16.46
GoodIrish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Auction Race)
- Prize money: £89669.42
- 0m 5f 205y
- 21 runners
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Runners: 21 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
20/1
Form: 27
Last run: 58 days
W: 9st 8lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2 (9) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 0lb |
5f Navan maiden winner and gained first handicap win at Naas in April (6f, good), beating Bad Boy Rizz 1.5l; solid Cork effort off 7lb higher when fourth to all-the-way winner Allsortz over this trip (soft); considered. |
13/2 |
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4th 2 (7) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 8lb |
5f Navan maiden winner (yielding) gained first handicap win at Naas on latest (6f, good), beating Bad Boy Rizz by 1.5l; raised 7lb and drops back in trip; handles softer ground and could be more to come; yard amongst the winners; player. |
4/1 |
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1st 3 (6) |
27th Apr 2026 Yielding 0m 5f 205y |
9st 11lb |
AW maiden winner over 6f in December; beaten just under 5l in Cork 5f rated contest; handicap debut. |
7/1 |
25/1
Form: 8633
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 6lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 5 (13) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Top-rated at 85 after nine starts; eight runs last year included a C&D maiden second on yielding and 4.25l third in a 5f listed heat at Cork (5f, good); shaped as though the run was needed at Dundalk last month; cheekpieces go on for return to turf; obvious chance but becoming expensive to follow. |
9/4 |
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3rd 5 (1) |
23rd Apr 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Eight-race maiden who ran to a consistent level last year; best effort came when beaten 4l into third behind Ipanema Queen in Listed race at the Curragh in August; bit below form when a beaten fav' at Naas 217 days ago but raced keenly on ground softer than ideal; gelded; surface should suit and sets a good standard. |
2/1 |
18/1
Form: 651
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6th 5 (8) |
1st Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 120y |
9st 4lb |
Looked well suited by 7f when winning twice at two; faced a stiff task when the outsider of four in a conditions race at Cork on seasonal debut; second-best of the Joseph O'Brien squad on official figures, 3lb ahead of Perisher. |
11/2 |
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4th 1 (1) |
24th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 100y |
9st 12lb |
Both wins last year came at 7f, in Down Royal maiden (good) and needed every yard when getting up late in Roscommon winners contest on soft, having previously finished third in very valuable Naas auction contest over inadequate 6f; didn't land a blow in Goffs Million (Curragh) final start and takes a step up in trip here on seasonal return from a yard in hot form; rider's claim negates his double penalty. |
9/2 |
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16th 18 (9) |
27th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Fourth runner for yard; won a Down Royal maiden over this trip on third start before a fine second back at 6f in the Ballyhane Stakes; scored again in a Roscommon conditions race last time; ground-versatile sort is likely to run a big race with cheekpieces added. |
12/1 |
18/1
Form: 22
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 3 (1) |
3rd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 6y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Last season petered out after a promising start, but he was gelded prior to his comeback run at Newcastle (6f handicap) where he went down narrowly under a prominent ride; clear claims on the back of that after a 1lb nudge. |
5/2 |
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2nd 4 (13) |
13th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Runner-up in his first two starts, both over 6f on turf; faced some stiff tasks afterwards and came up well short; gelded since last seen; down in class on AW debut; worth a market check. |
10/1 |
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6 (9) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 217y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Runner-up on first two starts (6f, good to firm/good) then handed tough tasks in two sales races; however, he also finished down the field on this month's nursery debut at Thirsk (5f, good) and needs to turn things around in first-time cheekpieces (replacing blinkers). |
16/1 |
11/1
Form: 34112 D BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 6 (2) |
25th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Two 6f wins (both on good) last summer but unable to maintain progress and he was tried in cheekpieces last September; never involved on recent comeback at Newmarket but he may come on plenty on just his second run since wind surgery with a tongue-tie fitted. |
10/1 |
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10th 9 (11) |
2nd May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Two 6f wins last summer; not at his best at Chester when last seen but he was drawn wide and there were possible trip/ground excuses too (wore cheekpieces which are absent today); has undergone wind surgery over the winter; returns for a stable ticking along nicely; may have more to offer. |
