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15.25

Yielding

BAR 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes (Group 1)

  • Prize money: £204869.57
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • 18 runners
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BAR 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes (Group 1)

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 020610 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won the Group 1 King Charles III at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) last June before missing the rest of the season; high points this season are his 1l second in the Group 2 Temple Stakes (5f, good to soft) in May and his Group 2 King George win at Goodwood (5f, good to firm) in July; failed to confirm Goodwood form with Rumstar and Time For Sandals in the Nunthorpe.
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12th

2

(4)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

American Affair

10st 1lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Said goodbye to handicaps when winning over C&D in May 2025 and just two runs later he won the Group 1 King Charles III at Royal Ascot (good to firm; handles good to soft); off the track for nearly a year after and he's been slowly working his way back to form since, looking more his old self when winning a Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood latest; a likely force.

7/1

Form: 921259 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Magnificent course specialist; has brought his tally of course wins to ten with Listed victories at 7f and 6f this year; now faces a massive task over this trip in this grade.
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9th

1

(14)

29th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Big Gossey

10st 2lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Charles O’Brien

Course legend has won 10 of his 12 races at this track and amassed 575,000GBP in prizemoney; has won twice at Listed level this season and second in a Group 2; however, wasn't himself when eased and well beaten last time; has run well in defeat in this race for the last two years but the trip stretches him and is vulnerable again.

14/1

5th

1

(2)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

15:25 Curragh

Big Gossey

9st 7lb

J: W J Lee

T: Charles O’Brien

Course specialist made it ten wins here with a Listed race success over this trip in June; also won the Gladness Stakes over 7f here in March; second to subsequent Group 1 winner Comanche Brave in the Greenlands in May, with James Delight in third; holding his form admirably on the evidence of Group 2 second over 7f here three weeks ago.

7/2

Form: 335171 C

Last run: 64 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Previously best known as a 7f performer, a revelation this season as a sprinter after returning from an international campaign; won a 6f Group 2 event here in May; stepped up considerably from his Royal Ascot run when travelling powerfully for 6f Group 1 win in the July Cup; well worth this first 5f attempt but could be vulnerable.
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1st

3

(10)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

16:35 Newmarket (July)

Comanche Brave

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Prevailed at the Curragh in May to break his Group 2 duck; not disgraced in the 6f Group 1 at Royal Ascot since but that seventh-place finish confirms his slight limitations at the top level; will find better opportunities when back down in class.

20/1

7th

3

(12)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Comanche Brave

9st 5lb

J: Pierre-Charles Boudot

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

The drop back to 6f proved to be a good move this spring, with a very respectable fifth in a hot Group 1 at Sha Tin in April (good to firm; Satono Reve second) and a 2l win in the Group 2 Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh (6f, good); not fully exposed at the trip and he's one to be interested in.

12/1

Form: 138019 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Has won on soft and yielding ground but best on good or quicker; beat Partisan Hero in a British-dominated Group 2 over C&D in July; ninth in the Nunthorpe, leaving him a bit to find with several of these.
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9th

3

(15)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Cover Up

10st 1lb

J: William Buick

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Has won on soft and yielding ground but best on good or quicker; came from the clouds before meeting trouble in running in the King Charles III at Royal Ascot, so did well to finish about 3l behind the winner; again came from behind when leading near the line in a Group 2 at the Curragh since; in prime form but those tactics can be hard to pull off here.

14/1

1st

2

(8)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

15:25 Curragh

Cover Up

9st 9lb

J: James Doyle

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

British raider was in fine form at Meydan at the turn of the year, winning a Listed (yielding) and a Group 2 (good), both over 5f; didn't get the smoothest of runs when beaten 3.5l in the King Charles III at Royal Ascot last time (behind Rosy Affair and Jakajaro) and could get closer here if getting a clear passage.

