15:12
Nord Anglia International School Dublin Foxrock Cup Handicap
1m½f (1m0f100y), Flat, 3yo+, €15,000, 16 runners
- Going
- GOOD
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Terre De Vega heads our ratings on 92 and is narrowly ahead of a tightly packed group in this 16-runner mile on good ground, which is enough to make him the pick. The danger comes from Playin Cool, Booyea and Pink Oxalis, who sit just a pound behind on 91, so the margin is slim and the race looks competitive. Even so, Terre De Vega has the best figure in the field and gets the nod to edge out that trio. Our selection is Terre De Vega.
Runners
Julian Pietropaolo (7)
P F O'Donnell 0/1
Dragon Of Malta arrives a winner last time out and again two starts back, with 26 days since his last run, but our figures rank him 14th of 16 and he carries 140 lb off an official 88. He has run over today's trip and going before, though the weight looks a big ask.
- Sire
- Dragon Pulse (IRE)
- Dam
- Shraayef (GB) by Nayef
- Owner
- Gzira Syndicate
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Kilmallock, Co Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 68%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 77
Reese Holohan (5)
Adrian McGuinness 5/44
Johnny Soda won five and six starts back and was second four starts back, but he has tailed off since, a third two starts back then a seventh last time out, 14 days ago. He has run over today's trip and going, yet 139 lb from draw 13 looks a stern ask on an official mark of 90.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Maghzaa (IRE) by Aqlaam
- Owner
- Go Nutz Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 44 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 90, Speed 79
Patrick McGettigan (5)
Stephen Thorne 0/4
Pink Oxalis returns quickly after 11 days, has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 91 ranks her fourth of 16, with a second five starts back her best recent effort. The risk is that she's yet to win in her last six, finishing fifth last time out.
- Sire
- Caravaggio (USA)
- Dam
- African Beat (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Essam S
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Rush, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 75
Rory Mulligan (5)
J. P. Murtagh 7/49
Morehampton arrives in good heart, a winner last time out, then a second two starts back and a third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A 26-day break and 136 lb from draw 6 temper things, with our rating of 87 ranking him only tenth of 16.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Donnybrook (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Miss Scarlett Mullion
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Coolaghknock Glebe,Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 49 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 77
Conor Cusack (7)
Aidan Melia 0/7
Unauthorized has gone unplaced in his last two outings and was a seventh three starts back, though he did win six starts back and was second four starts back, and he has run on today's going before. Turned out just three days after his last run and carrying 136 lb from draw 11, he looks a midfield sort, with our rating of 87 ranking him eighth of 16.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Hergame (GB) by Motivator
- Owner
- Ms M Connolly
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Monasterevin, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 76
Nicola Burns (5)
Thomas Gibney 1/7
Booyea has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 91 puts him third of 16, with a runner-up finish five starts back the best of his recent efforts. The risk is that he's yet to win in his last six, and he returns from a 29-day break after a fifth last time out.
- Sire
- Galileo Gold (GB)
- Dam
- Newgate Lodge (IRE) by Namid
- Owner
- Ballinlough Syndicate
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Trim, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 88
Jack Cleary (5)
John James Feane 0/6
Playin Cool was a fifth last time out and has a third and a second in his last six, while having run over today's trip and on the going before, and our rating of 91 ranks him second of 16 off an official 81 with 133 lb from stall 3. The main risk is a 50-day absence, and he is yet to win in that spell.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Colour Play (USA) by Medaglia d'Oro
- Owner
- J Browne
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Curragh, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 88
Robbie Colgan
Rory Anthony Devine 2/6
Hard to fancy at 12th of 16 on our figures despite back-to-back wins, and a 133 lb burden from stall nine looks a big ask now. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going, and a 22-day break is no concern.
- Sire
- Galileo Gold (GB)
- Dam
- Ardingly (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Miss E C Ryan
- Foaled
- 9 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Bagnalstown, Co. Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 6 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 70
Nathan Crosse
Mrs J. Harrington 3/35
Vega's Muse is a filly whose only win in her last five came five starts back, with a seventh, an eighth and two unplaced efforts since, and she returns after 45 days off. She has run over today's trip and going and our rating of 86 sits above her official 81, but 133 lb from stall 12 is a lot to ask.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Boomer (GB) by Kingman
- Owner
- M J Drapac
- Foaled
- 21 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Moone, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 35 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 82
Jamie Powell
Adrian McGuinness 5/44
Eddie G was second last time out and third two starts back, with a pair of wins five and six starts back, so the form is solid, but he has slipped to ranked 13 of 16 on our figures. A speed rating of 71 and 132 lb from stall 14 make him hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Kuroshio (AUS)
- Dam
- Leitra Lady (IRE) by Azamour
- Owner
- Taceec Syndicate
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 44 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 71
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Robson De Aguiar 2/11
Flanker Jet has won twice in his last six starts, including a winner three starts back, and is fresh from a run 14 days ago, but he was unplaced last time out after a fifth two starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, carries 132 lb from stall one, and our rating of 87 ranks him seventh of 16.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Critical Time (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Giselle De Aguiar
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Mullingar, Westmeath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 78
Keithen Kennedy (5)
Mrs J. Harrington 3/35
Oro Blanco is back quickly after eight days, having placed third two starts back and won five and six starts back, though a sixth last time out suggests the sharpness is fading. He has run over today's trip and on this going, but 132 lb from draw 8 is a stiff ask, with our rating of 89 only sixth best of sixteen.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Style And Grace (IRE) by So You Think
- Owner
- Rebels Rogues Syndicate
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Moone, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 35 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 78
James Ryan
Denis Gerard Hogan 2/23
Majestic King arrives in decent nick, third last time out after a win two starts back and a second three starts back, fresh from a 14-day break and with experience of today's trip and going. Even so, 130 lb from draw 4 is a big ask, and our figures rank him only 15th of 16.
- Sire
- Kingman (GB)
- Dam
- Majestic Silver (IRE) by Linamix
- Owner
- Chomping At The Bit Syndicate
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 23 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 85
Jack Kearney (3)
Stephen Thorne 0/4
Son Of Beauty has finished third in his last two starts and has run over today's trip and going, but a 128-day absence raises fitness doubts. He carries 130 lb from stall seven, and our rating of 87 only ranks him ninth of 16.
- Sire
- Nando Parrado (GB)
- Dam
- Pretty Face (GB) by Rainbow Quest
- Owner
- Riverstown Stables
- Foaled
- 11 May 2023
- Stable
- Rush, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 78
Jimmy Dalton (7)
A. Slattery 9/45
Winless in his last six, though two seconds and a third show he can get involved, and he has run over today's trip and going; but a sixth last time out and a bottom-ranked 78 on our figures make him hard to fancy from stall 16 off 126 lb.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Heart's Desire (IRE) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Hugo Mcdermott
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 45 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 72
Terry Casey (7)
John Andrew Kinsella 0/5
Terre De Vega is winless in his last five and unplaced last time, but a fourth three starts back is his best recent effort, and he returns quickly after 14 days with experience of today's trip and going. Our rating of 92 makes him the one to beat off 126 lb from stall 10.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Terre (FR) by Motivator
- Owner
- Mount White Contracts Syndicate
- Foaled
- 7 May 2021
- Stable
- Rathdrum, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 92, Speed 70
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.