Illinois
Horse Form Profile
| Place / No / Draw | Date / Going / Distance / Class | Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer | Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th 3 (7) | 28th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 | 9st 12lb | in touch with leaders, carried head awkwardly over 2f out, soon weakened | 25/1 |
| 5th 5 (2) | 19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 4y | 9st 11lb | prominent, led after 3f, joined 4f out, headed under 3f out, no extra when short of room and bumped 1f out, soon weakened | 11/4 |
| 1st 8 (13) | 20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 5f 143y Class 2 | 9st 4lb | Finished runner-up in last year's Gold Cup here (good to firm) and second again in the Goodwood version (2m, good), only narrowly failing to concede 14lb to Scandinavia; crystal clear claims on these favourable terms if returning to that level of form but he wasn't at his best when bidding for a second Ormonde at Chester and ran abysmally in the recent Coronation Cup when under the pump from a worryingly early stage (unwise to blame the rain-hit ground when he has soft-ground form); hard to dismiss but in equal measure he's hard to trust. | 7/4F |
| 6th 4 (5) | 6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 | 9st 2lb | Runner-up in two Cup races last term; only a neck behind stablemate Jan Brueghel in the 2024 St Leger but was beaten about 5l by that opponent last month when bidding for a second success in the Ormonde at Chester, doing nothing to close their current ratings differential; perhaps in here to set the pace and ensure a proper test. | 33/1 |
| 3rd 4 (6) | 7th May 2026 Good 1m 5f 84y Class 1 | 9st 2lb | Ran as if something was amiss in the Irish St Leger on last appearance; very consistent otherwise and justified favouritism in this contest (good) 12 months ago, prior to second-place finishes in two Cup races; beaten only a neck by stablemate Jan Brueghel in the 2024 St Leger; respected in rematch with that rival. | 9/2 |