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Formscan By Tom Weekes - CONSTITUTION RIVER finished third behind Item and Almaqam in last month’s International but might be able to turn form and win. A generally dependable and high-class performer, the selection landed the Eclipse in July from today’s rival A Boy Named Susie, who he has beaten thrice, and while well beaten at York, stumbled and became quite lit up in the early stages. He should do better if settling today. Soft ground was Item’s undoing in the English Derby but having narrowly beaten Almaqam at York, each horse should feature again. Hotazhell showed up well in plenty of Group 1s last year and indeed landed a top-level contest in Germany in July, beating Wimbledon Hawkeye into third.

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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE1106.50
UK10344.25
Other303

19th Aug 26 York(1m 2f 56yds Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 122 14/1 9-8 Kieran Shoemark 2nd of 8 runners, hd behind Item

17th Jun 26 Ascot(1m 1f 212yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 122 7/1 9-2 Kieran Shoemark 4th of 8 runners, 7.5L behind Ombudsman

24th May 26 Curragh(1m 2f 110yds Flat, Good, good to yielding in places CHANGED to good after 4th race.) Rated 122 13/2 9-5 Kieran Shoemark 1st of 7 runners, by 2L and 0.75L from Bay City Roller and Saddadd

Quotes

Quotes on Almaqam (GB)

Kieran was absolutely brilliant on him and has really got to know him. He is a horse who needs waking up and engaging, as he is so laid-back. I thought he gave him a peach of a ride. Fair play to the horse, as he hadn’t run for a long time and he dug deep. It is a sigh of relief too, as I have banged on about this horse for long enough now so it is great to finally do it. People were probably bored with me talking about him and not producing, so hopefully this is his year and we could aim high now. This is a seriously tough division and it won’t be easy wherever we go but he has bagged a big one now. This is my first winner in Ireland so at least I can come back with some confidence.
After Almaqam (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 24th May 2026 1m 2f Flat Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Almaqam (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Constitution River (FR)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Almaqam (GB) 2nd (14/1 9-8 Rated 122) Kieran Shoemark 3.50L in front of Constitution River (FR) 3rd (7/4 9-1 Rated 124) R L Moore (8 ran)
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Hawk Mountain (IRE)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Almaqam (GB) 2nd (14/1 9-8 Rated 122) Kieran Shoemark 24.75L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-1 Rated 117) W M Lordan (8 ran)
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Item (GB)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Item (GB) 1st (10/1 9-1 Rated 122) C T Keane .13L in front of Almaqam (GB) 2nd (14/1 9-8 Rated 122) Kieran Shoemark (8 ran)
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Hotazhell (GB) 4,b c 9-9

Too Darn Hot (GB)-Azenzar(Danehill Dancer)

cp2(48) c1 (Silverton Hill Partnership)
Rated 116

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE9340.58
UK21010.00
Other310

26th Jul 26 Munich(1m 1f 208yds Flat, Good) Rated 112 13/2 9-6 S Foley 1st of 10 runners, by nose and 0.5L from Timeforshowcasing and Wimbledon Hawkeye

28th Jun 26 Curragh(1m 2f Flat, Good) Rated 116 6/1 9-9 S Foley 3rd of 7 runners, 0.75L and 0.75L behind Purview and Trustyourinstinct

7th Jun 26 Navan(1m 1f Flat, Good, changed to Good, Good to Yielding in places after R1) Rated 117 5/4Fav 9-9 S Foley 3rd of 10 runners, nk and nose behind Isaac Newton and Geryon

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Quotes on Hotazhell (GB)

That was nice, he's a nice colt,. He quickened up well, they went a good old gallop the whole way. He's tough and he'll probably just have one more run this year. He had to do it the hard way because he had to go and catch the pacemaker and then go away from him. Shane was thinking the other horse would come to him and take him along but it didn't and he had to go and commit. He'll go a mile, probably even this year. I don't think we'll go to the National Stakes, I'd say we'll wait for something over a mile in September. We've got two nice milers and we'll keep them well apart!
After Hotazhell (GB) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Thu, 25th Jul 2024 7f Flat Good to Yielding

