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Naas
Sun 22nd Mar

Formscan By Gary Carson - SAN AER may be worth a shot on his return to action. The Vocalised gelding was last seen over hurdles at Thurles in late November. He had run a big race on the level at Galway previously when losing out by half-a-length to Ribee. That form looks good now with the winner taking last week’s Irish Lincoln. Hurricane Ivor won this at a big price last year and is a couple of pounds lower this time. He’s one to note. Stable jockey Shane Foley sides with Collecting Coin. She was an impressive maiden winner at Galway before a couple of solid efforts in conditions races and could be an improver this term.

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Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 9,b g 10-0

Ivawood (IRE)-Quickstep Queen(Royal Applause)

bl3(176) cd1 (Ms Fiona Carmichael)
Rated 89 Won When Rated 91-96-102-94

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE233420.00
UK16327.50
Other200

27th Sep 25 Curragh(7f Flat Hcap, Round - Yielding, yielding to soft in places Straight - Yielding to Soft (After R2 Straight - Soft. Round - Yielding to Soft)) Rated 92 20/1 9-7 S Foley 12th of 12 runners, 16.06L behind Engines On

13th Sep 25 Leopardstown(7f Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 94 33/1 9-5 S Foley 12th of 16 runners, 11.03L behind Rahmi

31st Aug 25 Tipperary(7f 110yds Flat, Yielding) Rated 98 15/2 9-10 S T McCullagh 5th of 5 runners, 2.01L behind Mississippi River

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Hurricane Ivor (IRE)

When he’s on song he’s on song!. He worked really well the other day up Walsh’s Hill (at the Curragh). Scott rode him and he tanked up there. I had no idea, I thought the ground was maybe a bit heavy for him but when he’s in a going mood like that he’s very strong. He loves bossing it. When he won last year on the Curragh, actually on good ground, Shane let him just roll along. As he’s got older seven furlongs seems to be no problem and he might go a mile. He’s such a cool dude. On that ground if you get away they can’t make up ground on you. He just loved it and Scott said the more he pulled out of him the more he wanted to run away with him. He’s a character. He’s been some servant to Fiona (Carmichael).
After Hurricane Ivor (IRE) finished 1st at Naas on Sun, 23rd Mar 2025 7f Flat Hcap Soft to Heavy

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hurricane Ivor (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
San Aer (IRE)2
4th Aug 2024 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft (NH); Heavy (Flat)) Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 2nd (40/1 9-3 Rated 93) S Foley 1.50L in front of San Aer (IRE) 4th (11/2 8-9 Rated 85) N M Crosse (16 ran)
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14th Oct 2023 Naas(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy) San Aer (IRE) 3rd (15/2 8-2 Rated 74) J A Powell 1.63L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 6th (18/1 8-11 Rated 89) K G Kennedy (11 ran)
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Blues Emperor (IRE)3
13th Sep 2025 Leopardstown(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Blues Emperor (IRE) 7th (28/1 9-3 Rated 92) B M Coen 6.28L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 12th (33/1 9-5 Rated 94) S Foley (16 ran)
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3rd Aug 2025 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft, Yielding in places (NH); Soft, Soft to Heavy in places (Flat)) Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 10th (33/1 9-7 Rated 101) K G Kennedy 6.50L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 12th (33/1 9-7 Rated 96) B M Coen (15 ran)
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14th Sep 2024 Leopardstown(7f , Flat Hcap, Good) Blues Emperor (IRE) 6th (18/1 8-13 Rated 90) W Joyce 5.09L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 14th (22/1 9-6 Rated 92) S Foley (17 ran)
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Merisi Diamond (IRE)1
28th Sep 2024 Curragh(7f , Flat Hcap, Straight - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Round - Good, good to yielding in places) Merisi Diamond (IRE) 4th (13/2 9-3 Rated 79) R P Whelan 1.31L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 6th (10/1 10-2 Rated 92) S Foley (16 ran)
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Quatre Bras (IRE)1
23rd Mar 2025 Naas(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy) Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 1st (20/1 9-12 Rated 91) S T McCullagh 46.13L in front of Quatre Bras (IRE) 15th (20/1 9-2 Rated 83) J Kearney (15 ran)
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Varshini (IRE) 4,ch f 9-12

Night Of Thunder (IRE)-Nargys(Lawman)

(162) d1 (Mrs Paul Shanahan)
Rated 87

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE710-4.12

11th Oct 25 Naas(5f 205yds Flat, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places (Straight); Yielding (Round)) Rated 78 16/1 9-1 J M Sheridan 6th of 10 runners, 4.5L behind Thunderbear

