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HeavyLester Piggott Gladness Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £28716.81
- 0m 7f 0y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.90
- Place: £2.00
Form: 81321- D
Last run: 175 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 1 (6) |
13th Oct 2024 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Group 3/Listed winner with best form on heavy ground; needs to bounce back from indifferent Gowran run, when Improvista and Azada finished in front of her; may have needed that on first run since Group 2 second at the Curragh in May; first-time cheekpieces; any further easing would help. |
5/1 |
|
8th 2 (6) |
21st Sep 2024 Good 1m 1f 100y |
9st 7lb |
Group 3 winner who got her head back in front in Listed company earlier in the year and was only beaten roughly a length in a Curragh Group 2 when last seen; drying ground probably against her and has been off 118 days. |
8/1 |
2/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: 3511-3 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (4) |
19th Jul 2023 Yielding 1m 0f 40y |
9st 12lb |
Twice successful in France last year, including a 1m Listed contest on heavy ground at Saint-Cloud; has had a break since two early-season outings that augur well for her prospects in a race of this standard, third in a 1m Listed race and second in a 7f Group 3 event; tongue-tie on now. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 6 (4) |
16th Apr 2023 Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Twice successful in France last year, including a 1m Listed contest on heavy ground at Saint-Cloud; holds a narrow edge over Power Under Me on the evidence of Irish debut at Leopardstown; possibly has more potential for improvement than any of her six rivals. |
2/1 |
|
3rd 7 (2) |
5th Apr 2023 Heavy 1m 0f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Dual winner in France last year, including a heavy ground Listed contest at Saint-Cloud; debuts for Paddy Twomey here and well worth a market check. |
11/2 |
10/1
Form: 7151-0 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (6) |
1st Oct 2023 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 100y |
9st 10lb |
led early, headed but prominent after 1f, weakened over 1f out |
8/1 |
|
5th 1 (6) |
24th Aug 2023 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 30y |
9st 12lb |
midfield but in touch with leaders, outpaced 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders |
11/4 |
|
3rd 1 (5) |
18th Aug 2023 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Progressive handicapper last year; game short-head winner of a 7f Listed event at Naas in May following a respectable third in seven-runner race Group 3 race at the Curragh (Carrytheone, fourth); did as well as could have been expected in a Group 2 at Leopardstown on latest; 2l behind Tawara then. |
100/30 |
12/1
Form: /576-0 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (13) |
4th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
As usual, he was held up before breezing through the field to win the Balmoral Handicap over 1m here last October (soft; 4lb lower); needs to put this season's performances behind him but arrives here fresh and rain would heighten interest. |
12/1 |
|
8th 2 (3) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Held up; excellent 2024 in handicaps on varied ground culminated in his Balmoral triumph at Ascot (1m, soft) in October; never having raced beyond 1m asks a question but he saw it out well that day and has a form chance if putting this month's reappearance (18-1 in Listed race) well behind him. |
7/1 |
|
8th 2 (7) |
12th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 1y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Shaped well in a few top handicaps prior to deservedly landing a big pot in the Balmoral at Ascot (1m, soft) last October; whether his hold-up style lends itself to a Listed race around here remains to be seen but he's a big player on form if ready to roll after nine months off. |
4/1 |
14/1
Form: 541-5 CD
Last run: 14 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (5) |
3rd Nov 2024 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 1lb |
slowly into stride, always behind |
9/1 |
|
7th 7 (5) |
3rd Nov 2024 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 1lb |
slowly into stride, always behind |
9/1 |
|
9 (6) |
6th Oct 2024 Yielding 0m 7f 100y |
9st 4lb |
Won a Curragh two-year-old maiden for David Geary on heavy; has run no better than okay on both runs for the stable this season and needs to step up hugely. |
33/1 |
7/2
Form: 3051-5 C
Last run: 11 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (6) |
29th Jul 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 123y |
10st 0lb |
Winner of seven of his 25 races; gained most recent of five stakes wins on his favoured soft ground at Tipperary last October; has had a break since respectable seasonal return in the Gladness Stakes in March; stakes performer dropping back into handicap so has to be respected but wants softer ground. |
8/1 |
|
6th 3 (6) |
29th Mar 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Winner of seven of his 24 races; gained the most recent of five stakes wins on his favoured soft ground at Tipperary last October; 1-9 record at this venue is a negative; unplaced in this event two years ago. |
10/1 |
11/2
Form: 4/179- C
Last run: 205 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (6) |
22nd Oct 2023 Heavy 1m 2f 0y |
9st 7lb |
took keen hold, towards rear, headway on near side of group over 2f out, pressed leaders when ridden over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, no chance with near side |
14/1 |
|
5th 1 (5) |
13th Sep 2023 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Useful juvenile for Brian Meehan in 2021, finishing fourth to Luxembourg in the Vertem Futurity; won 1m2f Gallinule Stakes on stable debut last May; out of his depth in the Irish Derby; flopped at Dundalk last September; no show over an inadequate 7f in the Gladness in April; has been gelded; comes out clear-best at the weights |
4/5 |
|
7th 1 (2) |
16th Apr 2023 Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Useful juvenile for Brian Meehan in 2021, finishing fourth in the Futurity at Doncaster; landed the Gallinule Stakes over 1m2f on this venue on stable debut last May; never in the hunt in the Irish Derby and flopped again over extended 1m2f at Dundalk in September; return to shorter distance is interesting, but has questions to answer. |
11/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €11.80 |
| Straight Forecast | €26.19 |
| Trifecta | €150.50 |
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