15.25

10/1 (Won)

Win: £11.20
Place: £2.40

Form: 42-1

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Shaped well in two back-end starts at two; handled heavy ground when winning a four-runner event at Naas in March, with Serious Challenge beaten 5l in third.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 3 (4)	22nd Oct 2023 Heavy 1m 2f 0y	15:20 Leopardstown Sprewell 9st 8lb J: Shane Foley T: Mrs John Harrington	Commanding C&D Derby Trial win in testing conditions in the spring but has encountered much quicker ground on all three starts since in Group 1 contests won by Auguste Rodin, pick being Epsom Derby fourth; reportedly didn't let himself down on the ground here in Champion Stakes on latest; down in class, handles these conditions and major player.	5/2
8th 9 (1)	9th Sep 2023 Good 1m 2f 0y	15:20 Leopardstown Sprewell 9st 3lb J: Shane Foley T: Mrs John Harrington	midfield, outpaced under 2f out, no extra and dropped to rear over 1f out	33/1
6th 7 (5)	2nd Jul 2023 Good 1m 4f 0y	15:40 Curragh Sprewell 9st 2lb J: Shane Foley T: Mrs John Harrington	Started the season with a low-key Naas win before beating Up And Under and Proud And Regal in commanding fashion in the 1m2f Derby Trial at Leopardstown; ground was very testing then, but he handled quick going effectively when a creditable fourth in the Derby; met some trouble in running and did not look suited by the track, so his performance can be upgraded.	5/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

8th

3

(4)

22nd Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

15:20 Leopardstown

9st 8lb

Commanding C&D Derby Trial win in testing conditions in the spring but has encountered much quicker ground on all three starts since in Group 1 contests won by Auguste Rodin, pick being Epsom Derby fourth; reportedly didn't let himself down on the ground here in Champion Stakes on latest; down in class, handles these conditions and major player.

5/2

8th

9

(1)

9th Sep 2023

Good

1m 2f 0y

15:20 Leopardstown

9st 3lb

midfield, outpaced under 2f out, no extra and dropped to rear over 1f out

33/1

6th

7

(5)

2nd Jul 2023

Good

1m 4f 0y

9st 2lb

Started the season with a low-key Naas win before beating Up And Under and Proud And Regal in commanding fashion in the 1m2f Derby Trial at Leopardstown; ground was very testing then, but he handled quick going effectively when a creditable fourth in the Derby; met some trouble in running and did not look suited by the track, so his performance can be upgraded.

5/1

2nd

8 (7)

J: Mikey Sheehy

7/2

Place: £1.40

Form: 3-2

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 104

Form & Verdict

Beaten 8 1/2l in third on his debut in a 1m maiden at Navan last October; had 4l to spare over the Aidan O'Brien-trained third when second to White Birch in the Ballysax Stakes.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
1st 9 (10)	17th Aug 2023 Good 1m 1f 0y	18:35 Leopardstown Up And Under 9st 8lb J: Mikey Sheehy T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	in touch with leaders, headway and prominent over 2f out, led and ridden over 1f out, joined final 110yds, just did enough, all out	8/11
2nd 17 (12)	2nd Aug 2023 Soft 1m 4f 43y	17:40 Galway Up And Under 11st 2lb J: Mr T Hamilton T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	midfield, raced wide on turn after 3f, pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well and went second towards finish, no match for winner	8/13
5th 8 (7)	2nd Jul 2023 Good 1m 4f 0y	15:40 Curragh Up And Under 9st 2lb J: Mikey Sheehy T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien	Promising debut at Navan last October; runner-up in a pair of 1m2f Group 3 races at Leopardstown in the spring; beaten 1/2l by White Birch in the Ballysax Stakes and split Sprewell and Proud And Regal in the Derby Trial; dam a 1m2f winner by Galileo, so 1m4f may prove within his range.	12/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

1st

9

(10)

17th Aug 2023

Good

1m 1f 0y

18:35 Leopardstown

9st 8lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

in touch with leaders, headway and prominent over 2f out, led and ridden over 1f out, joined final 110yds, just did enough, all out

8/11

2nd

17

(12)

2nd Aug 2023

Soft

1m 4f 43y

17:40 Galway

11st 2lb

J: Mr T Hamilton

midfield, raced wide on turn after 3f, pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well and went second towards finish, no match for winner

8/13

5th

8

(7)

2nd Jul 2023

Good

1m 4f 0y

9st 2lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

Promising debut at Navan last October; runner-up in a pair of 1m2f Group 3 races at Leopardstown in the spring; beaten 1/2l by White Birch in the Ballysax Stakes and split Sprewell and Proud And Regal in the Derby Trial; dam a 1m2f winner by Galileo, so 1m4f may prove within his range.

12/1

OUR TIP

3rd

5 (6)

11/8

Place: £1.10

Form: 11321- C

Last run: 197 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 113

Form & Verdict

Made it three from five for the season when touching off the Ballydoyle-trained Espionage in the Group 1 Criterium International on heavy ground at Saint-Cloud in November; won a 7f Group 3 event at this venue on good ground last July and finished a creditable second in the National Stakes.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9th 8 (11)	26th Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 0y	16:15 Cork Proud And Regal 9st 3lb J: Gavin Ryan T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien	Good 2yo when winning the Tyros Stakes and the Criterium International, as well a second in the National Stakes; pleasing third in a Group 3 first time back and it's been Group 1s since then (1m/1m4f); absent three months but commands respect back at this level.	6/1
7th 5 (4)	2nd Jul 2023 Good 1m 4f 0y	15:40 Curragh Proud And Regal 9st 2lb J: Gavin Ryan T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien	Enjoyed a fine season at two, winning the Tyros Stakes and the Criterium International, finishing second in the National Stakes too; third to Sprewell in the 1m2f Derby Trial at Leopardstown on his seasonal debut; made little impact when dropped back to 1m in Irish 2,000 Guineas; Galileo colt out of a top-class miler by Danehill, tackles 1m4f for the first time.	25/1
7th 9 (9)	27th May 2023 Good 1m 0f 0y	15:40 Curragh Proud And Regal 9st 2lb J: Gavin Ryan T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien	Enjoyed a fine season last year, winning the Tyros Stakes and the Criterium International, finishing second in the National Stakes too; ran okay in the Derby Trial at Leopardstown on his seasonal bow three weeks ago; back to 1m here on quicker ground is another test altogether; interesting runner but others preferred.	8/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

9th

8

(11)

26th Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Cork

9st 3lb

Good 2yo when winning the Tyros Stakes and the Criterium International, as well a second in the National Stakes; pleasing third in a Group 3 first time back and it's been Group 1s since then (1m/1m4f); absent three months but commands respect back at this level.

6/1

7th

5

(4)

2nd Jul 2023

Good

1m 4f 0y

9st 2lb

Enjoyed a fine season at two, winning the Tyros Stakes and the Criterium International, finishing second in the National Stakes too; third to Sprewell in the 1m2f Derby Trial at Leopardstown on his seasonal debut; made little impact when dropped back to 1m in Irish 2,000 Guineas; Galileo colt out of a top-class miler by Danehill, tackles 1m4f for the first time.

25/1

7th

9

(9)

27th May 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

9st 2lb