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Horse Form Profile

Age: 3 years

Owner: Mrs John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Westerberg

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Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

16th

4

(20)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:05 Ascot

Charles Darwin

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Impressive in the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes here (5f, good to firm) last June on fourth and final 2yo start; reappeared with Listed win at Navan (6f, good to yielding) in April and he was eased at Naas last month after Ryan Moore felt he lost his action; Moore rides stablemate Albert Einstein but this fellow remains one to be interested in; wears first-time blinkers.

10/1

8th

1

(3)

17th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 205y

16:56 Naas

Charles Darwin

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Beaten on debut at Cork before going the rest of the season unbeaten; landed a Navan maiden (6f, soft), a four-runner conditions event here (5f, good) and ultimately the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); workmanlike when justifying short odds at Navan on seasonal return (6f, good to yielding) and there is likely improvement to come; holds Group 1 entries for Ascot.

EvensF

1st

1

(4)

25th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 180y

14:30 Navan

Charles Darwin

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Brother to Bluebeard (Prix Morny and Middle Park); only fourth of seven when 4-6 for his Curragh debut (5f, good) last April; made handsome amends with wins in a C&D maiden (soft), a four-runner Naas conditions event (5f good) and the Norfolk Stakes, at the main expense of Middle Park winner Wise Approach; top-class sprinting prospect, reportedly in good shape.

4/11F

1st

3

(15)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:30 Ascot

Charles Darwin

9st 3lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Brother to three winners including the Prix Morny and Middle Park winner Blackbeard; only fourth of seven when sent off 4-6 for his Curragh debut (5f, good) in April, but has since made all to win easily in a Navan maiden (5.8f, soft; 8-11) and a four-runner conditions event at Naas (5f, good; 1-14); he wouldn't be certain to get his own way in front again, but a major player nonetheless; stable has won this three times, the latest in 2017; entered in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes.

8/13F

1st

1

(1)

18th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

13:30 Naas

Charles Darwin

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

No Nay Never colt is a brother to Group 1 winner Blackbeard; built on the promise of his Curragh debut (5f, good) when making all in a 6f Navan maiden (soft) in very impressive fashion; the drop back to 5f should pose no problems here and a 3lb penalty may not stop him from following up en-route to a trip to Royal Ascot.

1/14F