20:00 Down Royal

Friday 19 June 2026

Ascot

Ayr

Goodwood

Market Rasen

Redcar

Newmarket (July)

Down Royal

Limerick

Fairview (South Africa)

Completed
6f 214y
9 runners
SOFT

5 (1)

Blues Emperor (Ire)

Age: 7
Weight: 9st 11lbs
Or: 77

Looks well treated on the form of his Fairyhouse win last summer and while he couldn't build on his close fourth at the Curragh when well held over 1m there last time, the handicapper has given him another chance.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
24/05/26	Curragh	1m	Gd/Frm	13/19	Flat
19/04/26	Curragh	7f	Heavy	4/17	Flat
03/04/26	Curragh	1m	Heavy	16/21	Flat
22/03/26	Naas	7f	Heavy	8/12	Flat
20/02/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	13/13	Flat
17/10/25	Dundalk	7f	Std	6/7	Flat
30/09/25	Cork	1m	Gd/Sft	7/14	Flat
13/09/25	Leopardstown	7f	Good	7/16	Flat
30/08/25	Curragh	1m	Good	11/15	Flat
03/08/25	Galway	7f	Soft	12/15	Flat
09/07/25	Fairyhouse	7f	Good	1/6	Flat
27/06/25	Curragh	7f	Good	3/15	Flat
05/06/25	Leopardstown	7f 60y	Good	11/12	Flat
24/05/25	Curragh	1m	Good	18/18	Flat
06/12/24	Dundalk	1m	Slow	7/7	Flat
08/11/24	Dundalk	1m	Slow	7/10	Flat
11/10/24	Dundalk	1m	Slow	1/9	Flat
14/09/24	Leopardstown	7f	Good	6/17	Flat
31/08/24	Curragh	1m	Good	18/24	Flat
30/07/24	Galway	1m 123y	Gd/Sft	5/18	Flat
11/07/24	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Good	8/14	Flat

4 (6)

Summer Snow (Ire)

Age: 6
Weight: 9st 13lbs
Or: 79

Three-time winner last year, including over C&D, and having still looked to be working her way back to full fitness when down the field at the Curragh last time, she ought to be spot on for this.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
24/05/26	Curragh	1m	Gd/Frm	15/19	Flat
15/05/26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	9/11	Flat
07/11/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	11/14	Flat
19/10/25	Leopardstown	1m	Heavy	8/8	Flat
21/08/25	Leopardstown	1m	Good	3/10	Flat
29/07/25	Galway	7f	Gd/Sft	1/15	Flat
20/06/25	Down Royal	7f	Good	1/14	Flat
12/06/25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Soft	10/15	Flat
16/05/25	Leopardstown	1m	Good	1/19	Flat
25/04/25	Limerick	1m 50y	Heavy	5/12	Flat
16/04/25	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Soft	4/17	Flat
08/04/25	Navan	1m 2f	Gd/Frm	5/13	Flat
20/10/24	Leopardstown	7f 24y	Heavy	8/10	Flat
24/09/24	Listowel	7f 15y	Gd/Sft	3/12	Flat
17/08/24	Curragh	6f	Gd/Frm	11/21	Flat
18/07/24	Leopardstown	7f	Good	3/16	Flat
17/06/24	Gowran Park	7f	Good	1/14	Flat
21/05/24	Cork	7f	Gd/Sft	10/13	Flat
29/04/24	Naas	1m	Soft	5/19	Flat
24/04/24	Gowran Park	7f	Soft	1/16	Flat
26/01/24	Dundalk	1m	Slow	10/14	Flat

1 (11)

Royal Saxo (Fr)