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hotazhell (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Lambourn (IRE)1
28th Sep 2024 Curragh(1m , Flat, Straight - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Round - Good, good to yielding in places) Hotazhell (GB) 1st (2/1J Fav 9-5 Rated 107) S Foley 7.75L in front of Lambourn (IRE) 5th (7/1 9-5) D P McDonogh (5 ran)
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Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB)2
26th Jul 2026 Munich(1m 1f 208yds, Flat, Good) Hotazhell (GB) 1st (13/2 9-6 Rated 112) S Foley .53L in front of Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) 3rd (6/5Fav 9-6 Rated 115) Oisin Murphy (10 ran)
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26th Oct 2024 Doncaster(1m , Flat, Soft) Hotazhell (GB) 1st (11/1 9-3 Rated 107) S Foley 4.78L in front of Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) 3rd (3/1 9-3 Rated 114) James Doyle (8 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE4214.62
UK8314.38
Other210

25th Jul 26 Ascot(1m 3f 211yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 113 50/1 9-9 W Buick 4th of 9 runners, 4.5L behind Kalpana

5th Jul 26 Saint-Cloud(1m 3f 204yds Flat, Good to Soft) Rated 116 14/1 9-2 R L Moore 5th of 8 runners, 6.5L behind Calandagan

20th Jun 26 Ascot(1m 3f 211yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 118 28/1 9-3 W M Lordan 11th of 12 runners, 19.12L behind Giavellotto

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Lambourn (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hotazhell (GB)1
28th Sep 2024 Curragh(1m , Flat, Straight - Good to Yielding, yielding in places Round - Good, good to yielding in places) Hotazhell (GB) 1st (2/1J Fav 9-5 Rated 107) S Foley 7.75L in front of Lambourn (IRE) 5th (7/1 9-5) D P McDonogh (5 ran)
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Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) 4,b c 9-9

Kameko (USA)-Eva Maria(Sea The Stars)

(28) d1 (Victorious Forever)
Rated 115

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK132821.00
Other421

15th Aug 26 Deauville(1m 1f 207yds Flat, Soft) Rated 115 4/1 8-13 C Soumillon 1st of 8 runners, by nk and 2L from Map Of Stars and First Look

26th Jul 26 Munich(1m 1f 208yds Flat, Good) Rated 115 6/5Fav 9-6 Oisin Murphy 3rd of 10 runners, nose and 0.5L behind Hotazhell and Timeforshowcasing

16th Jun 26 Ascot(1m 1f 212yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 115 12/1 9-5 Cieren Fallon 2nd of 16 runners, 0.5L behind Map Of Stars

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Hotazhell (GB)2
26th Jul 2026 Munich(1m 1f 208yds, Flat, Good) Hotazhell (GB) 1st (13/2 9-6 Rated 112) S Foley .53L in front of Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) 3rd (6/5Fav 9-6 Rated 115) Oisin Murphy (10 ran)
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26th Oct 2024 Doncaster(1m , Flat, Soft) Hotazhell (GB) 1st (11/1 9-3 Rated 107) S Foley 4.78L in front of Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB) 3rd (3/1 9-3 Rated 114) James Doyle (8 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE622-0.52
UK101-1.00
Other201

16th Aug 26 Curragh(1m 2f Flat, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 118 1/7Fav 9-2 Oisin Murphy 1st of 4 runners, by 5L and 2.25L from Charles Fort and Omni Man

4th Jul 26 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 114 20/1 8-13 Oisin Murphy 2nd of 7 runners, 3L behind Constitution River

31st May 26 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds Flat, Soft) Rated 107 28/1 9-2 M Guyon 4th of 16 runners, 2.63L behind Constitution River

Quotes

Quotes on A Boy Named Susie (IRE)

