18:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 6 August 2026

All16:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:4520:20

Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 38.11s

1^st

(4)

Isaac Newton

39-2

10/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along under 2f out and 2nd 1f out, ridden and headway to lead over 100 yards out, kept on well op 8/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(6)

Needle Match

39-2

13/2

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards to go 2nd closing stages op 4/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(2)

Audience

79-9

13/2

T: D O'MearaJ: Colin Keane

Led, 3 lengths clear halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out and headed over 100 yards out, no extra op 11/2

4^th

(1)

Sparan Nua

39-2

6/4f

T: J S BolgerJ: Declan McDonogh

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, 3rd and ridden 1f out, 4th and kept on one pace final 100 yards op 13/8 tchd 2/1

5^th

(3)

Cowardofthecounty

49-9

13/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: J M Sheridan

Rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight and no impression under 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards op 11/1

6^th

1 ¾

(8)

Chicago Critic

59-9

8/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Towards rear, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 5th and ridden 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 17/2 tchd 7/1

7^th

(9)

Tokenomics

59-9

16/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer

Always towards rear, pushed along early straight, soon ridden and 7th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor tchd 14/1

8^th

(5)

Al Haarith

39-2

10/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression entering straight, ridden and dropped towards rear 1f out, no extra op 14/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Celtic Motif²³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: J M Sheridan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.00Pl:€2.00, €1.80, €2.00EX:€46.90Trifecta:€143.70Tricast:€461.04SF:€73.26

Forecasts

Sparan Nua (6/4), Needle Match (13/2), Audience (13/2), Cowardofthecounty (13/2), Chicago Critic (8/1), Isaac Newton (10/1), Al Haarith (10/1), Celtic Motif (12/1), Tokenomics (16/1)

AUDIENCE is still capable of smart form and could have a tactical advantage around here over 3-y-os Sparan Nua, Al Haarith, and Needle Match.

AUDIENCE
SPARAN NUA (IRE)
AL HAARITH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Johan

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 8

J: Ronan Whelan | T: J Channon

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €42,000.002nd: €14,000.003rd: €7,000.004th: €3,501.005th: €2,101.006th: €1,400.00