4th Oct 25 Curragh(6f Flat, Straight - Soft to Heavy. Round - Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 78 16/1 9-2 J A Heffernan 5th of 18 runners, 11.5L behind Carla Ridge

14th Sep 25 Curragh(6f Flat Hcap, Yielding (Straight); Good to Yielding, Yielding in places (Round)) Rated 78 28/1 8-7 Andrew Joseph Slattery 15th of 23 runners, 6.51L behind Tango Flare

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Varshini (IRE)

She had a good run last year and had a few little niggly holdups when we were trying to get her to the 'Million'. She scoped wrong and a few things like that. She probably does need a dig in the ground and hopefully she will come forward from that. She’s in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, but that will probably come a bit too quick at this stage.
After Varshini (IRE) finished 1st at Gowran Park on Wed, 23rd Apr 2025 7f Flat Maiden Heavy

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76-0
Blues Emperor (IRE) 7,ch g 9-11

Gleneagles (IRE)-Bean Uasal(Oasis Dream)

(30) c1 d1 (Niamh Harvey)
Rated 86 Won When Rated 89-87

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE2954-5.88
UK100-1.00

20th Feb 26 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 87 66/1 9-4 J M Sheridan 13th of 13 runners, 32.87L behind Carolina Jetstream

17th Oct 25 Dundalk(7f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 89 9/2 9-8 C T Keane 6th of 7 runners, 5.25L behind Daamberdiplomat

30th Sep 25 Cork(1m Flat Hcap, Straight: Yielding. Round: Yielding.) Rated 91 12/1 10-1 B M Coen 7th of 14 runners, 5.31L behind Falls Of Acharn

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Blues Emperor (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hurricane Ivor (IRE)3
13th Sep 2025 Leopardstown(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Blues Emperor (IRE) 7th (28/1 9-3 Rated 92) B M Coen 6.28L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 12th (33/1 9-5 Rated 94) S Foley (16 ran)
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3rd Aug 2025 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft, Yielding in places (NH); Soft, Soft to Heavy in places (Flat)) Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 10th (33/1 9-7 Rated 101) K G Kennedy 6.50L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 12th (33/1 9-7 Rated 96) B M Coen (15 ran)
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14th Sep 2024 Leopardstown(7f , Flat Hcap, Good) Blues Emperor (IRE) 6th (18/1 8-13 Rated 90) W Joyce 5.09L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 14th (22/1 9-6 Rated 92) S Foley (17 ran)
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San Aer (IRE)2
24th May 2025 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good (good to yielding in places after R7)) San Aer (IRE) 5th (50/1 8-5 Rated 82) M W Hassett 10.31L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 18th (33/1 9-9 Rated 95) B M Coen (18 ran)
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26th Aug 2023 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good) Blues Emperor (IRE) 2nd (13/2 9-4 Rated 96) W Joyce 11.41L in front of San Aer (IRE) 21st (28/1 8-9 Rated 80) N M Crosse (22 ran)
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Independent Expert (IRE)3
30th Aug 2025 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good to Yielding after R2)) Independent Expert (IRE) 10th (12/1 8-12 Rated 92) J Kearney .25L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 11th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) B M Coen (15 ran)
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31st Aug 2024 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Independent Expert (IRE) 3rd (50/1 8-7 Rated 83) Andrew Joseph Slattery 7.88L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 18th (13/2 8-9 Rated 91) W Joyce (24 ran)
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21st May 2023 Naas(1m , Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Blues Emperor (IRE) 1st (2/1Fav 10-0 Rated 84) B M Coen .81L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 3rd (9/1 9-5 Rated 75) A J Slattery (13 ran)
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Quatre Bras (IRE)1
20th Feb 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Quatre Bras (IRE) 4th (10/1 9-2 Rated 85) C D Hayes 31.56L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 13th (66/1 9-4 Rated 87) J M Sheridan (13 ran)
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Zaraahmando (IRE)1
30th Sep 2025 Cork(1m , Flat Hcap, Straight: Yielding. Round: Yielding.) Zaraahmando (IRE) 5th (14/1 8-9 Rated 75) Andrew Joseph Slattery 1.50L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 7th (12/1 10-1 Rated 91) B M Coen (14 ran)
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Collecting Coin (GB) 4,b g 9-11

Lope De Vega (IRE)-Mighty Spirit(Acclamation)

