15.40
GoodRomanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)
- Prize money: £58512.4
- 0m 7f 0y
- 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
10/1
Form: 314534 CD
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 10lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 1 (1) |
4th Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Curragh specialist, bringing tally of course wins to ten with Listed victories at 7f and 6f this year; also finished a fine second to Power Blue in a 7f Group 2 event and similar RPR when second in last week's Group 3 Renaissance Stakes (6f, heavy); has to concede weight but greatly respected. |
7/2 |
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2nd 2 (1) |
27th Sep 2026 Yielding 0m 6f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Magnificent course specialist; has brought his tally of course wins to ten with Listed victories at 7f and 6f this year; also finished a fine second to Power Blue in a 7f Group 2 event; should be back in his comfort zone now after running in the Flying Five. |
8/1 |
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10th 2 (13) |
13th Sep 2026 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Magnificent course specialist; has brought his tally of course wins to ten with Listed victories at 7f and 6f this year; now faces a massive task over this trip in this grade. |
50/1 |
6/1
Form: 374-71
Last run: 70 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (8) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Has made the frame several times at Group level since a C&D Listed win 15 months ago; not a betting proposition on account of his 1-17 record in stakes races. |
12/1 |
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4th 2 (6) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Comes from off the pace; has made the frame several times at Group level since his Listed win 13 months ago; not disgraced at Epsom most recently, especially considering the race panned out unfavourably; however, chance again partly depends on whether the cards drop right. |
16/1 |
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4th 3 (5) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Short-headed in a Group 2 at Meydan (7f, good) in January but he needs a bigger performance if he's to take this and he hasn't been at the top of his game on his three starts since, most recently at the Curragh. |
16/1 |
13/8
Form: 8011-9 CD
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (6) |
20th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Ended last season with two Pattern wins (1m1f/1m, good) at Leopardstown, proving suited by dropping back in trip after being tried over middle distances; upset in stalls and withdrawn on intended seasonal debut at Leopardstown; dropped away tamely in the Queen Anne; may have needed the run and will be hard to beat if recapturing his best form. |
13/8 |
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9th 4 (1) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Ballydoyle colt who was withdrawn last month on intended reappearance, having got upset in the stalls; ended last season with two Group wins (1m1f/1m, good) at Leopardstown, proving suited by dropping back in distance; looks a potential threat in this division this term but, being the only seasonal debutant in the field, the market signals may prove the best guide. |
8/1 |
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1 (7) |
11th May 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
C&D Group 2 winner at two; experienced a couple of reverses last season after a creditable fourth in the Poulains; floundered in testing conditions in the Prix du Jockey-Club and failed to stay 1m4f in the King Edward VII Stakes; redeemed himself with a handsome 1m1f at this venue and signed off with an emphatic C&D win from Mutasarref. |
8/11 |
20/1
Form: -81554 C
Last run: 3 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 (6) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 6lb |
Eight wins, including three in stakes races; has been regressive this year; down from an official rating of 107 in March to 88; duly took advantage of his reduced mark at Galway this week; carries 7lb penalty; however, not overburdened, and the win may have restored his confidence. |
14/1 |
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1st 1 (8) |
8th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 0f 98y |
10st 0lb |
Seven wins, including three in stakes races; has been regressive this year; down from an official rating of 107 in March to a current 88; fair fifth in the 7f Ahonoora Handicap here at the festival; mid-division in the Irish Cambridgeshire ten days ago; would feature in this company if recovering anything close to his best form. |
4/1 |
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10th 6 (11) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Seven wins includes in Listed and Group 3 company; has beden regressive this year but some decent efforts in defeat including in the Ahonoora Handicap at Galway last time; down 3lb but needs more. |
25/1 |
12/1
Form: 21-237 CD BF
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (6) |
10th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Has won ten of his 30 starts, including four times at this venue at 7f-1m; most recent success came at Cork in October 2024 (1m, yielding) but ran some fine races last season, including when third in this; well behind a couple of these on seasonal return here last month but better expected now with that run under his belt; place chance. |
10/1 |
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9th 6 (8) |
15th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Ten victories include four here, most notably twice at Group 3 level in 2024; not quite at the same level this year but solid form, most recently seasonal-best when getting up late for second in Group 2 Solonaway Stakes at the Curragh. |
5/1 |
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1 (1) |
19th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Ten victories include four here, notably this race in 2023 and twice at Group 3 level last year; not quite at same level this year but solid form, most recently seasonal-best when getting up late for second in Group 2 Solonaway Stakes here last month; major player once again. |
