May 08 / 18.50 Gowran Park

18.50

Heavy

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)

  • Prize money: £25652.17
  • 1m 1f 100y
  • 6 runners
RTV
View Course
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 1236- CD

Last run: 233 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Debut maiden winner over C&D a year ago beating the very useful Thunder Roll; narrowly denied in a 1m2f Listed race at Naas; again emerged with credit when third (four runners) in the Group 3 Meld Stakes at Leopardstown; failed to reproduce that form at Naas on final outing.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

5

(6)

8th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:52 Leopardstown

Empress Of Beauty

9st 6lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Henry De Bromhead

Handled heavy ground when winning a Listed race at Gowran on seasonal debut; raced too keenly and had an off-day when attempting 1m2f at the Curragh in June; 97-rated filly is up against it in this company.

20/1

7th

5

(4)

29th Jun 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

14:55 Curragh

Empress Of Beauty

9st 6lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Henry De Bromhead

Returned to action when just lasting out in a 1m1f fillies Listed at Gowran last month; behind Self Belief in last year's Meld Stakes but does handle good ground; needs to improve to win this though.

12/1

1st

2

(6)

8th May 2024

Heavy

1m 1f 100y

18:50 Gowran Park

Empress Of Beauty

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Debut maiden winner over C&D a year ago beating the very useful Thunder Roll; narrowly denied in a 1m2f Listed race at Naas; again emerged with credit when third (four runners) in the Group 3 Meld Stakes at Leopardstown; failed to reproduce that form at Naas on final outing.

5/1

11/10

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 638-31

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Formerly trained in Germany; won 7f Group 3 Gladness Stakes against geldings at the Curragh on seasonal/yard debut early last season; highly tried after that; did not quite run to market expectations when third in a 1m Group 3 event at the Curragh on reappearance; landed the odds at Leopardstown four weeks ago; missed an engagement on Monday.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

1

(6)

13th Oct 2024

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:50 Naas

Goldana

9st 8lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Group 3/Listed winner with best form on heavy ground; needs to bounce back from indifferent Gowran run, when Improvista and Azada finished in front of her; may have needed that on first run since Group 2 second at the Curragh in May; first-time cheekpieces; any further easing would help.

5/1

8th

2

(6)

21st Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 100y

16:01 Gowran Park

Goldana

9st 7lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Group 3 winner who got her head back in front in Listed company earlier in the year and was only beaten roughly a length in a Curragh Group 2 when last seen; drying ground probably against her and has been off 118 days.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3123-7

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Bought for 42,000gns out of Ralph Beckett's yard last December, having won Chepstow maiden last summer and run to a better level subsequently in handicaps at Pontefract and Newmarket; unplaced in a handicap on stable debut; not well treated by the race conditions.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

6

(4)

29th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 1

16:28 Nottingham

Mexicali Rose

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

held up in rear, some headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out, weakened from 2f out

9/1

6th

6

(4)

29th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 1

16:28 Nottingham

Mexicali Rose

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

held up in rear, some headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out, weakened from 2f out

9/1

Form: 81786-

Last run: 222 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Third in the Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial in 2022; best run last year when winning the valuable Kensington Palace Handicap at Ascot; well held in Group races at Leopardstown and out of the money in a Listed race at Dundalk last September.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

(1)

17th Aug 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:00 Curragh

Villanova Queen

9st 6lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Mrs John Harrington

Won last season's Kensington Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot; ninth of 24 in this year's edition; placed only once in ten attempts in stakes races; well held in fifth in a Listed at Pontefract last month.

50/1

5th

9

(4)

9th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 6y

Class 1

15:10 Pontefract

Villanova Queen

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Mrs John Harrington

Irish mare; finished behind Doha and Elim when bidding for a second win in the Kensington Palace at Ascot; now meets those rivals on better terms but is comparatively exposed.

11/2

Form: 13340- C

Last run: 206 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Ran well on her first two attempts in stakes company; third in a Listed race over 1m2f at Naas, 1 1/2l behind today's rival Empress Of Beauty; better form when close fourth in Curragh Group 3 over 1m1f; stamina stretched by 1m4f on her final start; respected back in distance now.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

9

(6)

10th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 4f 0y

18:15 Galway

Snowcapped

9st 9lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Mrs John Harrington

Second runner for yard; her wins last year came over 7f-8f but she has run well in Listed races this term stepped up in trip; a bit below form at Roscommon last time and needs her best.

8/1

4th

8

(8)

2nd Jul 2024

Good

1m 4f 20y

19:50 Roscommon

Snowcapped

9st 6lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

in touch with leaders

8/1

Form: /4315- D

Last run: 215 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Winner over 1m1f at Punchestown last September on handicap debut; promising display when fifth of 14 in a Listed race at Compiegne the following month; open to further improvement.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

4

(6)

8th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Star Galaxy

9st 4lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

in touch with leaders, went fourth 3f out, weakened final 110yds

25/1

7th

4

(6)

8th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Star Galaxy

9st 4lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

in touch with leaders, went fourth 3f out, weakened final 110yds

25/1

12th

6

(7)

13th Oct 2024

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:50 Naas

Star Galaxy

9st 5lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Not in the first three in five attempts in stakes races, though not beaten far in fourth over 1m at Navan in June; trainer has stronger candidates.

10/1

Non-runners

Flight Of Fancy

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €11.80
Straight Forecast €9.90
Trifecta €35.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Goldana

TOPSPEED:

Empress Of Beauty

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Goldana

POSTDATA:

Goldana

The Irish Sun:

Goldana