16.42
GoodRoyal County Handicap
- Prize money: £25608.7
- 1m 2f 40y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £8.00
- Place: £3.20
Form: 57-7
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (5) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 4lb |
Handicap debutant; best effort a 2.75l fifth of 16 on debut at the Curragh (1m, yielding); held by Manton Bay on Dundalk running in November; mildly promising run on return over 1m2f at Naas; potential improver worth a market check. |
10/1 |
|
7th 14 (14) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 40y |
9st 8lb |
Two satisfactory runs last season; likely to be more interesting as a handicap prospect after this. |
33/1 |
|
11 (10) |
16th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
A 28,000gns yearling; 12th foal; brother to two winners including Group 3 winner Dibajj, half-brother to three winners including Listed scorer Black Sea; dam placed 7f, half-sister to 5f Group 2 winner Chineur. |
12/1 |
100/30
- Place: £1.70
Form: 61-3
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 (5) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y |
9st 3lb |
AW maiden winner last year; placed at a decent standard in two turf handicaps this season; not without a chance of reversing Naas form with Bobby McGee on these terms. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 3 (3) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 8lb |
Built on promising debut run at the Curragh (6f, yld-sft) to win a Dundalk maiden (1m) last November; pleasing run on handicap debut/seasonal return at Naas last month (1m, good) when beaten 0.5l; raised 2lb; should stay this far on breeding; chance. |
100/30 |
20/1
Form: 96-8
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 12lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 73
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (5) |
12th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 1f 100y |
9st 6lb |
Didn't show much in trio of 1m maidens on the AW last year and at Cork on return; sent off 28-1 for handicap debut when fair third of seven at Navan (1m2f, yielding) and has something to build on now. |
9/2 |
|
3rd 7 (7) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
8st 12lb |
Handicap debutant; didn't show much in a trio of 1m maidens on the AW last year and on good to yielding at Cork on return; probably best watched upped in trip unless the market speaks. |
20/1 |
|
8th 3 (5) |
24th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Bred for the AW but didn't show a whole pile on 1m Dundalk debut in October although bit better over same C&D when sixth of 14 in December; gelded; turf debut; stable in form. |
14/1 |
9/2
Form: 0432-
Last run: 176 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 |
2nd Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 0lb |
Beaten a length and then a head in a pair of 1m maidens at Dundalk in November; too keen in early stages on handicap debut at Navan over 1m2f in May; well beaten in a maiden back at Dundalk last time; holds the top Flat rating (80) in this field and is courtesy of those efforts; big player. |
2/1 |
|
5th 3 (4) |
26th May 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Beaten a length, then a head, in pair of 1m maidens here in November; on recent return, was too keen down the hill in the early stages at Navan on handicap debut over 1m2f; stamina-laden Aga Khan pedigree on dam's side but needs to settle. |
13/2 |
|
4th 4 (4) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 8lb |
Handicap debutant; promise in Tipperary maiden last August; proved that was no fluke with a 1l third behind Manton Bay at Dundalk (1m) in November; denied by a short head over the same C&D later that month; should stay this far on breeding and the form of his last run has worked out; chance if ready after break. |
9/2 |
7/2
Form: 42-031
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (3) |
13th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 20y |
10st 0lb |
Enjoying a good season with wins in handicap at Cork (1m, soft) in May and a rated race at Leopardstown (1m, good) last month; beat Glitter And Glory by half a length the last day and 5lb worse off here, so may not uphold that form. |
4/1 |
|
1st 8 (1) |
18th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Cork handicap winner over this trip on soft; twice unplaced over longer trips since then; others have more persuasive claims. |
10/1 |
|
7th 5 (7) |
4th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 1f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Breakthrough win at Cork (1m, soft) last month when coming late (beating a subsequent winner); didn't appear to stay 1m2f at Navan 13 days later, this intermediate trip could suit. |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: 82-3
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 12lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 12 (2) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Sets a decent standard here off a mark of 85; beaten a nose over 7f at Dundalk on second handicap start in November and made a positive seasonal return at Navan in April when a 3l third of 18 (1m2f, good to yielding); Navan handicap debut last time was below his best (1m2f, yielding); evidence to date suggests this new trip is within reach. |
11/4 |
|
6th 1 (2) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 12lb |
Handicap debutant; struggled on heavy on debut; beaten a nose over 7f at Dundalk in November; 3l third of 18 in C&D maiden on seasonal return, close up behind 83 rated rival; opening mark doesn't look a gift but very much respected. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 13 (3) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 40y |
9st 8lb |
Struggled on heavy ground first time out at the Listowel festival; looks a possible future winner on his Dundalk second in November. |
6/1 |
3/1
Form: 213-2 BF
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 (7) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 4f 207y |
8st 9lb |
Had been consistent before an inexplicable poor run at Navan; needs to bounce back from that; others preferred in the circumstances. |
12/1 |
|
7th 2 (6) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 40y |
9st 9lb |
Close second in Tipperary maiden (7.5f, yielding) on debut; off the mark on next start in 7f Naas maiden (soft); 2l third in valuable auction series final over same C&D (soft); narrowly denied on seasonal return/handicap debut at Leopardstown latest (10.5f, gd-yld); reliable and in the mix again off 3lb higher. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 5 (5) |
12th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Decent level of form in three outings in second half of last season, notably getting up late in 7.5f Naas auction event and slightly shorter trip against him at same venue final start when staying on third in valuable auction series final; good chance he'll improve for this step up in trip and on an okay mark. |
13/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €33.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €23.94 |
| Trifecta | €355.60 |
Selections
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