15.05
GoodTattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1)
- Prize money: £243801.65
- 1m 2f 110y
- 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
11/2
Form: 1/151- D
Last run: 218 days
W: 9st 5lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 1 (3) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Winner of two of his four Group 1 attempts; overcame trouble in running in the Champion Stakes (soft) last October; has continued momentum at the age of seven; travelling better when heading Los Angeles just inside the final furlong in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, only to lose out close home; a fine second to Ombudsman in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. |
11/2 |
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2nd 1 (8) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
7yo who's won two of his three attempts at Group 1; swooped to overcome trouble in running in the Champion Stakes over C&D (soft) last October and he was travelling much the better when he headed Los Angeles just inside the final 1f in Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh (10.5f, officially good) last month, only to lose out in the last ten strides; three of his wins at lower levels were on good to firm; should be primed to throw down a telling late bid. |
7/2 |
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1 (6) |
25th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Lightly raced; winner of eight of his 13 races, including both Group 1 attempts, in the 2023 Prix d'Ispahan and a career-best when overcoming trouble in running to defeat Calandangan in the Champion Stakes; previously not seen to best effect in the Prix Dollar; runs well when fresh but has never faced a task like this on seasonal debut. |
11/2 |
33/1
Form: 09-395 CD
Last run: 9 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (3) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Won the St Leger and fifth in the Arc in 2023 but has failed to repeat the form since and is reduced to pacemaking duties these days; as in the Coronation Cup two starts ago, looks set to cut out the fractions for stablemate Jan Brueghel before eventually being swallowed up. |
125/1 |
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8th 3 (7) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
2023 was his heyday, when winning the St Leger and fifth in the Arc; career has taken some disappointing turns since last autumn and he could be set for a front-running role at a big price today, as on his last two starts. |
100/1 |
|
4 (4) |
6th Jun 2025 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Ended his 2023 campaign with a success in the St Leger and good effort in the Arc; modest strike-rate since and has become inconsistent too; possibly in here as pacemaker for stablemate Jan Brueghel. |
66/1 |
200/1
Form: 3644-6 C
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 6 (9) |
15th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 6lb |
Has lost way since winning at Gowran in July of last year; way below best on turf when last seen in April and has been gelded; cheekpieces tried now on first start since rejoining yard; probably best watched unless backed. |
25/1 |
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13th 2 (7) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 50y |
10st 0lb |
Classy 2yo won a three runner race Gowran last July, his third win on turf; has failed to fire since and was never sighted in the Irish Lincolnshire last time, although heavy ground may not have suited; sliding mark but others appeal more. |
16/1 |
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13th 9 (25) |
15th Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 0f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Smart juvenile in 2022, winner of the Group 2 Beresford Stakes; has come down in the world in recent seasons and has been competing over longer trips on AW; makes little appeal despite career-low mark. |
25/1 |
Form: 241/4- C
Last run: 413 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (3) |
28th Jun 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 9lb |
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 |
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4 (8) |
25th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
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 |
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4 (8) |
25th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
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 |
13/2
Form: 4335-4
Last run: 50 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (7) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Placed in several Group 1s when trained by Clive Cox; returning from a year off when down the field in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot on stable debut and then ran perfectly well in a Group 3 at Goodwood, albeit one that was steadily run; unlikely he's as good as he was, but still makes plenty of appeal at this level; goes on all ground. |
7/2 |
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4th 3 (4) |
1st Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 218y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
He was returning from a year off when down the field in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot in June, and may have needed that first run for Kevin Philippart De Foy; classy performer for Clive Cox prior to £2,000,000 sale, making the frame in several Group 1s, and can have a big say if back to his best. |
6/1 |
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12th 8 (4) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Sold on the eve of this meeting last year for £2,000,000 and finished a creditable third to Rebel's Romance and Al Riffa in the Group 2 Hardwicke (1m4f, good to firm) a few days later; withdrawn after rearing over being saddled up on an intended start at last year's Newmarket July meeting; subsequently left Clive Cox and hasn't been seen since. |
