13.05

7th

17

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Highland Crystal

10st 9lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Dam half-sister to Gold Cup contender Envoi Allen; easy winner at Punchestown (heavy) and proved much the strongest after the final flight in Listed fillies' event at Newbury (soft) later in November; got loose on the way to the start on her third intended outing but made it a perfect 3-3 record two weeks later when making most to score at Naas (soft to heavy); the challenger she saw off last time was Tuesday's 4yo handicap winner Saratoga and this filly is one of the top two on form in this contest; stays well and should have a big say if the ground is suitable.

10/1

1st

1

7th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 158y

13:05 Naas

Highland Crystal

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Crystal Ocean 4yo is out of a half-sister to Envoi Allen; 2-2 over hurdles in November, easily landing Punchestown maiden (heavy) and 15 days later patiently produced last and powering away in 2m1f Newbury Mares Listed on soft (second well beaten since); exciting prospect, sure to make a bold hat-trick bid.

6/4

1

24th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 1

12:20 Doncaster

Highland Crystal

11st 5lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Won easily on debut at Punchestown (2m2f, heavy) in November and followed up in Listed race at Newbury (2m, soft) 15 days later, coming from the rear and powering clear after the final flight; following the same route as stablemate Wodhooh, who won this in 2024; leading claims.

11/8

1st

11

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:55 Punchestown

Saratoga

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

Flat winner for Aidan O'Brien; hinted there was a bigger performance in him when placed in first three maiden hurdles, one over this C&D (yielding) and twice at Naas on softer ground; duly delivered the goods on handicap debut, winning the Fred Winter at Cheltenham (2m, gd-sft) by 2.25l off 130; steps into Grade 1 company for the first time and very much respected.

5/1

1st

9

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Saratoga

11st 6lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

Six Flat runs for Aidan O'Brien, best form at 1m6f/2m; jumping was ropey in his first two defeats over hurdles but that part of his game improved when a rallying second in a rated hurdle at Naas (soft to heavy) that has delivered four of the last seven winners of this race; probably peaking at the right time when this has all the hallmarks of a long-term plan; seems versatile ground-wise; lots to like.

13/2

2nd

6

7th Feb 2026

Soft

1m 7f 158y

13:05 Naas

Saratoga

11st 0lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Padraig Roche

Flat winner for Ballydoyle over 1m6f on heavy (rated 92); promising hurdles debut when never-nearer third (3.25l behind Minella Boss) at Punchestown on New Year's Eve and probably similar level of form in C&D maiden last month, still novicey in jumping; gives the impression improvement likely given better jumping.

9/1

7

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:10 Galway

Munsif

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian; 0-6 over hurdles; has failed to build on a third-placing in a Naas event in which the top-class Saratoga was second; twice a beaten favourite since then (including in a 4yo handicap at Ascot) and looks vulnerable.

13/2

2nd

6

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

17:30 Ballinrobe

Munsif

11st 0lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-5 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; placed in three of his four starts over hurdles in Ireland, including a Naas event in which the top-class Saratoga was second; hung badly right when failing to justify support in a juvenile handicap hurdle at Ascot.

4/1

8th

1

29th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 157y

Class 2

15:05 Ascot

Munsif

12st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: C Byrnes

Won three of his six races (at up to 1m4f) for Roger Varian and was useful; 0-4 over hurdles but bar one blip it's been a promising start; he was facing testing ground for the first time in his life when third at Naas in the race that yet again provided the winner of the Fred Winter and conditions were again slow when third in a big-field maiden last week at Navan; suspicion there's more in the locker that could be unleashed now handicapping, especially back on a drier surface; big player.

11/8

12th

13

(6)

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Kilmeaden

9st 0lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Faye Bramley

1m4f Flat winner at last year's Galway festival and took a maiden hurdle this January; that's from 14 races for Donnacha O'Brien, for whom he was a promising third of 24 to Westminster Moon (1m6f, good) in May and a fair fifth over 2m in June; not beaten far when ninth in 2m Shergar Cup race at Ascot but that shows he needs marked improvement in today's first-time visor (1-8 in cheekpieces), replacing a tongue-tie.

16/1

9th

3

(7)

8th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 209y

Class 2

14:10 Ascot

Kilmeaden

9st 7lb

J: C Y Ho

T: Faye Bramley

Hurdle/Flat winner; ran in snatches when a 5l fifth in a 2m fast-ground handicap at the Curragh on what proved to be his final start for Donnacha O'Brien; that last run was his first on ground quicker than good and he does like the mud.

7/1

5th

4

(7)

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 76y

19:55 Curragh

Kilmeaden

9st 5lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Dual-purpose; hurdle winner is 1-9 on the Flat; has come up dry since winning a Galway Festival maiden last July (12.5f, yielding); kept on nicely for third over 1m6f here latest (Delta behind); raised 2lb for that but should go well again up in trip.

6/1