June 20 / 16.33 Down Royal

16.33

Good

BOYLE Sports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap)

  • Prize money: £51217.39
  • 1m 4f 207y
  • 9 runners
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BOYLE Sports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 145-43

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a Curragh maiden last July; limitations exposed in stakes races, twice last year and in Listed events at Epsom and Navan this term; cheekpieces tried now; stable has won two of the last five editions of this race; unwise to rule out.
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1

(2)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

New Zealand

9st 13lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: A P O’Brien

Narrow winner of a Curragh maiden last July; limitations exposed in stakes races, twice last year and in Listed events at Epsom and Navan this term; cheekpieces tried now; stable has won two of the last five editions of this race; unwise to rule out.

11/2

3rd

3

(3)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 5f 0y

16:07 Navan

New Zealand

9st 5lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

The most experienced of these, having won Curragh 2yo maiden and twice campaigned in Group company, notably fifth in Group 1 Criterium International; underwhelming seasonal debut, however, in Epsom Classic Trial last month, weakening quite tamely final furlong; blinkers now tried and upped in trip.

7/4

OUR TIP

Form: 15-86

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Beat a subsequent winner by a wide margin on heavy ground at Tipperary on his debut last October; creditable fifth behind Pierre Bonnard in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud only three weeks later; soundly beaten in two Group 3s this season; hard to be sure if he can deliver on last year's promise.
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2

(10)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

Shosholoza

9st 12lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Beat a subsequent winner by a wide margin on heavy ground at Tipperary on his debut last October; creditable fifth behind Pierre Bonnard in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud only three weeks later; soundly beaten in two Group 3s this season; hard to be sure if he can deliver on last year's promise.

8/1

6th

5

(4)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Shosholoza

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Beat a subsequent winner by a wide margin on heavy ground at Tipperary on his debut last October; creditable fifth behind Pierre Bonnard in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud only three weeks later; plenty to prove now after failing to feature in the Ballysax at Leopardstown on reappearance.

10/1

8th

7

(9)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

16:55 Leopardstown

Shosholoza

9st 5lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Created a strong impression when beating a subsequent Curragh winner by a wide margin on heavy ground at Tipperary on his debut; creditable fifth at Saint-Cloud only three weeks later; held by Pierre Bonnard and A Boy Named Susie but open to improvement.

9/1

Form: 4514 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 27-321 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Twice beaten favourite in maidens following promising debut; more like it on handicap debut when good second in 1m Cork apprentice event; bolted up over the extended 1m2f here last month; may remain competitive off 14lb higher mark.
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4

(6)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

Harmani

8st 11lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: G M Lyons

Twice beaten favourite in maidens following promising debut; more like it on handicap debut when good second in 1m Cork apprentice event; bolted up over the extended 1m2f here last month; may remain competitive off 14lb higher mark.

4/1

1st

9

(9)

29th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 109y

20:00 Down Royal

Harmani

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Twice beaten favourite in maidens following promising 2yo debut; more like it on handicap debut early this month when good second in Cork apprentice event over a mile; shapes as though this longer trip will suit.

9/2

2nd

9

(6)

3rd May 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Cork

Harmani

9st 5lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: G M Lyons

Placed in two of three maidens; beaten 5.5l on debut when runner up at Navan (6f, soft) behind Charles Darwin; 3-1 favourite but faded when beaten 7.75l on seasonal return in a Gowran maiden (7f, soft); sharper for that and should get 1m on breeding; could go well on handicap debut.

13/2

Form: 6-351

Last run: 33 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Went up 2lb for a front-running Roscommon win; this longer trip should be within his range; has a bit to find with Mergus Serrator on Navan running.
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5

(4)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

Huffnpuff

8st 11lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Henry De Bromhead

Went up 2lb for a front-running Roscommon win; this longer trip should be within his range; has a bit to find with Mergus Serrator on Navan running.

