August 16 / 16.25 Curragh

16.25

Good To Firm

Newbridge Silverware Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £35852.17
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • 4 runners
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Newbridge Silverware Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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2/7 (Won)

  • Win: £1.15

Form: 22-342

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Holds outstanding claims here despite having only a debut win to his name; form last season and this term ties in with several top-class Ballydoyle colts, including when fourth behind three of them in the Prix du Jockey-Club and when splitting Constitution River and Hawk Mountain in the Eclipse.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(2)

16th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

16:25 Curragh

A Boy Named Susie

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Holds outstanding claims here despite having only a debut win to his name; form last season and this term ties in with several top-class Ballydoyle colts, including when fourth behind three of them in the Prix du Jockey-Club and when splitting Constitution River and Hawk Mountain in the Eclipse.

2/7

2nd

4

(6)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

A Boy Named Susie

8st 13lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Record of 0-6 since debut success doesn't tell the whole story as he's shown progressive form behind Ballydoyle colts, including the subsequent Derby winner, in last four appearances; did well to finish fourth in the French Derby (10.5f, good) most recently, having met traffic issues and come from a lot further back than the first three; provided the cards drop more kindly, has possibilities in this intriguing rematch with Constitution River and Hawk Mountain.

8/1

3rd

3

(2)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

16:55 Leopardstown

A Boy Named Susie

9st 5lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Debut maiden winner; lost out by only a short head to Christmas Day in the 1m1f Eyrefield Stakes here in October on his fourth start; built on that when 2l second to Pierre Bonnard at Saint-Cloud; does not need to improve much to win a Pattern race; solid chance here.

11/2

Form: 23419- BF

Last run: 328 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
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
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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

Form: 3-9854 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Handicap winner over 1m4f at Goodwood last season; low-key efforts in April/May before showing signs of a return to form when fifth in a 1m4f Royal Ascot handicap; faded into fourth behind Ethical Diamond in a 1m4f Group 3 event at Leopardstown ten days ago.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(4)

16th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

16:25 Curragh

Omni Man

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Handicap winner over 1m4f at Goodwood last season; low-key efforts in April/May before showing signs of a return to form when fifth in a 1m4f Royal Ascot handicap; faded into fourth behind Ethical Diamond in a 1m4f Group 3 event at Leopardstown ten days ago.

4/1

4th

7

(1)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

18:35 Leopardstown

Omni Man

9st 9lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Handicap winner over 1m4f at Glorious Goodwood last season; low-key efforts in April/May before showing signs of a return to form when fifth in a Royal Ascot handicap; inferior to his recently-acquired stablemate Endorsement.

20/1

5th

9

(4)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

15:40 Ascot

Omni Man

9st 8lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Creditable fifth in the 3yo handicap over 1m4f at this meeting last year, which he followed with a comfortable 1m4f win at Glorious Goodwood (8lb higher today); needs to resume his progress, having been a never-dangerous outsider this spring in 1m2f Group 3 and 1m Listed contest, but he looks far more interesting for this race.

12/1

Form: 14 D

Last run: 97 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta €4.30
Straight Forecast €4.89
Trifecta €7.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

A Boy Named Susie

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A Boy Named Susie

TOPSPEED:

A Boy Named Susie

POSTDATA:

A Boy Named Susie

The Irish Sun:

A Boy Named Susie