14/1 |
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7th 1 (8) |
13th Sep 2025 Good 0m 5f 15y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Odds-on when easily winning a Haydock nursery (6f, good) and so nearly won another when again short odds on fast ground at Ascot; not disgraced in two sales races since then but has a wide draw to contend with here on his first run at 5f; tries cheekpieces. |
7/1 |
14/1
Form: 214
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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20th 8 (18) |
27th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
One of five runners for yard; off the mark in a Fairyhouse maiden on second start; similar runs in defeat after in the Pat Smullen Stakes and Ballyhane Stakes; has plenty to find; cheekpieces. |
28/1 |
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10 (22) |
4th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 205y |
9st 2lb |
Went one better than on debut when beating Frescobaldi by a head at Fairyhouse over 7f on penultimate start; decent effort in mile Listed race when beaten 7.75l into fourth by Daytona, second since won a G3; chance but drop back to 6f not ideal. |
14/1 |
33/1
Form: 45
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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15th 9 (17) |
23rd May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Has been busy on the AW, winning over this trip at Wolverhampton in March and May; most recent success came in a weakish race and he's now up 6lb and back on turf (unplaced all five starts); enough doubts. |
14/1 |
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1st 3 (2) |
8th May 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Consistent since switching to the AW including when making a successful stable debut in a maiden over C&D in March; had 12 starts already, but he seems very likely to run his race again. |
7/2 |
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4th 4 (6) |
10th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
0-9 when trained in Ireland but he won a C&D maiden on stable debut last month and backed that up with a creditable third in a Kempton handicap (7f) last week; on same mark here and he should give it another good shot. |
6/1 |
33/1
Form: 6
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 1lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 (9) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 63y |
9st 12lb |
Best of her three efforts in maidens was over 7f at Naas; well beaten over 1m in a nursery at the same venue; no recent outing; others preferred. |
16/1 |
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9th 2 (3) |
18th Sep 2025 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Best of her three efforts in maidens came when stepped up to 7f here last month; not ruled out over this new trip from a workable handicap mark provided she handles the slower conditions. |
17/2 |
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6th 5 (12) |
24th Aug 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Green when well held in sixth on debut at Cork over 6f; no impact when 150-1 chance in the valuable Ballyhane Stakes over 6f at this venue |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: 2321
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 2 (7) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 12lb |
3yo won twice last year, a 5f Down Royal maiden (good) and the Ballyhane Stakes at Naas (6f, gd-yld); pleasing run on seasonal return and handicap debut at Naas last month (6f, good), beaten 3l into fourth of 13 after racing keenly; 1lb lower now and drops in trip; leading chance. |
7/2 |
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4th 13 (8) |
27th Apr 2026 Yielding 0m 5f 205y |
8st 9lb |
3yo; two wins last year included the Ballyhane Stakes over this C&D (gd-yld); came up short in Listed company subsequently and has been gelded; probably best watched on handicap debut and seasonal return. |
12/1 |
5/2
Form: 13 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 1 (1) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 3 |
9st 11lb |
Saw off 25 rivals when winning a 7f sales race at Newmarket last October (good ground); two defeats in Listed company this year (1m, AW and 7f, good to firm) and now drops back to 6f; well drawn for his handicap debut but this mark not an obvious gift. |
10/1 |
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6th 2 (4) |
1st May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Front-runner who had nearly 2l to spare when winning 26-runner sales race over C&D (good); held in fourth of seven on reappearance in Listed race at Newcastle (1m, AW) but could benefit from that run and the drop back in trip; no surprise to see a bold bid back on the Rowley Mile. |
10/1 |
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4th 3 (6) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Third in the Group 2 July Stakes at Newmarket (6f) last July and tapped back into that promise, and more, to win valuable sales race on the other course there (7f) in October; there can be optimism he will be suited by the step up to 1m and he could be in the mix if fully tuned up on his return. |
15/2 |
20/1
Form: 143 BF
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 2 (2) |
