16.35
SoftBallyroan Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £26106.19
- 1m 3f 202y
- 8 runners
.jpg)
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
10/11 (Won)
- Win: £1.60
- Place: £1.02
Form: 4411/1 D
Last run: 48 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (6) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 11lb |
held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on and went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner |
11/2 |
|
1st 7 (4) |
23rd Aug 2024 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Attentions concentrated on the Flat since his runaway handicap win at Royal Ascot last June; has not quite lived up to that dazzling display, this term running respectably in the Yorkshire Cup here and the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, seemingly stretched by 2m4f (good to firm) in the latter, before a lesser show at the Curragh five weeks ago; big player if back at his peak. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 7 (3) |
20th Jul 2024 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 11lb |
midfield, headway and chased clear leader 3f out, 8 lengths down when lost second inside final furlong, kept on |
5/2 |
8/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: 34-212
Last run: 46 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (3) |
9th Sep 2023 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 1lb |
prominent, soon went third, outpaced under 2f out, no extra final furlong |
15/2 |
|
2nd 8 (3) |
7th Aug 2023 Soft 1m 3f 202y |
8st 13lb |
in touch with leaders, headway on outer and went second over 2f out, hung left 1f out, kept on, no match for winner |
8/1 |
|
2nd 11 (8) |
22nd Jun 2023 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Entered in Irish Derby and Irish St Leger; showed promise on good ground last summer and stayed on strongly from off the pace, but a fraction too late, in handicap at Leopardstown (1m2f, heavy) on reappearance; no difficulty when 4-9 in maiden at Navan (1m2f, soft) on his only start since; into a hot race but he's a striking candidate for 1m4f. |
10/1 |
15/2
- Place: £1.90
Form: 1-1747
Last run: 24 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 (3) |
1st May 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Listed Flat winner for Aidan O'Brien and initially looked a good prospect for hurdling; however, has struggled badly under both codes since returning from an absence. |
33/1 |
|
7th 1 (2) |
17th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 2m 1f 24y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Listed Flat winner for Aidan O'Brien; made a successful hurdle debut for this yard in early 2024 but it's been a struggle since then under both codes; has dropped a long way in the weights but he's hard to trust at the moment and others are preferred. |
10/1 |
|
4th 2 |
27th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Listed Flat winner for Aidan O'Brien; made a successful hurdle debut for this yard in early 2024 but it's been a struggle since then under both codes and he's tough to trust at the minute. |
12/1 |
5/1
Form: 323414 C
Last run: 37 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (1) |
29th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Winner of ten races, most recently last month's seasonal return in good-class Curragh conditions event, coming late in testing conditions (first attempt at 1m6f); never able to land a blow later same month on quicker ground in Saval Beg; first attempt at 2m. |
13/2 |
|
6th 6 (7) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Winner of ten races; last of six stakes race wins was in 2023 Royal Whip over 1m2f at the Curragh; however, he proved that he retains considerable ability and enthusiasm when winning a conditions event over this trip at the Curragh on seasonal debut; (Dallas Star third, Emit fourth), that was his first 1m6f attempt, on his 47th outing. |
10/1 |
|
1st 7 (2) |
3rd Apr 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Winner of nine races; last of six stakes race wins was in 2023 Royal Whip over 1m2f at this venue; best run last season when runner-up to an odds-on chance in 1m2f Group 3 event here in June; first try at this trip. |
8/1 |
25/1
Form: 72-244
Last run: 88 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (2) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Useful dual-purpose sort, 3-34 on Flat (and second on ten occasions); his only two stakes race wins from 28 attempts have been in the 1m2f Naas event in which he was third of eight last month; suited by testing conditions, drying ground against him. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 2 (7) |
22nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 2f 125y |
9st 7lb |
Useful dual-purpose sort, 3-33 on Flat (and second on ten occasions), 2-9 over hurdles; has won the last two editions of this race, significantly his only two stakes race wins from 27 attempts; has finished in the first two in five of his six races at this venue; out of his depth in Group 2/3 races on his only other Flat starts in 2026. |
9/2 |
|
8th 5 (2) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 4f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Loves soft/heavy ground, dual 1m12f Naas Listed winner from three Flat wins; down the field in Galway Hurdle when last seen (ground too quick) and has had a short break since; ground now in his favour but faces stronger stayers at this trip. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 137-16
Last run: 36 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (5) |
7th Sep 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
sweating, took keen hold, led |
16/1 |
|
10th 4 (8) |
13th Oct 2023 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
always behind, tailed off |
18/1 |
|
5th 5 (5) |
20th Aug 2023 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Landed a Roscommon winners race on his seasonal bow in June; not disgraced in the German Derby subsequently but well beaten at Naas since and others look more likely. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 2-5721 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (1) |
8th Aug 2024 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 9lb |
raced in third, outpaced and dropped to rear over 2f out, kept on final furlong |
11/2 |
|
2nd 1 (6) |
30th Jun 2024 Good 1m 4f 0y |
10st 1lb |
Beat Zoffman (rec 6lb) under top-weight in this race last year when recording career-best RPR; promising reappearance here over 1m2f last month behind Crystal Black but never landed a blow behind same rival at Ascot nine days ago; respected nonetheless. |
6/1 |
|
13th 5 (11) |
21st Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
never better than midfield |
12/1 |
14/1
Form: 5-17
Last run: 16 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (5) |
27th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
C&D winner in May 2025 and 2026, latterly in clearcut style (from Now The Eagle) when 6-5 favourite on return from hurdling; back up 5lb now; third in this race last year and looks set for another prominent finish. |
7/2 |
|
1st 1 (2) |
4th May 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Not seen on the Flat since finishing first and third over C&D around this time last year; comes into this fit from hurdling, though, and should make his presence felt. |
5/1 |
|
15th 18 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 103y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
In good form on AW Flat last spring and returned from an absence for 50-1 win on handicap hurdle debut at Kempton (2m, good to soft) in February; weakened quickly in the Imperial Cup at Sandown (soft) but perhaps a return to less testing ground may help. |
22/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €3.20 |
| Straight Forecast | €3.11 |
| Trifecta | €11.60 |