19.15
StandardBar One Racing Mercury Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £29256.2
- 0m 5f 0y
- 14 runners
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Runners: 14 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Light rain
9/1 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.30
Form: 021906 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 0lb
5 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 2 (8) |
1st May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Enjoyed an excellent 2025 when a four-time scorer, including in 5f Group 3 at Dundalk in October; yet to fire this term and failed to beat a rival in 5f Pontefract handicap last month; tried in a change of headgear here. |
10/1 |
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13th 2 (1) |
7th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 3y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Not solid on form shown in UAE and Britain this year but is very useful on his day, being a turf Listed and AW Group 3 scorer last term, as well as close second in the Epsom "Dash". |
9/1 |
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8th 2 (11) |
21st Mar 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Four wins in 2025, notably a Group 3 at Dundalk in October; struggled in two runs in the Middle East this year and he is 4lb higher than when second in last summer's Dash at Epsom, his most recent run in a handicap. |
12/1 |
7/1
- Place: £1.30
Form: 211808 D
Last run: 111 days
W: 10st 3lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (5) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
10st 3lb |
British raider won twice at Meydan in the spring, landing a Group 2 and a Group 3 (both at 5f); came up short in a 6f Group 1 there in April; below-par last twice on turf but he is 2-3 on the AW so could rebound in first-time cheekpieces after an 111-day break. |
7/1 |
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8th 6 (10) |
5th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won twice in novice company on AW as a 2yo; form took off in Dubai earlier in the year, winning a Group 3 and a Group 2 over 5f; he has struggled in Group 1 races on his last two starts, though, and his 5lb penalty could leave him vulnerable today. |
8/1 |
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23 (23) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Had a promising, rather than stellar, 2yo season but he raised the bar when breaking the 5f track record in a Group 2 at Meydan (good to firm) in January, without having too hard a time either; he wasn't so overbearing when following up next time but this trip will suit better than the 6f he ran over when eighth to Believing there in April; not dismissed. |
16/1 |
6/1
- Place: £5.80
Form: 4-1064 BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 10 (15) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Won a 6f Curragh handicap on debut for this stable in August; came up short in stakes company since, though wasn't beaten far staying on for fourth in a 6f Naas Listed latest; 0-2 on AW, drawn wide and not sure the drop to 5f will suit. |
6/1 |
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7 (10) |
11th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 0m 5f 205y |
9st 2lb |
Progressed well for Ralph Beckett, holding her own at Group/Listed level; impressed in a 6f Curragh handicap on stable debut but below that level since when soft ground was no excuse; good chance of staging a revival in an easier race here. |
7/1 |
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6th 9 (1) |
28th Sep 2025 Good To Yielding 0m 6f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Ran some fine races in defeat at 6f-7f in stakes company last season for Ralph Beckett; back to winning ways on debut for this yard off 101 in a C&D handicap on seasonal reappearance in August; too keen stepped back up to 7f in a Doncaster Group 3 latest; capable of better if she settles. |
17/2 |
Form: 731255 CD
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (10) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Speedster has an impressive strike rate of 4-6 on the AW; last seen in October running a fine race when a 2l fourth of 14 in Dundalk Group 3 (5f); 0-7 on turf and rated 8lb lower and rider claims 7lb; best turf runs have come on flat tracks so might be best watched on seasonal return over this stiff 5f. |
8/1 |
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4th 15 (12) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb
|
First reserve; speedy sort represents yard that has won the last two renewals; boasts C&D form figures of 11115 and she may have needed the run for that fifth on latest when behind a couple of these; a bit to find on the figures but could make a bold bid if getting a run. |
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5 (2) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Was in receipt of 25lb when beating Valiant Force by 2l here in July and 20lb worse off now; decent turf handicap efforts the last twice but may struggle to uphold that July form on these terms. |
10/1 |
12/1
Form: 218998 CD
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (1) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Looked set for a big season after his Listed win at Cork but it hasn't materialised; upset in stalls when soundly beaten again upped to 6f at Naas latest; however, he has C&D form figures of 132, including a head second in this last year, so the return to this venue offers hope of a revival. |
12/1 |
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2 (8) |
11th Oct 2025 Yielding To Soft 0m 5f 205y |
9st 9lb |
Smart 2yo who nearly won a Group 3 over 5f and a Listed winner this season; dropped his guard of late, though did contest the Group 1 Flying Five last time; this is a belated first try at 6f but it might suit. |
6/1 |
14/1
Form: 334734 CD
Last run: 10 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Colt
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 1 (19) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 6f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Five AW wins and two turf wins have been at Navan over 5f; last year's highlight was fine third in Rockingham here; absent since October and may just need this. |
12/1 |
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6th 6 (8) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
10st 0lb |
5-13 on AW including this race in 2021; respectable effort when fourth in the Group 2 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh in July (5f, good); a neck behind Black Forza when fourth over C&D latest (4lb better off now); needs more stepped back up in grade. |
14/1 |
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1 (1) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Five-time course winner including a C&D Group 3; beaten 3.25l off 99 on last AW start in July; decent runs in defeat since including a 3.25l fourth in the Sapphire Stakes; a bit to find on the figures but should run a solid race. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 583610 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (10) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Had a couple of these behind when making all in the Listed Abergwaun Stakes at Tipperary in August (5f, yielding); soundly beaten upped to Group 1 level in the Flying Five latest; unraced on AW and will need a career-best here. |
12/1 |
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12th 14 (9) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Placed in Group 3s at Ayr and Newmarket last season; Listed-placed in third behind Saratoga Special at Ayr in June; made all to beat Erosandpsyche in a 5f Listed race at Tipperary two weeks ago. |
33/1 |
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13 (14) |
31st Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Placed in Group 3s at Ayr and Newmarket last season; Listed-placed at Ayr in June, overall form this term not strong enough to inspire confidence. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: 637247
