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Going - Soft, Yielding to Soft in places. Warm and sunny

Formscan By Michael Graham - New Zealand was due to contest a Listed race at Limerick on Friday evening. TROJAN FIGHTER was hampered and dropped to fourth in Listed class at Navan in May, but that form received a very healthy boost when the winner followed up in the Group 2 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot this week. Trojan Fighter's penultimate start saw him win a maiden in Ballinrobe by seven lengths. He gets first-time cheekpieces. There should be more to come from Dermot Weld's Bay Of Stars, while Joseph O'Brien's Shosholoza is worth checking for market strength on this step up in trip. Harmani, who won a handicap by six lengths here, and Wyman add more spice to the mix.

12
5-43
Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE311-1.09
UK200-2.00
Other100

16th May 26 Navan(1m 5f Flat, Good - changed to Yielding after R1 following heavy showers) Rated 105 10/3 9-5 W M Lordan 3rd of 5 runners, 1.25L and 8L behind Limestone and Asakir

28th Apr 26 Epsom(1m 2f 17yds Flat, Good) Rated 106 4/5Fav 9-3 R L Moore 4th of 6 runners, 7.75L behind Saxon Street

26th Oct 25 Saint-Cloud(7f 209yds Flat, Very Soft) Rated 103 17/2 8-13 W M Lordan 5th of 7 runners, 3.13L behind Puerto Rico

Quotes

Quotes on New Zealand (IRE)

He's a lovely big horse, he hasn't a clue what he's doing yet,. He's massive, the power and the size of him. We'll go gentle and let him come on. He learned a lot from the first day, we liked him before that and he was very green. The first day he was a little bit slow away and you could see him today, he never travelled a yard. He's a big horse and he's all power. I know he's not short of speed but he looks like a big middle-distance horse. He's a brave divil too.
After New Zealand (IRE) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 19th Jul 2025 7f Flat Maiden Good

Head to Head

In the last 3 years New Zealand (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Trojan Fighter (GB)1
16th May 2026 Navan(1m 5f , Flat, Good - changed to Yielding after R1 following heavy showers) New Zealand (IRE) 3rd (10/3 9-5 Rated 105) W M Lordan 4.25L in front of Trojan Fighter (GB) 4th (9/2 9-5 Rated 90) W J Lee (5 ran)
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210
5-86
Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE3108.00
Other100

23rd May 26 Curragh(1m 2f Flat, Good (good to yielding in places on Round)) Rated 104 11/1 9-5 Dylan Browne McMonagle 6th of 9 runners, 8.63L behind Causeway

12th Apr 26 Leopardstown(1m 2f Flat, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) 22/1 9-5 D P McDonogh 8th of 9 runners, 6.28L behind Christmas Day

26th Oct 25 Saint-Cloud(1m 1f 207yds Flat, Very Soft) 9/1 8-13 Dylan Browne McMonagle 5th of 10 runners, 2.63L behind Pierre Bonnard

31
4514
Trojan Fighter (GB) ch c 9-2

Ulysses (IRE)-Ice Sprite(Zoffany)

ts2cp1(35) d1 (Robert J W Moran)
Rated 90

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE410-1.38

16th May 26 Navan(1m 5f Flat, Good - changed to Yielding after R1 following heavy showers) Rated 90 9/2 9-5 W J Lee 4th of 5 runners, 13.5L behind Limestone

8th May 26 Ballinrobe(1m 4f 183yds Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding, Yielding in places) 13/8Fav 9-5 W J Lee 1st of 10 runners, by 7L and 2.5L from Ballyadam and Diligo

24th Apr 26 Cork(1m 2f 100yds Flat Maiden, Good to yielding, yielding in places) 5/2 9-5 W J Lee 5th of 16 runners, 7.16L behind Enceladus

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Trojan Fighter (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
New Zealand (IRE)1
16th May 2026 Navan(1m 5f , Flat, Good - changed to Yielding after R1 following heavy showers) New Zealand (IRE) 3rd (10/3 9-5 Rated 105) W M Lordan 4.25L in front of Trojan Fighter (GB) 4th (9/2 9-5 Rated 90) W J Lee (5 ran)
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46
-321
Harmani (IRE) gr g 8-11

Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)-Martine's Spirit(Invincible Spirit)

(22) c1 (David Spratt & Sean Jones)
Rated 85

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE513-1.00

29th May 26 Down Royal(1m 2f 109yds Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rated 71 3/1 9-3 C T Keane 1st of 12 runners, by 6L and 0.75L from Oust and Lord Aus

3rd May 26 Cork(1m Flat Hcap, Straight: Soft, soft to heavy in places. Round: Soft to heavy) Rated 70 5/1 9-5 N Burns 2nd of 8 runners, 0.5L behind Johnny Soda

8th Apr 26 Gowran Park(7f Flat Maiden, Soft) 3/1Fav 9-8 C T Keane 3rd of 13 runners, 0.75L and 7L behind Bobby McGee and Jamestown

54
-351
Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE4110.33

18th May 26 Roscommon(1m 2f 63yds Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding, good in places (Yielding after R4 - Yielding to Soft after R7)) Rated 83 10/3 9-7 W J Lee 1st of 13 runners, by nk and 4L from Changing Lanes and Noble Honour

25th Apr 26 Navan(1m 2f 40yds Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding, Good in places) 10/1 9-8 W J Lee 5th of 18 runners, 5L behind Latin America

30th Mar 26 Navan(7f 180yds Flat Maiden, Heavy) 16/1 9-5 C T Keane 3rd of 15 runners, 1.75L and 2.75L behind Shaftesbury Avenue and Tashakour

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Huffnpuff (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Mergus Serrator (IRE)1
25th Apr 2026 Navan(1m 2f 40yds, Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding, Good in places) Mergus Serrator (IRE) 4th (8/1 9-8) G F Carroll 1.50L in front of Huff'n'puff (GB) 5th (10/1 9-8) W J Lee (18 ran)
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68
6-44
Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE300-3.00

12th May 26 Killarney(1m 31yds Flat Maiden, Good) 7/1 9-8 G F Carroll 4th of 9 runners, 3.63L behind Alphonsus Liguori

25th Apr 26 Navan(1m 2f 40yds Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding, Good in places) 8/1 9-8 G F Carroll 4th of 18 runners, 3.5L behind Latin America

18th Oct 25 Leopardstown(1m Flat Maiden, Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places) 50/1 9-5 R Whearty 6th of 11 runners, 4.19L behind Ex Animo

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Mergus Serrator (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Huff'n'puff (GB)1
25th Apr 2026 Navan(1m 2f 40yds, Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding, Good in places) Mergus Serrator (IRE) 4th (8/1 9-8) G F Carroll 1.50L in front of Huff'n'puff (GB) 5th (10/1 9-8) W J Lee (18 ran)
sp
79
6-12
Bay Of Stars (GB) b c 8-9

New Bay (GB)-Heliac(Champs Elysees)

cp1(41) d1 (Juddmonte)
Rated 83

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE3111.50

10th May 26 Leopardstown(1m 4f Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 80 4/1 9-7 S Coen (5) 2nd of 8 runners, 0.5L behind Darius Dark

23rd Apr 26 Dundalk(1m 4f Flat Maiden, Standard) 7/2 9-8 C T Keane 1st of 7 runners, by 0.5L and 1.25L from I Hope You Dance and Changing Lanes

21st Nov 25 Dundalk(1m Flat Maiden, Standard) 17/2 9-5 C T Keane 6th of 13 runners, 10.06L behind Evening Blues

87
3-27
Madbadanddangerous (IRE) b g 8-9

Coulsty (IRE)-Bonnefio(Teofilo)

(35) (J Hunt)
Rated 83

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE513-1.50

16th May 26 Navan(1m 2f 40yds Flat Hcap, Good - changed to Yielding after R1 following heavy showers) Rated 84 3/1 9-9 B M Coen 7th of 7 runners, 29.25L behind Santa Bravado

12th Apr 26 Leopardstown(1m 2f Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Rated 81 15/8Fav 9-3 Oisin Murphy 2nd of 8 runners, 0.5L behind Cape Cod

