15.40
GoodCashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £51217.39
- 1m 2f 0y
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
8/1 (Won)
- Win: £10.00
- Place: £3.50
Form: 21-5
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 (10) |
12th Sep 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 4lb |
Third runner for yard; impressive Curragh maiden winner on his second start as a 2yo; improved from his seasonal reappearance to win the Group 3 Derby Trial over 1m2f here, then was a fine third in the big race itself; however, he was poor in the Irish Derby and has been gelded in the meantime; needs a return to his best. |
10/1 |
|
6th 5 (7) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Second start at two yielded a 6l course 1m win on heavy; never able to challenge on return in the Group 3 Ballysax won by Christmas Day; stepped up on that when staying on strongly to beat Pierre Bonnard in the Derby Trial over the same course and trip; coltish in the preliminaries at Epsom; did well in the circumstances to finish third (second-best of the Irish contingent); seems ground-versatile and likely to appreciate this stiff test. |
6/1 |
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3rd 10 (13) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Second start as 2yo was a 6l win in Curragh maiden (1m, heavy); never able to challenge on return in the Group 3 Ballysax won by Christmas Day and couldn't have left it any later in the Derby Trial back over Leopardstown's 1m2f (good) four weeks ago, but upstaging Pierre Bonnard so dramatically in the latter reinforces the feeling that 1m4f will suit him well; his sire's sole Group 1 win was at this trip; each-way player for trainer and jockey who won the Oaks yesterday. |
8/1 |
4/6
- Place: £1.10
Form: 4111-7 D BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 9 (4) |
12th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 6f 115y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Found his feet properly this season for the first time when 2l third in Irish Derby at the Curragh (1m4f, good) in June, producing clearly his best effort overall as he rallied well to finish just a neck behind runner-up Christmas Day; received 5lb from the first and third (Christmas Day) when runner-up in the Great Voltigeur at York last time; half-sister Crepe Suzette was a good third in C&D Park Hill at this meeting last year; good chance he will stay and at least be placed again. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 5 (2) |
19th Aug 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Looked every inch a serious Derby prospect last term, which he failed to confirm behind two of these in the mud at Epsom this June but the Irish Derby at the Curragh (1m4f, good) three weeks later addressed the doubts when he rallied well to finish just a neck behind runner-up Christmas Day; as he receives 5lb today from that rival and from Maltese Cross, that career-best performance puts him clear top on form. |
3/1 |
|
3rd 6 (1) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Asserted late on to finish firmly on top last October in two 1m2f Pattern events, the Group 3 Zetland Stakes at Newmarket (good to firm) and Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (very soft); 3yo campaign got off to a low-key start behind Christmas Day in the Ballysax at Leopardstown; much more like it when second to James J Braddock in the Derby Trial at the same venue; jury is out following a short-lived Derby challenge. |
12/1 |
3/1
Form: 2128-2
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 (9) |
6th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
8st 13lb |
Second to subsequent Derby winner Christmas Day in Group 3 Ballysax here (1m2f, good to yielding) in April and again finished close up in Group 3 Derby Trial here; long odds-on when making all in a four-runner Listed race over C&D; good second when dropped back to 1m2f at Royal Ascot; has joined Joseph O'Brien from Ballydoyle. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 3 (7) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Cheekpieces fitted in last two races; second to subsequent Derby winner Christmas Day in Group 3 Ballysax at Leopardstown (1m2f, good to yielding) in April and again finished close up in Group 3 Derby Trial over same C&D (good) before easy Listed win from the front there (1m4f, soft) a fortnight ago; holds leading form claims. |
2/1 |
|
1st 2 (1) |
4th Jun 2026 Yielding 1m 4f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Second to the current Derby favourite Benvenuto Cellini on debut at Killarney; best display at two when second to Pierre Bonnard in the Zetland Stakes; this year's course form involves links to Derby candidates; stuck to his task to take second when Pierre Bonnard flopped in the Ballysax; pick of these on his close third behind James J Braddock and Pierre Bonnard in the Derby Trial. |
2/7 |
9/2
Form: 724-1 D
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 (10) |
5th Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 3f 50y |
9st 5lb |
Only 1-8 but he's smart and was placed in a Group 3 before not too bad a run in the Irish Derby; wasn't at his best in the Group 3 Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, but has been gelded since then; considered. |
4/1 |
|
5th 6 (2) |
30th Jul 2026 Good 1m 3f 218y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Sole win from seven races was a 1m2f maiden in March but he's also contested four Group events; best form when third in the Group 3 Gallinule at the Curragh (1m2f, good; unraced on firmer) in May, before weakening to a 13l defeat when fifth there in the Irish Derby (1m4f); that leaves his stamina unproven but his dam was suited by the trip. |
11/2 |
40/1
Form: 16-3 BF
Last run: 49 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 (3) |
13th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 20y |
9st 9lb |
Won on debut at Listowel last September (7f, heavy); two of three subsequent starts have come in Group 3s over 1m at Newmarket (sixth of 7 beaten 3.75l) and on latest in first-time hood (retained) over 1m2f at Leopardstown (last of 5 beaten 5.5l); rated 99, so obvious chance on the figures in this lesser race. |
6/4 |
|
5th 5 (2) |
10th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
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 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €21.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €17.60 |
| Trifecta | €56.60 |
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