It was horrific to watch!,. That was just what we wanted, he quickened up nicely and put it to bed. Oisin was very happy with him. Everything went exactly how we wanted. I thought he was quite impressive today. I know he beat horses that he’s much better than, but he quickened up very well. Oisin felt like he was improving and said he gave him a very good feel. We’re very pleased.
After A Boy Named Susie (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 16th Aug 2026 1m 2f Flat Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years A Boy Named Susie (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Constitution River (FR)3
4th Jul 2026 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Constitution River (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 8-13 Rated 119) R L Moore 3.00L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 2nd (20/1 8-13 Rated 114) Oisin Murphy (7 ran)
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31st May 2026 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Soft) Constitution River (FR) 1st (15/8Fav 9-2 Rated 116) R L Moore 2.63L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 4th (28/1 9-2 Rated 107) M Guyon (16 ran)
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23rd Aug 2025 Curragh(7f , Flat, Good (Straight Course); Good, Good to Firm in places (Round): changed to Good, Good to Yielding in places (Straight) & Good (Round) after Race 5) Constitution River (FR) 1st (5/6Fav 9-5) W M Lordan 7.00L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 4th (8/1 9-5) G M Ryan (5 ran)
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Hawk Mountain (IRE)2
4th Jul 2026 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 2nd (20/1 8-13 Rated 114) Oisin Murphy .25L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 3rd (11/1 8-13 Rated 117) W M Lordan (7 ran)
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31st May 2026 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Soft) Hawk Mountain (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-2 Rated 116) C Soumillon 1.88L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 4th (28/1 9-2 Rated 107) M Guyon (16 ran)
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Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE2201.03
UK422-1.05
Other110

19th Aug 26 York(1m 2f 56yds Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 124 7/4 9-1 R L Moore 3rd of 8 runners, hd and 3.5L behind Item and Almaqam

4th Jul 26 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 119 8/11Fav 8-13 R L Moore 1st of 7 runners, by 3L and nk from A Boy Named Susie and Hawk Mountain

31st May 26 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds Flat, Soft) Rated 116 15/8Fav 9-2 R L Moore 1st of 16 runners, by 0.75L and hd from Hawk Mountain and Montreal

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Constitution River (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Almaqam (GB)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Almaqam (GB) 2nd (14/1 9-8 Rated 122) Kieran Shoemark 3.50L in front of Constitution River (FR) 3rd (7/4 9-1 Rated 124) R L Moore (8 ran)
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A Boy Named Susie (IRE)3
4th Jul 2026 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Constitution River (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 8-13 Rated 119) R L Moore 3.00L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 2nd (20/1 8-13 Rated 114) Oisin Murphy (7 ran)
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31st May 2026 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Soft) Constitution River (FR) 1st (15/8Fav 9-2 Rated 116) R L Moore 2.63L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 4th (28/1 9-2 Rated 107) M Guyon (16 ran)
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23rd Aug 2025 Curragh(7f , Flat, Good (Straight Course); Good, Good to Firm in places (Round): changed to Good, Good to Yielding in places (Straight) & Good (Round) after Race 5) Constitution River (FR) 1st (5/6Fav 9-5) W M Lordan 7.00L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 4th (8/1 9-5) G M Ryan (5 ran)
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Hawk Mountain (IRE)3
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Constitution River (FR) 3rd (7/4 9-1 Rated 124) R L Moore 21.25L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-1 Rated 117) W M Lordan (8 ran)
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4th Jul 2026 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Constitution River (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 8-13 Rated 119) R L Moore 3.25L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 3rd (11/1 8-13 Rated 117) W M Lordan (7 ran)
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31st May 2026 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Soft) Constitution River (FR) 1st (15/8Fav 9-2 Rated 116) R L Moore .75L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-2 Rated 116) C Soumillon (16 ran)
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Item (GB)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Item (GB) 1st (10/1 9-1 Rated 122) C T Keane 3.63L in front of Constitution River (FR) 3rd (7/4 9-1 Rated 124) R L Moore (8 ran)
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1236
Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE3201.16
UK3111.60
Other211

19th Aug 26 York(1m 2f 56yds Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 117 20/1 9-1 W M Lordan 6th of 8 runners, 24.88L behind Item

4th Jul 26 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 117 11/1 8-13 W M Lordan 3rd of 7 runners, 3L and nk behind Constitution River and A Boy Named Susie

31st May 26 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds Flat, Soft) Rated 116 4/1 9-2 C Soumillon 2nd of 16 runners, 0.75L behind Constitution River

