Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (Div I)
Course: Roscommon
Date: 12th Oct 2026
Distance: 7½f (7f111y)
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class:
Prize: €6,000
Runners: 14
Going Detail: SOFT, Yielding to soft in places
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Buttermere Ridge
5yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Diego Lima
Trainer: Oliver McKiernan
Owner: Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
Breeding
Sire: Profitable (IRE)
Dam: Buttermere (USA)
Damsire: Street Cry (IRE)
Comment
Buttermere Ridge showed his best form last time with a third, has run over today's trip and going, and returns fresh after 21 days; our rating of 68 ranks him third of 15, well clear of his official 57. The risk is that he is winless in his last six and carries 139 lb from stall five.
Previous Trainers
- W McCreery (until 2024-09-02)
Previous Owners
- S Hyland Mrs Caren Walsh David Lestrange (until 2024-09-02)
Race History for Buttermere Ridge
Zarenakarena
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Colin Keane
Trainer: Eddie & Patrick Harty
Owner: E Crawford
Breeding
Sire: Ribchester (IRE)
Dam: Abeja (IRE)
Damsire: Azamour (IRE)
Comment
Zarenakarena is winless in her last three, unplaced twice after a ninth three starts back, and returns after 33 days off. She has run over today's trip and carries 130 lb from draw 6, but our figures rank her last of 15.
Race History for Zarenakarena
Goldrush Kid D
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Sam Coen(5)
Trainer: Adrian McGuinness
Owner: Conor Kelly
Breeding
Sire: Unfortunately (IRE)
Dam: Gleeful (GB)
Damsire: Pivotal (GB)
Comment
Goldrush Kid won two starts back and returns just 12 days after an unplaced run, having run over today's trip and on this going before; our rating of 75 ranks him second of 15, and his official mark of 59 looks workable. The main risk is a patchy record, with a pulled up and an eighth in the other recent runs.
Previous Trainers
- Patrick Magee (until 2026-09-10)
Previous Owners
- Dolores Magee (until 2026-09-10)
Race History for Goldrush Kid
The Bear Trap
5yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Adam Caffrey
Trainer: Adrian McGuinness
Owner: B Geoghegan
Breeding
Sire: Kodi Bear (IRE)
Dam: Dat Il Do (GB)
Damsire: Bahamian Bounty (GB)
Comment
Fit after just 12 days off, The Bear Trap has run over today's trip and on this going, and he is yet to win in his last four starts, with a fourth two starts back his best finish. Our 76 rating makes him the one to beat, running off 141 lb from stall 8 at an official mark of 59.
Previous Trainers
- John Geoghegan (until 2025-05-05)
- Mrs John Harrington (until 2023-09-18)
Previous Owners
- Alpha Racing (until 2023-09-18)
Race History for The Bear Trap
Tamazu
7yo b Colt (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Seamie Heffernan
Trainer: Fergal Birrane
Owner: Ms Fiona Nolan
Breeding
Sire: Tamayuz (GB)
Dam: Cnocan Gold (IRE)
Damsire: Danehill Dancer (IRE)
Comment
Tamazu is winless in his last four, finishing unplaced last time and a fifth two starts back, though he has run over today's trip and going and returns after 20 days. Carrying 125 lb from draw 10 off an official 43, he looks a mid-pack type, with our rating of 64 ranking him seventh of 15.
Race History for Tamazu
Master Garvey D
6yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Terry Casey(7)
Trainer: Joseph Anthony Murray
Owner: Patrick M O'Brien & Larry Murray & Derek Cummins
Breeding
Sire: Dragon Pulse (IRE)
Dam: Free Lance (IRE)
Damsire: Grand Lodge (USA)
Comment
Master Garvey is winless in his last six, with an unplaced effort last time out, a seventh and a ninth since, so he is hard to fancy after 41 days off. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going, and a third four starts back shows he can bounce back.
Previous Trainers
- Gerard Keane (until 2022-10-15)
- Joseph Anthony Murray (until 2022-07-31)
Previous Owners
- Ms Lisa Sheridan (until 2024-10-23)
- Patrick Sheridan John Lynch (until 2024-05-07)
- John Lynch Patrick Sheridan (until 2023-12-15)
- Ms Lisa Sheridan John Lynch (until 2022-10-15)
Race History for Master Garvey
Dark Willow
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: R. P. Cleary
Trainer: Mrs Mary Whelehan
Owner: Mrs Mary Whelehan
Breeding
Sire: Smooth Daddy (USA)
Dam: Darknessintlight (IRE)
Damsire: Big Bad Bob (IRE)
Comment
Dark Willow is winless in her last five, unplaced last time and beaten in all but a fourth four starts back, and she returns after 70 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, and an official mark of 41 helps, but our rating of 50 ranks her 13th of 15.