Age: 6
Weight: 10st 4lbs
Or: 84

Fairly useful form in France, winning a pair of claimers last year but was sent off a long odds on first run for shrewd stable at Limerick last week, shaping as though he'll be better for the run.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
10/06/26	Limerick	1m	Gd/Sft	9/9	Flat
12/08/25	Deauville	1m 1f 98y	Std	2/10	Flat
05/07/25	Deauville	1m 1f 98y	Std	1/9	Flat
28/04/25	Chantilly	1m 1f 98y	Std	2/16	Flat
23/03/25	Lyon La Soie	1m 208y	Std	5/9	Flat
20/02/25	Chantilly	1m 1f 98y	Std	1/15	Flat
10/01/25	Deauville	1m 1f 98y	Std	3/16	Flat
07/12/24	Marseilles Vivaux	1m 1f 207y	Std	2/8	Flat
28/10/24	Chantilly	1m 1f 98y	Std	2/17	Flat
04/10/24	Lyon La Soie	1m 208y	Std	1/9	Flat
30/07/24	Deauville	6f 211y	Slow	14/16	Flat
30/05/24	Longchamp	7f 210y	Soft	6/7	Flat
01/05/24	Saint-Cloud	7f 210y	Gd/Sft	2/14	Flat
01/03/24	Chantilly	6f 211y	Std	4/7	Flat
02/02/24	Pau	6f 211y	Std	1/8	Flat
14/09/23	La Teste	7f 210y	Gd/Sft	6/8	Flat
08/08/23	La Teste	1m 1f 98y	Good	3/8	Flat
05/06/23	La Teste	7f 210y	Good	3/6	Flat
15/05/23	Bordeaux	7f 210y	Good	2/8	Flat
02/04/23	Bordeaux	6f 211y	Soft	3/10	Flat
23/02/23	Bordeaux	7f 210y	Soft	1/7	Flat

7 (14)

Eddie G (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 8lbs
Or: 74

Dual Dundalk winner who hasn't stood much racing in recent seasons and was friendless in the betting when well beaten at Leopardstown on return from 13 months off.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
04/06/26	Leopardstown	7f 20y	Soft	9/10	Flat
20/05/25	Cork	7f	Good	6/6	Flat
12/05/25	Roscommon	7f 111y	Good	3/14	Flat
03/11/24	Curragh	7f	Gd/Sft	9/26	Flat
11/10/24	Dundalk	7f	Slow	1/14	Flat
24/09/24	Listowel	7f 15y	Gd/Sft	6/12	Flat
10/09/24	Galway	1m 98y	Good	2/12	Flat
22/08/24	Leopardstown	7f 30y	Good	5/18	Flat
20/08/24	Roscommon	7f 111y	Heavy	5/14	Flat
04/08/24	Galway	1m 73y	Soft	8/12	Flat
03/08/24	Galway	7f	Soft	2/14	Flat
12/01/24	Dundalk	6f	Std	1/10	Flat
13/12/23	Dundalk	6f	Slow	3/10	Flat
15/11/23	Dundalk	7f	Slow	7/14	Flat
31/10/23	Curragh	5f 205y	Heavy	10/20	Flat
15/10/23	Naas	5f 205y	Heavy	4/10	Flat

2 (4)

Glyndwr (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 10st 2lbs
Or: 82

Cheekpieces on when landing a double in a Dundalk claimer (1m) on final start for G. M. Lyons, but he finished last on stable debut/reappearance at Leopardstown (1¼m) and again goes without headgear.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
10/05/26	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	11/11	Flat
12/11/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	1/14	Flat
31/10/25	Dundalk	1m	Std	1/10	Flat
10/10/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	8/13	Flat
26/08/25	Bellewstown	7f 195y	Good	2/8	Flat
19/08/25	Roscommon	7f 111y	Good	5/12	Flat
10/07/25	Leopardstown	1m	Gd/Frm	8/17	Flat
21/06/25	Limerick	7f	Good	5/8	Flat
06/06/25	Fairyhouse	7f	Good	3/10	Flat
24/05/25	Curragh	7f	Good	10/11	Flat
12/05/25	Roscommon	1m 2f 95y	Good	8/8	Flat
11/10/24	Dundalk	7f	Slow	1/8	Flat
22/08/24	Leopardstown	7f 30y	Good	9/18	Flat
06/07/24	Naas	7f	Good	5/7	Flat

14 (7)

