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Horse Form Profile

Age: 3 years

Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

4th

9

(4)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

16:05 Ascot

Delacroix

9st 3lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Ballydoyle colt who is progressive in the main; justified favouritism in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown (good to yielding) most recently, taking his form figures over 1m2f to 11121 and overall strike-rate to 6-11; unable to match Ombudsman's late acceleration in the International but had got up late on to collar that rival in the Eclipse and is set for another gripping rematch.

11/2

1st

5

(8)

13th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

17:30 Leopardstown

Delacroix

9st 3lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Won two Derby trials over C&D and bounced back from Epsom failure to win the Eclipse at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm); deserved much credit for overhauling Ombudsman late on, having found trouble in running in the straight; beaten by the same top-class rival at York; reputation largely restored all the same; major player for stable denied six in a row in this last year.

2/1F

2nd

6

(3)

20th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

15:35 York

Delacroix

9st 1lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Won two Derby trials this spring and bounced back from Derby disappointment to win the Group 1 Eclipse at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) last month; he deserves immense credit for overhauling Ombudsman late on last time having found trouble in running in the straight and got behind, and it was a performance that suggests he could take plenty of beating today.

9/4

1st

4

(3)

5th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 209y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

Delacroix

8st 13lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Had excuses (hampered early and ended up in poor position) when beaten favourite in the Derby four weeks ago; otherwise a solid/progressive operator who normally races prominently and is 2-2 over 1m2f, namely trial wins at Leopardstown this spring; remains of major interest and helps to give Aidan O'Brien, whose excellent record in this race includes three wins in the last four years, a robust hand.

3/1

9th

3

(14)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

15:30 Epsom

Delacroix

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

By Dubawi out of a much admired mare who won 13 races, including six Grade/Group 1s at up to about 1m, and who has bred a 1m6f Group 1 winner; became well seasoned during a 2yo career which ended with a hard-fought second in the Group 1 Futurity at Doncaster (1m, soft) and has returned with two Group 3 wins at Leopardstown (1m2f; on good to yielding and good), the former from Lambourn and announcing new depths in the latter; still improving and he won't mind what the weather does.

2/1F