19.10
GoodBOYLE Sports Meld Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £35852.17
- 1m 1f 0y
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Form: 270-30 C
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 1 (14) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Second in the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris for Aidan O'Brien in 2023; failed to match that level in Australia until finishing a nose second in 1m2f Group 3 at Randwick last September; down the field in the Caulfield Cup on his final start there but resumed his European career with a pleasing staying-on third to Minnie Hauk in 1m2f Curragh Group 2 (good) six weeks ago; raced largely on good or softer on turf (below form in 2023 Derby on good to firm); his yard has had three placed in this since 2021. |
28/1 |
|
3rd 1 (6) |
4th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Second in the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris in 2023; failed to match that level in Australia until finishing a nose second to Birdman in a 1m2f Group 3 at Randwick last September; down the field in the Caulfield Cup on his final start; resumes his Irish career, now a gelding and housed with Joseph O'Brien. |
20/1 |
Form: 0-8213
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (5) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Group 3 winner as a 2yo; lost way last season but back to form on last two starts; runner-up to City Of Memphis in conditions race at Gowran (7f, soft) and won conditions race at Fairyhouse latest (7f, good); much more needed up in class and trip and looks yard's second-string on rider arrangements. |
15/2 |
|
1st 2 (9) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Group 3-winning 2yo over this trip but didn't fire in three runs last year; the best of two runs this term came at Gowran last time when ahead of Tina's Indian; the filly that won that event, City Of Memphis, has since won twice at Group level; a big player. |
7/4 |
Form: 216-35 CD
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 15 (7) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Two starts at Royal Ascot have yielded a win in the 2023 Chesham (7f) and cracking second of 23 in the Kensington Palace (1m, also good to firm) last year; won four-runner Leopardstown Group 3 (1m1f, good) the following month and there was plenty of encouragement when third in 7f Group 3 back there on last month's return; no surprise if she raises her game once more back at her favourite fixture. |
12/1 |
|
3rd 2 (5) |
10th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Winner of the 2023 Chesham; again ran well at Royal Ascot last year, second in 23-runner Kensington Palace Stakes; sprang a surprise in a four-runner 1m1f Group 3 at Leopardstown on penultimate start; this may be too sharp on reappearance. |
7/1 |
Form: 1-3362
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 (8) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 30y |
9st 9lb |
Progressive handicapper on heavy ground late last season; best of her three runs this season when third in the Irish Lincoln; meets stablemate Duckadilly on 16lb worse than handicap terms; blinkered for the first time. |
25/1 |
|
6th 2 (10) |
18th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 63y |
10st 3lb |
Highly progressive from a low base last autumn, winning all three handicaps on heavy ground, at Gowran and twice at the Curragh; continued improvement on return when fine third of 25 from 7lb out of handicap in Irish Lincoln in first-time cheekpieces; coped with good-to-yielding ground when third at Leopardstown last time; any ease would help. |
11/2 |
Form: 2-4424
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 7 (3) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Smart form here as a 2yo included two seconds in Group 2 company at 7f-1m on good and yielding to soft ground; back to form and probably unlucky not to win over 1m1f (good) in Listed heat at Navan on latest when a neck behind Isaac Newton and a nose behind Hotazhell (finished third/promoted to second); place shout with a repeat of that. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 10 (9) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Won Curragh maiden on debut (7f, good); later ran with credit in Group 2 juvenile events won by the Prix du Jockey Club principals, Constitution River and Hawk Mountain; yet to advance that profile in races at the Curragh and Leopardstown this season; premature to write off; hood added to tongue-tie. |
6/1 |
Form: 4-4516 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 (8) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y |
8st 11lb |
Goodwood maiden winner on debut last August (7f, gd-sft); creditable run in Group 1 at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in October; moderate efforts first two runs this term, but back on song when in front of Hotazhell and Geryon in Listed contest at Navan three weeks ago; needs to improve further to beat Purview, but solid place claims if backing up that last run. |
5/1 |
|
1st 11 (3) |
7th Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Maiden winner at Goodwood; best juvenile form when staying on from off the pace to take fourth behind Pierre Bonnard in Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in October; shaped as if he needed the race when fourth of seven in a Listed event at Newmarket (1m1f, good) on return; eased when beaten in Derby Trial at Lingfield; should be competitive now. |
5/1 |
Betting Forcast
4/1 Adelaide River, 7/1 Cowardofthecounty, 11/4 Snellen, 16/1 Syzygy, 5/2 Geryon, 3/1 Isaac Newton