17:40 Gowran Park

Saturday 25 July 2026

Ascot

Chester

Lingfield Park

Newcastle

Salisbury

York

Woodbine

Gowran Park

Turffontein

Durbanville

To Take Place
1m 1f 110y
8 runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)

4 (3)

Summer Is Tomorrow (Ire)

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
Or: 98

Dual winner at 2 yrs and has shown improved form fitted with a visor last 3 starts, runner-up in premier handicap at the Curragh last month before filling the same position in 5-runner minor event at Navan 2 weeks ago. Major player.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
11/07/26	Navan	1m 2f 40y	Gd/Frm	2/5	Flat
28/06/26	Curragh	1m 1f	Gd/Frm	2/16	Flat
07/06/26	Navan	1m 1f	Good	9/10	Flat
01/06/26	Gowran Park	1m 1f 120y	Good	6/13	Flat
24/04/26	Cork	1m 2f 100y	Gd/Sft	4/4	Flat
27/09/25	Curragh	7f	Soft	16/30	Flat
01/09/25	Roscommon	7f 94y	Gd/Sft	1/8	Flat
04/08/25	Naas	5f 205y	Gd/Sft	2/21	Flat
18/07/25	Down Royal	7f 25y	Good	1/14	Flat
01/06/25	Listowel	6f 60y	Good	5/14	Flat
12/05/25	Roscommon	7f 111y	Good	6/15	Flat

1 (2)

Benevento (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 12lbs
Or: 100

Best effort when fourth in the Craven at Newmarket last year. Was strong in the betting sent handicapping on this season's return, but disappointed at Lingfield (7f) in February which proved to be his only run for Kevin Philippart de Foy. Watch for market clues after 5 months off.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
14/02/26	Lingfield Park	7f 1y	Std/Slow	7/7	Flat
12/07/25	Chester City Plate Stakes	7f 1y	Gd/Frm	4/8	Flat
21/06/25	Ascot Jersey Stakes	7f	Gd/Frm	14/15	Flat
03/05/25	Newmarket (Rowley) 2000 Guineas	1m	Gd/Frm	10/11	Flat
16/04/25	Newmarket (Rowley) Craven Stakes	1m	Good	4/9	Flat
26/10/24	Newbury Horris Hill Stakes	7f	Heavy	4/8	Flat
13/09/24	Doncaster	7f 6y	Good	1/7	Flat
26/08/24	Ripon	6f	Gd/Frm	2/7	Flat
04/05/24	Yarmouth	5f 42y	Gd/Sft	1/6	Flat

3 (4)

Leopold The First (Ire)

J: R. C. Colgan
T: Andrew Lee, Ireland
F: 620722-22

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
Or: 90

Remains a maiden but has been knocking on the door with 4 consecutive runner-up finishes, beaten only by a subsequent Group 2 winner in 4-runner minor event here 6 weeks ago. Could be in the mix with more still to offer at around this trip.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
12/06/26	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	Gd/Sft	2/4	Flat
27/02/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/13	Flat
19/12/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/13	Flat
26/11/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/12	Flat
31/10/25	Dundalk	1m	Std	7/14	Flat
11/06/25	Limerick	1m	Good	13/16	Flat
11/04/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/7	Flat
28/02/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	6/14	Flat

6 (7)

Spicy Margarita (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 7lbs
Or: 95

