Formscan By Shane Redmond - CELTIC MOTIF (3) begins her second spell with trainer Joseph O'Brien after a four-race stint in America and looks the part under local hero Oisin Murphy. She had four starts for O'Brien as a two-year-old, running her best races when third in the Goffs Million and then third again (demoted to fourth) behind Whirl in the Group 3 Staffordstown Stud Stakes, both at the Curragh. Last seen when placed again at Tampa Bay Downs in January of this year, she's rated 92 and if running up to that mark is likely to be too strong for Glittering Gem who went off at short odds in each of her two races last season. Taj Crown could be third best.

Churchill (IRE)-Gift Dancer(Imperial Dancer)
(121)
(Mrs Paul Shanahan & Mrs Wendy O'Leary)
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
15th Mar 26 Curragh(7f Flat Maiden, Heavy) 14/1 10-2 C T Keane 5th of 11 runners, 13.25L behind Pollenca
Sep 2023 Goffs Ireland Price: €40,000
Nov 2022 Goffs Ireland Price: Not Sold (27000)

Nov 2023 Goffs Ireland Price: Not Sold (16000)

Saxon Warrior (JPN)-Art Institute(Arch)
ts1(185)
bf
(Wells Watson)
Rated 92
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 4 | 0 | 3 | -4.00 |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 3 |
10th Jan 26 Tampa Bay Downs(1m 110yds Flat Maiden, Firm) Rated 94 5/6Fav 8-11 Samuel Marin 3rd of 11 runners, and behind The Palace Girl and Pop Art
2nd Nov 25 Belmont At The Big A(1m Flat Maiden, Firm) Rated 94 9/4 8-8 Manuel Franco 2nd of 10 runners, behind Every Vote Counts
8th Mar 25 Tampa Bay Downs(1m 110yds Flat, Firm) Rated 96 16/1 8-7 L Dettori 10th of 11 runners, in race won by Nitrogen

| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.00 |
19th Oct 25 Leopardstown(1m 1f Flat Maiden, Heavy) 5/2 9-3 C D Hayes 10th of 13 runners, 15.06L behind Playin Cool
27th Sep 25 Curragh(1m 2f Flat Maiden, Round - Yielding, yielding to soft in places Straight - Yielding to Soft (After R2 Straight - Soft. Round - Yielding to Soft)) 2/1Fav 9-3 C D Hayes 7th of 17 runners, 6.62L behind Simurgh

| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3.00 |
27th Oct 25 Galway(7f Flat Maiden, Soft to Heavy CHANGED to Heavy after 3rd race) 14/1 9-3 J A Heffernan 6th of 15 runners, 9.53L behind Never Loose
11th Oct 25 Naas(7f Flat Maiden, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places (Straight); Yielding (Round)) 9/1 9-3 J M Sheridan 12th of 16 runners, 10.25L behind Tea Rose
20th Jul 25 Curragh(1m 1f Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding, Yielding in places; changed to Yielding, Good to Yielding in places after Race 5) 20/1 9-3 J A Heffernan 5th of 10 runners, 9.5L behind Queen Of The Bogs

New Bay (GB)-Queen's Crown(Helmet)
ts1vs5(14)
(Mrs Pauline Condon)
Rated 67
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 5 | 0 | 1 | -5.00 |
30th Jun 26 Roscommon(1m 4f 17yds Flat Maiden, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 68 10/1 9-4 R P Whelan 6th of 14 runners, 8.28L behind Ashikita
19th Jun 26 Limerick(1m 4f 70yds Flat Maiden, Soft, soft to heavy in places) Rated 68 4/1 10-2 B M Coen 8th of 12 runners, 29.81L behind Themis
10th Jun 26 Limerick(1m 3f 210yds Flat, Good to yielding CHANGED to Yielding after 3rd race) 18/1 10-2 W J Lee 2nd of 10 runners, 1.25L behind Merlin The Wizard
In the last 3 years Taj Crown (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Zesty Belle (IRE) | 1 | |
| 28th Nov 2025 Dundalk(1m , Flat Maiden, Standard) Zesty Belle (IRE) 8th (66/1 9-5) J A Heffernan 2.00L in front of Taj Crown (IRE) 9th (14/1 9-3) N G McCullagh (13 ran) | ||
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| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.00 |
28th Nov 25 Dundalk(1m Flat Maiden, Standard) 66/1 9-5 J A Heffernan 8th of 13 runners, 7.69L behind Angelight
5th Nov 25 Dundalk(7f Flat Maiden, Standard) 9/1 9-4 K J Leonard 4th of 9 runners, 5.75L behind Beautiful Affair
Sep 2022 Goffs Ireland Price: Vendor (22000)
In the last 3 years Zesty Belle (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Taj Crown (IRE) | 1 | |
| 28th Nov 2025 Dundalk(1m , Flat Maiden, Standard) Zesty Belle (IRE) 8th (66/1 9-5) J A Heffernan 2.00L in front of Taj Crown (IRE) 9th (14/1 9-3) N G McCullagh (13 ran) | ||
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Symbols Explained
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.

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