Tramore — 13 August 2026

1m7f120y · Good · 6 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Luker's Tipple (15/8)

Won by: Luker's Tipple (IRE) at 13/8F · then Killeemore Lad (IRE)

What we said: Back-to-back wins in last two starts (form reads 3-4-1-1), and today's drop back to a trip on which it has already won this campaign looks a tidy fit; a completion record of 15 from 16 starts over fences adds confidence it gets the job done at the fences. The market has moved for it since overnight, but the case rests on the improving form figures and trip suitability, not the price move itself.

2m5f180y · Good · 9 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Kasper Hauser (7/2)

Won by: Kasper Hauser (GB) · then Rattledelatch (IRE), Frankie's Freebie (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out at today's trip band and the form line reads 5-2-5-3-1, a horse clearly on the upgrade with a near-faultless jumping record (11 of 12 completed) into this beginners contest. The step up in trip suits a horse whose form has been trending the right way race to race, and the first-time hood suggests the yard is sharpening a horse they already rate rather than papering over a problem.

2m0f0y · Good · 12 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Spanish Rising (9/4)

Won by: Johnny Rambo (IRE) at 4/1 · then Pinkarizon (IRE), Faerie Tales (IRE)

What we said: Spanish Rising and Rosarian both boast solid recent form (a staying-on 4th last time for the former, a clear-cut 2nd for the latter with a big trip cut to today's 2m) and sit almost level in the market, with Johnny Rambo's fall last time and Really Truly's uncertain debut clouding the picture further; nothing separates the top two cleanly enough to back either with conviction. Too many plausible types — a hot-market pair, a steaming Johnny Rambo carrying a jumping blip, and an unexposed debutante in Really Truly — make this a genuine maiden lottery rather than a bettable race.

2m0f0y · Good · 6 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Rightfolksplease (9/4)

Won by: Rightfolksplease (IRE) at 7/4 · then Churchwarden (IRE)

What we said: Four runners here (Churchwarden, Rightfolksplease, Dairy Force, Claude) all have live recent form and land within a few points of each other on my own numbers, with Churchwarden fresh off a course-and-distance-adjacent win stepping up in trip, Rightfolksplease quick to back up a solid recent effort under a useful claim, and Dairy Force/Claude both racing to a similar level — nothing here truly separates itself at the prices on offer. Palace Boy's ground preference for softer surfaces argues against him on this firm-riding good, and Kome Dans Un Reve looks outclassed and out of form after a lengthy break.

2m4f100y · Good · 7 ran

Our bet: Early Dawning (2/1)

Won by: Lureka Du Noyer (FR) at 5/2F · then Mr Master Mac (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out over course and distance on the same good ground, and today he steps back into an identical trip and surface with a course specialist trainer boasting a 30% strike rate at Tramore. His form line (3/4-1) shows a horse progressing into this grade, and the exact conditions match gives him a tangible edge over the field.

2m4f100y · Good · 19 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Maxicourt (7/2)

Won by: The Cobblers Wife (IRE) · then Princess Felicia (IRE), Pure Logic (GB), Talas Kera (IRE)

What we said: nineteen runners, five different first-time-fitness or gear changes, and no horse separates itself cleanly enough to back at the price on offer; Maxicourt heads the market on solid recent placed form but sits in exactly the kind of sprawling handicap where a small edge gets swallowed by traffic and trip changes for half the field. Diamond Secret's first-time blinkers and The Ducks Walk's decent recent placing both have surface appeal but neither clears the bar in a field this size and this unpredictable.

2m0f0y · Good · 11 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Dream On Baby (11/4)

Won by: Dream On Baby (IRE) at 7/4 · then Splashing Out (IRE), Paul's Dream (IRE)

What we said: Dream On Baby's 222-3 profile of constant placing without a win makes her the type this maiden throws up every week, but she's stepping back a huge 6.5f in trip fresh off a first-time tongue strap and a well-beaten run, and Thisistheway (2/20 last time, same trip and ground today) and Paul's Dream (a place-heavy but fall-marred dist line) both sit close enough on price and form that nothing separates them cleanly; five runners in this field carry a genuine case and none stands clear enough to bet with conviction.