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Monday 22 June 2026

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Catterick Bridge

Musselburgh

Windsor

Lyon Parilly

11:03

Ballinrobe

Greyville

Completed
1m 1f 163y
10 runners
GOOD TO SOFT

11 (11)

Merlin The Wizard

Age: 6
Weight: 9st 6lbs
Or: 72

Capitalised on a drop in grade when ending long losing run in 10-runner claimer at Limerick (1½m) 12 days ago. Remains on a workable mark back in handicap company, so he merits consideration now that he's back up and running.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
10/06/26	Limerick	1m 3f 210y	Gd/Sft	1/10	Flat
24/05/26	Curragh	1m	Gd/Frm	8/19	Flat
08/05/26	Ballinrobe	1m 1f 133y	Good	3/9	Flat
12/04/26	Leopardstown	1m	Soft	5/17	Flat
20/03/26	Dundalk	1m	Std	2/11	Flat
27/02/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	10/13	Flat
29/07/25	Galway	7f	Gd/Sft	15/15	Flat
10/07/25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Gd/Frm	7/12	Flat
12/06/25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Soft	5/12	Flat
24/05/25	Curragh	7f	Good	15/20	Flat
17/05/25	Navan	5f	Good	6/9	Flat
23/10/24	Kempton Park	1m	Std	14/14	Flat
10/08/24	Newmarket (July)	7f	Good	7/9	Flat
11/05/24	Ascot	7f	Gd/Frm	20/21	Flat
30/09/23	Newmarket (Rowley) Cambridgeshie Handicap	1m 1f	Gd/Frm	33/34	Flat
12/08/23	Newmarket (July)	1m	Gd/Frm	1/8	Flat
08/07/23	Sandown Park	7f	Good	5/8	Flat
25/06/23	Ffos Las	7f 80y	Gd/Frm	1/5	Flat
07/06/23	Kempton Park	7f	Slow	1/14	Flat
19/05/23	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m	Good	5/10	Flat
14/12/22	Kempton Park	7f	Slow	2/13	Flat

5 (4)

Dark Viper

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 11lbs
Or: 77

Won twice over 1m at Leopardstown last year. Yet to fire this season, eighth of 10 at the same course (7f) 18 days ago, but he's now below his last winning mark so he's not ruled out with yard gong well.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
04/06/26	Leopardstown	7f 20y	Soft	8/10	Flat
17/05/26	Naas	1m	Gd/Sft	8/13	Flat
03/05/26	Cork	7f	Heavy	6/12	Flat
22/02/26	Saint Moritz	1m 209y	Std	13/13	Flat
02/11/25	Curragh	1m	Heavy	20/23	Flat
19/10/25	Leopardstown	1m	Heavy	1/8	Flat
16/09/25	Punchestown	1m 30y	Gd/Sft	2/14	Flat
29/07/25	Galway	7f	Gd/Sft	7/15	Flat
23/07/25	Naas	7f	Gd/Sft	2/11	Flat
05/06/25	Leopardstown	7f 60y	Good	5/12	Flat
20/05/25	Cork	7f	Good	3/6	Flat
30/03/25	Leopardstown	1m	Good	1/17	Flat
16/03/25	Curragh	6f	Soft	2/13	Flat
23/11/24	Punchestown	2m 148y	Soft	-/21	Hurdle
03/11/24	Curragh	7f	Gd/Sft	16/26	Flat
30/10/24	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/14	Flat
17/10/24	Curragh	7f	Gd/Sft	2/27	Flat
02/10/24	Bellewstown	7f 205y	Soft	2/10	Flat
24/09/24	Listowel	7f 15y	Gd/Sft	6/14	Flat
02/09/24	Roscommon	7f 94y	Soft	2/15	Flat
07/08/24	Sligo	5f 160y	Soft	2/13	Flat

2 (7)

Grey Leader (Ire)

