September 02 / 14.10 Gowran Park

14.10

Good

Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

  • Prize money: £8776.86
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 12 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
A E300,000 yearling; half-brother to 1m Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Albigna; big price when shaped with a good deal of promise at the Curragh; had to wait for a clear run before keeping on for third.
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2nd

13

(1)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Take Charge Star

9st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Sole win came in 7f maiden at Gowran last September; seemed to excel himself when eighth in the Irish 2,000 Guineas four weeks ago (50-1; wore tongue-strap) despite beating just one rival; one of the outsiders again.

66/1

8th

9

(2)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Take Charge Star

9st 2lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Maiden winner over 7f at Gowran last September and a creditable sixth of 30 in the Goffs Million; had no luck in running in the Tetrarch Stakes over C&D earlier in the month; 97-rated colt faces an unenviable task; tongue-tie fitted.

66/1

5th

8

(8)

4th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:25 Curragh

Take Charge Star

9st 5lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Placed here on debut (7f, good) in August and won a Gowran maiden (7f, gd-yld) the following month; respectable sixth in Goffs Million on final start of last season; no match for Hardy Warrior on return at Naas (1m, soft); return to quicker ground a plus but more needed up in class.

20/1

Form: 2

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
A E130,000 yearling; no match for the front-running Constitution River on debut at Galway; however, finished well clear of the third (another wide gap to the fourth) and the form was franked by the winner in landing the Group 2 Futurity Stakes at the Curragh; tongue-tie fitted now.
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3rd

4

(3)

18th Oct 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 30y

16:20 Leopardstown

Spangled Sands

9st 5lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Starspangledbanner colt finished runner-up on first two starts in maidens at Galway and Gowran before emphatic winner of similar Curragh contest last month, appreciating softer ground; type to continue improving and could play a role here.

11/2

7

(8)

28th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:05 Curragh

Spangled Sands

9st 7lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Bumped into subsequent Futurity Stakes winner Constitution River on debut at Galway and might have met another decent sort at Gowran since; needs to take a step forward to win but should be involved again.

3/1

2nd

10

(3)

2nd Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:10 Gowran Park

Spangled Sands

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

A E130,000 yearling; no match for the front-running Constitution River on debut at Galway; however, finished well clear of the third (another wide gap to the fourth) and the form was franked by the winner in landing the Group 2 Futurity Stakes at the Curragh; tongue-tie fitted now.

7/2

3rd
6 (11)
Krasimir

3/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 32

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Two starts over 6f; ran on strongly for third at Fairyhouse after meeting interference, getting within a short head of favourite Charles Fort; underlined winning potential when a neck second at Naas.
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1st

18

(10)

12th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:10 Leopardstown

Krasimir

8st 8lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: G M Lyons

Never out of the three in nine starts, latterly when not quite seeing out the 1m in an ultra-competitive 1m handicap at York's Ebor meeting (first-time cheekpieces); should give his running and Reese Holohan takes off a handy 7lb.

8/1

3rd

15

(10)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

13:50 York

Krasimir

8st 10lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Consistent sort who won Dundalk maiden (1m, AW) last month on his seventh start before close third on handicap debut at Galway (8.5f, yielding); he kicked clear turning for home last time and today's slightly shorter trip could be a positive; cheekpieces replace blinkers; each-way possibilities.

25/1

3rd

7

(3)

29th Jul 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 123y

19:50 Galway

Krasimir

9st 8lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Several placings before off the mark in Dundalk AW maiden over this trip earlier in the month under a positive ride, not needing to improve on previous turf efforts which included Leopardstown third (beaten 1l) to Johnny Soda whom he now meets on 8lb better terms; contender from a good draw.

6/1

Form: 23

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Favourite on debut over 6f at Fairyhouse, left with plenty to do, ran green but stayed on well to chase home a clear winner, holding off today's rival Krasimir to take second place; still looked a bit raw when third at the Curragh; form of that race has been boosted by the winner Geryon and fifth-placed Hawk Mountain.
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5th

7

(5)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Charles Fort

9st 1lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Curragh maiden winner; chased home A Boy Named Susie (unlucky in the Irish Champion Stakes) in the Royal Whip at the Curragh and was a creditable third in the Group 2 Solonaway Stakes at Leopardstown; could improve more, but probably overshadowed by the two principals here.

4/1

3rd

8

(1)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Charles Fort

9st 5lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Won a 6f Cork maiden last year before a poor run in a Fairyhouse Listed race; returned from a 328-day absence with a decent runner-up effort in the 1m2f Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh; has to take a significant step forward from that today.

