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GoodRoyal County Optional Claiming Race
- Prize money: £5130.43
- 0m 6f 25y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
16/1 (Won)
- Win: £13.50
- Place: £4.90
Form: 50-003
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 40
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 11 (1) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 3lb |
Beaten off 59 in handicaps on last three starts but did win her last start in claiming company at Fairyhouse in May (6f, good); this is a better race and a bit to find on the figures. |
18/1 |
|
6th 4 (11) |
17th Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
10st 1lb |
C&D winner in 2023 won for the second time in a 6f Fairyhouse claimer in May; raised 19lb for that win but has been solid in defeat since including over C&D; got no run at Fairyhouse last time; a player. |
8/1 |
|
8th 11 (5) |
1st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y |
8st 7lb |
Bridged a gap of almost three years between wins when landing a C&D claimer (good) in May; did well to take a 2l third of eight at Down Royal (5f, soft) last time after being raised 19lb for her claimer win; in great form and she has a chance if it continues. |
8/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: -36632
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 60
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (1) |
1st Sep 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Has finished in the first three in her last six races on turf; narrowly denied in a 7f claimer at this venue in May; backed that up with third placings in a maiden at Bellewstown and a handicap at Naas; thoroughly deserved her win in a 7f claimer here last month; has joined Ian Donoghue and can continue to pay her way. |
7/2 |
|
1st 7 (8) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Maiden has finished in the first three in five of her nine runs on turf; narrowly denied in C&D claimer in May; beaten just 0.75l off 62 in a 7f Naas handicap latest; should be on the premises again. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 9 (6) |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 6lb |
0-17 but has looked like her turn is near, placing the last four times over a range of trips from 5f to 1m; good 0.5l second to Gloriously Glam on last try over this trip in May, so shouldn't be far away back in a handicap. |
7/1 |
11/10
Form: 9-0481
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 9 (9) |
1st Sep 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Four-time winner; claimed out of McGuinness yard for E10,000 after finishing 1/2l second to Minaun View in a Bellewstown claimer last month; failed to make her presence felt on stable debut at Galway; noteworthy jockey booking now. |
6/1 |
15/2
Form: 17380- D
Last run: 307 days
W: 10st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 64
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 14 (6) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 0lb |
C&D winner sent off single figure odds on last two starts at Naas (both 5f, good) and ran respectably; is very well handicapped on best form and won't be inconvenienced by softer ground if the rain arrives; can't discount. |
16/1 |
|
5th 5 (4) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 13lb |
Nine-time winner, five on turf; latest win came here over 6f in May 2025 off 8lb higher; good runs in defeat over C&D this term, the best when runner-up off 1lb higher in June; fourth here last time when 3.25l behind Dandy Land; don't rule him out. |
10/1 |
|
4th 2 (8) |
3rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Nine-time winner, five on turf; latest win came here over 6f in May 2025 off 7lb higher; second over C&D here in June, faded late into fifth when beaten favourite here last month; slowly away when ninth at Curragh; not out of it. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: 636608 D
Last run: 57 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 58
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 7 (9) |
22nd Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Was in the form of his life around this time two seasons ago with back-to-back 6f wins for Michael O'Callaghan; signs of a revival when seventh of 21 at Naas last month; another reasonably encouraging run when fourth at Leopardstown last week. |
10/1 |
|
4th 12 (15) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 50y |
8st 10lb |
Was in the form of his life around this time two seasons ago with back-to-back 6f wins for Michael O'Callaghan; signs of a revival when seventh of 21 at Naas last month; needs to provide further reassurance to become a betting proposition. |
10/1 |
|
7th 6 (11) |
24th Jun 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Generally regressive in the last while and was poor in a Fairyhouse claimer last time in a first-time visor; others make more appeal. |
28/1 |
10/1
Form: 050-
Last run: 268 days
W: 10st 2lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
21th 8 (22) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Modest form last season, failed to make an impact in a claimer on stable/seasonal debut; not one of the more obvious candidates. |
33/1 |
|
6th 2 (4) |
28th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 25y |
10st 2lb |
Given a mark of 67 after three maiden runs in second half of last season over different trips; hooded on return for new yard. |
10/1 |
|
9 (3) |
2nd Sep 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Not a likely contender on the evidence of his two runs over shorter distances. |
66/1 |
20/1
Form: 2570-0 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 1lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 37
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 19 (1) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Last won in October 2024; has been way below best in 2026 and is now rated just 26, so is 14lb out of the weights here; new visor needs to spark. |
40/1 |
|
19th 19 (7) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y |
8st 10lb |
Sole win came in a 6f Curragh handicap off 53 in 2024; failed to beat a rival in a Navan handicap nor a Fairyhouse claimer in what were his final two starts for his former yard; hood goes on now but hard to fancy. |
80/1 |
|
7th 7 (3) |
28th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 25y |
9st 1lb |
Sole win came over this trip in Curragh handicap in 2024; good second in first-time cheekpieces at Naas last summer but little since; would be much better off with all of these in a handicap. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €35.40 |
| Straight Forecast | €36.40 |
| Trifecta | €81.60 |
Selections
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