14.25
GoodThoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes (Group 2)
- Prize money: £70887.5
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 1
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
5/1
Form: -97393 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (2) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Front-running Lockinge winner in 2024 and Group 2 winner at Goodwood the same year; on a losing run since then and had experienced many reverses before being placed in two Irish 7f Group 3 races this term; made much of the running when second on soft ground here in June; similar scenario when third at the Curragh last month; likely to be in the mix. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 1 (4) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Group 1 Lockinge winner in 2024 and Group 2 winner at Goodwood the same year; on a losing run since but his runner-up finish in a Leopardstown Group 3 showed definite signs of encouragement (7f, soft) when ridden by Keane for the first time; his wins came on good so if he repeats that latest run he is firmly in the mix. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 1 (5) |
11th Jun 2026 Soft 0m 7f 35y |
9st 9lb |
Group 1 Lockinge winner in 2024 and Group 2 winner at Goodwood the same year; on a losing run since and ran poorly in Dubai in three starts this year; didn't fare any better at Haydock 33 days ago, fading tamely; hard to be positive about him currently. |
20/1 |
100/30
Form: 4-7160 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (5) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
French colt who is a dual Group 3 winner and has Group 1 form; below par the last twice but holds a major chance back down in class, provided he returns to best. |
100/30 |
|
2 (5) |
6th Sep 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
1l fourth of 20 to Kind Of Blue in the Group 1 British Champions Sprint at Ascot (6f, soft) last October and he won a Group 3 at Deauville (6f, soft) this July in fine style; below par in Group 1 there (6.5f, good) since but has an each-way shout if back to his best; rain would aid his cause. |
16/1 |
|
4th 12 (19) |
19th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
French-trained 3yo; has strung together a sequence of third places in good company, less than a length behind Kinross in 7f Group 1 Foret at Longchamp (soft) last time; just as effective at 6f; should be in the mix again. |
12/1 |
7/2
Form: 155-92 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 (2) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Still useful but has failed to back up the form of his Irish Group 2 success two years ago and finished behind some of today's rivals in last three outings; losing sequence looks set to be extended. |
20/1 |
|
7th 8 (11) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won a Group 2 in Ireland in July 2024; not added to that success since but he has run well in two of his three starts this time round, latterly finishing third of eight in a Group 3 at Epsom (7f, good to soft); drops in trip for his AW debut. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 6 (6) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Group 2 winner at the Curragh (7f, good) in July 2024 and runner-up in two 7f Group races last autumn (very soft/good); not at his best on his two runs this season but each-way claims if back on song today. |
9/1 |
15/8
Form: -11274 CD
Last run: 70 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (3) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Comes back fresh after ten-week break and may tap back into earlier progress that featured a C&D Listed success and good second in the Irish 2,000 Guineas; warrants respect. |
15/8 |
|
4th 1 (1) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Followed 7f Newmarket Listed win (good) in May with a second to Field Of Gold in the Irish 2,000 Guineas (1m, good); travelled notably strongly for a long way back at 7f for the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat at Deauville last month but folded tamely, possibly due to the soft ground; the one to beat on his best form but could possibly have done without Thursday's rain. |
Evs |
|
2 (5) |
24th May 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
One of three for Juddmonte; three wins from three, having recorded impressive wins in 7f novice events at Sandown (good) and Kempton (AW); looked a potentially high-class performer when overcoming quirkiness to win 7f Listed at Newmarket (good) on latest; both the third and sixth have won Listed-class races since; contender. |
11/2 |
11/2
Form: 110 BF
Last run: 61 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (6) |
15th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Unplaced all five starts since winning his first two races, but there have been excuses; shaped well after making much of the running in the Royal Hunt Cup, and then used up too much energy from a wide draw in the Golden Mile at Goodwood; dropping back from 1m to 7f is an interesting move and he still has untapped potential. |
9/4 |
|
13th 10 (18) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Lightly raced 4yo who looked a smart prospect early doors and whose disappointing runs are perhaps best forgiven in hindsight; had wind surgery prior to a resurgence, leading his group for a very long way, in the Royal Hunt Cup (handicap debut); interesting assuming he builds on that effort. |
9/1 |
|
7th 29 (9) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Commenced his career with a novice double, looking a smart prospect; disappointing in his three races (Group/conditions) since, gelded prior to latest, but is on an attractive mark assuming another physical tweak (wind surgery) prompts a turnaround and fulfilment of the early promise. |
9/1 |
Selections
Daily Mirror:
Poet MasterDaily Record:
Poet Master