25/1

2nd

4

(1)

16th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

16:25 Curragh

Charles Fort

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Useful form in juvenile maidens, culminating in a 6f Cork win on yielding-to-soft last September; found to be lame when an unplaced favourite for a 6f Listed race at Fairyhouse later that month; makes a belated return; may outrun his 89 rating but faces a huge task

14/1

16/1

Form: 5

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Failed to make any impact first time out in a 1m contest at Killarney in July; likely to need more experience.
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21th

16

(4)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 5f 0y

17:35 Leopardstown

Wyman

8st 13lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Some promise in two runs as a juvenile; improved from his seasonal debut here to win a Curragh maiden, both over 1m2f; backed that up with victory in a four-runner event over C&D; around 2l behind runner-up Cannes when fourth in a 1m6f Listed race here last time; handicap debut.

10/1

4th

7

(2)

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

18:30 Leopardstown

Wyman

9st 7lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Some promise in two runs as a juvenile; improved from his seasonal debut here to win a Curragh maiden, both over 1m2f; did well on the latter occasion as he had to wait for room; backed that up with victory in a four-runner event over 1m5f here four weeks ago; speedy pedigree on the dam's side, stamina derived from his sire.

6/1

1st

1

(4)

23rd Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 0y

19:53 Leopardstown

Wyman

9st 12lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Some promise in both 2yo runs; improved from his seasonal debut here to win a Curragh maiden, both over 1m2f; did well on latter occasion as had to wait for room; takes a major step up in trip today but has prospects of staying.

100/30

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
A E42,000 Goffs Breeze Up purchase; second foal; half-brother to Group-placed 5f 2yo winner Gunzberg; dam AW/ turf winner (69), half-sister to useful 7f/1m winner Mutasayyid.
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4th

1

(7)

15th Aug 2026

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:55 Tramore

Maxminelli

10st 2lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Maiden with solid placed form on last three starts; got this trip okay on handicap debut at Limerick, where he was readily outpaced by a Joseph O'Brien-trained winner; that form took a few hits at Galway, but good chance of being in the three again here.

11/4

2nd

5

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Firm

1m 4f 65y

20:30 Limerick

Maxminelli

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Improved for having tongue tied in recent restricted-maiden outings; went close over 9.5f at Ballinrobe and third to subsequent wide-margin handicap winner Teologia over 10.5f (good) at Down Royal; holds Hassaniya on collateral form with the latter; first handicap.

11/4

3rd

7

(10)

29th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 109y

20:30 Down Royal

Maxminelli

9st 8lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Definite step forward in first-time tongue-tie in similarly-rated Ballinrobe maiden early this month, putting it up to all-the-way winner final furlong when beaten a neck over just short of this trip (good-to-yielding); major player.

9/2

50/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Second foal; half-brother to 6f handicap winner Rosato; dam unraced half-sister to two winners; faces a tough task in this company on debut.
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12th

2

(10)

15th Oct 2026

Yielding

0m 5f 0y

16:32 Curragh

Apothic Red

9st 13lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

The visor has sharpened him and got the job done nicely here (6f, yielding) in August; trailed in last of the 22 runners over the same C&D 11 days ago off 8lb higher; first 5f attempt.

33/1

22th

17

(14)

4th Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 6f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Apothic Red

9st 4lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Promise over C&D in the spring; the visor has sharpened him and got the job done nicely here in August; now 8lb higher, but yard in form and has to enter calculations again.

15/2

1st

12

(8)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

16:50 Curragh

Apothic Red

9st 2lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Is 0-7 but produced his best run yet when a 0.5l second of 12 in first-time visor (retained) at Sligo (6f, yielding) 24 days ago; nudged up 2lb but seems to act on most ground and rider takes off valuable 7lb; shortlisted.

10/1

100/1

Form: —

Last run: 63 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Slowly away and never in serious contention at Roscommon; can be ruled out.
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4th

9

(8)

16th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Polanco

9st 4lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: P F O’Donnell

Had shown very little prior to his staying on third to two subsequent winners over 1m here last month; can be keen so coming back to 7f not a negative; obvious claims if he can repeat.

11/2

3rd

12

(10)

18th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Polanco

9st 1lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: P F O’Donnell

Poor form on turf; his half-brother Exquisite Acclaim is a seven-time winner here, but that's the only positive.

