The €20,000 BOYLEsports Champion Stakes returns to Shelbourne Park with three semi-finals run over 550 yards on Saturday 4th July , with the final following on Saturday 11th July .
Bockos Diamond , Graham Holland's 2024 BOYLE Sports Irish Derby champion , heads the outright market as favourite, with Kirby Memorial winner Bouncing Monarch second favourite. Both meet in a tough opening heat alongside Solo And Go , with only two of the trio through to the final.
Odds
Outright Odds
Dog | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Bockos Diamond | 3/1 | 25% |
Bouncing Monarch | 4/1 | 20% |
Epic Ace | 4/1 | 20% |
Glengar Kane | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Ballymac Kamala | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Solo And Go | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Coloursaregreen | 16/1 | 5.9% |
Getup The Boy | 16/1 | 5.9% |
Jacktavern Turbo | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Low Profile | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Shanahee Boomer | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Sober Barry | 20/1 | 4.8% |
Gaytime Clyde | 25/1 | 3.8% |
Crossfield Matt | 33/1 | 2.9% |
Droopys Winsome | 33/1 | 2.9% |
Jaykay Fly | 33/1 | 2.9% |
Blastoff Heffo | 50/1 | 2% |
Gallant Captain | 66/1 | 1.5% |
Odds correct as of 3rd July 2026 and subject to change. Each-way 1/4 odds, places 1, 2, 3.
Details
Semi-Final Draw & Heat Odds
All three semi-finals are run on Saturday, 4th July at 21:00. The top two in each heat progress to the final on 11th July . Each-way 1/4 odds, places 1, 2 in heat markets.
1st Semi
1st Semi-Final
Saturday 4th July, 21:24
Trap 1 Bouncing Monarch 5/4 (44.4% chance)
Trap 2 Jaykay Fly 14/1 (6.7% chance)
Trap 3 Crossfield Matt 14/1 (6.7% chance)
Trap 4 Solo And Go 11/2 (15.4% chance)
Trap 5 Blastoff Heffo 16/1 (5.9% chance)
Trap 6 Bockos Diamond 5/4 (44.4% chance)
The pick of the three heats on paper, with both outright market leaders, Bockos Diamond and Bouncing Monarch , drawn together and sharing favouritism at 5/4. Solo And Go is the clear third string at 11/2, leaving Jaykay Fly , Crossfield Matt and Blastoff Heffo needing a big upset to sneak through.
2nd Semi
2nd Semi-Final
Saturday 4th July, 21:40
Trap 1 Epic Ace 4/6 (60% chance)
Trap 2 Jacktavern Turbo 7/1 (12.5% chance)
Trap 3 Getup Me Boy 6/1 (14.3% chance)
Trap 4 Gallant Captain 40/1 (2.4% chance)
Trap 5 Gaytime Clyde 6/1 (14.3% chance)
Trap 6 Ballymac Kamala 7/2 (22.2% chance)
By far the weakest heat of the three, with Epic Ace an odds-on at 4/6 shot from trap 1 to book his final spot. Ballymac Kamala is the clear second string at 7/2, with Gaytime Clyde and Getup Me Boy fighting over the places behind them.
3rd Semi
3rd Semi-Final
Saturday 4th July, 21:54
Trap 1 Droopys Winsome 14/1 (6.7% chance)
Trap 2 Glengar Kane 11/10 (47.6% chance)
Trap 3 Low Profile 4/1 (20% chance)
Trap 4 Shanahee Boomer 9/2 (18.2% chance)
Trap 5 Sober Barry 8/1 (11.1% chance)
Trap 6 Coloursaregreen 4/1 (20% chance)
The tightest heat at the top of the market, with Glengar Kane sent off a warm 11/10 favourite from trap 2, but Low Profile and Coloursaregreen both on offer at a shorter-than-expected 4/1. Shanahee Boomer rounds out a genuinely competitive four-way heat for the two final spots.
Favourites
Champion Stake Favourites
Bockos Diamond
Bockos Diamond – 3/1
Made a successful Irish return at Shelbourne Park after early elimination from the English Derby , winning in 28.26sec on 30th May before a 28.01sec solo trial three weeks later.
Drawn in trap 6 of the opening heat, he faces the stiffest test of the semi-finals against fellow market leader Bouncing Monarch and the classy Solo And Go , with only two through.
Bouncing Monarch
Bouncing Monarch – 4/1
The Kirby Memorial winner is the second favourite outright and lines up in trap 1 of that same brutal opening heat.
A repeat of his Kirby form would see him through, but there is no margin for error with Bockos Diamond alongside him.
Epic Ace
Epic Ace – 4/1
Joint-second favourite outright, and a short-priced 4/6 favourite for his own semi-final from trap 1 .
With Jacktavern Turbo , Getup Me Boy and Gaytime Clyde for company rather than either of the market leaders, this looks the most straightforward passage to the final of the three heats.
Glengar Kane
Glengar Kane – 8/1
The clear outsider of the market leaders, but sent off as the favourite for his own heat at 11/10 from trap 2 .
A leading contender if he brings his A-game, with Low Profile and Coloursaregreen both capable of a leading role of their own in what looks the most open heat of the night.
Ballymac Kamala
Ballymac Kamala – 12/1
Second string in the weakest of the three heats, drawn in trap 6 behind odds-on favourite Epic Ace .
A clear step up on the pace shown by the rest of that heat would put her firmly into the final reckoning.
*Prices are subject to fluctuation.
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