13.50
SoftGAIN First Flier Stakes (Listed)
- Prize money: £20521.74
- 0m 5f 0y
- 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
7/4 (Won)
Form: 2 BF
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 8 (7) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Won the July Stakes and Prix Morny last season; 6f Listed winner on reappearance; no luck in running on his way to sixth-place finish in the Commonwealth Cup; slowly away and never looked like making an impression in the July Cup; blinkered for the first time. |
10/1 |
|
12th 15 (2) |
12th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Busy 2yo campaign featured wins in the July Stakes (at this meeting) and Prix Morny; collared stablemate Ides Of March in Listed grade on reappearance and met traffic issues on his way to sixth-place finish in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot most recently; the forecast ground perhaps isn't ideal (0-5 on good/firmer) but otherwise he has possibilities for top trainer who has landed this prize five times, mostly with 3yos. |
5/1 |
|
12 (11) |
20th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
3-8 in 2yo campaign, highlight his Group 1 Prix Morny win at Deauville (6f, good to soft) in August; ran well on fast ground at this meeting; returned with Listed win at Navan (6f, soft) and, while he was no match for Babouche when second in Group 3 Lacken Stakes at Naas (6f, good) latest, Ryan Moore reported that the colt banged his head on the gates; could give good account. |
16/1 |
13/8
Form: 1 CD
Last run: 49 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 (4) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Very experienced for his age; winner of six of his 16 starts and placed eight times; strong form in winning with something to spare from Mgheera in a C&D Group 2 in July; faded in the final quarter-mile of the Nunthorpe; could bounce back and helps to give the stable a strong hand, with Bucanero Fuerte also in the mix. |
6/1 |
|
11th 9 (9) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 13lb |
Often leads; has had plenty of racing for his tender years but he's tough and reliable and his first 5f run of the year saw him achieve strong form in winning with something to spare from Mgheera in a Group 2 at the Curragh (good; acts well on firm) in July; still has potential over 5f. |
11/2 |
|
5 (3) |
19th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Front running 3yo is a two-time Group 3 winner at 5.5f-6f; narrowly denied in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last November on his last start over 5f (firm); touched off in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot last month (6f, gd-fm); right in the mix on official ratings and a bold bid looks likely. |
100/30 |
6/1
Form: 31 D
Last run: 37 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 1 (9) |
21st May 2026 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Juvenile winner for Jim Bolger (Cork, 5f maiden, heavy); disappointing since joining this trainer (0-6), falling 20lb in the weights; slowly away and never involved at Thirsk (6f, good; 40-1) latest; hard to recommend now returning to 7f. |
25/1 |
|
14th 12 (12) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
8st 12lb |
Dropping down the weights and his latest Pontefract fifth was marginally more encouraging; more required back up in class though. |
33/1 |
|
5th 1 (7) |
7th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 3y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Thrown in on his form for Jim Bolger but he has finished down the field in four runs for new connections, weakening over 7f and 6f; the return of a tongue tie may help, as will the drop into a Class 6, so not discounted back at 5f for the owners who took this race 12 months ago. |
33/1 |
10/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 (11) |
4th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 6lb |
3yo has run respectably on last three starts in maiden company; weakened after making the running at Listowel latest (1m, heavy); probably needs more in first turf handicap. |
11/1 |
|
4th 2 (3) |
22nd Sep 2025 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 8lb |
No wins from 13 runs but has placed in six of them, including when a 3l second in a Galway maiden in July (7f, yielding); below his best at Gowran earlier this month; well exposed at this stage and likely to find a few too good. |
11/1 |
|
2 (15) |
2nd Sep 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Placed in six of his 12 starts, including at Galway on latest, when he overhauled Men Of Honour to take second; well exposed at this stage; should be thereabouts but may again find one or two too good. |
5/1 |
7/1
Form: 1 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (14) |
4th Oct 2024 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
awkward start, in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run and wandered around inside final furlong, kept on, not reach leaders |
33/1 |
|
5th 3 (1) |
31st Aug 2024 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
prominent, disputing second halfway, outpaced over 1f out, weakened final 110yds |
12/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | €2.73 |