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Saturday 19 July 2025

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Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes (Group 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   5f  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:06  |   Winning time: 58.36s
1st
Horse silk
5
(3)
Arizona Blaze
39-5
9/4j
T: A MurrayJ: D Egan
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
2
4
(2)
Mgheera
59-6
5/2
T: E WalkerJ: R L Moore
Rear of mid division, progress into 4th halfway, pushed along to go 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong, no impression on winner op 2/1 tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
½
8
(4)
Songhai
39-2
25/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen
Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to go 3rd over 100 yards out, kept on op 20/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
3
(7)
The Highway Rat
79-9
33/1
T: A OliverJ: Chris Hayes
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 5th over 100 yards out, kept on to go 4th close home op 40/1 tchd 28/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
2
(5)
Rumstar
59-9
9/4j
T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby
Mid division, 5th halfway, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to briefly go 3rd over 150 yards out, soon no extra and weakened close home op 5/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
(1)
Grande Marques
39-2
50/1
T: J A StackJ: J M Sheridan
Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened inside final furlong op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
1
(8)
Erosandpsyche
79-9
50/1
T: Daniel MurphyJ: Gary Carroll
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened from over 1f out op 40/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
6
(6)
Powerful Nation
39-5
11/2
T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery
Always towards rear, never a factor op 13/2 tchd 5/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.10, €1.20, €3.30EX:€8.80Trifecta:€46.00Tricast:€103.82SF:€8.18

Forecasts

Arizona Blaze (9/4), Rumstar (9/4), Mgheera (5/2), Powerful Nation (11/2), Songhai (25/1), The Highway Rat (33/1), Grande Marques (50/1), Erosandpsyche (50/1)

Verdict

RUMSTAR was back to his very best when winning a Group 3 at Sandown 2 weeks ago and shades the vote over Temple Stakes winner Mgheera and Commonwealth Cup runner-up Arizona Blaze.

  1. RUMSTAR
  2. MGHEERA
  3. ARIZONA BLAZE

Previous Winners

2024
Believing
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 4
J: R L Moore  |  T: G Boughey
1/1

Prize Money

1st: €72,000.002nd: €24,000.003rd: €12,000.004th: €6,000.005th: €3,600.006th: €2,399.00

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