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Al Riffa | Horse Form ProfileAl Riffa

Horse Form Profile

Age: 6 years

Owner: Australian Bloodstock Two

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4th

2

(8)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 210y

Class 1

16:15 Ascot

Al Riffa

9st 4lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Second at last year's Royal Ascot in the 1m4f Hardwicke and 4l winner of the 1m6f Irish St Leger; ran on strongly from out the back when seventh in the Melbourne Cup (2m) in November and ended up third to Caballo De Mar in blanket finish to a Longchamp Group 1 (nearly 2m) four weeks ago, having been last of nine 2f out; those do not mean he's an assured stayer on this move up to 2m4f but he brings among the best form and has to enter calculations.

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1

24th May 2026

1m 2f 110y

15:20 Curragh

Al Riffa

9st 5lb

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

1st

2

(5)

14th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 6f 0y

16:25 Curragh

Al Riffa

9st 10lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Three-time winner here including 5L success in Group 2 Curragh Cup in July on latest; Group 1 winner as a 2yo and 3yo, acts on easy ground and looks a deserved favourite on his way to a likely Melbourne Cup bid.

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1st

1

(7)

19th Jul 2025

Good

1m 6f 16y

16:15 Curragh

Al Riffa

9st 11lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Last year's Eclipse runner up and 5l winner of the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Berlin (1m4f, good) got back to near his best when a 1.75l second in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m4f, gd-fm) last month in first-time blinkers; cheekpieces return today and he is top-rated by some distance; should stay this longer trip, preferred by McMonagle and the one to beat.

4/5F

2nd

2

(7)

21st Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

15:05 Ascot

Al Riffa

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Runner-up in the Group 1 Eclipse (1m2f, soft) last July before 5l win in the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Berlin; not at his very best since and only fourth of six in the Group 1 Prix Ganay (10.5f, good to soft) last time, but the drop back in grade and possibly the first-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) will aid his cause today; strong claims if surging back to his best.

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