7/1

1st

10

(9)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 63y

18:20 Roscommon

Huffnpuff

9st 7lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Showed promise when keeping on from off the pace in a 1m Curragh maiden last October; confirmed maiden-winning potential with third placing over 1m at Navan on seasonal debut; faded late into fifth over 1m2f at the same venue last time; has much the same chance as Karrygrant on official and RPR figures.

11/4

5th

9

(4)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

16:15 Navan

Huffnpuff

9st 8lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Showed promise when keeping on from off the pace in a 1m Curragh maiden last October; confirmed maiden-winning potential with third placing over 1m here on seasonal debut, almost 4l in front of Battle Of Maldon.

11/2

Form: 6-44

Last run: 39 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Respectable run at Leopardstown in October on only outing at two; shaped quite well when keeping on to take fourth in a 1m2f maiden at Navan in April, with subsequent winner Huff'N'Puff one place behind; appeared to find 1m inadequate at Killarney; this should suit better
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6

(8)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

Mergus Serrator

8st 10lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Respectable run at Leopardstown in October on only outing at two; shaped quite well when keeping on to take fourth in a 1m2f maiden at Navan in April, with subsequent winner Huff'N'Puff one place behind; appeared to find 1m inadequate at Killarney; this should suit better

11/2

4th

8

(1)

12th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 31y

17:05 Killarney

Mergus Serrator

9st 8lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Respectable run at Leopardstown in October on only outing at two; shaped quite well when keeping on to take fourth in a 1m2f maiden at Navan; might not be as effective at this trip.

13/2

4th

12

(12)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 40y

16:15 Navan

Mergus Serrator

9st 8lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Respectable run at Leopardstown in October on only outing at two; will need to have improved considerably to win this.

16/1

Form: 6-12

Last run: 41 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 213-27

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Had been consistent before an inexplicable poor run at Navan; needs to bounce back from that; others preferred in the circumstances.
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8

(7)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

Madbadanddangerous

8st 9lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Noel Meade

Had been consistent before an inexplicable poor run at Navan; needs to bounce back from that; others preferred in the circumstances.

12/1

7th

2

(6)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 40y

16:42 Navan

Madbadanddangerous

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Noel Meade

Close second in Tipperary maiden (7.5f, yielding) on debut; off the mark on next start in 7f Naas maiden (soft); 2l third in valuable auction series final over same C&D (soft); narrowly denied on seasonal return/handicap debut at Leopardstown latest (10.5f, gd-yld); reliable and in the mix again off 3lb higher.

3/1

2nd

5

(5)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

17:25 Leopardstown

Madbadanddangerous

9st 3lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Noel Meade

Decent level of form in three outings in second half of last season, notably getting up late in 7.5f Naas auction event and slightly shorter trip against him at same venue final start when staying on third in valuable auction series final; good chance he'll improve for this step up in trip and on an okay mark.

13/2

Form: 36-324

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Not beaten far on his only handicap start; has failed to improve in two more recent attempts in maidens; 2lb wrong, rider claims a useful 5lb.
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10

(5)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 207y

16:33 Down Royal

Pierre Grosse

8st 7lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Mrs John Harrington

Not beaten far on his only handicap start; has failed to improve in two more recent attempts in maidens; 2lb wrong, rider claims a useful 5lb.

10/1

4th

7

(13)

5th Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 190y

19:09 Fairyhouse

Pierre Grosse

9st 8lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Mrs John Harrington

Rated 80 after five runs; close third off that mark in Leopardstown handicap (1m2f, gd-yld) on seasonal return in April; 4.5l second in 10.5f rated race at Naas (good) on latest; big player back in maiden company.

4/1

Non-runners

Wyman

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €194.20
Straight Forecast €187.89
Tricast €1221.18
Trifecta €784.10

Selections

POSTDATA:

Trojan Fighter

The Irish Sun:

Bay Of Stars

SPOTLIGHT:

Mergus Serrator

TOPSPEED:

Shosholoza

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Huff'n'puff