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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (7) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 212y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
Group 1 Lockinge winner in 2024 but on a 12-race losing sequence and he ran badly on his last three starts in Dubai early this year; this is a drop in grade but he's proving increasingly hard to predict. |
25/1 |
|
1 (4) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Not disgraced in similar event at Doncaster last time but continues below his peak form, namely wins in the Lockinge and Lennox last term; still needs to raise his game. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 1 (3) |
13th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Smart over 7f/1m on his day; runner-up in this contest in 2023 and won the Lockinge and the Lennox last year; not in the same form since and the switch to blinkers (retained) had no effect last time; the need for a revival continues. |
16/1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 (3) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 212y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
7f specialist, a Group 2 winner in July 2024; below best when finding Myal just too strong in conditions event at Thirsk (7f, good; 15-8 favourite) on return; may build on that but he's 4lb worse off with that rival here. |
13/2 |
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2nd 6 (8) |
10th Apr 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Raced almost exclusively at 7f; Group 2 winner in Ireland as a 4yo; ran close to that level when second in Longchamp Group 3 (very soft) and the Group 2 Challenge at Newmarket (good; Scoville 5.5l back in fourth) last autumn; disappointing on his 2025 reappearance but won first time up in 2023 and 2024; leading form claims. |
7/4 |
|
3 (1) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Group 2 winner on Irish soil last term; best effort since when close second in French Group 3 last time; fresh contender, having raced just twice this season; possibilities. |
7/2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (5) |
10th Apr 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Won 1m novices on good to firm on his first two outings, on the second occasion making all by a whopping 14l at Newmarket; didn't confirm that abundant promise in two subsequent Group races (including 5.5l behind Poet Master at Newmarket) but still very early days and could easily resume his progression on this reappearance having been gelded. |
11/2 |
|
5 (2) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Flopped in French Group 3 when bidding to take record to 3-3 (all over 1m) but gives the impression this drop in trip is worth exploring; may do better still; not written off. |
11/2 |
|
1st 2 (5) |
18th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
200,000gns yearling who has a classy pedigree and was a well-backed winner at 5-4 on debut at Windsor (1m, good to firm) in May; had just over 2l to spare from solid yardstick who was well clear of the third; leading claims for trainer who won a division of this last year with one carrying a penalty. |
1/3 |
Selections
Daily Mirror:
Poet MasterDaily Record:
Poet Master