19:42 | Leopardstown | Sunday 18th October 2026 | Racing971

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Bahrain Turf Club October Handicap (Premier Handicap) (3YO plus)

1m 3f 150y Good-yielding in places

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Winner €30,000

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1 (6)

Sky Captain 21

b g ; Fracas - Saoire

Dylan Browne McMonagle

J P O'Brien

Star rating: 0

12-2266 5 10-0 93

D G BF

Form Snapshot: A winner at 1m 4f on yielding ground. Finished 2 1/2l behind Chally Chute when sixth of 30 at 9-2jt-fav on his latest outing at Curragh over 2m 1f (heavy) last month.

2 (8)

Truth Be Told 36

b g ; Too Darn Hot - Princess Highway

Billy Lee

M C Grassick

Star rating: 0

941-126 4 9-11 90

C G

Form Snapshot: Successful at 1m 2f and 1m 5f on good and good - yielding ground. Finished 2l behind Immutable when sixth of 21 at 10-1 on his latest outing here over 1m 5f (good) last month.

3 (2)

Immutable 21

b g ; Muhaarar - Rosie Scot

Seamie Heffernan

J G Murphy

Star rating: 0

5-92210 6 9-10 89

C D G

Form Snapshot: He has won four times from 1m to 1m 5f on ground varying from good to soft - heavy; has also won a hurdle. Well beaten at 25-1 behind Chally Chute when 20th of 30 on his latest outing at Curragh over 2m 1f (heavy) last month.

4 (14)

Latin America 13

b g ; Gleneagles - Carrie's Vision

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

Star rating: 0

2135 3 9-10 95

Form Snapshot: A winner at 1m 2f on good - yielding ground. Finished 2 3/4l behind Shaihaan when fifth of 8 at 11-2 on his latest outing at Killarney over 1m 3f (soft) earlier this month.

5 (11)

Pillar Of Hope (GB) 6

b g ; Awtaad - Great Hope

Patrick McGettigan (5)

P Sweeney

Star rating: 0

464811 8 9-10 89

C D G

Form Snapshot: Has won eight races from 1m to 1m 5f on ground varying from good to firm to heavy and on the all-weather. A winner at 11-2 at Roscommon over 1m 4f (soft) on his latest outing earlier this month, beating Adel by 1 3/4l.

6 (10)

Too Bossy For Us 21

b g ; Golden Horn - Above The Clouds

Wayne Lordan

W P Mullins

Star rating: 0

0-66630 5 9-9 88

C D G HG Hcp

Form Snapshot: A winner at 1m 2f on good ground, but that win was over two years ago; has also won a hurdle in February. Well beaten at 50-1 behind Chally Chute when 23rd of 30 on his latest outing at Curragh over 2m 1f (heavy) last month.

7 (15)

Night Moon (GER) 36

b g ; Sea The Moon - Noble Lady

Colin Keane

W P Mullins

Star rating: 0

031/130 6 9-6 85

D G HG Hcp

Form Snapshot: Successful at 1m 4f and 1m 6f on good and soft - heavy ground. Beaten 3 1/2l behind Immutable at 10-1 when 14th of 21 on his latest outing here over 1m 5f (good) last month.

8 (16)

Handani 27

b g ; Medaglia d'Oro - Haparanda

Chris Hayes

D K Weld

Star rating: 0

2-2311 3 9-5 90

C D G HG

Form Snapshot: Successful at 1m 2f and 1m 4f on good and yielding ground. Won on his latest outing when 5-2fav at Listowel over 1m 4f (yielding) last month, beating Alphecca by 3/4l.

9 (1)

Leopold The First 22

g g ; Ulysses - Chapel Choir

Robbie Colgan

A Lee

Star rating: 0

22-2263 4 9-5 84

Form Snapshot: Placed in six of ten starts. Third of 18 behind Come What May beaten 5l at 25-1 on his latest outing at Curragh over 1m 2f (good - yielding) last month.

10 (7)

Thatwilldoso 37

b m ; Berkshire - Laguna Sunrise

Rory Cleary

Kevin Coleman

Star rating: 0

051212 5 9-2 81

D G

Form Snapshot: Winner of five races from 1m 2f to 1m 4f on good and yielding ground. Beaten 2 3/4l by Silver Lake when second of 10 at 50-1 on her latest outing at Doncaster over 1m 4f (good) last month.

11 (12)

Arch Enemy 18

g m ; Alhebayeb - Pointed Arch

Julian Pietropaolo (7)

Patrick Magee

Star rating: 0

105411 7 9-0 79

CD G Hcp

Form Snapshot: Has won ten races from 6f to 1m 5f on ground varying from good to soft - heavy and on the all-weather; has also won a hurdle. A winner at 9-1 at Bellewstown over 1m 4f (soft - heavy) on her latest outing last month, beating Miss Australie by 1/2l. Has won 3 times this season.

12 (5)

Sir Jeremy 7

ch g ; Decorated Knight - Jeremy's Girl

Reese Holohan (5)

N Meade

Star rating: 0

951533 4 8-13 78

D G HG Hcp

Form Snapshot: He has won three times from 7f to 1m 4f on good and yielding ground. Third of 17 behind Abbotsford beaten 2 1/4l at 17-2 on his latest outing at Naas over 2m (soft) earlier this month.

