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2.05

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(Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £100,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 7f. 196yds.

2.05 1m. 7f. 196yds. Flat Hcap (Class 2) 3-y-o plus 12 Declared

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(Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £100,000.00

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1st - £51,540.00 2nd - £24,170.00 3rd - £12,090.00 4th - £6,040.00 5th - £3,020.00 6th - £1,510.00

Formscan - CRANACHAN relished the step up to 2m when scoring over C&D three weeks ago and, given the ease of that success, a 9lb rise may not be enough to stop the three-year-old from following up. Holy See hit the crossbar in a valuable event at Galway and is likely to be in the mix once again. Spirit Mixer has not been at his very best of late, but the veteran has landed the previous two renewals of this contest so should not be underestimated.

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/102

5,b g 9-12

Night Of Thunder (IRE)-Lady Of The Lamp(Invincible Spirit)

(47) (Mr William Durkan)
Rated 100

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Holy See (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Granite Bay (GB)	3
27th Jul 2026 Galway(2m 179yds, Flat Hcap, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Holy See (IRE) 2nd (40/1 11-9 Rated 98) Ms K M Ryan 7.00L in front of Granite Bay (GB) 7th (7/2Fav 11-3 Rated 92) Mr D Doyle (20 ran)

3rd Jun 2026 Curragh(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding (Yielding after R5)) Granite Bay (GB) 3rd (7/1 8-11 Rated 89) R P Whelan 22.13L in front of Holy See (IRE) 11th (22/1 8-13 Rated 98) J A Orr (12 ran)

9th Apr 2026 Gowran Park(1m 4f , Flat Hcap, Soft) Holy See (IRE) 1st (14/1 9-7 Rated 93) J A Orr 1.75L in front of Granite Bay (GB) 4th (11/2 9-13 Rated 89) R P Whelan (9 ran)

Tribal Star (IRE)	1
3rd Jun 2026 Curragh(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding (Yielding after R5)) Tribal Star (IRE) 9th (16/1 8-3 Rated 88) Reese Holohan 4.00L in front of Holy See (IRE) 11th (22/1 8-13 Rated 98) J A Orr (12 ran)

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0864

6,ch g 9-8

Anodin (IRE)-Gwenseb(Green Tune)

(7) c¹ d¹ (Akela Thoroughbreds Limited)
Rated 96 Won When Rated 97

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Stressfree (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Tashkhan (IRE)	1
8th Nov 2025 Doncaster(1m 3f 197yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Stressfree (FR) 5th (25/1 9-8 Rated 103) D Nolan 5.13L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 10th (66/1 9-6 Rated 101) Ben Robinson (22 ran)

Dancing In Paris (FR)	2
6th Sep 2025 Haydock(1m 6f 1yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Stressfree (FR) 3rd (11/1 9-9 Rated 102) D Tudhope 4.89L in front of Dancing In Paris (FR) 12th (9/2 9-1 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne (15 ran)

2nd Aug 2025 Goodwood(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Dancing In Paris (FR) 2nd (6/1 8-10 Rated 92) Saffie Osborne 9.50L in front of Stressfree (FR) 9th (25/1 9-5 Rated 101) P Mulrennan (14 ran)

Pole Star (GB)	1
5th Sep 2026 Haydock(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Heavy-Soft in places) Pole Star (GB) 3rd (14/1 8-10 Rated 83) Hector Crouch .13L in front of Stressfree (FR) 4th (13/2 9-10 Rated 97) Mark Winn (10 ran)

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70-0

8,b g 9-7

Born To Sea (IRE)-Tarziyna(Raven's Pass)

(77) c¹ (Mr P Boyle)
Rated 95 Won When Rated 105

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Tashkhan (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Spirit Mixer (GB)	3
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Spirit Mixer (GB) 19th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) Rob Hornby 21.00L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 20th (80/1 9-7 Rated 98) P Mulrennan (20 ran)

14th Sep 2024 Chester(1m 7f 196yds, Flat Hcap, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (11/2 8-6 Rated 88) Rob Hornby 6.03L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 3rd (9/2 9-12 Rated 108) Ben Robinson (11 ran)

29th Jun 2024 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Spirit Mixer (GB) 9th (22/1 8-7 Rated 91) George Rooke 21.63L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 19th (18/1 9-13 Rated 111) Ben Robinson (20 ran)

Dancing In Paris (FR)	1
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Dancing In Paris (FR) 15th (25/1 9-2 Rated 93) Dougie Costello 36.25L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 20th (80/1 9-7 Rated 98) P Mulrennan (20 ran)