Minaun View

Age: 4
Weight: 8st 11lbs
Or: 63

Still a maiden after 17 starts, but she was fifth in an above-average race for the grade on her latest start (7f, soft) and makes appeal off an unchanged mark.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
11/06/26	Leopardstown	7f 35y	Soft	5/12	Flat
29/05/26	Down Royal	7f	Good	6/14	Flat
11/05/26	Roscommon	7f 111y	Good	5/14	Flat
25/04/26	Limerick	1m 50y	Gd/Sft	3/15	Flat
08/04/26	Gowran Park	7f 180y	Soft	7/16	Flat
30/01/26	Dundalk	7f	Slow	10/12	Flat
28/11/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	4/13	Flat
14/11/25	Dundalk	1m 2f 150y	Slow	7/10	Flat
24/10/25	Dundalk Mercury Stakes	7f	Slow	2/11	Flat
11/10/25	Naas	7f	Soft	5/16	Flat
22/09/25	Listowel	1m	Soft	11/15	Flat
02/09/25	Gowran Park	7f	Gd/Sft	3/16	Flat
19/07/25	Curragh	7f	Gd/Sft	4/21	Flat
25/06/25	Naas	1m	Good	4/11	Flat
11/04/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	5/7	Flat
30/03/25	Leopardstown 1000 Guineas	7f 30y	Good	13/13	Flat
04/10/24	Dundalk	7f	Slow	6/9	Flat

9 (3)

Treasure Rose (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 8lbs
Or: 74

Consistent filly who finished runner-up for the fifth time in 9 starts in a Killarney maiden last time, going as close as she has, though will probably need to improve for the switch to a handicap/first-time cheekpieces to open her account.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
12/05/26	Killarney	1m 31y	Good	2/13	Flat
25/04/26	Limerick	1m 50y	Gd/Sft	2/15	Flat
11/10/25	Naas	7f	Soft	3/16	Flat
22/09/25	Fairyhouse	7f	Gd/Sft	2/14	Flat
06/09/25	Navan	1m 30y	Good	4/11	Flat
13/08/25	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Gd/Frm	2/10	Flat
20/07/25	Curragh	1m 1f	Soft	8/10	Flat
07/06/25	Navan	1m 2f 30y	Good	2/14	Flat
21/05/25	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Gd/Sft	5/8	Flat

12 (13)

Battle Borne (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 8st 12lbs
Or: 64

Back on track when creditable second of 10 in a claimer at Dundalk (1m) on his latest start but didn't offer much in a pair of turf handicaps prior to that. Engaged 7.45 Leopardstown Thursday.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
18/06/26	Leopardstown	1m	Gd/Frm	12/16	Flat
26/05/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/10	Flat
15/05/26	Leopardstown	1m	Good	15/15	Flat
12/04/26	Leopardstown	1m	Soft	17/17	Flat
20/03/26	Dundalk	1m	Std	10/11	Flat
06/03/26	Dundalk	7f	Slow	11/14	Flat
20/02/26	Dundalk	7f	Slow	1/10	Flat
11/02/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/9	Flat
23/01/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	9/13	Flat
09/01/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	3/14	Flat
03/12/25	Dundalk	7f	Slow	6/10	Flat
19/11/25	Dundalk	1m 2f 150y	Slow	8/14	Flat
12/11/25	Dundalk	1m 2f 150y	Slow	13/14	Flat
29/10/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	6/14	Flat
21/08/25	Leopardstown	1m	Good	6/10	Flat
07/08/25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Good	9/13	Flat
09/07/25	Fairyhouse	7f	Good	4/17	Flat

Timeform Verdict

In a tight handicap, LITTLE EMPIRE is narrowly preferred to Blues Emperor, with Minaun View also weighted to go well.

Betting Forecast

25/1 Flaming Rib (Ire), 14/1 Blues Emperor (Ire), 20/1 Summer Snow (Ire), 33/1 Royal Saxo (Fr), 40/1 Eddie G (Ire), 66/1 Glyndwr (Ire), 12/1 Minaun View, 5/1 Treasure Rose (Ire), 40/1 Battle Borne (Ire)

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