8/1 |
2/1
Form: 1439-1 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (3) |
16th Aug 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y |
10st 0lb |
2024 Irish Derby winner and Arc third; also boasts strong 1m2f form, including a close fourth in Irish Champion; beat White Birch in a C&D Group 2 in May and battled well to deny Anmaat over an extra half-furlong in Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup later that month; never looked happy in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes; will be hard to beat at this level if restored to form. |
8/11 |
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5th 5 (5) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
2024 Irish Derby winner and Arc third at 1m4f; four of his last five races have been at about 1m2f, though, notably when a close fourth in Irish Champion last September and when having to pull out all the stops at the Curragh in his two outings this season, all on good ground (acts on good to firm); latest was the 10.5f Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in which he battled back to deny Anmaat, but it's a protracted struggle rather than a rapier thrust which is likely to see him to best effect and he might just be vulnerable. |
9/4 |
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6 (7) |
25th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Last year's Derby third and Irish Derby winner; top-class form at 1m2f when close up fourth in Irish Champion Stakes before fine third in the Arc; race possibly came too soon when flopped 13 days later back at 1m2f in Champion Stakes; stout display on return when mastering White Birch in the Mooresbridge, though the runner-up emerged with at least as much credit. |
2/1 |
12/1
Form: 4673-3 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (6) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Hindered by major traffic issues when behind two of today's rivals at Royal Ascot last time; losing run is mounting up but he's 1-1 over C&D, namely a win in the 2024 Brigadier Gerard Stakes; interesting back here. |
6/1 |
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14th 14 (11) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Did well initially in his career, including when beating three rivals in the 2024 Brigadier Gerard at Sandown (1m2f, soft); 0-9 since, albeit twice placed at the highest level; pulled too hard when beaten about 6l into sixth of 12 on return in a Group 3 at the Curragh (1m2f, soft) in April; never featured at Chester in a Group 2 on good since; good to firm ground is a worry. |
16/1 |
11/4
Form: /111-2 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (2) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Last seen finishing 12th in the Arc and soon after changed hands for 300,000gns; a genuine 1m2f/1m4f Group 1 performer at his best but entitled to need this first run back from being gelded; rain would be welcomed. |
8/1 |
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5th 4 (5) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Third in 2023 Derby after Dante second; in rear in the Irish Derby and not at best here on final start at three; progressive in a hat-trick of Pattern wins at the Curragh early last season, culminating in an impressive Group 1 victory over Auguste Rodin; setbacks later, returned with a fine effort against Los Angeles; excuses behind the same horse in Tattersalls Gold Cup. |
13/2 |
|
8 (4) |
25th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Third behind Auguste Rodin in 2023 Derby after Dante second; in rear in the Irish Derby and not at best at Leopardstown on final start at three; progressive in a hat-trick of Pattern wins at this venue early last season, culminating in an impressive victory over August Rodin in this event; setbacks later, returned with a fine effort against Los Angeles; every chance he can reverse the form. |
11/4 |
4/1
Form: 23111- D
Last run: 218 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (6) |
20th Aug 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Poetry in motion up the straight at Ascot where's she registered all three of her Group 1 wins, on a range of ground, crowned by the King George (1m4f, good to firm) last month; unraced here but also shone at Newbury on 2026 reappearance; as today's chief rival on ratings is Minnie Hauk, who finished well adrift of her in the King George, this mare is the one to beat. |
11/10 |
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1st 6 (6) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
She's won the last two runnings of the Group 1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes here in October and she was a 1l second of five to Calandagan in this race last year; short-headed in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes over C&D (good to firm) at the Royal meeting and she might not be far away. |
9/1 |
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2nd 11 (2) |
20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Very smart mare who defied a penalty in Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f; beat West Wind Blows by a neck) on seasonal debut, taking record since wearing cheekpieces to 2-3 and running right up to her best; strong record at Ascot features wins in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes for the last two years (soft/good) and an excellent second in the 2025 King George; avoids a Group 1 penalty in this race and has a major chance at the weights. |
9/4 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €40.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €20.96 |
| Tricast | €48.47 |
| Trifecta | €102.50 |
Selections
The Irish Sun:
White Birch