May 18 / 13.30 Naas

13.30

Good

Coolmore Stud The Antarctic Race

  • Prize money: £19504.13
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • 4 runners
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Coolmore Stud The Antarctic Race

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

Form: 41

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
No Nay Never colt is a brother to Group 1 winner Blackbeard; built on the promise of his Curragh debut (5f, good) when making all in a 6f Navan maiden (soft) in very impressive fashion; the drop back to 5f should pose no problems here and a 3lb penalty may not stop him from following up en-route to a trip to Royal Ascot.
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Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Cotai Glory colt sold for 60,000Euros as a yearling and 55,000GNS as a 2yo; third foal; half-brother to 1m2f AW winner Rock Armour (RPR 68); dam 1m1f winner (80), half-sister to 7f Group 3 winner Empowering, out of 7f Listed winning half-sister to 7f-1m1f Group 1 winner Bigstone; newcomer from respected source but pedigree suggests he may need further.
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11th

7

(9)

15th Oct 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 216y

Class 5

16:25 Brighton

Fresh Fade

9st 8lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

Generally struggled for his new yard this year; tumbling down the weights and now drops in class but others bring more pressing claims.

33/1

6th

8

(7)

27th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

17:07 Epsom

Fresh Fade

9st 2lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

Ex-Irish 3yo whose mark continues to fall but for good reason in view of this season's exploits; failed to settle when back up in trip and fifth of six over C&D four weeks ago.

20/1

5th

5

(5)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

17:15 Epsom

Fresh Fade

9st 2lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Michael Attwater

6f maiden winner in Ireland last term but he's been out of sorts in four runs for new yard this season; continues to drop down the weights but he needs to turn things around.

25/1

14/1

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Last run: —

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Dark Angel colt cost 75,000GNS as a yearling; second foal; dam unraced half-sister to 1m Group 1 winner Territories, out of Listed-placed 1m/1m1f 2yo winner, is granddaughter of 15.5f Group 3 winner; yard can ready one first time up but pedigree suggests he'll be seen to best effect over further.
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9th

9

(1)

19th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Newmarket

Sir Alfie

8st 11lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Charlie Pike

Dual Irish winner last term but he's not got going for his new yard this year; last turf start hinted he might be finding his level but he was beaten 10l on AW five weeks ago; well handicapped if this return to grass proves a positive.

33/1

6th

2

(1)

15th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 5

18:46 Lingfield (AW)

Sir Alfie

9st 10lb

J: Thomas Greatrex

T: Charlie Pike

Won twice in Ireland last season before closing out with two lesser efforts in Listed company; struggled for his current yard, coming a stone down the weights, and again didn't achieve much last time when fourth of five on turf here.

12/1

4th

3

(3)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Lingfield

Sir Alfie

9st 7lb

J: Thomas Greatrex

T: Charlie Pike

Two sprint wins in Ireland as 2yo, including when making all at the Curragh (6f, good) last August; well handicapped on that form but he's struggled since and has form figures of 89089 for his current yard; lost to prove.

25/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
St Mark's Basilica filly bought for 320,000GNS at the Craven breeze-up sales last month; second foal; half-sister to 6f/7f winner Al Qudra (inc AW/2yo Listed; RPR 107); dam 5f 2yo winner (inc Listed; 98), half-sister to useful 6f-1m winner Magical Dreamer; attractive pedigree and could go well on debut.
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2nd

14

(19)

26th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 0y

14:35 Curragh

Cardiff By The Sea

8st 11lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: J A Stack

Fourth in last year's Queen Mary at Royal Ascot; well held since April's maiden win, though showed up well for a long way in a Cork Listed last time and makes handicap debut with Julian Pietropaolo taking off 7lb; wouldn't be too dismissive.

20/1

5th

7

(1)

30th Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 0y

16:05 Cork

Cardiff By The Sea

9st 0lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: J A Stack

Very useful 2yo last year, winning C&D maiden and fine fourth in Group 2 Queen Mary; three runs this term below her best, twice at Listed level and most recently last of 5 in Naas conditions event; tongue-tie now tried but hard to fancy.

16/1

5th

4

(1)

4th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

13:57 Naas

Cardiff By The Sea

9st 0lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: J A Stack

Very useful two-year-old last year, second to Charles Darwin on debut before finishing fourth in Queen Mary; landed a Cork maiden in cosy fashion on return before finishing 14th of 15 in Listed company but still only beat 6l; travelled well before flattening out when seventh in competitive Ayr sprint 14 days ago on soft; open to improvement and can figure on these terms.

4/1

Non-runners

Jack The Bachelor, Spring Is Here

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Charles Darwin

POSTDATA:

Charles Darwin

The Irish Sun:

Charles Darwin