent form is modest — 8th, 7th and 7th, with two unplaced efforts before that — leaving her without a win after a 71-day break.
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Mare Crisium6859▾Max Popan(10) · K J Condon
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Modest recent form reads 9th, 5th, 8th and 6th, leaving her without a win in that spell, though a fifth two starts back shows she can be competitive. She is out again quickly, just 12 days since her last run, but a rating that ranks her only 9th of 13 caps her claims.
NR
Private Larry000881▾Gavin Ryan · Alan McIntyre
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He won last time out, bouncing back from a spell of modest efforts (8th, 8th and three unplaced runs before that), and he's quick to follow up just three days later. He has run over today's distance and going before, and a rating that ranks him 5th of 13 makes him respected in this company.
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Aquilla Star0072-7▾Siobhan Rutledge · John C McConnell
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Rated 3rd of 13, she's among the leading dangers, with a runner-up effort two starts back showing she has the class to figure. She has run over today's distance before, but remains without a win in that spell, and her trainer is just 0/28 in the last fortnight.
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Spring Sprinter760▾Ben Coen · Andrew Slattery
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Unplaced last time out and beaten into 6th and 7th before that, she remains without a win in her last three starts. She has run over today's distance and going before, and a rating that ranks her 8th of 13 puts her firmly in the pack rather than among the leading players.
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Nephin Mountain048405▾Terry Casey(7) · Michael Mulvany
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Fifth last time out, with two fourth finishes among his last six starts, he remains without a win in that run, though he is quick back into action just three days later. He has run over today's distance and going before, and a rating that ranks him 6th of 13 keeps him firmly involved.
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Curious Jane0-009▾Nathan Crosse · Ciaran Murphy
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A ninth and three further unplaced efforts make up her recent form, leaving her without a win in that spell. She has run over today's distance before, but a rating that ranks her only 12th of 13 leaves her hard to fancy from this field.
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Connova600-43▾Chris Hayes · Ms Sheila Lavery
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Top of our ratings, she was third last time out, and fourth two starts back, useful recent form despite being without a win in that time. She has run over today's distance and going before, and looks the biggest threat in this field on pure figures.
NR
Six Wings096709▾Wesley Joyce(3) · Paul W Flynn
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Well beaten in each of her last six starts — 9th, unplaced, 7th, 6th, 9th and unplaced — and still without a win in that run. She has run over today's going before, but ranked bottom of the field on our figures, she's hard to fancy.
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Music And Song996045▾Rory Mulligan(5) · Thomas Dowling
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A modest recent record of 5th, 4th, unplaced, 6th, 9th and 9th leaves her without a win in her last six starts. She has run over today's distance and going before, but a rating that ranks her only 10th of 13 makes her hard to fancy.