(176) d1 bf (Mrs P K Cooper)
Rated 86

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE513-2.80

27th Sep 25 Curragh(7f Flat, Round - Yielding, yielding to soft in places Straight - Yielding to Soft (After R2 Straight - Soft. Round - Yielding to Soft)) Rated 86 2/1Fav 9-2 S Foley 5th of 7 runners, 4.5L behind Rowdy Yeats

22nd Aug 25 Killarney(1m 30yds Flat, Good) Rated 88 9/4 9-9 K G Kennedy (5) 3rd of 6 runners, nk and 1.25L behind Sujet and Sunriseontheboyne

29th Jul 25 Galway(7f Flat Maiden, National Hunt: Good. Flat: Yielding.) 6/5Fav 9-8 S Foley 1st of 14 runners, by 3L and 1.25L from Gran Habano and Men Of Honour

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Collecting Coin (GB)

He is a lovely horse, we've always thought an awful lot of him and he was shrewdly bought by Patrick (Cooper) from the John Dance-dispersal sale last February. He misbehaved at the Curragh and Cork earlier in the year so we gelded him since and he behaved impeccably today. He did what he was supposed to do, is a lovely horse going forward and we'll hope to pick a winners' of one next. We'll plot our way through the season as he is ground-versatile.
After Collecting Coin (GB) finished 1st at Galway on Tue, 29th Jul 2025 7f Flat Maiden Good

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23-4
Quatre Bras (IRE) 5,b g 9-10

Sea The Stars (IRE)-Waitingfortheday(Elzaam)

(30) d1 (Frank J Lynch & Maria Lynch)
Rated 85

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE1224-0.30
UK1013-6.50

20th Feb 26 Dundalk(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 85 10/1 9-2 C D Hayes 4th of 13 runners, 1.31L behind Carolina Jetstream

19th Dec 25 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 85 5/1 8-13 C D Hayes 3rd of 11 runners, 0.75L and 0.5L behind Genoah and Final Voyage

5th Dec 25 Dundalk(1m 4f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 85 5/2Fav 8-13 C D Hayes 2nd of 7 runners, 6L behind Gaucher

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Quatre Bras (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hurricane Ivor (IRE)1
23rd Mar 2025 Naas(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy) Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 1st (20/1 9-12 Rated 91) S T McCullagh 46.13L in front of Quatre Bras (IRE) 15th (20/1 9-2 Rated 83) J Kearney (15 ran)
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Blues Emperor (IRE)1
20th Feb 2026 Dundalk(1m , Flat Hcap, Standard) Quatre Bras (IRE) 4th (10/1 9-2 Rated 85) C D Hayes 31.56L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 13th (66/1 9-4 Rated 87) J M Sheridan (13 ran)
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Merisi Diamond (IRE)2
13th Oct 2025 Roscommon(7f 111yds, Flat Hcap, Soft, heavy in places) Quatre Bras (IRE) 10th (22/1 9-5 Rated 71) Andrew Joseph Slattery 9.38L in front of Merisi Diamond (IRE) 14th (9/1 9-10 Rated 76) R P Whelan (15 ran)
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25th Apr 2025 Limerick(1m 50yds, Flat Hcap, Soft CHANGED to soft to heavy after 4th race.) Merisi Diamond (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-9 Rated 85) W J Lee 3.88L in front of Quatre Bras (IRE) 8th (80/1 9-3 Rated 79) (16 ran)
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Game Point (IRE) 4,b g 9-7

Blue Point (IRE)-Mireille(Dalakhani)

(197) (Ballygallon Stud (Ireland) Limited)
Rated 82

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE805-8.00

6th Sep 25 Navan(1m 2f 10yds Flat Maiden, Good) Rated 84 9/2 9-8 J M Sheridan 4th of 18 runners, 2.25L behind Railwayview Lady

15th Aug 25 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 87 2/1Fav 8-12 C T Keane 6th of 14 runners, 6.75L behind Tribal Star

12th Jul 25 Dundalk(1m 2f 150yds Flat Maiden, Standard) Rated 87 8/11Fav 9-8 C T Keane 2nd of 5 runners, nk behind Lombardi Trophy

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Independent Expert (IRE) 7,b f 9-6

Gutaifan (IRE)-Distinguish(Refuse To Bend)

bl2(93) c1 d4 (James McAuley)
Rated 81 Won When Rated 86

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE477111.38
UK100-1.00

19th Dec 25 Dundalk(1m Flat, Standard) Rated 80 22/1 9-6 W J Lee 8th of 10 runners, 13.53L behind Far From Dandy

