March 22 / 17.30 Naas

17.30

Soft To Heavy

TRM Nutrition Best-Turned-Out Series Back For 2026 Race

  • Prize money: £9219.13
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 3 runners
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TRM Nutrition Best-Turned-Out Series Back For 2026 Race

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

4/6 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63

Form: 4124- D

Last run: 147 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Stepped from debut fourth behind the smart Benvenuto Cellini at Killarney when making all to win a 1m maiden at Leopardstown in late July on yielding to soft; no match for same rival in a Group 2 contest on Irish Champions Weekend; ended season with a Group 1 fourth behind Ballydoyle's Puerto Rico at Saint-Cloud; handles soft, 8lb clear of Straight Up on official ratings.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

1

(13)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 120y

16:19 Gowran Park

Hardy Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Took second behind Derby candidate Benvenuto Cellini in the four-runner Futurity Stakes at the Curragh last August; fourth to Puerto Rico in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud in October; won a three-runner 1m conditions event at Naas on reappearance; did not quite see out the extended 1m2f when third in the Prix Noailles at Longchamp; heads the stable's strong challenge.

7/4

1st

1

(1)

22nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 0f 0y

17:30 Naas

Hardy Warrior

9st 9lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Stepped from debut fourth behind the smart Benvenuto Cellini at Killarney when making all to win a 1m maiden at Leopardstown in late July on yielding to soft; no match for same rival in a Group 2 contest on Irish Champions Weekend; ended season with a Group 1 fourth behind Ballydoyle's Puerto Rico at Saint-Cloud; handles soft, 8lb clear of Straight Up on official ratings.

4/6

3

(1)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

15:20 Leopardstown

Hardy Warrior

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Pinatubo colt is half-brother to winners Tamrat (1m inc 2yo/UAE; RPR 96) and Yamal (1m 2yo; 88); dam Listed-placed 10.6f AW winner (96), half-sister to Group 1 winner Youmzain; backed up promising debut fourth to today's rival Benvenuto Cellini at Killarney by making all over C&D in late July on yielding-to-soft; interesting rematch here and McMonagle's pick.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 316-

Last run: 176 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Denied a clear run before keeping for third on debut over 7f at the Curragh in August; despite still looking raw, confirmed that positive impression when scoring over the same trip at Gowran ten days later (good-to-yielding); emerged with credit when sixth in the 30-runner Goffs Million on soft at the Curragh; 15lb below Hardy Warrior on official figures.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

9

(2)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Take Charge Star

9st 2lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Maiden winner over 7f at Gowran last September and a creditable sixth of 30 in the Goffs Million; had no luck in running in the Tetrarch Stakes over C&D earlier in the month; 97-rated colt faces an unenviable task; tongue-tie fitted.

66/1

5th

8

(8)

4th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:25 Curragh

Take Charge Star

9st 5lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Placed here on debut (7f, good) in August and won a Gowran maiden (7f, gd-yld) the following month; respectable sixth in Goffs Million on final start of last season; no match for Hardy Warrior on return at Naas (1m, soft); return to quicker ground a plus but more needed up in class.

20/1

2nd

3

(2)

22nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 0f 0y

17:30 Naas

Take Charge Star

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Denied a clear run before keeping for third on debut over 7f at the Curragh in August; despite still looking raw, confirmed that positive impression when scoring over the same trip at Gowran ten days later (good-to-yielding); emerged with credit when sixth in the 30-runner Goffs Million on soft at the Curragh; 15lb below Hardy Warrior on official figures.

8/1

13/8

Form: 16-

Last run: 162 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Wootton Bassett colt justified favouritism in a Listowel festival maiden (7f, heavy), well on top at the finish; may not have been suited by quick ground at Newmarket in October, outpaced early and unable to sustain a challenge from two furlongs down in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1m, good-to-firm); 8lb behind Hardy Warrior on official ratings, RPR gap is wider.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

5

(2)

10th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

15:40 Leopardstown

Straight Up

9st 5lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: A P O’Brien

Justified favouritism in a Listowel festival maiden (7f, heavy); may not have been suited by quick ground in the Group 3 Autumn Stakes at Newmarket; hooded after disappointing seasonal debut; making up the numbers for Ballydoyle here.

40/1

3rd

2

(3)

22nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 0f 0y

17:30 Naas

Straight Up

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Wootton Bassett colt justified favouritism in a Listowel festival maiden (7f, heavy), well on top at the finish; may not have been suited by quick ground at Newmarket in October, outpaced early and unable to sustain a challenge from two furlongs down in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1m, good-to-firm); 8lb behind Hardy Warrior on official ratings, RPR gap is wider.

13/8

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Payout
Exacta €5.10
Straight Forecast €5.75
Trifecta €6.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Hardy Warrior

TOPSPEED:

Take Charge Star

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Hardy Warrior

POSTDATA:

Hardy Warrior

The Irish Sun:

Hardy Warrior