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hawk Mountain (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Almaqam (GB)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Almaqam (GB) 2nd (14/1 9-8 Rated 122) Kieran Shoemark 24.75L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-1 Rated 117) W M Lordan (8 ran)
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A Boy Named Susie (IRE)2
4th Jul 2026 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 2nd (20/1 8-13 Rated 114) Oisin Murphy .25L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 3rd (11/1 8-13 Rated 117) W M Lordan (7 ran)
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31st May 2026 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Soft) Hawk Mountain (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-2 Rated 116) C Soumillon 1.88L in front of A Boy Named Susie (IRE) 4th (28/1 9-2 Rated 107) M Guyon (16 ran)
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Constitution River (FR)3
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Constitution River (FR) 3rd (7/4 9-1 Rated 124) R L Moore 21.25L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-1 Rated 117) W M Lordan (8 ran)
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4th Jul 2026 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Constitution River (FR) 1st (8/11Fav 8-13 Rated 119) R L Moore 3.25L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 3rd (11/1 8-13 Rated 117) W M Lordan (7 ran)
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31st May 2026 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Soft) Constitution River (FR) 1st (15/8Fav 9-2 Rated 116) R L Moore .75L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-2 Rated 116) C Soumillon (16 ran)
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Item (GB)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Item (GB) 1st (10/1 9-1 Rated 122) C T Keane 24.88L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-1 Rated 117) W M Lordan (8 ran)
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Item (GB) 3,ch c 9-3

Frankel (GB)-Capla Temptress(Lope De Vega)

(24) d3 (Juddmonte)
Rated 126

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
UK65020.67

19th Aug 26 York(1m 2f 56yds Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 122 10/1 9-1 C T Keane 1st of 8 runners, by hd and 3.5L from Almaqam and Constitution River

25th Jul 26 York(1m 2f 56yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 117 3/1 9-2 Rob Hornby 1st of 5 runners, by 2.75L and 0.5L from Pride Of Arras and Damysus

6th Jun 26 Epsom(1m 4f 6yds Flat, Soft) Rated 117 11/2 9-2 C T Keane 9th of 13 runners, 26.06L behind Christmas Day

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Item (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Almaqam (GB)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Item (GB) 1st (10/1 9-1 Rated 122) C T Keane .13L in front of Almaqam (GB) 2nd (14/1 9-8 Rated 122) Kieran Shoemark (8 ran)
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Constitution River (FR)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Item (GB) 1st (10/1 9-1 Rated 122) C T Keane 3.63L in front of Constitution River (FR) 3rd (7/4 9-1 Rated 124) R L Moore (8 ran)
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Hawk Mountain (IRE)1
19th Aug 2026 York(1m 2f 56yds, Flat, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Item (GB) 1st (10/1 9-1 Rated 122) C T Keane 24.88L in front of Hawk Mountain (IRE) 6th (20/1 9-1 Rated 117) W M Lordan (8 ran)
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Probable SP 13/8 Constitution River, 9/4 Item, 9/2 Almaqam, 7/1 A Boy Named Susie, 16/1 Wimbledon Hawkeye, 20/1 Hotazhell, 25/1 Hawk Mountain, 50/1 Lambourn.

Previous Years

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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.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Ed Walker/Kieran Shoemark
5
16
31

A P O'Brien/R L Moore
2
20
10

Andrew Balding/C T Keane
1
2
50

Mrs John Harrington/S Foley
1
31
3

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
A P O'Brien
18
201
8

Ed Walker
8
64
12

Mrs John Harrington
5
52
9

George Scott
3
22
13

Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
2
28
7

Andrew Balding
1
2
50

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Oisin Murphy
21
83
25

C T Keane
9
79
11

Kieran Shoemark
7
27
25

D P McDonogh
4
42
9

R L Moore
3
30
10

S Foley
2
53
3

C Soumillon
1
5
20

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Leopardstown

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
A P O'Brien
467
2221
21

Mrs John Harrington
105
1004
10

Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
16
157
10

Andrew Balding
1
2
50

Ed Walker
0
2
0

George Scott
0
1
0

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Leopardstown

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
D P McDonogh
129
1413
9

C T Keane
124
900
14

S Foley
114
1029
11

R L Moore
82
256
32

Oisin Murphy
3
28
11

C Soumillon
2
11
18

Pierre-Charles Boudot
0
5
0

Kieran Shoemark
0
2
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Leopardstown

Horse
Wins
Runs
Hotazhell (GB)
1
3
Lambourn (IRE)
0
1
A Boy Named Susie (IRE)
0
3