Age: 6
Weight: 10st 2lbs
Or: 82

Got back to winning ways at Tipperary in October when trained by Joseph G. Murphy. However, has finished well held both starts for current yard this season, the latest at Limerick (1m) in April.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
25/04/26	Limerick	1m 50y	Gd/Sft	15/16	Flat
15/03/26	Curragh	1m	Heavy	25/25	Flat
02/11/25	Curragh	1m	Heavy	11/23	Flat
16/10/25	Curragh	1m 2f	Soft	5/8	Flat
05/10/25	Tipperary	1m 1f	Heavy	1/6	Flat
22/09/25	Listowel	1m 80y	Soft	8/10	Flat
09/09/25	Galway	1m 98y	Gd/Sft	4/12	Flat
29/07/25	Galway	1m 123y	Gd/Sft	13/14	Flat
14/07/25	Killarney	1m 20y	Gd/Sft	2/11	Flat
24/05/25	Curragh	1m	Good	12/18	Flat
18/05/25	Naas	1m	Good	7/8	Flat
04/08/24	Galway	7f	Soft	5/16	Flat
01/08/24	Galway	1m 98y	Gd/Sft	1/17	Flat
15/07/24	Killarney	1m 20y	Gd/Frm	5/8	Flat
11/07/24	Leopardstown	1m	Good	3/16	Flat
07/06/24	Fairyhouse	7f	Good	5/8	Flat
24/05/24	Curragh	1m	Good	13/14	Flat
12/05/24	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Gd/Frm	10/11	Flat
20/04/24	Curragh	1m	Heavy	13/16	Flat
16/10/23	Gowran Park	1m 75y	Heavy	1/5	Flat
24/08/23	Killarney	1m 30y	Good	3/6	Flat

9 (8)

Storm Averted (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 5lbs
Or: 71

Off the mark in 7f handicap at Galway Festival last summer. Making final outing of the campaign, fourth of 17 at the Curragh (6f) in October, despite finding it a barely adequate test. Return to further should suit making first start since leaving Michael Mulvany after 8 months off.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
21/10/25	Curragh	6f	Heavy	4/17	Flat
08/10/25	Navan	1m 40y	Soft	7/9	Flat
02/10/25	Bellewstown	7f 195y	Heavy	8/9	Flat
02/08/25	Galway	7f	Gd/Sft	1/15	Flat
29/07/25	Galway	1m 123y	Gd/Sft	4/18	Flat
16/04/25	Gowran Park	1m	Soft	7/8	Flat
23/03/25	Naas	7f	Heavy	14/15	Flat
28/02/25	Dundalk	6f	Slow	6/13	Flat
28/10/24	Galway	7f	Heavy	2/13	Flat
21/10/24	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Heavy	8/15	Flat
03/10/24	Bellewstown	7f 195y	Gd/Sft	2/5	Flat
23/09/24	Fairyhouse	7f	Good	3/11	Flat
17/09/24	Punchestown	1m 1f 39y	Good	7/14	Flat

1 (2)

Daler (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 10st 2lbs
Or: 82

With cheekpieces added, doubled his tally in 15-runner handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 18 days ago. However, plenty of the others failed to cope with conditions last time and he's found things tough off marks in the 80s in the past.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
04/06/26	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Soft	1/15	Flat
17/05/26	Naas	1m	Gd/Sft	7/13	Flat
20/03/26	Dundalk	1m	Std	8/11	Flat
19/12/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	4/10	Flat
05/12/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	6/8	Flat
21/11/25	Dundalk	7f	Slow	3/11	Flat
29/10/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	1/14	Flat
10/09/25	Cork	1m	Soft	5/16	Flat
28/08/25	Navan	1m 20y	Good	3/10	Flat
15/08/25	Dundalk	7f	Slow	3/14	Flat
11/06/25	Limerick	1m	Good	3/16	Flat
05/06/25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Good	7/12	Flat
07/05/25	Gowran Park	1m	Good	3/12	Flat
25/10/24	Dundalk	1m	Slow	5/14	Flat
21/09/24	Gowran Park	1m	Good	3/9	Flat
29/06/24	Curragh	7f	Gd/Sft	10/14	Flat

3 (3)

Mocking (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 10st 0lbs
Or: 80

Ended 2025 with a maiden victory at Roscommon (10.5f) and shaped well on reappearance in premier handicap at the Curragh. Stepped up on that run when sixth of 15 in the Cork Derby (1½m) last month, so he could be in the mix back down in trip/grade.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
03/05/26	Cork	1m 4f 30y	Heavy	6/15	Flat
03/04/26	Curragh	1m 2f	Heavy	6/18	Flat
13/10/25	Roscommon	1m 2f 95y	Soft	1/11	Flat
14/08/25	Deauville	1m 1f 207y	Good	14/15	Flat
20/07/25	Curragh	1m 2f	Soft	3/6	Flat
21/06/25	Down Royal	1m 4f 207y	Good	6/6	Flat
19/05/25	Roscommon	1m 2f 63y	Good	2/4	Flat
19/04/25	Cork	1m 4f 25y	Soft	2/12	Flat
30/03/25	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	4/16	Flat
12/10/24	Naas	1m	Gd/Sft	5/11	Flat
17/09/24	Punchestown	1m 30y	Good	10/13	Flat
31/08/24	Curragh	1m	Good	11/12	Flat