12th Oct 25 Naas(7f Flat, Yielding) 18/5 9-1 C T Keane 3rd of 11 runners, 1.5L and 0.5L behind Alphecca and Celestial Siren

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Madbadanddangerous (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Pierre Grosse (GB)2
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m 2f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Madbadanddangerous (IRE) 2nd (15/8Fav 9-3 Rated 81) Oisin Murphy 1.25L in front of Pierre Grosse (GB) 3rd (9/1 8-11 Rated 80) K G Kennedy (8 ran)
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12th Oct 2025 Naas(7f , Flat, Yielding) Madbadanddangerous (IRE) 3rd (18/5 9-1) C T Keane 4.75L in front of Pierre Grosse (GB) 6th (80/1 9-9) K G Kennedy (11 ran)
sp
93
55-3
Wyman (IRE) ch c 8-7

Australia (GB)-Cmonbabylitemyfire(Piccolo)

ts2(66) (Hampstead Holdings LLC)
Rated 80

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE301-3.00

15th Apr 26 Leopardstown(1m 2f Flat Maiden, Yielding (Yielding to Soft after R1)) 20/1 9-8 S Foley 3rd of 11 runners, 1.5L and 4.25L behind Asakir and Cannes

2nd Sep 25 Gowran Park(7f Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding) 28/1 9-5 S Foley 5th of 12 runners, 8L behind Take Charge Star

16th Jul 25 Killarney(1m 40yds Flat, Soft, soft to heavy in places) 12/1 9-4 S Foley 5th of 6 runners, 8.56L behind A Boy Named Susie

105
-324
Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE603-6.00

5th Jun 26 Fairyhouse(1m 1f 190yds Flat Maiden, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 80 5/2 9-3 K G Kennedy (5) 4th of 13 runners, 9.25L behind Antigua

9th May 26 Naas(1m 2f 84yds Flat, Good, changed to good, good to firm in places after race 5) Rated 81 3/1 9-3 S Foley 2nd of 6 runners, 4.5L behind Perisher

12th Apr 26 Leopardstown(1m 2f Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Rated 80 9/1 8-11 K G Kennedy (5) 3rd of 8 runners, 0.5L and 1.25L behind Cape Cod and Madbadanddangerous

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Pierre Grosse (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Madbadanddangerous (IRE)2
12th Apr 2026 Leopardstown(1m 2f , Flat Hcap, Good to Yielding, yielding in places (Yielding after Race 4)) Madbadanddangerous (IRE) 2nd (15/8Fav 9-3 Rated 81) Oisin Murphy 1.25L in front of Pierre Grosse (GB) 3rd (9/1 8-11 Rated 80) K G Kennedy (8 ran)
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12th Oct 2025 Naas(7f , Flat, Yielding) Madbadanddangerous (IRE) 3rd (18/5 9-1) C T Keane 4.75L in front of Pierre Grosse (GB) 6th (80/1 9-9) K G Kennedy (11 ran)
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Long Handicap Wyman 8-6, Pierre Grosse 8-5.

First Time - In a Flat Handicap Shosholoza, Mergus Serrator, Huff'n'puff, New Zealand, Wyman, Trojan Fighter. Cheekpiece Bay Of Stars, Trojan Fighter, New Zealand» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 9/2 Harmani, 5/1 Mergus Serrator, 11/2 Bay Of Stars, 6/1 Wyman, 7/1 New Zealand, Huff'n'puff, 10/1 Trojan Fighter, Shosholoza, 14/1 Pierre Grosse, 16/1 Madbadanddangerous.

