September 09 / 14.15 Leopardstown

14.15

Good

KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) (Registered as the Golden Fleece Stakes)

  • Prize money: £78318.58
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 7 runners
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KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) (Registered as the Golden Fleece Stakes)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

4/7 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.01

Form: 1

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Frankel colt is closely related to multiple Pattern winner Broome and Group 2 winner Point Lonsdale who won his first four races at two; fetched 2.4 million guineas as a yearling; can be rated a smart prospect on the evidence of an emphatic debut win over 7f at the Curragh four weeks ago.
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3

(6)

20th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Diego Velazquez

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Ended last season with two Pattern wins (1m1f/1m, good) at Leopardstown, proving suited by dropping back in trip after being tried over middle distances; upset in stalls and withdrawn on intended seasonal debut at Leopardstown; dropped away tamely in the Queen Anne; may have needed the run and will be hard to beat if recapturing his best form.

13/8

9th

4

(1)

17th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:30 Ascot

Diego Velazquez

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Ballydoyle colt who was withdrawn last month on intended reappearance, having got upset in the stalls; ended last season with two Group wins (1m1f/1m, good) at Leopardstown, proving suited by dropping back in distance; looks a potential threat in this division this term but, being the only seasonal debutant in the field, the market signals may prove the best guide.

8/1

1

(7)

11th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:55 Leopardstown

Diego Velazquez

10st 0lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

C&D Group 2 winner at two; experienced a couple of reverses last season after a creditable fourth in the Poulains; floundered in testing conditions in the Prix du Jockey-Club and failed to stay 1m4f in the King Edward VII Stakes; redeemed himself with a handsome 1m1f at this venue and signed off with an emphatic C&D win from Mutasarref.

8/11

8/1

  • Place: £1.95

Form: 1 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Dam 1m1f Group 2 winner, sister to Derby winner Serpentine and two 1m2f Group 3 winners; did well to master Huxley (previously fourth behind the exciting City Of Troy) in a maiden over this trip at Dundalk last month
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1st

3

(2)

9th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 1

15:05 Chester

Capulet

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

made all, pestered throughout, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final 110yds

9/2

1st

3

(2)

9th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 1

15:05 Chester

Capulet

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Justify colt who won on debut at Dundalk (1m, AW) last summer and was placed in 1m Group 2s at Leopardstown (good) and Newmarket (good to firm); that form saw him start 8-13 for valuable conditions event at Chelmsford (1m, AW) on reappearance but Bracken's Laugh surged past to beat him by just over 3l; should stay 1m2f and has lots of big-race entries, but work to do to turn the tables on Bracken's Laugh.

9/2

3rd

4

(3)

6th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Capulet

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

prominent on inner, bumped over 1f out, kept on final 110yds

11/10

OUR TIP

Form: 1

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Looked potentially smart when much too strong for the well-fancied Formal Display on debut over 7f at the Curragh three weeks ago; style of victory suggests that 1m will suit.
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9th

2

(6)

14th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:10 Leopardstown

Atlantic Coast

9st 13lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

midfield

12/1

8th

2

(5)

2nd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Goodwood

Atlantic Coast

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown (7f, heavy) last October and ran best race of this year when Listed runner-up at the Curragh (1m, good) last time; however, he needs a bigger run now back up in grade.

16/1

4th
5 (8)
Deepone

13/2

Form: 112 C BF

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Course maiden winner on debut, beating the useful Instant Appeal with plenty to spare; and readily gave away weight in five-runner 1m Killarney conditions event in July, making all; modest gallop probably contributed to defeat when favourite for a soft-ground Listed race at Tipperary last month; holds Democracy and Bremen on that running.
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2

(3)

28th Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

14:55 Curragh

Deepone

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Group 2 course winner as a juvenile who was only seen once last term; down the field in the Tattersalls Gold Cup last month; that was a tough ask on return from 413 days off and this drop in class looks more suitable; potential pace angle and not ruled out if he can come on for that return.

3/1

4

(8)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 110y

15:05 Curragh

Deepone

9st 5lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Was 3-5 in a 2023 juvenile campaign; highlighted by a course 1m Group 2 win Beresford Stakes; has raced just once since, well beaten in a Leopardstown Group 3 early last season.

50/1

4

(8)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 110y

15:05 Curragh

Deepone

9st 5lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Was 3-5 in a 2023 juvenile campaign; highlighted by a course 1m Group 2 win Beresford Stakes; has raced just once since, well beaten in a Leopardstown Group 3 early last season.

50/1

Form: 215 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Brother to last month's Yorkshire Oaks winner Warm Heart; dam Australian Group 1 winner; ran a bit green when beaten only a neck on Tipperary debut; more polished when going one better over this trip at Killarney; looks vulnerable now in the light of eclipse in a Listed race at Tipperary.
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5th

1

(2)

12th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

15:35 Leopardstown

Bremen

9st 5lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

started quickly, soon chased clear leader, pressed leader before halfway

5/1

5th

1

(2)

12th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

15:35 Leopardstown

Bremen

9st 5lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

started quickly, soon chased clear leader, pressed leader before halfway

5/1

1st

2

(4)

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

1m 2f 50y

17:05 Cork

Bremen

9st 9lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

started quickly, led narrowly early, raced in second soon after start, led again going okay up the centre from 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on

5/2

10/1

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Group 1-winning dam has been a fine source of winners at stud, best of her progeny this one's close relation Time Test, a dual Group 1 winner; plenty of improvement likely from his recent debut second at the Curragh but no reason why he should reverse form with easy winner Atlantic Coast.
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1st

1

(1)

21st Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:40 Gowran Park

Formal Display

9st 10lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

made all, faced challenge but going best over 2f out, shaken up when went clear over 1f out, ridden briefly and ran on inside final furlong, pushed out, comfortably

7/2

4th

1

(4)

25th Jul 2024

Yielding

1m 1f 0y

19:20 Leopardstown

Formal Display

10st 0lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Showed decent level of ability on turf last year before landing AW maiden in November; respectable reappearance over C&D in good-class Listed contest last month but disappointing in Curragh premier handicap later in month, beaten when hampered and short of room before eased; tongue-tie now tried and looks vulnerable.

7/1

8th

3

(2)

30th Jun 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

13:10 Curragh

Formal Display

9st 9lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Lightly raced 3yo showed decent level of ability in a couple of turf starts last year before landing odds in AW maiden in November; respectable reappearance over this trip in good-class Leopardstown Listed early this month but probably needs to improve to play a major role here.

7/1

Form: 16774

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Curragh debut win came on heavy; limitations evident since then; not disgraced at a big price when fourth of six in the Tipperary race in which Deepone was second, though a slow pace puts a question mark against the form of that event.
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3rd

1

(1)

23rd Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 30y

17:10 Killarney

Democracy

9st 11lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Highly tried at two after winning a maiden on debut; last three runs have been in small-field conditions races over 7f; needs to raise his game in first-time cheekpieces.

7/2

4th

6

(3)

24th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

20:00 Naas

Democracy

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Highly tried at two; bang there the last twice in 7f events, though couldn't make the most of an easy lead here last time when reeled in by one who was rated 79 at the time; likely to need more here.

6/1

Non-runners

Bad Desire

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €6.90
Straight Forecast €6.49
Tricast €13.47
Trifecta €14.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Diego Velazquez

TOPSPEED:

Atlantic Coast

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Diego Velazquez

POSTDATA:

Diego Velazquez

The Irish Sun:

Diego Velazquez