13 (17)

Teoest 6

b g ; Teofilo - Estiqbaal

Luke McAteer

J S Bolger

Star rating: 0

46421 3 8-13 84

D G

Form Snapshot: A winner at 7-4 at Roscommon over 1m 2f (soft) on his latest outing earlier this month, beating Saliba by 2 3/4l.

14 (3)

Game Point 192 (24J)

b g ; Blue Point - Mireille

Nathan Crosse

R P Cody

Star rating: 0

2264-06 4 8-10 75

C G

Form Snapshot: Placed in five of ten starts; but has won two hurdles (latest NH win was last month). Finished 12l behind Purple Moon when sixth of 17 at 5-1 on his latest flat outing at Gowran Park over 1m 2f (soft) in April.

15 (9)

Youcansaythatagain 20

b c ; Ghaiyyath - Daring Diva

Andrew Slattery

A Oliver

Star rating: 0

71596 3 8-8 79

Form Snapshot: A winner at 1m 3f on good ground. Finished 8l behind Pillar Of Hope when sixth of 14 at 9-2 on his latest outing at Down Royal over 1m 5f (good) last month.

16 (4)

Speckled Meadow 7

br m ; Footstepsinthesand - Speedi Mouse

Rory Mulligan (5)

Don Browne

Star rating: 0

656962 9 8-7 72 1

CD G Hcp

Form Snapshot: She has won four times from 7f to 1m 3f on ground varying from soft to heavy. Beaten 2 3/4l by Vanir when second of 11 at 10-1 on her latest outing at Naas over 1m 3f (soft) earlier this month.

17 (13)

Kimy (FR) 21 (10J)

b m ; Barastraight - Minimiss

Reserve 1

T Mullins

Star rating: 0

072960 6 8-7 72 3

C D G HG

Form Snapshot: Placed once in six starts; but has won a hurdle. Beaten 20l behind Fianna at 50-1 when 15th of 18 on her latest flat outing at Curragh over 1m 2f (heavy) last month.

Long Handicap: Speckled Meadow 8-6 , Kimy 8-4

2025: (16 ran) Blake ( 8 ) , Age 4 , Wgt 9-7 , SP 16/1 - Chris Hayes / N Meade

Forecast: 9/2 Handani , 5/1 Sky Captain , 11/2 Pillar Of Hope , 15/2 Latin America , 8/1 Arch Enemy , 10/1 Thatwilldoso , 12/1 Immutable , 12/1 Too Bossy For Us , 12/1 Sir Jeremy , 14/1 Truth Be Told , 16/1 Night Moon , 20/1 Speckled Meadow , 20/1 Teoest , 33/1 Leopold The First , 33/1 Youcansaythatagain , 50/1 Game Point

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2026 12:32:57

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Verdict

Verdict

Pillar Of Hope has recorded wins at Down Royal and Roscommon recently. The son of Awtaad merits respect but a hefty 9lb rise at this stage of his career might prove a step too far, whereas HANDANI is only a three-year-old and has the potential to do much better. Dermot Weld's gelding broke his maiden at Navan before following up at Listowel and as long as he can negotiate a wide berth, a 6lb rise shouldn't be any barrier to further success. Thatwilldoso and Arch Enemy also arrive in excellent form and must be considered, while Irish Cesarewitch sixth Sky Captain can't be ruled out either.

Top Tip: Handani (8)
Watch out for: Pillar Of Hope (5)

Previous winners

Year	Going	Ran	Winner	Draw	Age	Weight	OR	Form	Last run	Trainer (Distance)	Jockey	SP	Time
2025	Heavy	16	Blake	8	4	9 7	87	141562	213 days	N Meade (70 miles)	Chris Hayes	16/ 1	2:47.17
2024	Heavy	11	Arch Enemy	6	5	8 7	79	526317	3 days	P Magee (80 miles)	Julian Pietropaolo	11/ 1	2:43.93
2023	Heavy	18	Eastern Legend	12	3	8 8	85	513133	7 days	J S Bolger (56 miles)	Rory Cleary	7/ 1	2:45.84
2022	Yielding - Soft	16	Zoffman	14	3	8 7	85	344212	9 days	N Meade (70 miles)	Jamie Powell	5/ 1	2:42.03
2021	Good	20	Powerful Aggie	2	3	8 9	86	341451	14 days	J P O'Brien (76 miles)	Mikey Sheehy	9/ 2	2:38.09
2020	Soft	12	Haparanda	12	3	8 8	86	D-48713	56 days	D K Weld (38 miles)	Andy Slattery	14/ 1	2:45.23
2019	Soft - Heavy	17	Melburnian	5	4	8 5	77	453642	21 days	A J Martin (70 miles)	Niall McCullagh	10/ 1	2:50.60
2018	Good	11	Mawaany	10	5	9 7	90	23-4256	41 days	G M Lyons (70 miles)	Colin Keane	5/ 1	2:38.35
2017	Yielding	16	Wonder Laish	1	5	9 3	85	18-0016	20 days	C Byrnes (129 miles)	Colm O'Donoghue	11/ 2	2:42.88