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5/14 08 Oct 26 Thurles (IRE) Welcome Back To Thurles Handicap 1m4½f, Yielding, 9-0, Conor Cusack, OR 51 Settled in midfield - 5th at halfway - moved up to 3rd turning in - urged along 2f out - 4th and making no dent 1f out - plugged on to finish 5th

16/22 27 Aug 26 Navan (IRE) Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap 1m6f, Good, 9-11, Chris Hayes, OR 55 Handy early - hit front approaching 4f gone before giving up advantage and pushed along 3f out - dropped away finishing 16th

20/20 27 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) EASYFIX Iggy Daly Handicap Hurdle 2m½f, Good, 11-6, J J Slevin, OR 104 Struggled at the back from the off and not a threat throughout

4/11 20 Jul 26 Ballinrobe (IRE) Racing, Sports & Games At Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap 1m5f, Good To Yielding, 9-6, Conor Cusack, OR 57 held up towards the back - made ground into 9th 3f out - driven and improved into 5th 2f out - up to 4th 1f out with nothing more to offer

4/12 02 Jul 26 Bellewstown McNallys Pharmacy Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m6f109y, Good, 9-12, Conor Cusack, OR 58 Settled in the pack early - moved up to 6th by halfway - made ground 4f out to lead 3rd spot 3f out - chased leaders 2f out but unable to threaten - held on for 4th

12/16 07 Jun 26 Navan Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 1m5f, Good, 10-1, Chris Hayes, OR 59 Held up towards the back of the pack - made no headway from 3f out - well held throughout - finished 12th

9/11 31 May 26 Listowel Lane Family Memorial Handicap 2m40y, Good, 8-11, Conor Cusack, OR 60 Settled in second early - hit the front after 4 furlongs - lost that advantage entering the straight - dropped to 4th and faded from 1 1/2f out to finish well held

1/14 03 May 26 Sligo Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m5f190y, Yielding To Soft, 9-1, Conor Cusack, OR 52 Sat just behind the pace - 5th at halfway - moved up to dispute 3f out - shared the front 2f out - went clear and driven out - powered away in the final furlong - won going away

9/12 11 Apr 26 Bellewstown Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap 1m3f90y, Soft, 8-8, Conor Cusack, OR 52 Sat close up early - hit front after 4f then knocked off top turning for home - found nothing more and let steady up final furlong

3/12 10 Apr 26 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap (0-60) 1m4f, Standard, 9-9, Chris Hayes, OR 52 Sat handy behind the pace - hit the front looking strong 2f out - pushed along and drifted right approaching final 1 1/2f - lost the advantage a furlong out and could not quicken in 3rd

1/10 27 Mar 26 Dundalk (AW) Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap (0-60) 2m, Standard, 9-5, Chris Hayes, OR 48 Up with the front group and pulling hard early - second by halfway - moving smoothly into contention 2f out then pushed forward to hit the front - drifted a touch right 1 1/2f out - hard at work inside the final furlong - stuck on strongly to win

11/14 06 Mar 26 Dundalk (AW) Willie Buckley Memorial Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m4f, Standard, 9-7, Wayne Hassett, OR 51 Held up rearward - pulling hard early - unable to close from 2f out and well held at the finish

9/14 11 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) 1m4f, Standard, 9-8, Chris Hayes, OR 52 Settled just behind the pace - through the pack around halfway and into 5th turning for home - pressed for effort with 2f left but flattened out finishing 9th

6/13 16 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) 1m4f, Standard, 9-10, Killian Leonard, OR 54 Settled around midfield - pushed along to move into 4th approaching final 2f then 3rd with 1f left - held place but couldn't find more late finishing 6th beaten 2.25 lengths

6/13 19 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk Friday 9th January 2026 Handicap (0-60) 1m4f, Standard, 9-13, Luke McAteer, OR 57 Held up at back - pushed along and eased right approaching 2f out - 6th with a furlong left then stayed on same gear to finish

5/11 26 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (0-60) 2m, Standard, 9-8, Conor Cusack, OR 59 Settled behind pace on a strong grip - moved through to hit front at halfway - urged along and overtaken start of straight - slipped to 4th inside final furlong - unable to threaten again finishing 5th

6/14 07 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Your No.1 Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap 1m4f, Standard, 9-1, Conor Cusack, OR 61 Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - eased back to 6th final furlong and unable to close

12/14 29 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Happy Halloween Handicap 1m4f, Standard, 9-10, Ben Coen, OR 63 Went straight to the front - shown the whip and lost the advantage 2f out - dropped away to finish 12th

9/14 31 Aug 25 Tipperary Home & Agri Energy Handicap 1m4f110y, Yielding, 9-9, Ben Coen, OR 65 Up with the front group and 5th at halfway - driven and dropped away 4f out - stayed on one gear to the line to finish 9th

6/8 18 Jul 25 Down Royal GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap 1m5f, Good, 9-12, Patrick McGettigan, OR 66 Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - slipped to 3rd and asked for effort 2f out - dropped to 4th under pressure inside final furlong and held no more finishing 6th

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