June 21 / 16.30 Down Royal

16.30

Good

BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap)

  • Prize money: £48760.33
  • 1m 4f 207y
  • 6 runners
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BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 21-253 BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Sole win in 1m maiden at the Curragh last year; best run this season on latest in the Listed King George V Cup at Leopardstown, his first try at 1m4f (good); steps up another furlong in trip and drops into handicap company; go well for yard that has won two of the last four renewals.
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5

(5)

19th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 0y

15:26 Leopardstown

Acapulco Bay

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Decent sort but hasn't added to 2yo maiden win; has been running over further of late, good efforts in Gowran Listed and Galway premier handicap and career-best in Group 3 CMG Group Stakes here last month over 1m4f when beaten 4l; not sure if this drop in trip will be in his favour.

11/2

4th

7

(3)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

15:50 Leopardstown

Acapulco Bay

9st 1lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Decent sort but hasn't added to 2yo maiden win; placed on five of six starts this term, including C&D Listed, most recently in Galway premier handicap; fair bit to find to play a major role.

25/1

12

(1)

1st Aug 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

18:35 Galway

Acapulco Bay

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

3yo; has gone 0-5 since his maiden win and his lack of pace has been exposed of late; he still didn't run at all badly last week in a 1m4f Listed race at Gowran and perhaps a big-field handicap scenario will suit him well.

6/1

Form: 05-422 BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Is 0-6 but has run well in defeat this season in handicaps at Leopardstown off 75 (1m2f, good) and Cork off 78 (1m4f, soft); beaten by a potentially smart type back in a maiden at Roscommon latest (10.5f, good); mark has risen to 86 but rider claims a handy 7lb; place claims.
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9th

4

(5)

10th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 197y

Class 3

17:20 Doncaster

Mocking

9st 7lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Sole win (13 races) was in a soft-ground maiden at Roscommon last October; mixed form in handicaps, respectable fourth of ten at Ballinrobe (9.7f, yielding; stays 1m4f) in June last time but others look more solid.

6/1

4th

3

(3)

22nd Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 1f 163y

18:55 Ballinrobe

Mocking

10st 0lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Fair placed form early last season and won at Roscommon in the autumn; two 2026 runs can be upgraded a little, has met trouble in running both times.

6/1

Form: 324 BF

Last run: 25 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Galileo colt makes his handicap debut after showing promise in maidens; best effort came on his second start at Ballinrobe (1m5f, good) in first-time cheekpieces when 1.25l behind subsequent Royal Ascot winner Carmers; soft may not have suited latest, the cheekpieces return and he's a fascinating runner off a mark of 85.
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12th

13

(6)

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Kilmeaden

9st 0lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Faye Bramley

1m4f Flat winner at last year's Galway festival and took a maiden hurdle this January; that's from 14 races for Donnacha O'Brien, for whom he was a promising third of 24 to Westminster Moon (1m6f, good) in May and a fair fifth over 2m in June; not beaten far when ninth in 2m Shergar Cup race at Ascot but that shows he needs marked improvement in today's first-time visor (1-8 in cheekpieces), replacing a tongue-tie.

16/1

9th

3

(7)

8th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 209y

Class 2

14:10 Ascot

Kilmeaden

9st 7lb

J: C Y Ho

T: Faye Bramley

Hurdle/Flat winner; ran in snatches when a 5l fifth in a 2m fast-ground handicap at the Curragh on what proved to be his final start for Donnacha O'Brien; that last run was his first on ground quicker than good and he does like the mud.

7/1

5th

4

(7)

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 76y

19:55 Curragh

Kilmeaden

9st 5lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Dual-purpose; hurdle winner is 1-9 on the Flat; has come up dry since winning a Galway Festival maiden last July (12.5f, yielding); kept on nicely for third over 1m6f here latest (Delta behind); raised 2lb for that but should go well again up in trip.

6/1

Form: 53-223

Last run: 41 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Consistent in maidens; makes handicap debut after a solid 2.25l third of 8 in a 1m4f Leopardstown maiden last month (runner up has boosted the form); this extended 1m4f should be fine and he looks to be on a fair mark; not discounted.
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7

(7)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 63y

17:45 Roscommon

Vorfreude

9st 4lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Joseph G Murphy

Plenty of promise in maidens before making winning handicap debut in quite valuable 1m5f Down Royal event in June, finding plenty for pressure (good); found Listed company a bit tough on latest but definite prospects back in grade here albeit trip possibly on the short side.

9/2

5th

6

(4)

21st Aug 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

18:25 Leopardstown

Vorfreude

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Plenty of promise in maidens before making winning handicap debut in quite valuable 1m5f Down Royal handicap in June, finding plenty for pressure (good); improving type for whom a stamina test suits but needs to step up a level here.

15/2

Form: 109214

Last run: 6 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Hardy sort has already won three this season at 7f-1m2f; last scored at Navan last month off 74 (1m2f, good); beaten off revised mark of 79 at Gowran latest (9.5f, soft); unraced over this trip and the jury is out on whether he'll stay this far; 1lb wrong and others appeal more.
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1st

3

(3)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 5

17:50 Musselburgh

Sunriseontheboyne

10st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ben Haslam

Sent off at 22-1 and bigger when unplaced on first seven starts for this yard but was just 9-2 when exploiting a reduced mark at Newcastle (1m, AW) ten days ago, form which has already been franked; this three-time turf winner is a major player if backing up that latest performance.

4/1

Form: 5-585

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Is 0-4; mild promise in maidens and on handicap debut at Fairyhouse (1m2f, yileding) latest when staying on late for a 7.75l fifth; this longer trip should suit on that evidence; unraced on quicker than yielding but his brother has won on good; 5lb wrong but not fully discounted for last year's winning stable.
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6th

7

9th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

13:45 Aintree

Winston Junior

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Faye Bramley

Useful maiden on the Flat at up 1m5f and he has a record of 2212 since switched to hurdling for his current yard; seems to be learning to settle better and he didn't get a smooth run when an eye-catching second in the juvenile handicap at Cheltenham (2m, good to soft) last month; that was another good step forward and he could continue to progress in this sphere; interesting contender.

9/2

2nd

7

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Winston Junior

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Faye Bramley

Has more scope than your typical ex-Flat 4yo and he was a useful maiden in that scene at up to 1m5f; came up short in his first two hurdle races but was unlucky not to be closer to leading Triumph contender Minella Study here in December (good to soft) and then, despite racing freely, won as he liked when a strong favourite at Ascot (soft); made all that day and those tactics can spell danger in a race of this nature, but he should have more to give; Jack Kennedy is a notable booking with the Elliott stable represented.

11/2

1st

10

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 157y

Class 3

12:25 Ascot

Winston Junior

11st 0lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Faye Bramley

Useful maiden on the Flat in Ireland; has shaped nicely on both starts over hurdles, short of room before the last flight when second to a promising sort at Cheltenham (2m1f, good to soft; raced freely) five weeks ago; could do with settling better but has the best form as things stand.

11/8

Non-runners

Glen To Glen

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €41.10
Straight Forecast €50.51
Trifecta €216.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Kilmeaden

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Glen To Glen

TOPSPEED:

Kilmeaden

POSTDATA:

Kilmeaden

The Irish Sun:

Kilmeaden