3rd Dec 25 Dundalk(7f Flat, Standard) Rated 82 7/4 9-13 D W O Connor 8th of 10 runners, 4.66L behind Roman Harry

12th Nov 25 Dundalk(1m Flat, Standard) Rated 85 5/2 9-13 J Kearney (3) 3rd of 14 runners, hd and 0.75L behind Glyndwr and Benavente

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Independent Expert (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
San Aer (IRE)4
16th Mar 2025 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Soft) Independent Expert (IRE) 7th (16/1 8-12 Rated 87) C D Hayes 2.88L in front of San Aer (IRE) 12th (66/1 8-4 Rated 84) Jack Cleary (27 ran)
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1st Aug 2024 Galway(1m 98yds, Flat Hcap, Flat: Yielding. N.H.: Good, good to yielding in places CHANGED on the N.H. course after 5th race to 'Good') San Aer (IRE) 5th (18/1 9-11 Rated 85) W J Lee .75L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 7th (10/1 9-11 Rated 85) Andrew Joseph Slattery (17 ran)
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30th Oct 2023 Galway(1m 73yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) San Aer (IRE) 1st (3/1J Fav 10-2 Rated 77) W J Lee 3.88L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 4th (22/1 9-9 Rated 77) C Horgan (15 ran)
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8th Apr 2023 Cork(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy) San Aer (IRE) 8th (6/1 9-9 Rated 86) B M Coen 3.50L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 12th (13/2 8-11 Rated 74) A J Slattery (13 ran)
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Blues Emperor (IRE)3
30th Aug 2025 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good to Yielding after R2)) Independent Expert (IRE) 10th (12/1 8-12 Rated 92) J Kearney .25L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 11th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) B M Coen (15 ran)
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31st Aug 2024 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Independent Expert (IRE) 3rd (50/1 8-7 Rated 83) Andrew Joseph Slattery 7.88L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 18th (13/2 8-9 Rated 91) W Joyce (24 ran)
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21st May 2023 Naas(1m , Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Blues Emperor (IRE) 1st (2/1Fav 10-0 Rated 84) B M Coen .81L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 3rd (9/1 9-5 Rated 75) A J Slattery (13 ran)
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San Aer (IRE) 8,b g 9-5

Vocalised (USA)-Teacht An Earraig(Galileo)

ts+(115) d1 (Rory F Larkin)
Rated 80

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE4649-21.00

27th Nov 25 Thurles(2m 11yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to yielding, yielding in places) Rated 99 11/4 11-13 Donagh Meyler 4th of 13 runners, 12.75L behind Harry s Dream

27th Oct 25 Galway(1m 73yds Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy CHANGED to Heavy after 3rd race) Rated 76 11/2 9-10 D W O Connor 2nd of 16 runners, 0.5L behind Ribee

11th Oct 25 Naas(7f Flat Hcap, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places (Straight); Yielding (Round)) Rated 75 11/1 8-8 C D Hayes 4th of 13 runners, 1.88L behind Serengeti

Head to Head

In the last 3 years San Aer (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hurricane Ivor (IRE)2
4th Aug 2024 Galway(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft (NH); Heavy (Flat)) Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 2nd (40/1 9-3 Rated 93) S Foley 1.50L in front of San Aer (IRE) 4th (11/2 8-9 Rated 85) N M Crosse (16 ran)
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14th Oct 2023 Naas(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy) San Aer (IRE) 3rd (15/2 8-2 Rated 74) J A Powell 1.63L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 6th (18/1 8-11 Rated 89) K G Kennedy (11 ran)
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Independent Expert (IRE)4
16th Mar 2025 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Soft) Independent Expert (IRE) 7th (16/1 8-12 Rated 87) C D Hayes 2.88L in front of San Aer (IRE) 12th (66/1 8-4 Rated 84) Jack Cleary (27 ran)
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1st Aug 2024 Galway(1m 98yds, Flat Hcap, Flat: Yielding. N.H.: Good, good to yielding in places CHANGED on the N.H. course after 5th race to 'Good') San Aer (IRE) 5th (18/1 9-11 Rated 85) W J Lee .75L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 7th (10/1 9-11 Rated 85) Andrew Joseph Slattery (17 ran)
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30th Oct 2023 Galway(1m 73yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) San Aer (IRE) 1st (3/1J Fav 10-2 Rated 77) W J Lee 3.88L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 4th (22/1 9-9 Rated 77) C Horgan (15 ran)
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8th Apr 2023 Cork(7f , Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy) San Aer (IRE) 8th (6/1 9-9 Rated 86) B M Coen 3.50L in front of Independent Expert (IRE) 12th (13/2 8-11 Rated 74) A J Slattery (13 ran)
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Blues Emperor (IRE)2
24th May 2025 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good (good to yielding in places after R7)) San Aer (IRE) 5th (50/1 8-5 Rated 82) M W Hassett 10.31L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 18th (33/1 9-9 Rated 95) B M Coen (18 ran)
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26th Aug 2023 Curragh(1m , Flat Hcap, Good) Blues Emperor (IRE) 2nd (13/2 9-4 Rated 96) W Joyce 11.41L in front of San Aer (IRE) 21st (28/1 8-9 Rated 80) N M Crosse (22 ran)
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Desert Haven (GB)1
11th Aug 2025 Ballinrobe(2m 169yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Desert Haven (GB) 3rd (9/2 11-6 Rated 102) Donagh Meyler .50L in front of San Aer (IRE) 4th (13/2 11-3 Rated 99) D E Mullins (9 ran)
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Thru And Thru (IRE) 4,ro f 9-2

