20 Aug 2026 18:00 Leopardstown
Winner: €15,000 (Penalty: €9,000); Distance: 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
Unio Employee Benefits Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(10) |
- |
Naoi (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 10) |
3338- / 4 |
Flat (402) | Sam Coen | W McCreery Ian Rush & M A… |
20/1 | ||
| dwelt and towards rear, ridden and progress 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, stayed on well to lead last 50 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(19) |
¾ L |
Free Solo (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
070659 / 9 |
Flat (48) | Ben Coen | P J F Murphy Mrs Margaret Ahern |
20/1 | ||
| awkward from stalls, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, pressed leader final 100 yards, held in 2nd close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
20(18) |
NK |
Ninth Crusade (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) |
17062-6 / 3 |
Flat (29) | Reserve 2 | M O'Callaghan Ninth Crusade Partnership |
33/1 | ||
| dwelt and went left from stalls, soon mid-division, tracked leaders after 2f and led after 3f, ridden 2f out, kept on, headed last 50 yards, no extra close home | ||||||||||
4th |
11(3) |
NK |
Bear Right (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) |
734332 / 3 |
Flat (17) | Shane Foley | Mrs J Harrington Newtown Anner Stud… |
3/1 | ||
| slightly impeded leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden and came wide under 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
15(11) |
½ L |
Shamanka (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) |
530-040 / 4 |
Flat (34) | J Cleary | Harry Cleary Eamon Purcell |
80/1 | ||
| settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
16(5) |
1¾ L |
Brains (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) |
426575 / 10 |
Flat (14) | Reese Holohan | R Donohoe P Sweeney |
12/1 | ||
| prominent early, soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden to close 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
7th |
9(12) |
NK |
Phoenix Pairc (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 9 6) |
190-070 / 4 |
Flat (17) | Paddy Harnett | W McCreery COR Racing Syndicate |
10/1 | ||
| tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden towards outer 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
6(7) |
HD |
All Hail (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
82-8409 / 3 |
Flat (11) | Gary Carroll | A Oliver A Oliver |
18/1 | ||
| ran around slightly leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
2(8) |
¾ L |
Altimara (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 12) |
37-0965 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Donagh O'Connor | R O'Sullivan Yvonne Lavin |
7/2 | ||
| fly-leapt from stalls and soon slight bump, mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
10th |
19(14) |
2¾ L |
Jazzit (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) |
058832 / 4 |
Flat (14) | Reserve 1 | T G McCourt THW Syndicate |
4/1 | ||
| mid-division and ran freely, tracked leaders after 2f, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
21(1) |
1½ L |
Sporting Hero (GB) (colt, bay, 10 5) |
106100 / 6 |
Flat (86) | Reserve 3 | W Durkan Neil & William… |
50/1 | ||
| went slightly right from stalls, towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
13(16) |
3 L |
Zheleznaya Dama (USA) (filly, chestnut, 9 4) |
83-P521 / 3 |
Flat (17) | Rory Cleary | B W Duke Martin Hayes &… |
15/2 | ||
| soon led, headed after 3f, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no extra 1f out | ||||||||||
13th |
14(2) |
4½ L |
Hazrama (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 3) |
0-00 / 3 |
Flat (36) | Chris Hayes | D K Weld Exors of the Late… |
25/1 | ||
| went right from stalls, prominent early, soon tracked leaders, mid-division after 2f, ridden and no extra 2f out | ||||||||||
14th |
8(13) |
1 L |
Ballymagreehan (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
601779 / 4 |
Flat (13) | Luke McAteer | D Marnane Paul Rooney |
11/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out | ||||||||||
12(17) |
- |
Kc Bear (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
31-2428 / 3 |
Flat (39) | Nicola Burns | N Meade Harcourt Racing… |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
4(20) |
- |
Rappell (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 10) |
906210 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Seamie Heffernan | P W Flynn P McGuire |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
5(9) |
- |
La La Lucrative (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
97-1814 / 5 |
Flat (19) | Robbie Colgan | M J Smith S Gillen |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
18(15) |
- |
Oppenheimer (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
087-074 / 3 |
Flat (13) | Leigh Roche | Kevin Coleman Atomic Racing |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
17(21) |
- |
Gordon Bennett (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) |
46039-0 / 8 |
Flat (14) | Robert Whearty | Peter Fahey G F O'Neill |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
10(4) |
- |
Mr Perth (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 5) |
8707 / 3 |
Flat (20) | Wayne Lordan | M C Grassick Joseph E Keeling |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
1(6) |
- |
Faoladh (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
169001 / 4 |
Flat (19) | Adam Browne-Souza | A Slattery Men Of Forty Eight… |
0/0 | |||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
