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Formscan By John O'Riordan - Recent Fairyhouse winner FLORIDA BAY(1) can follow up. Third on his introduction at Leopardstown in May, the form of that particular race has really stood up. The winner landed the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot next time, while the runner-up was successful in the Windsor Castle. With nothing of that calibre amongst this opposition it will be a surprise if the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt doesn't add a second career win. Dancing Destiny was well beaten by the selection last time but is much better off at these weights. She has work to do to overturn the form but is not without her chance. Runner-up at York before subsequently being disqualified, Ranting Duke is also worthy of consideration.
Mehmas (IRE)-Ripponette(Le Havre)
(29)
(Magnier,Tabor,Smith,Westerberg,Brant)
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.47 |
5th Jun 26 Fairyhouse(7f Flat, Good, good to yielding in places) 8/15Fav 9-0 Jack Cleary (5) 1st of 9 runners, by 0.5L and 4.75L from Mudyrk and Apollo s Comet
15th May 26 Leopardstown(7f Flat Maiden, Good) 8/1 9-7 W M Lordan 3rd of 7 runners, 0.75L and 0.5L behind Nola Soul and King Of Cloughan
Oct 2025 Tattersalls (UK) Price: £375,000
Quotes on Florida Bay (IRE)
He had a lovely run with Wayne (Lordan) the first day in Leopardstown, when he just got squeezed a bit late on. If you come here with a run under your belt it’s a fair help on this track. With normal improvement we thought he’d be hard to beat but he was still fairly green. Jack made it on him and when the second horse came to him it helped him, he found plenty for pressure. He’s a lovely type of colt and he’ll have no problem stepping up into stakes company. He’ll probably go to Naas next for the Pat Smullen listed race. If he doesn’t go there he could be one for the Tyros Stakes. Jack said he’d probably be better going up to a mile. He’s a horse that finds plenty for pressure and once he puts it together he’ll be a nice horse for the back end.
After Florida Bay (IRE) finished 1st at Fairyhouse on Fri, 5th Jun 2026 7f Flat Good
In the last 3 years Florida Bay (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Dancing Destiny (IRE) | 1 | |
| 5th Jun 2026 Fairyhouse(7f , Flat, Good, good to yielding in places) Florida Bay (IRE) 1st (8/15Fav 9-0) Jack Cleary 10.25L in front of Dancing Destiny (IRE) 4th (10/3 9-5) D P McDonogh (9 ran) | ||
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Jack Christopher (USA)-Ghostinhim(Ghostzapper)
(17)
(Munir & Souede & MacLennan et al)
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
| UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
17th Jun 26 Ascot(6f Flat, Good to Firm) 8/1 9-2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 18th of 25 runners, 9.81L behind King Of Cloughan
3rd Jun 26 Curragh(6f Flat Maiden, Good to Yielding (Yielding after R5)) 11/1 9-7 Dylan Browne McMonagle 2nd of 13 runners, 2L behind Celeron
Wootton Bassett (GB)-Emphatic Answer(No Nay Never)
(22) (Rectory Road Holdings Limited & Mrs A M O'Brien)
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
12th Jun 26 Gowran Park(7f Flat Maiden, Soft, yielding in places changed to yielding after Race 1) 17/2 9-7 J M Sheridan 3rd of 9 runners, 7.5L and 3.75L behind Folsom Blues and Lunar Empress
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
| UK | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.00 |
14th May 26 York(6f Flat, Good) 50/1 9-7 D D Lima 2nd of 15 runners, 1L behind Persian Spring
10th Apr 26 Dundalk(5f Flat Maiden, Standard) 16/1 9-7 G M Ryan 5th of 6 runners, 6.5L behind New Yorker
Aug 2025 Goffs UK Price: £35,000
Oct 2025 Tattersalls (UK) Price: £58,000
Blue Point (IRE)-Honeymead(Pivotal)
(16)
(Scuderia Scolari & Giselle De Aguiar)
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.00 |
18th Jun 26 Leopardstown(7f 45yds Flat, Good, Good to firm in places, changed to good to firm all over after Race 4) 11/2 9-0 D W O Connor 5th of 10 runners, 3.53L behind Apollo s Comet
26th May 26 Naas(7f Barrier Trial, Standard) D. O Connor 1st of 8 runners, by and from and
Aug 2025 Goffs UK Price: £40,000
Magna Grecia (IRE)-Dancing Approach(Camelot)
(29)
(Fishdance Limited)
Rated 86
| Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
5th Jun 26 Fairyhouse(7f Flat, Good, good to yielding in places) 10/3 9-5 D P McDonogh 4th of 9 runners, 10.25L behind Florida Bay
17th May 26 Naas(5f 205yds Flat, Good, changed to good, good to yielding in places after race 3) 20/1 9-2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 3rd of 6 runners, nk and 6L behind Victorious and Controlla
11th May 26 Roscommon(7f 111yds Flat Maiden, Good) 5/1 8-9 D P McDonogh 1st of 10 runners, by 0.5L and nk from Our Boy Bailey and Lan De Ghaire
In the last 3 years Dancing Destiny (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Florida Bay (IRE) | 1 | |
| 5th Jun 2026 Fairyhouse(7f , Flat, Good, good to yielding in places) Florida Bay (IRE) 1st (8/15Fav 9-0) Jack Cleary 10.25L in front of Dancing Destiny (IRE) 4th (10/3 9-5) D P McDonogh (9 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.
