Ballinrobe · IRE · 2026-07-20 · 7:40
Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap
1m4f179y · Good To Yielding · GOOD TO YIELDING · Turf · 3yo+ · 0-60 · €6,000 · 11 runners · Weather: Cloudy
Tip
Autocrat
Verdict
Autocrat is our selection at Ballinrobe, topping our ratings on 71 over this thirteen-furlong contest on good ground, a six-pound edge over Preparations in second. Trishuli River and Kings Gesture complete the group of chief dangers, rated 63 and 59 respectively, with the rest of the field rated more moderately behind them. On these figures Autocrat is the one to beat, though we rate confidence in the selection as medium given how tightly the leading contenders are matched.
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Tassarolo935583▾Paddy Harnett · Denis Gerard Hogan
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Tassarolo has been busy without a win in his last six starts, the form reading 3rd, 8th, 5th, 5th, 3rd and 9th. Race-fit just five days after his latest outing, he has experience over today's trip and ground, and is rated 58 with us.
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Preparations0047-0▾Adam Browne-Souza(7) · Andrew Slattery
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Preparations boasts a smart speed figure of 77 and experience over today's trip and ground, rating second of eleven at 65. She was unplaced when last seen ten days ago, though, and remains without a win in her last five starts despite a fourth three starts back.
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Desert Friend391904▾Conor Cusack(7) · P J F Murphy
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Fourth last time out, Desert Friend can point to a win four starts back, sandwiched by finishes of ninth, ninth and third. He has run over today's trip and ground before and returns fit despite 18 days off, rated 56 with us.
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Giselles Defence000590▾Jimmy Dalton(7) · Sean Davis
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Giselles Defence has struggled for form, without a win in his last six starts and only a ninth and a fifth to show among four unplaced efforts. He has experience over today's trip and ground, but a 38-day break and a 56 rating leave him needing more.
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Kings Gesture55-800▾Sam Coen(2) · Michael Paul Ryan
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Kings Gesture has raced over today's trip before and rates a strong fourth of eleven at 59, well above his official mark of 52. The concern is fitness, though, after 129 days off and a five-start sequence without a win that included an eighth and two fifths.
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Trishuli River-52300▾Jack Cleary · Shane Crawley
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Trishuli River has experience over today's trip and ground and rates third of eleven at 63, well clear of her official mark of 52. She has been unplaced in her last two starts, though, leaving her winless in that run despite a second and a third earlier in the sequence.
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Autocrat417000▾Mel Sheridan(7) · P Sweeney
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Autocrat won five starts back and has experience over today's trip and ground, rating the form pick here at 71, the highest of the eleven runners. He returns fit nine days on from a quieter run, but on these figures he's the one to beat.
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Masego-55132▾Rory Mulligan(2) · John C McConnell
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Masego won three starts back and was runner-up last time out, and he has experience over today's trip and ground. But the trainer is 0 from 28 in the last fortnight, and he rates bottom of the field at 43 despite a useful speed figure of 65.
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Reflectionist9080/0▾Joseph Harnett(7) · Mark Fahey
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Reflectionist has struggled for form, without a win in his last five starts and no better than eighth among three further unplaced efforts. He has experience over today's trip and ground, returns fit thirteen days on, and is rated 54 with us.
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Copper Craft-32072▾Jack Kearney · A Oliver
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Copper Craft was runner-up last time out and has two more places to his name in his last five starts, without a win in that time. He has experience over today's trip and ground, fit nine days on, and rates near the bottom of the field at 48.
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Wingit60-695▾Patrick McGettigan(2) · Patrick Magee
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Wingit's recent form reads 5th, 9th, 6th, unplaced and 6th, leaving her without a win in that spell. She has experience of today's going and returns quickly six days on, but sits towards the foot of our ratings at 49.