Stressfree (FR)	1
8th Nov 2025 Doncaster(1m 3f 197yds, Flat Hcap, Heavy) Stressfree (FR) 5th (25/1 9-8 Rated 103) D Nolan 5.13L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 10th (66/1 9-6 Rated 101) Ben Robinson (22 ran)

Tribal Star (IRE)	2
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Tribal Star (IRE) 11th (25/1 8-13 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 45.50L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 20th (80/1 9-7 Rated 98) P Mulrennan (20 ran)

28th Sep 2025 Curragh(2m 170yds, Flat Hcap, Soft (Straight course) & Yielding to Soft (Round): Changed after Race 4 to Yielding to Soft (Straight) & Yielding (Round)) Tribal Star (IRE) 23rd (50/1 9-1 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 28.25L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 28th (50/1 10-2 Rated 105) B Ronibson (30 ran)

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9051

6,b g 9-5

Olympic Glory (IRE)-Ponte Sanangelo(Authorized)

(35) d¹ (Mr Joseph Smith)
Rated 93

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dancing In Paris (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Spirit Mixer (GB)	5
8th Aug 2026 Ascot(1m 7f 209yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Dancing In Paris (FR) 1st (17/2 9-6 Rated 90) L Ferraris 4.20L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 10th (18/1 9-10 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne (10 ran)

27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Dancing In Paris (FR) 15th (25/1 9-2 Rated 93) Dougie Costello 15.25L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 19th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) Rob Hornby (20 ran)

20th Aug 2025 York(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dancing In Paris (FR) 4th (6/1 9-3 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne 1.91L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 7th (25/1 9-3 Rated 94) Rob Hornby (13 ran)

28th Jun 2025 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (25/1 8-10 Rated 89) Rob Hornby .25L in front of Dancing In Paris (FR) 2nd (11/1 8-10 Rated 89) Marco Ghiani (20 ran)

20th Jul 2024 Newbury(2m 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) Dancing In Paris (FR) 4th (10/3J Fav 8-3 Rated 85) K T O'Neill 1.81L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 7th (7/1 8-6 Rated 88) Oisin Murphy (10 ran)

Tashkhan (IRE)	1
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Dancing In Paris (FR) 15th (25/1 9-2 Rated 93) Dougie Costello 36.25L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 20th (80/1 9-7 Rated 98) P Mulrennan (20 ran)

Stressfree (FR)	2
6th Sep 2025 Haydock(1m 6f 1yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Stressfree (FR) 3rd (11/1 9-9 Rated 102) D Tudhope 4.89L in front of Dancing In Paris (FR) 12th (9/2 9-1 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne (15 ran)

2nd Aug 2025 Goodwood(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Dancing In Paris (FR) 2nd (6/1 8-10 Rated 92) Saffie Osborne 9.50L in front of Stressfree (FR) 9th (25/1 9-5 Rated 101) P Mulrennan (14 ran)

Tribal Star (IRE)	2
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Tribal Star (IRE) 11th (25/1 8-13 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 9.25L in front of Dancing In Paris (FR) 15th (25/1 9-2 Rated 93) Dougie Costello (20 ran)

28th Jun 2025 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Dancing In Paris (FR) 2nd (11/1 8-10 Rated 89) Marco Ghiani 3.50L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 4th (11/1 8-6 Rated 88) Jamie Powell (20 ran)

Pole Star (GB)	1
8th Aug 2026 Ascot(1m 7f 209yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Dancing In Paris (FR) 1st (17/2 9-6 Rated 90) L Ferraris 1.88L in front of Pole Star (GB) 5th (13/2 9-0 Rated 84) Dylan Browne McMonagle (10 ran)

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0400

8,ch g 9-4

Frankel (GB)-Arabian Queen(Dubawi)

(35) cd³ (Mr J C Smith)
Rated 92 Won When Rated 93

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Spirit Mixer (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Tashkhan (IRE)	3
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Spirit Mixer (GB) 19th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) Rob Hornby 21.00L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 20th (80/1 9-7 Rated 98) P Mulrennan (20 ran)

14th Sep 2024 Chester(1m 7f 196yds, Flat Hcap, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (11/2 8-6 Rated 88) Rob Hornby 6.03L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 3rd (9/2 9-12 Rated 108) Ben Robinson (11 ran)

29th Jun 2024 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Spirit Mixer (GB) 9th (22/1 8-7 Rated 91) George Rooke 21.63L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 19th (18/1 9-13 Rated 111) Ben Robinson (20 ran)

Dancing In Paris (FR)	5
8th Aug 2026 Ascot(1m 7f 209yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Dancing In Paris (FR) 1st (17/2 9-6 Rated 90) L Ferraris 4.20L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 10th (18/1 9-10 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne (10 ran)

27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Dancing In Paris (FR) 15th (25/1 9-2 Rated 93) Dougie Costello 15.25L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 19th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) Rob Hornby (20 ran)