Previous Years
2025 Vorfreude 3 8-12 G F Carroll 11/4 (Joseph G Murphy) (Drawn 2)
2024 Going Remote 3 8-7 N M Crosse 11/2 (Mrs John Harrington) (Drawn 6)
2023 Tower Of London 3 9-5 K K Hennessy 5/2Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 6)
2022 Urban Oasis 3 8-0 J A Powell 9/1 (John James Feane) (Drawn 6)
2021 Iowa 3 8-12 M C Hussey 14/1 (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 2)
2020 Red Kelly 3 9-3 S B Kelly 9/4Fav (J P Murtagh) (Drawn 8)
2019 Dadoozdart 3 9-7 S Foley 11/2 (Noel Meade) (Drawn 6)
2018 Change Of Velocity 3 9-12 K J Manning 7/2 (J S Bolger) (Drawn 2)
2017 Clongowes 3 8-10 R P Whelan 3/1Fav (J S Bolger) (Drawn 9)
2016 Stellar Mass 3 9-6 K J Manning 9/2 (J S Bolger) (Drawn 3)
2015 Botany Bay 3 8-4 N G McCullagh 7/1 (Charles O'Brien) (Drawn 1)
2014 Wexford Town 3 8-13 K J Manning 7/1 (J S Bolger) (Drawn 5)
2013 Sir Ector 6 9-3 C D Hayes 14/1 (J J Lambe) (Drawn 7)
2012 Alhellal 6 8-8 D P McDonogh 7/1 (M Phelan) (Drawn 4)
2011 Banksters Bonus 3 8-9 S Foley 9/2 (Mrs John Harrington) (Drawn 2)
2010 Celtic Dane 6 9-5 C D Hayes 12/1 (Kevin Prendergast) (Drawn 10)
2009 Changingoftheguard 3 8-7 C O'Donoghue 5/2Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 8)
2008 Fantoche 6 8-5 W J Supple 9/1 (Mrs John Harrington) (Drawn 5)
2007 Temlett 3 8-1 C D Hayes 9/2CFav (W P Mullins) (Drawn 14)
2006 Kempes 3 8-8 P J Smullen 3/1JFav (Ms F M Crowley) (Drawn 5)
2005 Newlands North 4 7-10 R P Cleary 10/1 (M J P O'Brien) (Drawn 13)
2004 Green Lassy 4 7-5 P B Beggy 12/1 (G M Lyons) (Drawn 12)
2003 Blue Corrig 3 7-5 D J Moran 14/1 (Joseph Crowley) (Drawn 10)
2002 Balapour 4 8-1 T P Queally 12/1 (Patrick O Brady) (Drawn 8)
2001 Masilia 4 8-7 J P Murtagh 13/8Fav (John M Oxx) (Drawn 5)
2000 Media Puzzle 3 8-9 P J Smullen 3/1Fav (D K Weld) (Drawn 3)
1999 General Cloney 3 8-0 N G McCullagh 8/1 (W P Mullins) (Drawn 10)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band 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.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Joseph Patrick O'Brien/J M Sheridan
5
27
18

A P O'Brien/Jack Cleary
2
7
28

Noel Meade/G M Ryan
1
1
100

D K Weld/C D Hayes
1
11
9

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
16
113
14

Mrs John Harrington
16
110
14

A P O'Brien
15
69
21

Henry De Bromhead
9
58
15

G M Lyons
8
24
33

Noel Meade
4
27
14

Gavin Patrick Cromwell
3
56
5

D K Weld
2
15
13

P Twomey
1
24
4

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
J M Sheridan
8
56
14

W J Lee
5
59
8

G F Carroll
5
46
10

C D Hayes
5
47
10

G M Ryan
3
37
8

Jack Cleary
3
29
10

D P McDonogh
2
47
4

K G Kennedy
1
20
5

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Down Royal

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
34
138
25

Noel Meade
11
65
17

G M Lyons
9
59
15

Mrs John Harrington
8
92
9

P Twomey
7
20
35

A P O'Brien
7
26
27

Gavin Patrick Cromwell
5
63
8

D K Weld
3
34
9

Henry De Bromhead
2
17
12

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Down Royal

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
C D Hayes
47
329
14

W J Lee
37
231
16

D P McDonogh
35
261
13

G F Carroll
16
211
8

G M Ryan
7
67
10

J M Sheridan
5
53
9

K G Kennedy
2
16
13

Jack Cleary
0
16
0

R Whearty
0
45
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Down Royal

Horse
Wins
Runs
Harmani (IRE)
1
1