7/1

Form: 114530 C

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
5yo front-runner who has been better than ever this year, comfortably winning a handicap at York (5f, good) in May and posting a fine fifth of 26 at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); third behind fellow British raiders Cover Up and Partisan Hero over C&D in July; behind several of these at Goodwood.
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11th

3

(5)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Jakajaro

9st 4lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Robert Cowell

5yo front-runner who has been better than ever this year, comfortably winning a handicap at York (5f, good) in May and posting a fine fifth of 26 at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) last month; third in Group 2 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) recently and he could build on those last two efforts, which were on stiff tracks, now on a downhill course; respected.

6/1

3rd

3

(5)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

15:25 Curragh

Jakajaro

9st 9lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Robert Cowell

Prominent racer started his campaign with back-to-back handicap wins at Newmarket (5f, good) and York (5f, good); yet to score at Pattern level but huge runs the last twice in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock (5f, good) and when a 1.5l fifth of 26 in the King Charles III (5f, gd-fm) at Royal Ascot; fourth in this last year and should be in the mix again.

9/2

Form: 903571 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Admirable sprinter who has run some fine races in defeat this year, including when having poor track position in the Nunthorpe; Listed winner on heavy at Beverley a fortnight ago.
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1st

5

(9)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:15 Beverley

Jm Jungle

9st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Admirable sprinter who has run some fine races in defeat this year, including when having poor track position in the Nunthorpe nine days ago; drops in grade and holds solid claims.

5/2

7th

4

(16)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Jm Jungle

10st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Handles most ground; best form when winning a Group 2 on good to soft at Glorious Goodwood in 2025 and although he hasn't nailed it in the same way this year, the recent rain could give him a toehold into this race; visored once as a 2yo, now goes in blinkers.

25/1

Form: -11006 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Gelding operation in the close season has done the trick; followed a Group 3 win with a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good to soft), overcoming a slow start to win in some style; lesser efforts at Royal Ascot and Goodwood since; sixth in the Nunthorpe marked a return to near his best.
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6th

5

(2)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Night Raider

10st 1lb

J: James Doyle

T: K R Burke

Has taken time to get to grips with turf and was easily seen off when fourth in this last year; however, a gelding operation in the close season has worked wonders and he followed a Group 3 win with one in a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good to soft), overcoming a slow start to win in some style; his star has dimmed somewhat at Royal Ascot and Goodwood since, but the return to a flat track offers hope that he can be on song again.

14/1

10th

1

(13)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Night Raider

9st 7lb

J: James Doyle

T: K R Burke

Returned this year having been gelded and he's been an improved model, winning the Group 3 Palace House at Newmarket (5f, good to firm) and the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock (5f, good to soft) before leading home those who raced in the centre group when tenth of 26 overall at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); usually front-runs and this speedy track should suit him better than Ascot (ran well in this last year); strong claims despite 3lb penalty.

3/1

Form: 133270 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Some good efforts over 5f this year but has met his match in Group races won by Rumstar, Cover Up and American Affair; 66-1 when towards the rear in the Nunthorpe.
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15th

6

(17)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Partisan Hero

10st 1lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: David Loughnane

Some good efforts over 5f this year but he has met his match in Group races won by Rumstar, Cover Up and American Affair on his last three starts and has it to prove in this company.

66/1

7th

6

(8)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Partisan Hero

9st 4lb

J: Colin Keane

T: David Loughnane

6yo who has been campaigned over further for the majority of his career but he's been a progressive sprinter this season, finishing third in a Group 3 at Sandown (5f, good) on July 4 then runner-up in Group 2 at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) last time; however, this tougher race demands more.

20/1

Form: -20123 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Has four Group 3 wins (on good and good to firm) under his belt; recent runs make him a serious Group 1 contender, split American Affair and Time For Sandal at Goodwood; a fine third behind the brilliant Bacio and Starlust in the Nunthorpe; not certain to uphold York form with Time For Sandals who was unlucky.
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3rd

8

(8)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Rumstar

10st 1lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jonathan Portman

Has four Group 3 wins (on good and good to firm) under his belt; outward appearances suggest this level is beyond him but if the door had opened in time for him in this last year he might have been placed instead of finishing only fifth; frame chance.