20th Aug 2025 York(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Dancing In Paris (FR) 4th (6/1 9-3 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne 1.91L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 7th (25/1 9-3 Rated 94) Rob Hornby (13 ran)

28th Jun 2025 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (25/1 8-10 Rated 89) Rob Hornby .25L in front of Dancing In Paris (FR) 2nd (11/1 8-10 Rated 89) Marco Ghiani (20 ran)

20th Jul 2024 Newbury(2m 110yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) Dancing In Paris (FR) 4th (10/3J Fav 8-3 Rated 85) K T O'Neill 1.81L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 7th (7/1 8-6 Rated 88) Oisin Murphy (10 ran)

Tribal Star (IRE)	3
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Tribal Star (IRE) 11th (25/1 8-13 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 24.50L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 19th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) Rob Hornby (20 ran)

13th Sep 2025 Chester(1m 7f 196yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (5/1 9-2 Rated 93) Rob Hornby 1.00L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 3rd (9/1 8-8 Rated 85) S De Sousa (11 ran)

28th Jun 2025 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (25/1 8-10 Rated 89) Rob Hornby 3.75L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 4th (11/1 8-6 Rated 88) Jamie Powell (20 ran)

Pole Star (GB)	1
8th Aug 2026 Ascot(1m 7f 209yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Pole Star (GB) 5th (13/2 9-0 Rated 84) Dylan Browne McMonagle 2.32L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 10th (18/1 9-10 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne (10 ran)

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-437

5,b g 9-3

Time Test (GB)-Indira(Sleeping Indian)

(47) (Mrs Sarah Collins)
Rated 91

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Granite Bay (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Tribal Star (IRE)	1
3rd Jun 2026 Curragh(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding (Yielding after R5)) Granite Bay (GB) 3rd (7/1 8-11 Rated 89) R P Whelan 18.13L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 9th (16/1 8-3 Rated 88) Reese Holohan (12 ran)

Holy See (IRE)	3
27th Jul 2026 Galway(2m 179yds, Flat Hcap, NH - Good Flat - Yielding) Holy See (IRE) 2nd (40/1 11-9 Rated 98) Ms K M Ryan 7.00L in front of Granite Bay (GB) 7th (7/2Fav 11-3 Rated 92) Mr D Doyle (20 ran)

3rd Jun 2026 Curragh(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding (Yielding after R5)) Granite Bay (GB) 3rd (7/1 8-11 Rated 89) R P Whelan 22.13L in front of Holy See (IRE) 11th (22/1 8-13 Rated 98) J A Orr (12 ran)

9th Apr 2026 Gowran Park(1m 4f , Flat Hcap, Soft) Holy See (IRE) 1st (14/1 9-7 Rated 93) J A Orr 1.75L in front of Granite Bay (GB) 4th (11/2 9-13 Rated 89) R P Whelan (9 ran)

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0200

5,b g 8-10

Sea The Stars (IRE)-Sahrawi(Pivotal)

cp⁺(28) (Dooley Thoroughbreds & J Fairhurst & Kabin Racing Syndicate)
Rated 84

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Tribal Star (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Spirit Mixer (GB)	3
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Tribal Star (IRE) 11th (25/1 8-13 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 24.50L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 19th (18/1 9-4 Rated 95) Rob Hornby (20 ran)

13th Sep 2025 Chester(1m 7f 196yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (5/1 9-2 Rated 93) Rob Hornby 1.00L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 3rd (9/1 8-8 Rated 85) S De Sousa (11 ran)

28th Jun 2025 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spirit Mixer (GB) 1st (25/1 8-10 Rated 89) Rob Hornby 3.75L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 4th (11/1 8-6 Rated 88) Jamie Powell (20 ran)

Tashkhan (IRE)	2
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Tribal Star (IRE) 11th (25/1 8-13 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 45.50L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 20th (80/1 9-7 Rated 98) P Mulrennan (20 ran)

28th Sep 2025 Curragh(2m 170yds, Flat Hcap, Soft (Straight course) & Yielding to Soft (Round): Changed after Race 4 to Yielding to Soft (Straight) & Yielding (Round)) Tribal Star (IRE) 23rd (50/1 9-1 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 28.25L in front of Tashkhan (IRE) 28th (50/1 10-2 Rated 105) B Ronibson (30 ran)

Dancing In Paris (FR)	2
27th Jun 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Tribal Star (IRE) 11th (25/1 8-13 Rated 90) Adam Caffrey 9.25L in front of Dancing In Paris (FR) 15th (25/1 9-2 Rated 93) Dougie Costello (20 ran)

