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Good To FirmBoyleSports Meld Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £29256.2
- 1m 1f 0y
- 4 runners
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Runners: 4 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
9/4
Form: 465152
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (5) |
16th Aug 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Stepped up from his Dubai efforts earlier in the year when making all in C&D Group 3 Alleged Stakes (first-time cheekpieces) in April; faded into fifth behind Los Angeles in the Mooresbridge Stakes; good effort when second in the Listed Wolferton Stakes at Ascot; not one of his better efforts in the four-race Meld Stakes at Leopardstown last month. |
11/2 |
|
1 (1) |
17th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Stepped up from his Dubai efforts earlier in year when making all in 1m2f Group 3 Alleged Stakes at the Curragh (first-time cheekpieces) in April and bettered that under a penalty when second in Listed Wolferton Stakes at Ascot, racing wide and hanging right on quick ground in front when beaten 3/4l; still improving and big player. |
9/4 |
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2nd 1 (9) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
Stepped up from his Dubai efforts earlier in year when making all in 1m2f Group 3 at the Curragh (good; first-time cheekpieces) in April; couldn't repeat the form in a Group 2 there six weeks ago and a 5lb penalty for the Group 3 success leaves him vulnerable here. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: 0-8155 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (1) |
10th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Confirmed his liking for this venue when winning a Listed race here last season (Mutasarref a neck behind), his second C&D win; improving for each outing this season and should run his race but a rating of 99 leaves him with a fair amount to find with a few of these rivals. |
16/1 |
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3rd 3 (1) |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Won this in 2023; consistent stakes performer with seven wins; won Heritage Stakes last season, beating Mutasarref by a neck; best subsequent effort came when fourth in Minstrel Stakes in July; two starts this season, improved from return to be beaten 3.25l behind The Lion In Winter at Leopardstown seven days ago; down in trip; mightn't want the ground too testing but shouldn't be far away and trainer has good course record. |
3/1 |
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6th 4 (7) |
15th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Seven career wins include this race last season, when he got up in the last strides to deny the odds-on favourite Mutasarref; produced his best subsequent effort when fourth in the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh last July; dropped away tamely in the 7f Gladness Stakes at the Curragh on seasonal debut. |
14/1 |
13/2
Form: -54642 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (5) |
10th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Winner of the 2023 Chesham; again ran well at Royal Ascot last year, second in 23-runner Kensington Palace Stakes; sprang a surprise in a four-runner 1m1f Group 3 at Leopardstown on penultimate start; this may be too sharp on reappearance. |
7/1 |
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5 (1) |
14th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Winner of the 2023 Chesham; again ran well at Royal Ascot this year, second in 23-runner Kensington Palace Stakes; sprang a surprise in a four-runner 1m1f Group 3 at Leopardstown last time; best on a sound surface. |
13/2 |
5/2
Form: 1-2
Last run: 67 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (3) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Smart, lightly raced 4yo; never quite fulfilled Leopardstown's Derby Trial second this time last year although did end the campaign on a winning note in 1m2f Cork Listed in September in ready fashion; looks the type to make an even better 4yo upped to this trip; very interesting player. |
5/2 |
|
1st 4 (2) |
30th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 90y |
9st 5lb |
Twice a beaten favourite (Group 3/Listed) since chasing home Delacroix in Leopardstown's Derby Trial (1m2f, good) back in May and no question that France last time was a backward step; however, he remains a colt of considerable potential. |
11/8 |
Non-runners
Sparks Fly, Expanded, Shiota
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €34.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €28.15 |
| Trifecta | €25.10 |