Race History for Dark Willow
Alex Belardo
5yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Nicola Burns(5)
Trainer: John McConnell
Owner: Rockview Stables
Breeding
Sire: Belardo (IRE)
Dam: Silver Tide (USA)
Damsire: Silver Hawk ()
Comment
Alex Belardo has had a win and a second in his last six starts, and he's run over today's trip and going before; our rating of 68 ranks him fourth of 15, 10 lb clear of his official mark of 58. The main risk is that he has finished seventh and sixth in his last two runs, while a stable cold spell (1/32 over 14 days) adds to the worry.
Race History for Alex Belardo
Ella's Gold
3yo ch Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Robbie Colgan
Trainer: Matthew J Smith
Owner: Debbie Kelly
Breeding
Sire: Galileo Gold (GB)
Dam: Coumlara (IRE)
Damsire: High Chaparral (IRE)
Comment
Ella's Gold has twice hit the frame in her last six, a second six starts back and a third five starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going, but she was eighth last time out and is yet to win in that spell. Our rating of 66 puts her fifth of 15, though 137 lb from draw 9 is no easy task.
Race History for Ella's Gold
Watercraft
3yo b Colt (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Chris Hayes
Trainer: J P Flavin
Owner: Desmond O'Brien
Breeding
Sire: Night Of Thunder (IRE)
Dam: Boater (IRE)
Damsire: Helmet (AUS)
Comment
Winless in his last four, Watercraft was unplaced last time, with a sixth two starts back, another sixth three starts back and an eighth four starts back. He has run over today's trip and going and returns after 23 days, but carrying 135 lb from stall 15 off a mark of 56 leaves him with plenty to prove, though our 59 rating ranks him eighth of 15.
Previous Trainers
- Richard Hannon (until 2026-05-29)
Race History for Watercraft
Blue Orquidea
3yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: J M Sheridan
Trainer: Denis Gerard Hogan
Owner: Conor McGlone
Breeding
Sire: Nando Parrado (GB)
Dam: Ottilie (IRE)
Damsire: High Chaparral (IRE)
Comment
Blue Orquidea is hard to fancy, unplaced last time out and winless in her last four, with a sixth two starts back the pick of a modest run. She has run over today's trip and going and drops in at 134 lb from stall 13, but our rating of 51 ranks her 12th of 15.
Previous Trainers
- Michael J Browne (until 2026-06-19)
Previous Owners
- Rayane Cirillo Da Silva (until 2026-06-19)
Race History for Blue Orquidea
Monocle Rocket
3yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Ben Coen
Trainer: Daniel McLoughlin
Owner: Arvin Savage
Breeding
Sire: Coulsty (IRE)
Dam: Chica La Habana (IRE)
Damsire: Havana Gold (IRE)
Comment
Quick back-out after a seventh last time out four days ago, though Monocle Rocket was second three starts back and has run over today's trip and going before. Winless in his last five and carrying 130 lb from stall 11, he sits sixth on our rating of 66.
Previous Trainers
- Henry De Bromhead (until 2025-07-18)
Race History for Monocle Rocket
Sunday Sovereign D
9yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Zoe McMullan(10)
Trainer: G A Kingston
Owner: Noel Nugent
Breeding
Sire: Equiano (FR)
Dam: Red Sovereign (GB)
Damsire: Danzig Connection ()
Comment
Winless in his last five, Sunday Sovereign was unplaced last time out just 12 days ago, with a fourth three starts back his best recent finish. He has run over today's trip and going and tops out at an official 41, though our 57 rating ranks him only tenth of 15.
Previous Trainers
- James McAuley (until 2023-11-08)
- Tim Easterby (until 2022-10-22)
- Roger Varian (until 2020-06-13)
- P Twomey (until 2019-06-20)
Previous Owners
- G A Kingston (until 2024-10-23)
- James Mcauley (until 2023-11-08)
- King Power Racing Co Ltd (until 2022-10-22)
- Sunday Racing Club (until 2019-05-06)
Race History for Sunday Sovereign
Kayamite
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Nathan Crosse
Trainer: Chris Timmons
Owner: Joanne Lavery
Breeding
Sire: Dandy Man (IRE)
Dam: Noble Dynamite (IRE)
Damsire: Intense Focus (USA)
Comment
Kayamite is hard to fancy, winless in her last five with finishes of eighth and seventh among them, and she returns after 173 days off. She has run over today's trip and going before, though, and her official rating of 40 gives her a low base to work from from stall 7.
Previous Owners
- Royal Racing Club (until 2026-03-20)
- Joanne Lavery (until 2026-01-28)
- Royal Racing Club (until 2025-12-17)
- Joanne Lavery (until 2025-12-10)
Race History for Kayamite
Non Runners:
Little Wing