28th Jun 2025 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Dancing In Paris (FR) 2nd (11/1 8-10 Rated 89) Marco Ghiani 3.50L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 4th (11/1 8-6 Rated 88) Jamie Powell (20 ran)

Granite Bay (GB)	1
3rd Jun 2026 Curragh(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding (Yielding after R5)) Granite Bay (GB) 3rd (7/1 8-11 Rated 89) R P Whelan 18.13L in front of Tribal Star (IRE) 9th (16/1 8-3 Rated 88) Reese Holohan (12 ran)

Holy See (IRE)	1
3rd Jun 2026 Curragh(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding (Yielding after R5)) Tribal Star (IRE) 9th (16/1 8-3 Rated 88) Reese Holohan 4.00L in front of Holy See (IRE) 11th (22/1 8-13 Rated 98) J A Orr (12 ran)

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9533

4,b g 8-9

Teofilo (IRE)-Lunar Maria(Dubawi)

vs⁴(7) (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum)
Rated 83 Won When Rated 87

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Pole Star (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Spirit Mixer (GB)	1
8th Aug 2026 Ascot(1m 7f 209yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Pole Star (GB) 5th (13/2 9-0 Rated 84) Dylan Browne McMonagle 2.32L in front of Spirit Mixer (GB) 10th (18/1 9-10 Rated 94) Saffie Osborne (10 ran)

Dancing In Paris (FR)	1
8th Aug 2026 Ascot(1m 7f 209yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Dancing In Paris (FR) 1st (17/2 9-6 Rated 90) L Ferraris 1.88L in front of Pole Star (GB) 5th (13/2 9-0 Rated 84) Dylan Browne McMonagle (10 ran)

Stressfree (FR)	1
5th Sep 2026 Haydock(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Heavy-Soft in places) Pole Star (GB) 3rd (14/1 8-10 Rated 83) Hector Crouch .13L in front of Stressfree (FR) 4th (13/2 9-10 Rated 97) Mark Winn (10 ran)

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1421

3,b g 8-4

Cracksman (GB)-Bizzarria(Lemon Drop Kid)

bl³(21) cd¹ (Mr Des Anderson)
Rated 88

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1125

4,b g 8-2

New Bay (GB)-Pilates(Shamardal)

cp⁺(32) c¹ (B J Llewellyn & Partner)
Rated 74

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Shipshape (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Gentle Warrior (IRE)	1
27th May 2026 Hamilton(1m 5f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Shipshape (IRE) 1st (5/4Fav 8-11 Rated 68) Connor Beasley 3.28L in front of Gentle Warrior (IRE) 4th (85/40 9-6 Rated 77) S A Gray (4 ran)

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6V73

4,b g 8-2

Mohaather (GB)-Gentle On My Mind(Sadler's Wells)

vs⁺(8) c¹ (Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXV & E Burke)
Rated 71

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Gentle Warrior (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Shipshape (IRE)	1
27th May 2026 Hamilton(1m 5f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Shipshape (IRE) 1st (5/4Fav 8-11 Rated 68) Connor Beasley 3.28L in front of Gentle Warrior (IRE) 4th (85/40 9-6 Rated 77) S A Gray (4 ran)

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1403

3,b f 8-2

Coulsty (IRE)-Starlight Dance(Sea The Stars)

cp¹(13) (Nick Bradley Racing 5 & E Burke)
Rated 79 Won When Rated 79

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Previous Winners of this Race by Year

Previous Years

2025 Spirit Mixer 7 9-2 Rob Hornby 5/1 (A Balding) (Drawn 6)

2024 Spirit Mixer 6 8-6 Rob Hornby 11/2 (A Balding) (Drawn 3)

Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)

Wins

Trainer

Winning Horses

A Balding

2025 - Spirit Mixer(5/1), 2024 - Spirit Mixer(11/2)

Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)

Wins

Jockey

Winning Horses

Rob Hornby

2025 - Spirit Mixer(5/1), 2024 - Spirit Mixer(11/2)

Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Wins

Age

Winning Horses

6yo

2024 - Spirit Mixer(11/2)

7yo

2025 - Spirit Mixer(5/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)

Wins

Sire

Winning Horses

Frankel (GB)

2025 - Spirit Mixer(5/1), 2024 - Spirit Mixer(11/2)

First Time - Cheekpiece Dunkeld Dreamer» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 3/1 Cranachan, 5/1 Spirit Mixer, 11/2 Holy See, 6/1 Granite Bay, 8/1 Stressfree, 10/1 Dancing In Paris, 12/1 Shipshape, Pole Star, 14/1 Tribal Star, 25/1 Tashkhan, Gentle Warrior, 33/1 Dunkeld Dreamer.

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ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie cd² Course and Distance Winner c² Course Winner d² Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.