Sole win came in 7f Dundalk maiden early last year. Showed more than previously this season when beaten 1¾ lengths in 6-runner listed race at the Curragh (1m) last month, but ran poorly in Group 3 there (1¼m) a week ago.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
18/07/26	Curragh	1m 2f	Gd/Frm	8/8	Flat
28/06/26	Curragh	1m	Gd/Frm	4/6	Flat
03/04/26	Curragh	1m	Heavy	8/10	Flat
06/03/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	5/6	Flat
12/10/25	Naas	1m 4f	Gd/Sft	15/16	Flat
14/09/25	Curragh	1m 2f	Gd/Sft	5/11	Flat
30/08/25	Curragh Snow Fairy	1m 1f	Good	5/7	Flat
15/08/25	Dundalk	1m 2f 150y	Slow	10/14	Flat
20/07/25	Curragh	1m	Soft	6/10	Flat
07/06/25	Navan	1m 30y	Good	9/12	Flat
18/05/25	Naas Bill & Averil Whitehead Stakes	7f	Good	6/9	Flat
26/04/25	Navan Salsabil Stakes	1m 2f 20y	Soft	5/8	Flat
12/04/25	Curragh Express Stakes	1m	Good	4/9	Flat
30/03/25	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	7/7	Flat
07/03/25	Dundalk	1m	Slow	2/5	Flat
12/02/25	Dundalk	7f	Slow	1/13	Flat
28/10/24	Galway	1m 73y	Heavy	6/11	Flat

2 (6)

Puppet Master (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 12lbs
Or: 104

Winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial for Aidan O'Brien last year. However, he hasn't gone with much promise in 3 starts for current yard, 2 of those outings over hurdles including when down the field in a Bellewstown novice 3 weeks ago.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
04/07/26	Bellewstown	2m 1f 40y	Good	5/7	Hurdle
23/05/26	Curragh	1m 4f	Gd/Frm	8/9	Flat
26/12/25	Leopardstown	2m	Good	8/10	Hurdle
16/08/25	Curragh Ballycullen Stakes	1m 6f	Good	4/4	Flat
29/06/25	Curragh	1m 4f	Good	9/10	Flat
10/05/25	Lingfield Park Derby Trial	1m 3f 133y	Gd/Frm	1/6	Flat
30/03/25	Leopardstown	1m 2f	Good	4/7	Flat
28/09/24	Newmarket (Rowley) Royal Lodge Stakes	1m	Gd/Sft	4/7	Flat
03/08/24	Galway	1m 73y	Soft	1/6	Flat
15/07/24	Killarney	1m 20y	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat

5 (8)

Hollys Graces (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 7lbs
Or: 87

Looked potentially useful when winning 7f Dundalk maiden in 2024 but didn't manage to kick on at a higher level last season. Met trouble on handicap/seasonal debut at Dundalk (1½m) in April, so this run should reveal more back down in trip with blinkers added.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
23/04/26	Dundalk	1m 4f	Slow	8/10	Flat
12/10/25	Naas	1m	Gd/Sft	17/17	Flat
04/09/25	Longchamp	1m 2f 97y	Gd/Sft	7/9	Flat
19/06/25	Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes	1m 3f 211y	Firm	9/11	Flat
10/05/25	Naas	1m 2f 84y	Good	6/8	Flat
27/09/24	Dundalk	7f	Std	1/10	Flat

8 (1)

Goddess Of War (Saf)

Age: 2
Weight: 8st 9lbs
Or: -

Vercingetorix filly. Dam South African Triple Crown winner up to 1½m. Interesting on paper, though yard's newcomers have tended to need their first run this season.

7 (5)

Ask Me Again

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 0lbs
Or: -

Quickly fitted with cheekpieces, left debut form well behind when fifth of 10 in maiden at Dundalk (1m) 13 days ago. Faces a tough ask in this contest, though, as he goes further up in trip.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
12/07/26	Dundalk	1m	Slow	5/10	Flat
03/06/26	Curragh	6f 63y	Good	18/18	Flat

Timeform Verdict

SUMMER IS TOMORROW has benefited from the recent application of a visor, collared only on the line in a minor event at Navan last time, and he looks ready to get back to winning ways. The main danger could be Leopold The First as he makes only his second start at around this trip, ahead of Benevento.

Betting Forecast

13/8 Summer Is Tomorrow (Ire), 9/2 Benevento (Ire), 6/1 Leopold The First (Ire), 9/1 Spicy Margarita (Ire), 12/1 Puppet Master (Ire), 14/1 Hollys Graces (Ire), 11/1 Goddess Of War (Saf), 40/1 Ask Me Again

All the racecard information for todays races.