25th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Soundly beaten in sales race at Naas (6f, good to yielding) last time but showed promise on his first three starts (5f/6f good), including a debut win at Beverley and close third in a Thirsk novice; not ruled out. |
9/1 |
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15 (7) |
4th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 205y |
9st 0lb |
Beverley novice winner on debut over 5f on good; okay fourth in valuable event and ran to a similar level upped in trip at Thirsk, conceding weight all round; needs more. |
20/1 |
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1 (4) |
2nd Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Both starts on good ground at Beverley over 5f; made a winning debut in April and built on that when a respectable fourth in the Two Year Old Trophy in May; kept on that day, suggesting this step up to 6f should suit; respected under the penalty. |
7/4 |
18/1
Form: 34
Last run: 37 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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22th 20 (26) |
27th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Best run in four starts was a close third in the Ballyhane Stakes over 6f at Naas; below that form in cheekpieces back there since; needs more up in trip with headgear removed. |
18/1 |
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2 (6) |
24th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 205y |
9st 7lb |
Barrier trial winner at this track; beaten two necks in third on debut in a Fairyhouse race won by subsequent Listed winner Arugam Bay; another good effort when fourth in a strong 7f maiden at the Curragh; powerful credentials now based on his fine C&D showing in the valuable Ballyhane Stakes (second, demoted a place); hung left, cheekpieces may be corrective. |
11/10 |
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16 (15) |
4th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 205y |
9st 0lb |
Naas barrier trial winner, beaten half a length into third on debut by subsequent Listed winner; another good effort when fourth in strong maiden at the Curragh over 7f; drop in trip fine and each-way squeak. |
18/1 |
25/1
Form: 60921
Last run: 4 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 78
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 5 (8) |
10th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Sole win came in a Galway nursery on soft ground in July; was poor in a similar race at the Curragh last time and has a lot to find in this company; looks yard's second-string. |
14/1 |
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11th 1 (3) |
28th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
10st 3lb |
One of two for yard; has progressed since tackling handicaps, winning at Galway off 72 and runner up over this C&D off 81 last time out (4lb higher now); decent run in the Ballyhane sandwiched between those efforts; needs to improve further to win off this mark. |
4/1 |
33/1
Form: 958
Last run: 17 days
W: 8st 13lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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13th 8 (4) |
29th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Maiden went closest when chasing home a progressive type over 6f at Dundalk in April; slowly away over 7f at Gowran next time; another slow break over 6f at Navan on latest; others more likely. |
9/1 |
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7th 9 (9) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 180y |
9st 4lb |
Maiden went closest when chasing home a progressive type over this trip at Dundalk last month; soft ground and 7f trip proved too much (slowly away too) at Gowran three weeks later; back in trip and better ground here so don't rule out. |
8/1 |
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9th 4 (11) |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Much improved when second at 50-1 in a 6f handicap at Dundalk three weeks ago on seasonal debut; encouraging that her best run at two was in a C&D nursery on heavy ground. |
13/2 |
25/1
Form: 42
Last run: 9 days
W: 8st 13lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 7 (6) |
20th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Now 0-9 but has run plenty of solid races in defeat in maidens and most recently in Curragh fillies handicap when good fourth (7f, good); quite exposed but place claims at least back in maiden company. |
7/2 |
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4th 6 (9) |
4th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
0-8 but has run plenty of solid races in defeat in maidens and on her handicap debut over C&D (yld-sft) last September when beaten 0.75l off 80; 1lb lower now after two respectable maiden runs this term at Naas and Gowran (both 1m, soft); ran well both previous starts on good ground; player. |
10/1 |
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3rd 13 (11) |
22nd Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 1m 0f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Seven-race maiden but some good efforts and placed four times, including over course and distance in October when beaten a nose by Marjorie Dew; good return to action when beaten 2.5l into fourth by Drop Dead Gorgeous at Naas on soft 31 days ago, awkward away; consistent, has experience edge and obvious player. |
7/2 |
20/1
Form: 03
Last run: 26 days