Starspangledbanner (AUS)-Aussie Opera(Aussie Rules)

ts5(146) bf (D Coogan)
Rated 77

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE402-4.00

27th Oct 25 Galway(7f Flat Maiden, Soft to Heavy CHANGED to Heavy after 3rd race) 3/1JFav 9-3 L T McAteer 2nd of 15 runners, 4L behind Never Loose

12th Oct 25 Naas(1m Flat, Yielding) 200/1 9-2 L T McAteer 12th of 17 runners, 10.75L behind Onemoredance

2nd Oct 25 Bellewstown(7f 195yds Flat Maiden, Soft) 33/1 8-10 N Burns (7) 2nd of 8 runners, hd behind Tswalu

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Zaraahmando (IRE) 4,b g 8-13

Time Test (GB)-Shuthoor(Kodiac)

(173) d2 (Eight Star Syndicate)
Rated 74

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE15325.00

30th Sep 25 Cork(1m Flat Hcap, Straight: Yielding. Round: Yielding.) Rated 75 14/1 8-9 Andrew Joseph Slattery 5th of 14 runners, 3.81L behind Falls Of Acharn

10th Sep 25 Cork(1m Flat Hcap, Yielding to Soft CHANGED to soft after 2nd race) Rated 68 15/2 9-7 Ben Coen 1st of 15 runners, by 0.5L and 0.5L from Secret Magician and Loingseoir

2nd Sep 25 Gowran Park(7f Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding) Rated 69 7/1 9-3 B M Coen 3rd of 11 runners, nk and 1.75L behind Gangsta Man and Washington Street

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Zaraahmando (IRE)

I thought he was a bit hard giving him 8lb for winning the last day. He got handicapped last year when he was running too free in his races but he’s settling better. Hopefully he keeps progressing and if we can get him into Galway he’ll probably go there. He’s in Saturday in Dundalk but as of now he’s not running. We’lI sleep on it and see how he is in the morning.
After Zaraahmando (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Wed, 9th Jul 2025 7f Flat Hcap Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Zaraahmando (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Blues Emperor (IRE)1
30th Sep 2025 Cork(1m , Flat Hcap, Straight: Yielding. Round: Yielding.) Zaraahmando (IRE) 5th (14/1 8-9 Rated 75) Andrew Joseph Slattery 1.50L in front of Blues Emperor (IRE) 7th (12/1 10-1 Rated 91) B M Coen (14 ran)
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Merisi Diamond (IRE) 7,b g 8-11

Caravaggio (USA)-Lucy Diamonds(Orpen)

ts+(7) d3 (David BrennanJ Tuite, Ms Joanna Morgan & Jeremy Greene)
Rated 72 Won When Rated 79

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE2142-5.25

15th Mar 26 Curragh(6f Flat Hcap, Heavy) Rated 72 10/1 9-9 J J G Ryan 6th of 12 runners, 3.56L behind Smoke Them Out

13th Oct 25 Roscommon(7f 111yds Flat Hcap, Soft, heavy in places) Rated 76 9/1 9-10 R P Whelan 14th of 15 runners, 17.67L behind Spanish Temptress