16/1

2nd

7

(3)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Rumstar

9st 4lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jonathan Portman

Reappeared with good second to Night Raider in the Group 3 Palace House at Newmarket (5f, good to firm) and bounced back from below-par run at Royal Ascot to win at Sandown (5f, good) four weeks ago, taking that Group 3 for the second year in a row; has won here and is firmly in calculations.

9/2

Form: 4-6042 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished a close third in the 2024 Nunthorpe and went on to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (5f, firm); ran only twice in 2025, slow process recapturing form; right back near the top of his game when best of the rest behind Bacio in the Nunthorpe; can feature alongside Rumstar and Time For Sandals.
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2nd

9

(10)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Starlust

10st 1lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Finished a close third in the 2024 running and went on to win the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (5f, firm; has won on good to soft) later in the year; seen only twice in 2025 and it's been a slow process recapturing form but a recent close fourth to Redorange in a C&D Listed race (first-time visor, now discarded) in July was better; no surprise to see him go well at a price.

50/1

4th

6

(1)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:12 York

Starlust

9st 1lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Won this race in 2024 and finished that campaign with a superb success in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (firm); lightly raced since (had a spell at stud) and well below par this season; needs first-time visor to spark a revival.

14/1

Form: -64050 C

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Course 2yo maiden winner on debut; smart form when second in Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint; nothing comparable this year; held by several of these on running over C&D in July and at Goodwood
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No Results Found

Form: 1-1800 D

Last run: 57 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won three of his four starts last season, including the Norfolk Stakes (5f, gd-fm); began this season with a Listed win at Naas (6f, gd-yld); subsequent campaign has been a notable anticlimax; many questions to answer.
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10th

8

(6)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

15:25 Curragh

Charles Darwin

9st 5lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

3yo won three of his four starts last season, including the Norfolk Stakes (5f, gd-fm); started off this campaign with a Listed win at Naas (6f, gd-yld) but has questions to answer after finishing well beaten in a Group 3 back at Naas and in the Commonwealth Cup in first-time blinkers (retained) on latest; the pick of Moore, but needs to get back on track down in trip.

8/1

Form: -11170 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Started the year with two Listed wins at 5f before charging up the stands' side to snatch the Group 1 King Charles III at Royal Ascot (5f, gd-fm); eclipsed in the July Cup and the Nunthorpe; confidence could not be high against that background; probably rash to rule out all the same.
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16th

11

(7)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Mission Central

9st 13lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Started the year with two Listed wins at 5f before charging up the stands' side to snatch the Group 1 King Charles III at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) from under Rayevka's nose; not the same horse in the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket after (6f; had good form at the trip as a 2yo) where he wouldn't have won at 5f and was eased down; has a question mark now but he's capable of putting his stamp on this race if on song.

8/1

7th

10

(7)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

16:35 Newmarket (July)

Mission Central

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Progressive 3yo gelding who brings impressive stats, being 3-3 (all over 5f against his elders) this term and 3-3 over 6f; finished strongly to get up in the final strides in the 5f Group 1 at Royal Ascot (good to firm) most recently; all bar one of his trainer's five July Cup winners have been 3yos; big player back up in distance.

11/2

Form: -70224 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Useful sprint handicapper; Listed-placed, has never run in a Group race; very ambitious target for 94-rated filly.
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4th

4

(8)

30th Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 0y

16:05 Cork

Gazelle dOr

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: M C Grassick

Strike rate of 5-21 (including neck defeat of Kendall Roy in soft-ground Curragh premier handicap last September); better than ever in her last two races, finishing second from a good draw at Naas (5f Listed) and over 6f at Fairyhouse when beaten a short head in conditions race; has missed three engagements since but has her chance and easier ground okay.

