Pre-race data
Race id Race card number Race class Age class Race time Race course Race date Race name Price money Distance of the race Going Surface Pace forecast ATR verdict Timeform verdict ATR top tip ATR watch out for Timeform winner Timeform second Timeform third Race data quality Draw Draw result Horse Country Color of horse Sex of horse Name of the horses father Name of the horses mother Name of the horses grandfather Age Weight Handicap Head Gear Jockey Allowance Trainer Pre Race Comments Comments Rating Pace Rating Form scan position Form scan value First price Last price Rank Change in % ATR index Predictor score
1598462 1 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 15:15 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2026 Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes €78,000 - 7 declared to run 7f Good to firm-good in places null The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. 1-2-3 Selections Power Blue (7) Audience (1) Big Gossey (2) null Power Blue Audience Big Gossey null 4 null Audience b g Iffraaj Ladyship Oasis Dream 7 0 106 i Colin Keane null D O'Meara Returned to form back on soft ground benefitting from reappearance suited by positive ride when second beaten 3/4l in Conditions Race at Leopardstown latest; suited by 7f/1m, acts on any; former G1 winner, well treated on these terms if building on latest. 114 null null null 1 32 336.27 null
1598462 2 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 15:15 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2026 Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes €78,000 - 7 declared to run 7f Good to firm-good in places null The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. 1-2-3 Selections Power Blue (7) Audience (1) Big Gossey (2) null Power Blue Audience Big Gossey null 3 null Big Gossey g g Gutaifan Toy Show Danehill 9 0 107 i Billy Lee null C O'Brien Out-kicked but outstayed placed horses when winning Dash Stakes (Listed) here by 3/4l last time; suited by stiff 6f or 7f, acts on any; loves the track, consistent but quite distance/tactics specific. 113 null null null 7 21 357.2 null
1598462 3 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 15:15 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2026 Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes €78,000 - 7 declared to run 7f Good to firm-good in places null The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. 1-2-3 Selections Power Blue (7) Audience (1) Big Gossey (2) null Power Blue Audience Big Gossey null 6 null East Hampton b g Cracksman Sitar Aqlaam 4 61.69 107 i Luke McAteer null D Marnane Too much to do having missed the break beaten 6 1/4l in Group 3 at Leopardstown last time; effective 7f, acts on soft, good; progressive handicapper, has run well at this level. 113 null null null 6 11 89.09 null
1598462 4 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 15:15 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2026 Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes €78,000 - 7 declared to run 7f Good to firm-good in places null The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. 1-2-3 Selections Power Blue (7) Audience (1) Big Gossey (2) null Power Blue Audience Big Gossey null 1 null Zodiac Bear b g Kodi Bear Tut Intikhab 4 0 104 i Ben Coen null J P Murtagh Probably improved a fraction up to 1m when winning Celebration Stakes (Listed) here by 1/2l last time; cheekpieces first time; effective 7/8f, acts on soft and good; promising sort should improve again. 112 null null null 4 0 0.0 null
1598462 5 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 15:15 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2026 Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes €78,000 - 7 declared to run 7f Good to firm-good in places null The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. 1-2-3 Selections Power Blue (7) Audience (1) Big Gossey (2) null Power Blue Audience Big Gossey null 2 null Duckadilly b m Churchill Alutiq Kodiac 5 60.33 100 i Scott McCullagh null Daniel McLoughlin Fractionally below best down to 7f when winning Brownstown Stakes (Group 3) at Leopardstown by 1/2l last time; effective 7f, suited by 1m, acts on yielding and good; consistent in the main, ideally wants a mile and vulnerable at this level. 106 null null null 5 0 0.0 null
1598462 6 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 15:15 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2026 Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes €78,000 - 7 declared to run 7f Good to firm-good in places null The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. 1-2-3 Selections Power Blue (7) Audience (1) Big Gossey (2) null Power Blue Audience Big Gossey null 7 null Dorset g c Wootton Bassett Snowflakes Galileo 3 58.51 103 i R L Moore null A P O'Brien Yard won this last year; probably made too much use of beaten 9 1/4l in Jersey Stakes (Group 3) at Ascot last time; top course jockey/trainer combination; enjoys making it; probably effective 7/8f, acts on soft and good, not proven on fast ground; form largely disappointing at 3yo. 112 null null null 3 6 56.14 null
1598462 7 1 Class 1 | 3YO plus 15:15 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2026 Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes €78,000 - 7 declared to run 7f Good to firm-good in places null The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. The ground may be on the quick side for POWER BLUE but he did run well on a similar surface at the top level at Royal Ascot last time and a repeat of that would be enough. He shaped that day as if this drop back to 7f would bring further improvement and he was a Group 1 winner as a 2yo. Audience is the only other in the field to have won at the top level and he bounced back to form after a spell in the doldrums when runner up in the Ballycorus last time. He looks the clear danger ahead of course specialist Big Gossey who may be vulnerable at this level. 1-2-3 Selections Power Blue (7) Audience (1) Big Gossey (2) null Power Blue Audience Big Gossey null 5 null Power Blue b c Space Blues Visions Worthadd 3 58.51 109 i Rossa Ryan null Robson Aguiar Good effort made a lot of use of when fourth beaten 6l in St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) at Ascot latest; stays 1m, acts on any, ideally doesn't want ground too fast; a drop back to 7f may bring more. 118 null null null 2 25 536.72 null