1st Sep 25 Roscommon(7f 94yds Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 80 17/2 9-8 R P Whelan 12th of 12 runners, 32.75L behind Earls

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Merisi Diamond (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hurricane Ivor (IRE)1
28th Sep 2024 Curragh(7f , Flat Hcap, Straight - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Round - Good, good to yielding in places) Merisi Diamond (IRE) 4th (13/2 9-3 Rated 79) R P Whelan 1.31L in front of Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 6th (10/1 10-2 Rated 92) S Foley (16 ran)
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Desert Haven (GB)2
2nd Sep 2024 Roscommon(7f 94yds, Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy, soft in places) Merisi Diamond (IRE) 1st (9/2 8-12 Rated 70) R P Whelan 30.75L in front of Desert Haven (GB) 12th (14/1 9-5 Rated 80) R Whearty (12 ran)
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10th Apr 2024 Leopardstown(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Desert Haven (GB) 1st (14/1 9-12 Rated 76) C T Keane 1.50L in front of Merisi Diamond (IRE) 2nd (5/6Fav 9-8 Rated 72) R P Whelan (10 ran)
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Quatre Bras (IRE)2
13th Oct 2025 Roscommon(7f 111yds, Flat Hcap, Soft, heavy in places) Quatre Bras (IRE) 10th (22/1 9-5 Rated 71) Andrew Joseph Slattery 9.38L in front of Merisi Diamond (IRE) 14th (9/1 9-10 Rated 76) R P Whelan (15 ran)
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25th Apr 2025 Limerick(1m 50yds, Flat Hcap, Soft CHANGED to soft to heavy after 4th race.) Merisi Diamond (IRE) 4th (11/1 9-9 Rated 85) W J Lee 3.88L in front of Quatre Bras (IRE) 8th (80/1 9-3 Rated 79) (16 ran)
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Desert Haven (GB) 6,b g 8-10

Oasis Dream (GB)-Fantacise(Pivotal)

ts+bl2(16) d2 (Knockmore Syndicate)
Rated 71 Won When Rated 76

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE2125-2.50

6th Mar 26 Dundalk(7f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 73 16/1 9-7 C T Keane 5th of 14 runners, 3.78L behind Una Matata

11th Oct 25 Fairyhouse(2m Hcap Hurdle, Yielding, good to yielding in places) Rated 103 12/1 10-12 Donagh Meyler 10th of 12 runners, 47.5L behind Paul s Dream

8th Sep 25 Galway(2m 160yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding, good in places) Rated 103 5/1 11-5 Donagh Meyler 16th of 20 runners, 56.25L behind Leave In Secret

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Desert Haven (GB)

Desert Haven was one of Paul Hunt's (previous owner) horses and he let him go at the end of the season so I bought him back myself. We did a little job on his wind which helped and he goes on any ground. It's great because his new owners had Knockmore Prince who nearly broke our hearts last year!. They wanted him to jump (hurdles) and he does actually jump so we'll see how we go during the summer. I don't know whether he'll get that trip or not though but it's great to start with a win for them.
After Desert Haven (GB) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Wed, 10th Apr 2024 7f Flat Hcap Heavy

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Desert Haven (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
San Aer (IRE)1
11th Aug 2025 Ballinrobe(2m 169yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good) Desert Haven (GB) 3rd (9/2 11-6 Rated 102) Donagh Meyler .50L in front of San Aer (IRE) 4th (13/2 11-3 Rated 99) D E Mullins (9 ran)
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Merisi Diamond (IRE)2
2nd Sep 2024 Roscommon(7f 94yds, Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy, soft in places) Merisi Diamond (IRE) 1st (9/2 8-12 Rated 70) R P Whelan 30.75L in front of Desert Haven (GB) 12th (14/1 9-5 Rated 80) R Whearty (12 ran)
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10th Apr 2024 Leopardstown(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Desert Haven (GB) 1st (14/1 9-12 Rated 76) C T Keane 1.50L in front of Merisi Diamond (IRE) 2nd (5/6Fav 9-8 Rated 72) R P Whelan (10 ran)
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Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)

Wins
Trainer
Winning Horses
1
Mrs John Harrington
2025 - Hurricane Ivor(20/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)

Wins
Jockey
Winning Horses
1
S T McCullagh
2025 - Hurricane Ivor(20/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Wins
Age
Winning Horses
1
8yo
2025 - Hurricane Ivor(20/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)

Wins
Sire
Winning Horses
1
Ivawood (IRE)
2025 - Hurricane Ivor(20/1)

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