Full Result 5.30 Sligo (IRE) | 5 August 2026

Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race

(3yo+) (1m2f100yds) 1m2½f Yielding

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	3. Taj Crown (IRE) 6/1 W J Lee K J Condon	W J Lee K J Condon	4	913 tv	70	57	73	–
ch f New Bay - Queen's Crown (Helmet)
Midfield, headway 2f out, ridden and challenging 1f out, ran on well to lead towards finish (op 13/2 tchd 11/2)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	1. Glittering Gem (IRE) 12/1 Sam Coen ⁵ D K Weld	Sam Coen ⁵ D K Weld	4	911	70	59	74	–
b f Frankel - Kiss For A Jewel (IRE) (Kingman)
In touch with leaders, unbalanced under 2f out, led but faced challenge 1f out, kept on well but headed towards finish (jockey said filly got unbalanced over the road crossing) (op 9/1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ 2½ [2¾]	8. Dark Summit 7/1 Chris Hayes Denis Gerard Hogan	Chris Hayes Denis Gerard Hogan	4	97	67	45	60	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Icespire (Frankel)
Midfield, in touch with leaders 1f out, ran on and went third towards finish, no match for first two (op 13/2 tchd 11/2)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [3]	2. Shemiyka (IRE) 3/1F Sean Davis M D O'Callaghan	Sean Davis M D O'Callaghan	4	102 v	–	54	68	–
b f Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Shehreen (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Midfield, headway and in touch with leaders over 1f out, kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds, not reach leaders (op 8/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [3½]	13. Miss Australie (IRE) 14/1 Gavin Ryan Adrian McGuinness	Gavin Ryan Adrian McGuinness	5	96	61	43	58	–
b m Belardo (IRE) - Qualia (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway into midfield halfway, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish (tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)

6⁽¹²⁾ ½ [4]	14. Borora Aura (IRE) 22/1 Terry Casey ⁷ Michael Mulvany	Terry Casey ⁷ Michael Mulvany	3	82 t	46	38	54	–
b f Coulsty (IRE) - Love Is The Key (IRE) (Azamour)
Pressed leader, weakened gradually inside final furlong (op 20/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [5½]	6. Timandi (IRE) 100/30 Luke McAteer James M Barrett	Luke McAteer James M Barrett	4	98	63	41	56	–
b f Camacho - La Divina (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, short of room home turn, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 3/1)

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [6¼]	7. Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) 11/2 Ronan Whelan Jarlath P Fahey	Ronan Whelan Jarlath P Fahey	3	97	65	46	61	–
b g St Mark's Basilica (FR) - Rufoof (Zamindar)
Led but pestered, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 9/2)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [7]	10. Shay's Dream (IRE) 22/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	97	–	44	60	–
ch g New Bay - Double Lady (FR) (Stormy River)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (inquiry into running and riding; jockey said that his instructions were to get his mount to relax and finish off his race as he is a very tricky horse; he said that they went hard and he got his mount relaxed; he added that he got a nice position and was following the fancied horses in front of him into straight; he further said that he was pushing hands and heels from 3f out and was delighted with how he ran; trainer's rep confirmed instructions given and expressed his satisfaction with ride; he added that this horse behaved badly on his last start and the main thing today was to get him settled; evidence was also heard from IHRB Handicappe who stated that Shay's Dream had showed very limited form on all previous runs; vet said animal was post race normal; samples were taken for further analysis; having viewed recording of race and considered the evidence, stewards noted explanations given) (op 14/1 tchd 25/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [8½]	11. Chopsticks (IRE) 33/1 Reese Holohan ⁷ John C McConnell	Reese Holohan ⁷ John C McConnell	6	813 tp	59	33	48	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Lady Clinch (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Towards rear throughout (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race) (op 22/1)

11⁽¹³⁾ 11 [19½]	12. Eastern Blue Bird (IRE) 200/1 Jack Cleary ⁵ P A Fahy	Jack Cleary ⁵ P A Fahy	5	91 v	59	11	26	–
b g Retirement Plan - Blueberrythethird (IRE) (Golden Lariat)
Slowly away, towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding was slowly away) (op 80/1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 3¾ [23¼]	9. Princess Rosie (IRE) 200/1 Megan de Souza-Wearen ¹⁰ P Cluskey	Megan de Souza-Wearen ¹⁰ P Cluskey	3	811	55	11	27	–
b f Nando Parrado - Hanvarana (IRE) (Leroidesanimaux)
In rear throughout (op 100/1 tchd 400/1)

13⁽⁹⁾ 2¾ [26]	5. Concert Party (IRE) 14/1 J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan	J M Sheridan Denis Gerard Hogan	4	98	71	–	15	–
b f Shaman (IRE) - Whistling Straits (FR) (Dalakhani)
Prominent, weakened quickly over 1f out, eased final 110yds (op 17/2)

PU⁽²⁾	4. Capital Theory 16/1 Patrick McGettigan ⁵ H D McGuigan	Patrick McGettigan ⁵ H D McGuigan	7	95	–	–	–	–
b g Muhaarar - Montalcino (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
In touch with leaders, pulled up quickly after 1f, lost action (jockey said gelding lost hos action after 1f) (tchd 20/1)

14 ran Off time: 5:30:43 Winning time: 2m 22.86s (slow by 5.36s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Money Shuffler (reserve), Mullacurry Maid (reserve)
1st owner: Mrs Pauline Condon (Taj Crown) 1st breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited
2nd owner: Moyglare Stud Farm (Glittering Gem)
3rd owner: Raymond Treacy (Dark Summit)
Tote win: €7.20 PL: €2.50 €3.80 €2.50 Ex: €49.50 CSF: €79.51 Trifecta: €439.40

5:30 Sligo (IRE) 5 Aug 2026

Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race