18:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 20 August 2026

All16:5617:2718:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

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Off time: 18:04 | Winning time: 1m 26.64s

1^st

(10)

Naoi

49-10

20/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Sam Coen (5)

Dwelt and towards rear, ridden and progress 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, stayed on well to lead last 50 yards op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1

2^nd

(19)

Free Solo

99-7

20/1

T: P J F MurphyJ: Ben Coen

Awkward from stalls, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, pressed leader final 100 yards, held in 2nd close home op 14/1

3^rd

(18)

Ninth Crusade

39-13

33/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Jamie Powell

Dwelt and went left from stalls, soon mid-division, tracked leaders after 2f and led after 3f, ridden 2f out, kept on, headed last 50 yards, no extra close home tchd 50/1

4^th

(3)

Bear Right

39-4

3/1f

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Slightly impeded leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden and came wide under 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong op 9/4 tchd 2/1

5^th

(11)

Shamanka

49-2

80/1

T: Harry ClearyJ: J Cleary (5)

Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 50/1

6^th

1 ¾

(5)

Brains

109-0

12/1

T: R DonohoeJ: Reese Holohan (7)

Prominent early, soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden to close 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no extra closing stages tchd 11/1

7^th

(12)

Phoenix Pairc

49-6

10/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Paddy Harnett (5)

Tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden towards outer 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 12/1

8^th

(7)

All Hail

39-8

18/1

T: A OliverJ: Gary Carroll

Ran around slightly leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 25/1

9^th

(8)

Altimara

59-12

7/2

T: R O'SullivanJ: Donagh O'Connor

Fly-leapt from stalls and soon slight bump, mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace op 4/1 tchd 10/3

10^th

2 ¾

(14)

Jazzit

48-9

4/1

T: T G McCourtJ: Wesley Joyce (3)

Mid-division and ran freely, tracked leaders after 2f, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 13/2

11^th

1 ½

(1)

Sporting Hero

610-5

50/1

T: W DurkanJ: Jamie Orr (7)

Went slightly right from stalls, towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out op 33/1 tchd 28/1

12^th

(16)

Zheleznaya Dama

39-4

15/2

T: B W DukeJ: Rory Cleary

Soon led, headed after 3f, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no extra 1f out op 17/2

13^th

4 ½

(2)

Hazrama

39-3

25/1

T: D K WeldJ: Chris Hayes

Went right from stalls, prominent early, soon tracked leaders, mid-division after 2f, ridden and no extra 2f out op 16/1

14^th

(13)

Ballymagreehan

49-6

11/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer

Mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 12/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

(20)

Rappell¹⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: Seamie Heffernan

(9)

La La Lucrative¹⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: M J Smith J: Robbie Colgan

(4)

Mr Perth²⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: M C Grassick J: Wayne Lordan

(6)

Faoladh¹⁹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: A Slattery J: Adam Browne-Souza

(17)

Kc Bear³⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Nicola Burns

(15)

Oppenheimer¹³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: Kevin Coleman J: Leigh Roche

(21)

Gordon Bennett¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: Peter Fahey J: Robert Whearty

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€27.40Pl:€6.70, €4.20, €11.50EX:€382.80Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€12,706.78SF:€372.39

Forecasts

Bear Right (3/1), Altimara (7/2), Jazzit (4/1), Faoladh (5/1), La La Lucrative (6/1), Zheleznaya Dama (15/2), Phoenix Pairc (10/1), Ballymagreehan (11/1), Brains (12/1), Rappell (12/1), Mr Perth (12/1), Oppenheimer (12/1), Kc Bear (14/1), All Hail (18/1), Naoi (20/1), Free Solo (20/1), Hazrama (25/1), Gordon Bennett (25/1), Ninth Crusade (33/1), Sporting Hero (50/1), Shamanka (80/1)

FAOLADH may have got off lightly with a 3 lb rise for Galway given that the second has gone in since. Last year's winner Altimara took a step back in the right direction when fifth at Naas last time and could be primed for another bold bid in this race. La La Lucrative, who wasn't far behind the selection at Galway, Bear Right and low-mileage 3-y-o Mr Perth are a few of many others who could have a say in this competitive handicap.

FAOLADH (IRE)
ALTIMARA (IRE)
BEAR RIGHT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Altimara

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 4

J: Donagh O'Connor | T: R O'Sullivan

10/3

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00