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GoodSky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)
- Prize money: £141775
- 1m 3f 188y
- Class 1
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Form: 1-1312 D
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 4 (6) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Maiden success was on heavy going and Group 3 Leopardstown win last October was on good-to-yielding; same going description when landing Group 3 Ballysax at Leopardstown, with James J Braddock back in fifth; outpaced on better ground when third in the Dante, 1 3/4l behind runner-up Action; rose to the occasion when prominently ridden in the Derby, with soft ground evidently in his favour; different conditions now, but his established stamina is a significant positive. |
9/2 |
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1st 8 (5) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Maiden success was on heavy going; Group 3 Ballysax at Leopardstown (1m2f, good to yielding) on April reappearance made it three wins in a row and his Dante third at York (10.2f, good) next time was at least as good on form; while lacking anything like the same dash as winner Item at York, and also unable to get to grips with stablemate Action, he did plug on as if 1m4f could help; it clearly needs to. |
16/1 |
Form: 1-1121 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 11 (1) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Debut was on soft; all four of his races were tight finishes and he won the last three; pulled it out of the fire against useful rivals in a valuable novice event at Newbury (1m2f, good) and narrowly maintained an advantage over Bay Of Brilliance as the pair drew clear in a ding-dong battle for the Lingfield Derby Trial (11.6f, good to firm) four weeks ago; his pedigree is all about 1m4f, including with his sire and dam's sire both Derby winners, and he also shapes as if every yard today will suit; needs to pull out more again but has to be in each-way calculations. |
9/1 |
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1st 6 (3) |
9th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 133y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Went close on debut at Ascot (1m, soft) and beat notable rivals in a Newmarket maiden (1m, good) later in September; favourite for a valuable novice event at Newbury (1m2f, good) three weeks ago and battled his way to another narrow win, in a blanket finish but there's a good chance he will come on from that run and be suited by this longer trip (very much supported by pedigree); firmly in the mix. |
5/2 |
Form: 0-4410
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 (2) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Modest form at two but shaped better when fourth in maidens at Leopardstown on first two runs this season; 1m4f seemed to stretch him; tongue-tie and blinkers seemed to do the trick in a 1m2f maiden at Fairyhouse; this trip may be a shade shorter than ideal |
6/1 |
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1st 1 (2) |
5th Jun 2026 Good 1m 1f 190y |
9st 8lb |
Rated 84; poor form at two but shaped better when fourth in maidens at Leopardstown in two runs this season; 1m4f seemed to stretch him latest when weakening under 2f out under a positive ride; tongue tie and blinkers replace cheekpieces; should go well dropped back in trip. |
9/4 |
Form: 4162 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: 1-7273
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
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7th 12 (8) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Asserted late on to finish firmly on top last October in a Group 3 at Newmarket (good to firm) and Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud (very soft) and they were over 1m2f; 3yo campaign got off to a muted start but he briefly hit the front in Derby Trial at Leopardstown before James J Braddock swooped and Aidan O'Brien has stressed that he went gently with him at home until after that race; his sire and dam's sire were Derby winners (dam won 1m2f Group 1 Nassau) and he now moves up from 1m2f; he looked every inch a serious Derby contender last term and that's probably still the impression to go with. |
6/1 |
Form: 4-111
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (1) |
17th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 15y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Built upon the promise of his sole 2yo run to win Leicester maiden (1m2f, good to firm) on reappearance, and he followed up in a small-field novice at Newmarket (1m2f, good) last month; today is a much tougher test of his credentials but this blue-blooded colt may well be up to the task. |
Evs |
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1st 1 (4) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 11lb |
1,100,000gns yearling; Dubawi filly out of 1m6f Group 1 winner; made a promising start when fourth at Newmarket last October and he built on that when scoring in good style on his reappearance at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) in April; has a penalty but he's open to more progress and the Gosden yard has won this in four times since 2019. |
5/6 |
Betting Forcast
5/2 Christmas Day, 2/1 Maltese Cross, 100/1 Antigua, 14/1 Galiyan, 3/1 Pierre Bonnard, 11/2 Superior Choice
Verdict
It was an interesting question whether Ryan Moore would ride Christmas Day, who won the Derby and was second in the Irish Derby, on neither occasion under him, or PIERRE BONNARD who has not won this season but finished a neck behind Christmas Day in the Irish Derby and is now weighted to reverse the placings. In the event, the weights-and-measures argument has been ignored and he is on board Christmas Day, but receiving 5lb still makes a pretty good case for Pierre Bonnard who seems to have come to himself a bit later in the season than his stablemate. Derby runner-up Maltese Cross keeps getting better and of course needs major respect but he too concedes 5lb to the selection, so he is a close third on the list. Superior Choice is an exciting prospect but this is a stiff introduction to Group races, in which Galiyan has already come up short.[Richard Austen]
Selections
The Sun:
Maltese CrossDaily Record:
Maltese CrossRP RATINGS:
Pierre BonnardTOPSPEED:
Pierre Bonnard