Formscan - It's hard to get away from FRENCH AFFAIR, who remained unbeaten since joining the Jennie Candlish yard when successful over 6f at Redcar earlier in the month. He is just 3lb higher now and this extra furlong shouldn't pose him any problems. Silver Trumpet won over C&D two starts ago and if reproducing that level of form, he ought to have a say. Dapper Guest completes the shortlist.

Mehmas (IRE)-Clearly Crystal(Exceed And Excel)
(23)
(Pompey Ventures & Jps Ltd)
Rated 82
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7.62 |
8th Aug 26 Redcar(5f 217yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 79 13/8Fav 9-13 S D Bowen 1st of 7 runners, by nk and 1.75L from Space Bear and Masaban
29th Jul 26 Goodwood(6f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 75 14/1 9-2 Billy Loughnane 1st of 26 runners, by nk and hd from Under The Twilight and Wreck It Ryley
20th Jun 26 Doncaster(7f 6yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 76 5/2 9-5 Alexander Voikhansky 6th of 13 runners, 4.63L behind Toastmaster
In the last 3 years French Affair (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Fresh Fade (IRE) | 2 | |
| 29th Jul 2026 Goodwood(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) French Affair (IRE) 1st (14/1 9-2 Rated 75) Billy Loughnane 10.20L in front of Fresh Fade (IRE) 18th (125/1 9-2 Rated 75) Kieren Fox (26 ran) | ||
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| 9th May 2026 Lingfield(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) French Affair (IRE) 4th (9/2 9-5 Rated 76) P J Dobbs 3.75L in front of Fresh Fade (IRE) 6th (50/1 9-11 Rated 82) Kieren Fox (8 ran) | ||
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Dandy Man (IRE)-Sea Of Dreams(Oasis Dream)
cp7(8)
d3
(John Guest Racing)
Rated 76
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
23rd Aug 26 Brighton(6f 210yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in Places)) Rated 76 14/1 9-5 D Egan 3rd of 7 runners, 0.5L and 1.5L behind Knights Gold and Cuban Lady
12th Aug 26 Kempton(7f Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 85 13/2 9-9 T P Queally 11th of 11 runners, 24.31L behind Percy s Lad
24th Jul 26 Ascot(7f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 78 14/1 1 D Egan 8th of 11 runners, 6.38L behind Tex

Advertise-Cherubic(Dark Angel)
cp9(25)
cd2
(Austin, June & Jonny Allison)
Rated 75
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 29 | 5 | 6 | -2.17 |
6th Aug 26 Brighton(6f 210yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 75 3/1 9-9 Charles Bishop 5th of 6 runners, 5.06L behind Serenity Dream
9th Jul 26 Epsom(7f 3yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 73 10/3 9-7 Callum Hutchinson 1st of 6 runners, by nk and 2L from Stenmark and Jersey Maverick
18th Jun 26 Southwell(7f 14yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 75 11/4 9-9 Edward Greatrex 6th of 10 runners, 7.75L behind Star Of Mali

| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.33 |
27th Jun 26 York(6f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 77 28/1 9-3 Tom Marquand 14th of 14 runners, 35.62L behind Hallo Spaceboy
24th Jan 26 Newcastle(6f Flat, Standard) 4/6Fav 9-5 Billy Loughnane 3rd of 6 runners, 0.75L and 3.25L behind Nursia and Ruby Red Gove
3rd Dec 25 Kempton(6f Flat, Standard / Slow) 10/3 9-7 R Havlin 1st of 10 runners, by 1.5L and 0.5L from Alasrae and Justice Court

| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 11 | 1 | 4 | -6.80 |
| UK | 4 | 0 | 0 | -4.00 |
29th Jul 26 Goodwood(6f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 75 125/1 9-2 Kieren Fox 18th of 26 runners, 10.2L behind French Affair
30th Jun 26 Salisbury(5f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 78 66/1 9-8 Luke Morris 6th of 6 runners, 8.31L behind King Of Stars
23rd May 26 Windsor(6f 12yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 80 40/1 9-9 Kieren Fox 12th of 14 runners, 10.28L behind Bintola
In the last 3 years Fresh Fade (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| French Affair (IRE) | 2 | |
| 29th Jul 2026 Goodwood(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) French Affair (IRE) 1st (14/1 9-2 Rated 75) Billy Loughnane 10.20L in front of Fresh Fade (IRE) 18th (125/1 9-2 Rated 75) Kieren Fox (26 ran) | ||
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| 9th May 2026 Lingfield(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) French Affair (IRE) 4th (9/2 9-5 Rated 76) P J Dobbs 3.75L in front of Fresh Fade (IRE) 6th (50/1 9-11 Rated 82) Kieren Fox (8 ran) | ||
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Too Darn Hot (GB)-Initially(Dansili)
(17)
cd1
(Mr P And Mrs L Rowe And Mr John Turner)
Rated 66
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 23 | 3 | 7 | 11.50 |
14th Aug 26 Epsom(7f 3yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Firm in places)) Rated 64 14/1 9-5 Donagh Murphy (7) 1st of 9 runners, by nk and 1L from Red Mirage and Spacewoman
5th Aug 26 Brighton(7f 216yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 64 14/1 8-7 Donagh Murphy (7) 9th of 9 runners, 21.75L behind Sea Suite
9th Jul 26 Epsom(1m 113yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 64 9/2 9-0 Donagh Murphy (7) 5th of 8 runners, 8.75L behind Swiped
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.








