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Saturday 11 October 2025

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RFL Steels Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 13.28s

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(4)

Big Gossey¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: C O'Brien| OR: 108| D

6/1

Smart gelding. 11¾ lengths tenth of 11 to Art Power in Renaissance Stakes (16/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 058820

(8)

Powerful Nation²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 104

7/2

Useful colt. Latest win at Cork in June. 50/1, bit below form 5½ lengths ninth of 15 to Arizona Blaze in Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 2-21899

(2)

Fandom^t1⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 103| D

3/1

Useful colt. First run since leaving Brad H. Cox when 4¼ lengths fifth of 13 to Grande Marques in listed race (16/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Place possibilities.

Form: 10/131-5

(7)

Tango Flare^t,v²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley| OR: 99| D

11/1

Useful gelding. Improved on recent efforts to win 23-runner handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 27 days ago by ½ length from Big Gossey, driven out. However, he meets that rival on 7 lb worse terms here.

Form: 629071

(11)

Thunderbear^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan| T: J Davison| OR: 97| D

15/2

Useful gelding. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Ascot (5f, good, 20/1) 35 days ago. Solid each-way claims.

Form: 223-305

(10)

Queen Of Mougins¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Murray| OR: 104| D

3/1

Useful filly. Below form 8½ lengths sixth of 11 to Art Power in Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh (6f, soft, 11/1) 13 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 324-106

(1)

Billie Be Quick^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 92

33/1

Fairly useful filly. Latest win at Chepstow in August. 33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good 4¼ lengths sixth of 12 to Beautiful Diamond in listed race at Ayr (5.5f, soft) 22 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 120106

(6)

Greatest Drama^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 87

20/1

Fairly useful filly. Below form 14½ lengths eighth of 18 to Carla Ridge in listed race at the Curragh (6f, soft, 10/1) 7 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 004328

(3)

Unexpected Issues^p1,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J A Stack| OR: 81

100/1

Fairly useful filly. Tongue strap on for 1st time, well-beaten fifteenth of 18 to Carla Ridge in listed race at the Curragh (6f, soft, 66/1) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 69-3090

(5)

Varshini⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 78

16/1

Fairly useful filly. Winner at Gowran in April. Below form 11½ lengths fifth of 18 to Carla Ridge in listed race at the Curragh (6f, soft, 16/1) 7 days ago, slowly away. Difficult ask.

Form: 5-18505

Non-Runners

(9)

Navassa Island⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: M O'Callaghan J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Queen Of Mougins (3/1), Fandom (3/1), Powerful Nation (7/2), Big Gossey (6/1), Thunderbear (15/2), Tango Flare (11/1), Navassa Island (12/1), Varshini (16/1), Greatest Drama (20/1), Billie Be Quick (33/1), Unexpected Issues (100/1)

It's easy to forgive BIG GOSSEY for his low-ley display in the Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh, given that he's pretty consistent on the whole. The 8-y-o is taken to get his head back in front, with Queen of Mougins and Fandom perhaps the two who will offer the greatest resistance.