5/2 |
6/1
Form: 021-42
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (15) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Four-time turf winner who defied top weight on his stable/AW debut at Newcastle (7f) in June; however, he was tailed off in a Listed race at Sandown (1m, good) last month and it's hard to be confident after that. |
50/1 |
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10th 6 (2) |
16th Sep 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
He was making his AW/stable debut when getting up late to defy top weight in a 7f handicap at Newcastle in June in first-time blinkers/tongue-tie (both retained); he's had another break since and is untested at 1m, but he shaped last time as though it would be worth a go; entitled to respect. |
11/2 |
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1st 1 (4) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
Group placed over 7f last June but not so good afterwards in 2025; sold out of Kevin Ryan's yard for 72,000gns and gelded since last run; wears first-time tongue-tie and blinkers; stiff task on stable/seasonal debut. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: /16-62
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (7) |
20th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Listed winner at Cork (6f) on heavy ground on last season's return before lesser run in France; not beaten far when sixth of nine in 6f Group 2 Greenlands Stakes here on seasonal debut; career-best when second in a 7f Group 3 at Leopardstown last month, with East Hampton fourth and Mutasarref back in seventh. |
16/1 |
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2nd 6 (5) |
12th Jun 2025 Good 0m 7f 47y |
9st 6lb |
Listed winner at Cork (6f) on heavy ground on last season's return before lesser run in France; was beaten only 1.25l when sixth of nine in Group 2 Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh on return 19 days ago but still has a bit to find. |
25/1 |
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8 (5) |
24th May 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Listed winner on heavy ground on last season's return before lesser run in France; probably best watched returning from 338 days off. |
20/1 |
20/1
Form: 2/7-16
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (2) |
19th Oct 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Highly-tried filly with just a Killarney maiden win to her name but only denied by narrowest margin in Group 3 Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary in August (yielding) and wasn't disgraced when under 5l off winner in Group 1 Matron Stakes over C&D last month; place claims. |
13/2 |
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3 (6) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Seventh of 13 behind Fallen Angel in last year's Irish 1,000 Guineas; back from long absence to win 1m Killarney maiden in May; ran her best race of the season when a short head second in a Group 3 event over a little shorter than this at Tipperary 13 days ago. |
33/1 |
|
6 (10) |
31st Aug 2025 Good 0m 7f 110y |
9st 7lb |
Seventh of 13 in last year's Irish 1,000 Guineas; back from long absence to win 1m Killarney maiden in May; failed to build on that when unplaced in a 1m Listed race at Navan in June; not disgraced in sixth in a 7f Group 2 event at the Curragh; found 6f inadequate at Naas last Sunday; may do better now. |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: 4-1345 C
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (6) |
27th Sep 2026 Yielding 0m 6f 0y |
9st 7lb |
No success since landing last year's Madrid Handicap at Naas (7f, soft); started this season with a second placing behind Big Gossey on soft in the Gladness in March; in rear in 7f Group 2 won by Power Blue here in July; down in trip after a moderate 1m run at Killarney. |
10/1 |
|
6th 2 (7) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 9lb |
Not won since his Madrid Handicap success 18 months ago at Naas (7f, soft) but has run some fine races, most notably when second to Diego Velazquez on good at the Curragh last year and filled the same spot behind Big Gossey on soft in the Gladness in March; well below form last time on firm; highest-rated in the field but may need ground to soften up before he's at his best. |
5/1 |
|
6th 3 (6) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Won his maiden over 6f here in 2024 (yielding to soft) and bagged the Madrid handicap at Naas last season (7f, soft to heavy); best run since was when beaten a neck by Diego Velazquez in this race last year (good to yielding); beaten 1.5l behind Big Gossey in a C&D Listed race on return (soft to heavy); not at his best at Leopardstown last time; appears to give his best on softer ground. |
6/1 |
13/2
Form: -10420
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (10) |
28th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 2lb |
2-3 on the AW but remains a maiden on turf after 16 starts, although has run well plenty of times in defeat; not disgraced in stakes races at Leopardstown (7f, good) and here (1m, good) the last twice, but needs more dropped back in distance. |
8/1 |
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8th 1 (6) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Dual AW winner; stand-out turf display was her second to Lake Victoria in Irish 1,000 Guineas (City Of Memphis fifth); failed to go on from that run last season, and now 0-15 on turf; struggled in race won by Celestial Orbit here early last month; better effort before fading into fourth behind City Of Memphis on latest. |
14/1 |
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4th 3 (4) |
10th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Dual AW winner; stand-out turf display was her second to Lake Victoria in Irish 1,000 Guineas (City Of Memphis fifth); failed to go on from that run last season, and now 0-14 on turf; pleasing return to action when landing 1m conditions race at Dundalk; held by Princess Child on last month's Curragh running. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €42.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €44.06 |
| Tricast | €374.79 |
| Trifecta | €302.50 |
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