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 11lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (4) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
One of three for stable; yet to win for this yard but has run well in defeat; best effort a head second in a 7f Listed at Cork in August (7f, good); not as good dropped to 6f last twice and now drops in trip again; has won on AW but McMonagle prefers stablemate. |
16/1 |
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7th 2 (11) |
4th Oct 2025 Soft 0m 6f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Handicap winner over 6f for Charlie Fellowes last year; decent form for Joseph O'Brien without winning; third in a 5f Listed race at Naas in May; career-best when second in a 7f Listed contest at Cork in August; another solid display in a Group 3 at Naas; 2l to find with Carla Ridge. |
7/2 |
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3 (1) |
24th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 205y |
9st 7lb |
Handicap winner over 6f for Charlie Fellowes last year; decent form for Joseph O'Brien without winning; third in a 5f Listed race at this venue in May and a career-best when second in a 7f Listed contest at Cork ten days ago, with favourite Dance Night Andday close-up in fifth; drop in trip may suit. |
12/1 |
15/2
Form: 16-309 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 11lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 (9) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Eleven-time winner including at Listed level; ran well on seasonal reappearance in the Listed Beverley Bullet but has failed to land a blow the last twice; 3-16 on the AW but could only manage sixth when 5-1 for this last year; needs to rediscover best. |
15/2 |
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12th 3 (11) |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 110y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Made all in this last year (good) and encouraging Listed third at Beverley (5f, good to firm) three weeks ago on her belated reappearance; won on soft ground at the start of her career; her usual visor returns (left off last time) and she has leading claims if building on her comeback run. |
4/1 |
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9 (2) |
30th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
Had a busy 2024 and notched six wins, the last of them in 5.5f Listed race at Ayr; would have real possibilities if repeating that form, although she'll need to hit the ground running after over ten months off. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: 144-03
Last run: 10 days
W: 10st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (6) |
17th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Winner of a Goodwood Group 2 in 2024; sparingly raced last year, well beaten in a Curragh Group 3 (6f, good); some better efforts twice at Dundalk but more needed here and lacks a run. |
18/1 |
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10th 2 (7) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Won a Goodwood Group 2 last year before a 5.75l fourth of 6 in the Middle Park Stakes; sparingly raced this year, well beaten on return in a Curragh Group 3 in August; better effort over C&D latest (behind Songhai) but this demands more. |
20/1 |
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3 (5) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Won a Goodwood Group 2 last season; not disgraced on ground plenty soft for him in the Middle Park last September; failed to beat a rival on sole start since at the Curragh; talented but probably best watched on AW debut. |
7/1 |
13/2
Form: 0-2210 D
Last run: 84 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 (6) |
2nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
An improver last May/June, giving First Instinct a fright in a Cork Listed race then winning at Sandown (both about 5f; good and good to firm), but she wasn't the same filly after; has plenty to find this time. |
40/1 |
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11th 13 (14) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Won the Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown in June; never sighted upped to Group 2 level when last seen at Goodwood in August; needs to bounce back on AW debut after 84 days off. |
13/2 |
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11th 14 (12) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
8st 12lb |
Still lightly raced and has won two of her three starts over a bare 5f (good and good to firm), the latest in Listed race at Sandown in June; time still on her side but she has plenty to find on these terms. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 106050 CD
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 9 (6) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
One of three for yard and preferred by McMonagle; three-time Listed winner including over C&D last October; won another Listed at Chelmsford (6f) in May; out of form on turf recently but return to AW a big plus and nicely drawn; cheekpieces go on. |
10/1 |
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15th 15 (11) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 2lb |
5f Dundalk Listed winner last season; has added two more Listed wins to her record this season, at Cork (6f, good) and Chelmsford (6f, AW); struggled in the Commonwealth Cup and not at her best in Group 3/Listed races since. |
50/1 |
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10 (3) |
24th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 205y |
9st 4lb |
5f Dundalk Listed winner last season; has added two more Listed wins to her record this season, at Cork (6f, good) and Chelmsford (6f, AW); struggled in the Commonwealth Cup; not at her best the C&D event won by Sky Majesty; never counted in a Group 3 at the Curragh. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 263342 C
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 11 (11) |
24th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Yet to win this year but has been running very well in defeat; chased home Valiant Force over C&D latest (Black Forza and The Highway Rat behind); fine third in the 5f Group 2 Sapphire Stakes earlier this season; won her maiden here (6f) and she should be in the mix again. |
10/1 |
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6 (6) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 5f 0y |
9st 7lb |
Yet to add to her 6f debut win at this venue; running well in defeat in stakes company this season and her rating of 98 might underestimate her ability; the return to this venue is a plus and she should go well. |
6/1 |
14/1
Form: 131-59 BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (12) |
31st May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Globetrotter who has had mixed fortunes across his career but he was back on song when third of 22 to Dark Thirty at York (6f, good) this month on his second stable start; he can be in the mix if confirming that promise. |
6/1 |
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3rd 10 (6) |
13th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Two US Listed wins in 2024 and he twice went close on the St Moritz ice this February; having been detached he kept on for sixth of 11 on his recent stable debut at Goodwood (5f, good); may not be a forlorn hope back up to 6f. |
50/1 |
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6th 4 (7) |
1st May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
A useful 5f winner in the US in 2024; failed to fire for Joseph O'Brien subsequently and twice finished runner-up for Olly Murphy in Saint Moritz in February; starts out for another new yard here. |
12/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €25.10 |
| Straight Forecast | €20.77 |
| Tricast | €308.34 |
| Trifecta | €308.60 |
Selections
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