19.10
GoodBOYLE Sports Meld Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £35852.17
- 1m 1f 0y
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £2.10
- Place: £1.20
Form: 2-4424
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 (6) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 177y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
3yo who has got better with each run this season and impressed in the Group 3 Meld at Leopardstown (1m1f, good) last month before finishing second in the Group 3 Gordon at Glorious Goodwood (1m4f, good to firm) under a 3lb penalty (same today); runner-up in a Group 2 on yielding to soft last September; this versatile sort could be in the mix back down in trip. |
11/2 |
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2nd 1 (7) |
30th Jul 2026 Good 1m 3f 218y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Ran in two Group 2s as 2yo and progressive at Listed/Group 3 levels this season, winning well at Leopardstown (1m1f, good) two weeks ago when he reverted to front-running; probably stayed 1m2f on penultimate start, without shouting that he's a 1m4f horse. |
4/1 |
|
1st 5 (4) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Smart Curragh form at two; beat top-class filly Kensington Lane on debut and then finished second in Group 2 races won by Constitution River and Hawk Mountain; 2026 form includes links to top-class performers Thesecretadversary and Causeway; a promoted second behind Isaac Newton in a 1m1f Listed event at Navan; reversed form with that rival on latest. |
5/2 |
7/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 0-8213
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (3) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Group 3 winner over 7f at Deauville as a 2yo; lost way last season, back to form this term; runner-up to City Of Memphis in conditions race at Gowran (7f, soft) and won conditions race at Fairyhouse (7f, good); stronger form in defeat here last time, with Isaac Newton in third. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 2 (5) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Group 3 winner over 7f at Deauville as a 2yo; lost way last season but back to form this term; runner-up to City Of Memphis in conditions race at Gowran (7f, soft) and won conditions race at Fairyhouse (7f, good); fair third of six in a 1m Listed race at the Curragh on latest. |
7/1 |
3/1
Form: 4-4516 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 (4) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Goodwood maiden winner on debut last August (7f, good to soft); creditable run in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in October; moderate efforts first two runs this term; back on song when winning a 1m1f Listed race at Navan; doubts raised by two subsequent runs; 1 3/4l behind Cowardofthecounty in the 1m1f Meld Stakes here. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 6 (1) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Goodwood maiden winner on debut last August (7f, good to soft); creditable run in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in October; moderate efforts first two runs this term; back on song when winning a 1m1f Listed race at Navan (Geryon promoted to second); lost a lot of ground at the start when failing to confirm form with Geryon at the Curragh last time. |
3/1 |
|
6th 8 (8) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Goodwood maiden winner on debut last August (7f, gd-sft); creditable run in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in October; moderate efforts first two runs this term, but back on song when in front of Hotazhell and Geryon in Listed contest at Navan three weeks ago; needs to improve further to beat Purview, but solid place claims if backing up that last run. |
5/1 |
16/1
Form: 1-3362
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 6 (10) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Won three handicaps in a row on heavy ground last autumn including twice at this track; showed she can handle better ground when second in a Navan Listed over 1m in June; not as good twice since and has to return to best. |
20/1 |
|
9th 8 (4) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 4lb |
Three-time handicap winner on testing ground over 1m to 1m2f last year; clear career-best when second to subsequent Group 3-winning stablemate in Listed race at Navan (1m, good); close to matching that effort when beaten 7l into fourth in Meld Stakes 36 days ago; strong pace in front would help and each-way chance. |
9/1 |
|
4th 4 (6) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Progressive handicapper on heavy ground late last season; began this season with an excellent third in the 25-runner Irish Lincoln; placed in a 1m handicap at this venue in April; career-best on latest when chasing home stablemate and subsequent Group 3 winner Duckadilly in a 1m Listed race at Navan; 50-1 then, and is the outsider on figures here. |
16/1 |
4/1
Form: 270-30 C
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (3) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Second in the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris for Aidan O'Brien in 2023; mostly below that level in Australia, apart from a nose second in 1m2f Group 3 at Randwick last September; marked his return to Ireland with a pleasing staying-on third to Minnie Hauk in 1m2f Curragh Group 2 (good) in May; failed to feature in Royal Ascot's Wolferton Stakes. |
4/1 |
|
15th 1 (14) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Second in the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris for Aidan O'Brien in 2023; failed to match that level in Australia until finishing a nose second in 1m2f Group 3 at Randwick last September; down the field in the Caulfield Cup on his final start there but resumed his European career with a pleasing staying-on third to Minnie Hauk in 1m2f Curragh Group 2 (good) six weeks ago; raced largely on good or softer on turf (below form in 2023 Derby on good to firm); his yard has had three placed in this since 2021. |
28/1 |
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3rd 1 (6) |
4th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Second in the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris in 2023; failed to match that level in Australia until finishing a nose second to Birdman in a 1m2f Group 3 at Randwick last September; down the field in the Caulfield Cup on his final start; resumes his Irish career, now a gelding and housed with Joseph O'Brien. |
20/1 |
11/4
Form: 216-35 CD
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (2) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Three starts at Royal Ascot have yielded a win in the 2023 Chesham (7f), an excellent second of 23 in the Kensington Palace (1m) last year, and a creditable fifth in last month's Duke of Cambridge (1m); produced her best display on home soil when beating the odds-on Purview in this race 12 months ago; began this season with a solid third in a 7f Group 3 at this track. |
11/4 |
|
5th 15 (7) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Two starts at Royal Ascot have yielded a win in the 2023 Chesham (7f) and cracking second of 23 in the Kensington Palace (1m, also good to firm) last year; won four-runner Leopardstown Group 3 (1m1f, good) the following month and there was plenty of encouragement when third in 7f Group 3 back there on last month's return; no surprise if she raises her game once more back at her favourite fixture. |
12/1 |
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3rd 2 (5) |
10th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Winner of the 2023 Chesham; again ran well at Royal Ascot last year, second in 23-runner Kensington Palace Stakes; sprang a surprise in a four-runner 1m1f Group 3 at Leopardstown on penultimate start; this may be too sharp on reappearance. |
7/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €17.60 |
| Straight Forecast | €18.90 |
| Trifecta | €68.60 |
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