September 23 / 17.45 Fairyhouse

17.45

Good

Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £20521.74
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 742211 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Atoned for odds-on Sligo defeat with a hard-earned Naas success from the 11lb-receiving Rion Rubette; easily brushed aside modest opposition with front-running effort at Cork; takes a jump in class.
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1st

3

(8)

23rd Sep 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:45 Fairyhouse

Rebel Diamond

9st 5lb

J: W J Lee

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

in touch with leaders, headway on outer and led over 1f out, ridden and kept on final 110yds

10/1

1st

1

(4)

11th Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

15:45 Cork

Rebel Diamond

9st 10lb

J: W J Lee

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

made all, joined but going best 2f out, shaken up and went clear over 1f out, ran on, comfortably

8/11

1st

3

(2)

25th Aug 2024

Yielding

0m 5f 205y

14:32 Naas

Rebel Diamond

9st 5lb

J: W J Lee

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

prominent, going easily under 3f out, pushed along and led over 1f out, sustained duel with runner-up inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish

11/2

4/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 1 D

Last run: 135 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Brother to juvenile Group 3 winner Glounthaune; looked useful when landing the odds on debut in a 6f maiden at Naas in May; taking on experienced rivals without the benefit of a recent run; on the positive side, the stable houses excellent trial material.
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15th

2

(6)

13th Oct 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:47 Leicester

One Smack Mac

9st 11lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

Listed placed in Ireland but hasn't looked anything like the same horse in handicaps for current yard; 0-11 since debut win; chance largely depends on the effects of first-time tongue-tie (replacing hood).

40/1

11th

2

(5)

3rd Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:24 Salisbury

One Smack Mac

10st 2lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

Won 2yo debut over 6f at Naas; best 3yo form when going close in a 7f Listed race there last May but he's been big prices and down the field in three starts for this yard (1m and 7f); down 9lb since the first of them but that may not be enough.

66/1

18th

4

(19)

29th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

17:40 Goodwood

One Smack Mac

9st 10lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

A handicapping case can be made on last year's Irish form but he's been slow to get going for this yard and a wide stall is unlikely to help him stage a revival.

100/1

Form: 184 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Very green when making a winning debut over C&D in June; disappointed in the Group 2 Airlie Stud Stakes at the Curragh; third of trainer's four runners when fourth behind a stablemate of One Smack Mac in 7f Listed race at Leopardstown; outstayed then, drop in trip should help.
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18th

9

(13)

4th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 6f 0y

14:17 Curragh

Easy Mover

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

Has failed to add to her Fairyhouse 6f maiden debut win last year; out of her depth in Group 3 races over further on last two starts; drop in class and trip should help; first time with this headgear pairing.

10/1

11th

10

(3)

20th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 100y

14:52 Gowran Park

Easy Mover

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Hasn't added to her Fairyhouse 6f maiden debut win last year; however, she has run well several times including in a C&D Listed race two starts back; has to rebound from a poor Curragh run; seems yard's first-string.

10/1

7th

5

(5)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

15:27 Curragh

Easy Mover

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Has been found wanting in Group 3 races this season, latest two runs in Listed company were better but still leaves her a fair bit off the standard required here.

14/1

OUR TIP

11/2

Form: 11 D

Last run: 89 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Made a winning debut over an extended 5f on heavy ground at Chantilly in June; backed that up over 6f on good-to-soft at the same venue later that month; Francis-Henri Graffard-trained second La Samana later beat Irish raider Shamrock Breeze in a Listed race at Deauville; Amy Murphy fits him with a tongue-tie; interesting runner.
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5th

3

(2)

1st Oct 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:43 Nottingham

Itsatenfromlen

9st 12lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Ivan Furtado

Two-time turf winner in France who scored on dirt at Jebel Ali last November for Doug Watson; however, well beaten last winter on final two outings for that yard and absent since; returns following gelding/wind operations; has something to prove.

33/1

4th

1

(3)

23rd Sep 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

17:45 Fairyhouse

Itsatenfromlen

9st 5lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: Amy Murphy

took keen hold, prominent, no extra inside final furlong

11/2

Form: 152904

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
5f form has featured good efforts in the Windsor Castle (fifth) and Super Sprint (close second); limitations evident more recently; however, worth another shot at this trip after fourth in a 6f Group 3 on AW at Kempton.
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11th

2

(2)

16th Oct 2026

Heavy

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:07 Haydock

Vingegaard

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Paul Midgley

Won at Thirsk (6f, good) in June on penultimate run for Julie Camacho and has run well on both starts for this stable, most recently a close fourth at Chester (5f, heavy); could again be thereabouts.

14/1

4th

10

(5)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:17 Chester

Vingegaard

9st 1lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Paul Midgley

Winner at Thirsk in June (6f, good) for Julie Camacho; bought for 5,000gns in August and decent run on stable debut when sixth of 21 at York (5.5f, good to soft); each-way chance.

10/1

6th

12

(4)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 89y

Class 4

14:05 York

Vingegaard

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Paul Midgley

Hit and miss for Julie Camacho; won a 6f handicap at Thirsk on his penultimate start before a midfield finish at Glorious Goodwood; sold for 5,000gns last month and new yard try him in new headgear.

33/1

Form: 581 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Long-priced maiden winner at Navan for David Marnane; her new trainer sets the bar high for her now.
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8th

4

(6)

21st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 50y

Class 5

19:38 Ayr

Actin Like A Diva

9st 7lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Poor results, without headgear, this season for new yard; could revive with cheekpieces refitted, having gained her Irish success (6f) in this headgear.

20/1

9

(6)

7th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 1y

Class 4

16:25 Musselburgh

Actin Like A Diva

8st 8lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

6f maiden winner in Ireland last autumn but has failed to beat a rival in two starts for Jim Goldie; like her two stablemates, she arrives here with risks attached.

25/1

14th

5

(9)

28th May 2025

Good

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

15:30 Hamilton

Actin Like A Diva

9st 6lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

6f maiden winner in Ireland but then disappointed in three runs for John McConnell and was tailed off on debut for this yard over 7f at Wetherby (50-1); others preferred.

50/1

Form: 22

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Promising maiden; beaten by Rebel Diamond at Naas and renews rivalry on 6lb worse terms; can win races but this is demanding.
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6th

6

(5)

19th Sep 2026

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:06 Gowran Park

Rion Rubette

9st 8lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Michael Butler

Doesn't travel well to the races, so this local track is where she fares best; twice beat Greydreambeliever in C&D handicaps earlier this year, and again had that rival behind when second to a subsequent Irish Champions Festival winner here last month; ground-versatile and has no bother winning from off the pace here, which has been difficult to accomplish at this track this season.

3/1

8th

6

(5)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 30y

18:20 Killarney

Rion Rubette

9st 4lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Michael Butler

Three-time handicap winner over 7f; career-best 14 days ago when second to Rebel Wave giving away 15lb; up against it in this company however and ran to freely on last attempt at 1m.

20/1

2nd

3

(6)

7th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

17:35 Gowran Park

Rion Rubette

9st 12lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Michael Butler

Gained back-to-back C&D wins earlier this season, beating Greydreambeliever by a short head in the second one; no impact off revised mark in Curragh premier handicap on latest (8l behind Malavelly); these are calmer waters and could bounce back at her favourite track.

6/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €18.10
Straight Forecast €17.21
Trifecta €51.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Rudi's Apple

TOPSPEED:

Vingegaard

POSTDATA:

Easy Mover

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Rudi's Apple

The Irish Sun:

Vingegaard