W: 8st 11lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 5 (2) |
6th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 0lb |
One of two for yard; maiden didn't run badly in a 6f maiden here on penultimate; a bit short of room when beaten 2.75l off 73 on handicap debut over C&D when last seen in October; not discounted in first-time cheekpieces. |
9/2 |
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4 (4) |
17th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Improved from debut when a 2l third in a Fairyhouse maiden and bounced back from a lesser run when fourth in a 6f maiden here last month; mixed signals on strength of that form but should appreciate an extra furlong. |
15/2 |
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5 (10) |
19th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Sent off favourite when down the field in a Leopardstown maiden (7f, soft) on debut but showed more when third in a 6f Fairyhouse maiden; Ballyhane run can be forgiven (drawn wrong side) and remains with potential. |
12/1 |
100/1
Form: 75
Last run: 12 days
W: 8st 11lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 8 (4) |
28th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 25y |
9st 3lb |
Both wins have come on the AW, including over 6f on penultimate; ran on well for a 1l third of 16 off this mark at Naas on latest (5f, good); step back up to 6f a big positive; this a tougher race but looks progressive and leading claims. |
11/2 |
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3rd 8 (8) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 2lb |
3yo; minor promise in turf maidens; progressive on AW, winning two of last three, both at 6f; has gone up a total of 15lb for those two wins; 5f should be fine, as should good ground; go well. |
7/2 |
100/1
Form: 070
Last run: 26 days
W: 8st 9lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 3 (3) |
5th May 2026 Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Yet to place but ran okay in back-end nurseries; 4-1 fav for course handicap over 7f last month, weakened out of contention; first try at 1m. |
15/2 |
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7th 3 (7) |
8th Apr 2026 Soft To Heavy 0m 7f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Some merit in her nursery form; signed off with a fourth placing in a 15-runner event over this trip on heavy ground at Galway; stable's excellent current form is a plus. |
7/2 |
33/1
Form: 45
Last run: 33 days
W: 8st 9lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6th 9 (6) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
No progress when down the field in six runs in Ireland last season including three sprint handicaps; resumes off a reduced mark but she needs a transformation for new yard; blinkers removed. |
14/1 |
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6 (8) |
29th Sep 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Second runner for yard; ran creditably on first two starts at Tipperary in strong company but hasn't been as good since; down 1lb from nursery debut and needs more. |
14/1 |
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3 (3) |
18th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 9lb |
First run remains her best, fourth in a six-runner contest at Tipperary in May; can be forgiven her run here when set a very tough task in the Ballyhane Stakes; last of 12 at the Curragh in her first nursery; blinkers discarded; top apprentice booked. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 3741 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 8st 9lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 3 (13) |
21st May 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Won on nursery debut at Hamilton (6f, good) last July; yet to kick on from that but her reappearance third at Newcastle (6f, AW) three weeks ago gives her something to build on and she's not ruled out. |
15/2 |
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3rd 5 (5) |
1st May 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Made a successful handicap debut at Hamilton (6f, good) last July off a 6lb lower mark and that form worked out nicely; ran in sales races on her final two starts in 2025, eighth of 21 at Naas and seventh of 14 at Goodwood (7f, good to soft); was challenging 1f out in the latter event before her stamina gave way; untried on AW and absent for 219 days but there could be more to come this year. |
5/1 |
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9 (7) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Off the mark in Hamilton nursery in July and not disgraced in Irish sales race since (both 6f); has something to find at the weights but gives the impression this new trip is worth exploring. |
16/1 |
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 10 (2) |
11th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 111y |
9st 4lb |
No impact in first two handicaps over 7f at Dundalk last year; up in trip and tongue tie goes on; others make more appeal. |
12/1 |
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11 (14) |
17th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Left a low-key debut behind when beaten roughly 5l in a Naas maiden; not as good last month after gelding procedure; progress required to defy this mark on handicap debut with wide draw. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | €77.93 |
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