Full Result 7.45 Leopardstown (IRE) | 16 July 2026

Mervue Equine Handicap

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st €11,780 2nd €3,780 3rd €1,780 4th €780 5th €380 6th €180

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Marmeladova (IRE) 3/1 W J Lee K J Condon	W J Lee K J Condon	5	99	75	74	–	–
b m Inns Of Court (IRE) - Dance Around (IRE) (Bushranger)
Midfield, going easily under 2f out, waiting for room and switched right over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well to lead final 110yds, always doing enough

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	9. Blackjack Hills (IRE) 11/1 Robbie Colgan Matthew J Smith	Robbie Colgan Matthew J Smith	4	812 b	64	63	–	–
ch g Ribchester (IRE) - Sleeptalker (USA) (Street Cry)
Midfield, good headway 2f out, briefly led inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, kept on (op 16/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1¼]	2. Daler (IRE) 5/2F Colin Keane G M Lyons	Colin Keane G M Lyons	4	103 tp	83	80	–	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Nabeyla (New Approach)
In touch with leaders, went third after 4f, led 1f out, soon headed, lost second final 110yds, kept on (tchd 11/4)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [1½]	6. Sinbad My Dad (IRE) 10/1 Joseph Harnett ⁷ Seamus Fahey	Joseph Harnett ⁷ Seamus Fahey	5	811	70	66	–	–
b g Smooth Daddy (USA) - Mossy's Lodge (Royal Applause)
Midfield, towards rear over 2f out, headway towards near side 1f out, ran on well and went fourth towards finish, not reach leaders (jockey said gelding lugged left up the straight under pressure)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [3¾]	5. Neo Smart (IRE) 6/1 Declan McDonogh J S Bolger	Declan McDonogh J S Bolger	5	94 t	70	62	–	–
b m Belardo (IRE) - Neophilia (IRE) (Teofilo)
In touch with leaders, headway against far rail over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 11/2)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. Faro Island 3/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle A Oliver	Dylan Browne McMonagle A Oliver	4	91 b	67	58	–	–
ch g Ulysses (IRE) - Boost (Pivotal)
Prominent, soon went second, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 7/2)

7⁽³⁾ 2½ [6¾]	8. Out On Friday (IRE) 40/1 Wesley Joyce ³ Philip M Byrne	Wesley Joyce ³ Philip M Byrne	10	810	65	51	–	–
b g Masterofthehorse (IRE) - Macsteps (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Led, clear 2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened (op 33/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 3¼ [10]	3. Unterberg (IRE) 20/1 Rory Mulligan ⁵ Laura Hourigan	Rory Mulligan ⁵ Laura Hourigan	7	97	78	58	–	–
b g New Bay - Berg Bahn (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
Towards rear throughout (op 14/1)

9⁽¹⁾ 3½ [13½]	1. En Or (FR) 25/1 Ben Coen A J Martin	Ben Coen A J Martin	8	104 t	84	57	–	–
b g Dariyan (FR) - Decize (FR) (Kentucky Dynamite)
Towards rear throughout (op 22/1)

9 ran Off time: 7:45:26 Winning time: 2m 6.75s (slow by 1.15s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Readsland Racing (Marmeladova) 1st breeder: P Newell
2nd owner: Debbie Kelly (Blackjack Hills)
3rd owner: David Spratt & Sean Jones (Daler)
Tote win: €4 PL: €1.40 €2.80 €1.30 Ex: €51.30 CSF: €36.66 Tricast: €96.71 Trifecta: €250

7:45 Leopardstown (IRE) 16 Jul 2026

Mervue Equine Handicap