7 (9)

Justenzia (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 6lbs
Or: 72

Returned with a good second at Gowran (9.5f) and backed that up when filling the same position at this course (13f) in May. However, has run poorly the last twice, well held at Leopardstown 11 days ago.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
11/06/26	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Soft	11/13	Flat
01/06/26	Gowran Park	1m 4f 40y	Good	15/16	Flat
08/05/26	Ballinrobe	1m 4f 183y	Good	2/14	Flat
08/04/26	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Soft	2/13	Flat
09/10/25	Thurles	1m 4f 132y	Gd/Sft	5/6	Flat
06/10/25	Killarney	1m 30y	Soft	4/11	Flat
22/09/25	Listowel	1m 3f 15y	Soft	-/13	Flat
11/09/25	Clonmel	1m 1f 130y	Gd/Sft	1/13	Flat
16/08/25	Curragh	1m	Good	14/21	Flat
06/06/25	Doncaster	1m 3f 197y	Gd/Frm	4/7	Flat
30/05/25	Chepstow	1m 2f	Gd/Frm	2/11	Flat
09/04/25	Kempton Park	1m 3f 219y	Std	5/7	Flat
13/11/24	Lingfield Park	1m 1y	Slow	8/12	Flat
30/10/24	Kempton Park	1m	Slow	7/14	Flat
14/10/24	Kempton Park	1m	Std	6/9	Flat

4 (5)

Dark Summit

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 11lbs
Or: 77

Maiden winner over 1m last year when trained in France. Hasn't made much impact in handicaps for present trainer this season, though, well beaten at Leopardstown (1¼m) on latest outing.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
10/05/26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	10/11	Flat
25/04/26	Limerick	1m 50y	Gd/Sft	12/16	Flat
03/04/26	Curragh	1m 2f	Heavy	17/18	Flat
15/03/26	Curragh	1m	Heavy	8/25	Flat
26/07/25	Clairefontaine	6f 211y	Gd/Sft	7/9	Flat
29/06/25	Saint-Cloud	7f 210y	Good	8/8	Flat
14/05/25	Vichy	7f 210y	Good	1/11	Flat
28/04/25	Chantilly	1m 1f 207y	Good	4/11	Flat
06/04/25	Longchamp	1m 2f 97y	Good	4/8	Flat

6 (1)

Marmeladova (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 9lbs
Or: 75

Much improved after 7 months off when readily winning maiden over this C&D in May. Faced a difficult task when last of 4 in minor event at Gowran on latest outing, the winner landing a Group 3 next time, so she's an interesting contender from a potentially lenient mark on handicap debut.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
20/05/26	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Gd/Sft	4/4	Flat
08/05/26	Ballinrobe	1m 1f 133y	Good	1/9	Flat
11/10/25	Naas	7f	Soft	8/16	Flat
19/09/25	Dundalk	1m 2f 150y	Slow	10/14	Flat
06/09/25	Navan	1m 30y	Good	2/11	Flat
07/08/25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Good	10/13	Flat
26/07/25	Gowran Park	1m	Good	5/10	Flat

Timeform Verdict

An impressive winner over C&D on reappearance, MARMELADOVA had a lot on at the weights at Gowran last time so is well worth another chance back here as she goes handicapping. Merlin The Wizard returned to winning ways on his latest outing and could be the main danger, ahead of Mocking who drops back down in grade.

Betting Forecast

22/1 Lough Leane (Ire), 9/2 Merlin The Wizard, 11/1 Dark Viper, 40/1 Grey Leader (Ire), 16/1 Storm Averted (Ire), 11/4 Daler (Ire), 11/2 Mocking (Ire), 18/1 Justenzia (Ire), 22/1 Dark Summit, 10/1 Marmeladova (Ire)

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