33/1

Form: 80

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Never in contention over C&D on his second start,; Spangled Sands is the stable selected.
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10th

13

(4)

19th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

19:45 Newmarket (July)

Synners Kid

9st 5lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Henry Dwyer

Won 1m nurseries last autumn on final two runs for Joseph O'Brien (yielding to soft/soft); he finished sixth last month on his two runs for Lemos De Souza (7f/1m, good/good to firm) and needs something extra on his first start for Australian trainer Henry Dwyer.

14/1

32

(33)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:50 Ascot

Synners Kid

8st 9lb

T: Henry Dwyer

Reserve; won twice over 1m for Joseph O'Brien but only sixth in two races for Lemos De Souza, finishing behind three of today's rivals at Carlisle last time; now trained by Henry Dwyer so presumably bound for Australia.

50/1

6th

5

(9)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 2

15:45 Carlisle

Synners Kid

9st 1lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Lemos De Souza

Won nursery debut for Joseph O'Brien at Naas (1m, yielding to soft) last September and easily followed up at Bellewstown (1m, soft), both in a tongue-tie; having shot up the weights he reappeared with sixth of ten when 66-1 for stable debut at Ascot (7f, good) three weeks ago, which is his highest rating; could build on that (as he needs to) with tongue-tie reapplied this time.

33/1

Form: 09

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Does not appeal at this stage; Spangled Sands is the pick of four runners for the yard.
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7th

9

(10)

14th Oct 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

16:14 Nottingham

Mr Tony

9st 2lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Owen Burrows

Ex-Irish 3yo who made a winning stable debut at Chepstow (1m, good to firm) in July; only fourth off this mark at Bath (1m, good to soft) last month but he still has low mileage and could progress further.

7/1

4th

8

(5)

13th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:00 Bath

Mr Tony

9st 4lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Owen Burrows

Nursery winner for Joseph O'Brien; the blinkers he wore that day are back on despite him winning narrowly in no headgear on stable debut at Chepstow; that was his first race since being gelded; may have more to give.

100/30

1st

8

(6)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

19:36 Chepstow

Mr Tony

9st 5lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Owen Burrows

Landed a nursery for Joseph O'Brien last October in first-time blinkers (absent here); gelded since and makes British/stable debut for yard that knows the time of day; raced on no firmer than good but may be way ahead of the handicapper; market will reveal more.

15/8

11th
3 (12)
Big Bill

25/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
E11,000 yearling; first foal; unraced dam closely related to French 7f Listed winner Sicilian Defense, half-sister to 7f winner Ribal; stiff task.
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3

(16)

5th Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 30y

14:45 Killarney

Big Bill

10st 2lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Aidan Melia

Signs of improvement when fifth at Down Royal (1m3f, good) and duly won four days ago at Bellewstown (1m, soft to heavy) when in first-time cheekpieces under Reese Holohan; penalised accordingly, but he was good value for that narrow margin as he was clear at one point; not drawn well but clearly a contender.

9/2

1st

3

(3)

1st Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 195y

14:10 Bellewstown

Big Bill

9st 12lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Aidan Melia

18-1, ran well on yard debut at Down Royal on Monday, prominent (hung left) until fading into fifth over 1m3f; headgear goes on; a good run after a year off, and then a return to action within three days, so he'll either come on for it or 'bounce'.

9/2

5th

5

(14)

28th Sep 2026

Good

1m 3f 10y

16:50 Down Royal

Big Bill

9st 10lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Aidan Melia

Beaten a long way in all his races, including handicap debut when last seen (7f, heavy); gelded during his absence but not really bred for this longer distance.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 6

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Sixth of eight over 1m at Leopardstown on debut, trainer has a leading contender in Take Charge Star.
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5th

4

(6)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 120y

16:54 Gowran Park

Accelereight

9st 11lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: J P Murtagh

Modest form in maidens; similar story on seasonal return and handicap debut at Navan (1m2f, heavy) in March; promising second at Ballinrobe, seemingly appreciating better ground; closely matched with Pliny on Navan run; holds an obvious chance, with the form of the Ballinrobe race working out well

9/4

2nd

6

(3)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

18:22 Ballinrobe

Accelereight

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Modest form in maidens; similar story on seasonal return and handicap debut at Navan (1m2f, heavy) in March; cheekpieces worn that day discarded; could improve on this better ground and yard in form.

7/1

6th

10

(8)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

17:18 Navan

Accelereight

9st 1lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: J P Murtagh

Struggled at two; finished last twice; gelded now; cheekpieces fitted; hard to fancy.

14/1

Non-runners

Green Amoro

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €19.00
Straight Forecast €12.99
Trifecta €57.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Charles Fort

POSTDATA:

Spangled Sands

The Irish Sun:

Krasimir

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Charles Fort