7/2

Form: 580034

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Won Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in 2025, then finished a close third to Jm Jungle in a Group 2 at Goodwood (5f, good to soft); after several low-key displays, back to form when third behind American Affair and Rumstar at Goodwood; had her path repeatedly blocked in the Nunthorpe and her fourth placing can be upgraded; fair prospects of a turnaround with Starlust and Rumstar.
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4th

16

(13)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

Time For Sandals

9st 12lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Harry Eustace

Won Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in 2025, then finished a close third to Jm Jungle in a Group 2 at Goodwood (5f, good to soft); she's had a chequered 2026 but the return to Goodwood last time may have helped when again close up in third; needs to find more in this company.

25/1

3rd

10

(4)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Time For Sandals

9st 1lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Harry Eustace

Won the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm) last June before fine third in this race under a penalty (good to soft); however, she's struggled to hit the same heights subsequently.

16/1

Form: 466102 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Put in a spirited effort against Jm Jungle at Beverley, faces a huge task at this level; blinkered for the first time.
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2nd

7

(2)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:15 Beverley

Argentine Tango

9st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Listed win as a 2yo and she was successful in this grade at Ayr (5f, soft) in June too; no impact in a Goodwood Group 2 last time and vulnerable under her penalty, for all she's well drawn and will handle conditions.

10/1

14th

14

(1)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Argentine Tango

8st 11lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tim Easterby

Runner-up in the Group 3 Molecomb (5f, good) over C&D 12 months ago and returned to form with Listed win at Ayr (5f, soft) last month; however, it's likely she'll come up short now back up in grade.

25/1

Form: 274681 CD

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Listed winner over C&D and on AW at two, handicap winner this term; aiming very high here.
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1st

8

(8)

24th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

17:58 Cork

Ipanema Queen

9st 2lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: Robson De Aguiar

Speedy filly won twice in Listed company last year; has found life tougher this term but some solid handicap efforts including at Royal Ascot; found Group 2 company too tough at the Curragh las weekend but has a shout here.

13/2

Form: -83279 D

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Career-best by far when going close at 50-1 in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot (6f, good); two lesser displays since then leave her with plenty to prove again.
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9th

15

(15)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Spicy Marg

8st 11lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Michael Bell

C&D and Listed winner in last season's 2yo campaign, and she ran a mighty race when going close at 50-1 in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot (6f, good) last month; failed to back that up in Group 3 at York three weeks ago but not ruled out in view of her peak performance.

10/1

7th

13

(2)

10th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:45 York

Spicy Marg

9st 0lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Listed winner at Newmarket (6f, good) last October; beaten 4.5l into third by Venetian Sun in the Sandy Lane at Haydock on good to soft in May but got a lot closer that rival on quicker ground in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, going down by only a head for a big career best, with reopposing Fitzella fifth; the one to beat.

9/4

Betting Forcast

8/1 American Affair, 50/1 Big Gossey, 3/1 Comanche Brave, 14/1 Cover Up, 10/1 Jakajaro, 25/1 Jm Jungle, 10/1 Night Raider, 20/1 Partisan Hero, 6/1 Rumstar, 6/1 Starlust, 33/1 Brussels, 20/1 Charles Darwin, 7/1 Mission Central, 66/1 Gazelle dOr, 13/2 Time For Sandals, 40/1 Argentine Tango, 66/1 Ipanema Queen, 14/1 Spicy Marg

Verdict

The best chance of a home win is provided by the July Cup winner Comanche Brave, who has never tackled the minimum trip. In a field packed with British-trained speedsters, that is a negative despite the undeniable quality of his Newmarket display. The Nunthorpe may provide the key. TIME FOR SANDALS kept running into trouble and has a good chance of turning the tables on Starlust and Rumstar. Mission Central has a big chance on his Royal Ascot form, and Night Raider is also worth considering. [Alan Sweetman]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Time For Sandals

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Mission Central

TOPSPEED:

Mission Central

POSTDATA:

Time For Sandals

The Irish Sun:

Time For Sandals