August 22 / 16.35 Curragh

16.35

Good

Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £35852.17
  • 1m 6f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 36332- C

Last run: 300 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Only a maiden win to his name, but he's a smart stayer; placed in the Ebor and Irish Cesarewitch last year, and in pair of French Group 1s at the back-end; 300-day absence and will surely improve for the run.
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1st

6

(4)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Queenstown

9st 9lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Only a maiden win to his name, but he's a smart stayer; placed in the Ebor and Irish Cesarewitch last year, and in pair of French Group 1s at the back-end; 300-day absence and will surely improve for the run.

5/2

4

(11)

28th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 170y

16:22 Curragh

Queenstown

10st 1lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

Second of three for yard; ran a solid race off 2lb lower in the Ebor at York in August, staying on for a 3l third (0.5l behind Ascending); predictably came up short in the St Leger here on latest but he could bounce back returned to handicap company.

20/1

Form: 19-445 CD BF

Last run: 64 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Readily beat Dallas Star in last year's weaker renewal, but was tailed off in Irish St Leger; respectable runs behind top stayer Scandinavia on goodish ground first two starts this term; well beaten on soft behind Layfayette in June; overlooked by stable jockey; tongue-tie goes on.
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3rd

5

(1)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Leinster

9st 9lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Readily beat Dallas Star in last year's weaker renewal, but was tailed off in Irish St Leger; respectable runs behind top stayer Scandinavia on goodish ground first two starts this term; well beaten on soft behind Layfayette in June; overlooked by stable jockey; tongue-tie goes on.

7/1

5th

3

(4)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 70y

19:02 Limerick

Leinster

9st 12lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Fourth in Chester Cup and Ascot Stakes last season; won four-runner St Leger Trial at the Curragh in August; failed to do himself justice when tailed off in Irish St Leger; made late progress into fourth behind Scandinavia at Navan on return; ran to a similar level when fourth of six in Group 3 Saval Beg at Leopardstown; should be sharper now.

12/1

4th

2

(4)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

19:22 Leopardstown

Leinster

9st 8lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Fourth in Chester Cup and Ascot Stakes last season, won a four-runner St Leger Trial at the Curragh in August, readily brushing aside front-running Dallas Star; failed to do himself justice when tailed off in the Irish St Leger, made late progress into fourth behind Scandinavia at Navan on return; should be sharper now and may reverse form with runner-up Dallas Star.

8/1

10/1

Form: -16215 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
11 wins in all, and seven of them at stakes level; C&D winner on heavy in April and Listed winner over extended 1m4f on soft at Limerick in June; held in Leopardstown Group 3 on quicker ground last time; second to Carmers over 2m at Down Royal back in May and now 4lb worse off.
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4th

4

(5)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Layfayette

9st 9lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Noel Meade

11 wins in all, and seven of them at stakes level; C&D winner on heavy in April and Listed winner over extended 1m4f on soft at Limerick in June; held in Leopardstown Group 3 on quicker ground last time; second to Carmers over 2m at Down Royal back in May and now 4lb worse off.

10/1

5th

6

(7)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

18:35 Leopardstown

Layfayette

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Noel Meade

His record now stands at 11 wins and 16 places; he celebrated his 50th outing by winning a Listed race on his favoured soft ground at Limerick in June, his seventh stakes win; would benefit most from a marked deterioration of ground conditions.

10/1

1st

6

(12)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 70y

19:02 Limerick

Layfayette

9st 9lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Noel Meade

Ten-time winner, including this race in 2023 (third in this contest last year); won good-class Curragh conditions event (1m6f, soft to heavy) on return; never able to land a blow in the Vintage Crop on quicker ground; first attempt at 2m on latest when runner-up to Carmers in Down Royal Listed (good); each-way possibilities.

10/1

5th
1 (3)
Carmers

6/4

Form: 25-516 D

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Last year's Queen's Vase winner over this trip and beaten a little over 3l when fifth of seven in St Leger; stepped up to 2m and switched from blinkers to a visor at Down Royal in May when beating Layfayette (recd 4lb) by over 2l, with Dallas Star further back; found 2m4f and far more demanding company too much for him in the Gold Gold; softening ground at York has seen him rerouted from yesterday's Lonsdale Stakes, and this is more winnable; tongue-tie added.
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5th

1

(3)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Carmers

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Last year's Queen's Vase winner over this trip and beaten a little over 3l when fifth of seven in St Leger; stepped up to 2m and switched from blinkers to a visor at Down Royal in May when beating Layfayette (recd 4lb) by over 2l, with Dallas Star further back; found 2m4f and far more demanding company too much for him in the Gold Gold; softening ground at York has seen him rerouted from yesterday's Lonsdale Stakes, and this is more winnable; tongue-tie added.

6/4

6th

7

(4)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 210y

Class 1

16:15 Ascot

Carmers

9st 3lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Won last May/June in his first three races, notably the 1m6f Queen's Vase at this meeting (good to firm) where he seized the initiative entering the straight and finished with three of today's rivals snapping at his heels; Scandinavia and Rahiebb comfortably turned the tables on him in the St Leger at Doncaster in September, however; latest start may have bolstered hopes, as he stepped up to 2m and switched from blinkers to a visor when well on top in a Listed race, but that was in far less demanding company.

18/1

Form: 325475

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Well-beaten second to Leinster in weaker four-runner renewal of this last year, and no match for Carmers at Down Royal in May; on a long losing sequence and will be a big price; usually leads.
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1st

3

19th Sep 2026

Good

1m 7f 165y

13:07 Navan

Dallas Star

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Good stayer on the Flat (rated 107 at his peak) and was running well in the spring before his form tailed off; not long with this yard and it all depends on how he takes to jumping hurdles.

7/4

6th

2

(6)

22nd Aug 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Dallas Star

9st 9lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Robson De Aguiar

Well-beaten second to Leinster in weaker four-runner renewal of this last year, and no match for Carmers at Down Royal in May; on a long losing sequence and will be a big price; usually leads.

33/1

5th

1

(2)

12th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 100y

16:22 Gowran Park

Dallas Star

10st 0lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: Robson De Aguiar

Group 3 winner over 1m2f at three; losing sequence stands at 14 since a Dundalk win early last year; flattered by his proximity to star stayer Scandinavia in a 1m6f Listed race at Navan in April; remote seventh behind Illinois in the Queen Alexandra; should not be ruled out on handicap debut.

6/1

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Form: 21-011 D

Last run: 67 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
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10/1

Form: 3127

Last run: 66 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 100

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Payout
Exacta €21.00
Straight Forecast €39.39
Trifecta €56.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Carmers

TOPSPEED:

Queenstown

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Carmers

The Irish Sun:

Carmers

POSTDATA:

Queenstown