Al Riffa - Horse Profile & Next Race Odds

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Al Riffa (FR) 31

b c ; Wootton Bassett (UK) - Love On My Mind (IRE)

4/6 1.67

Dylan Browne McMonagle

J P O'Brien

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174-634 6 9-11 118

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Expert View: Winner of three G1s; won this last year; ridden to stay 2m4f and probably did without landing a blow when fourth beaten 11l in Gold Cup (Group 1) at Ascot latest; trainer in form; effective 12f+, acts on any; consistent stayer at top level but limitations exposed this spring.

Star rating: 4

Form Snapshot: Winner of five races from 7f to 1m 6f on ground varying from good to soft. Finished 11l behind Scandinavia when fourth of 11 at 8-1 on his latest outing in the Group 1 Gold Cup at Ascot over 2m 4f (good to firm) last month.

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Date	Race Details	Result	SP	Video
14 Sep 2025	Cur 14F Gd/Y Cl1 Grp1 €289k	Won/9	3/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
19 Jul 2025	Cur 14F Gd Cl1 Grp2 €72k	Won/7	4/5 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
11 Aug 2024	Hop 12F Grp1 €100k	Won/7	4/6 F
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM Joseph O Brien TO J P O'Brien
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM J P O'Brien TO Joseph O Brien
11 Sep 2022	Cur 7F Sft Cl1 Grp1 €240k	Won/6	9/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
06 Aug 2022	Cur 7F Gd Mdn €9k	Won/11	1/2 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish

Date	Race Details	Result	SP	Video
21 May 2026	Lon 15½F Sft Cl1 Grp1 €251k	3/9	5/2 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
14 Sep 2025	Cur 14F Gd/Y Cl1 Grp1 €289k	Won/9	3/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
19 Jul 2025	Cur 14F Gd Cl1 Grp2 €72k	Won/7	4/5 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
21 Jun 2025	Asc 12F GF Cl1 Grp2 £141k	2/12	4/1 2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
22 Feb 2025	Riy 10½F Grp2 5,640k	3/10	7/2 2F
11 Aug 2024	Hop 12F Grp1 €100k	Won/7	4/6 F
06 Jul 2024	San 10F Sft Cl1 Grp1 £425k	2/6	11/1 J2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM Joseph O Brien TO J P O'Brien
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM J P O'Brien TO Joseph O Brien
15 Aug 2023	Dea 10F GS Grp2 €252k	2/8	9/2 2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
01 Jul 2023	Cur 10F Gd Cl1 Grp3 €60k	2/5	5/6 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
11 Sep 2022	Cur 7F Sft Cl1 Grp1 €240k	Won/6	9/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
06 Aug 2022	Cur 7F Gd Mdn €9k	Won/11	1/2 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
16 Jul 2022	Cur 7F Gd Mdn €12k	2/11	17/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish

Date	Race Details	Result	SP	Video
19 Jul 2026	Cur 14F GF Cl1 Grp2 €78k	3/6	4/6 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
18 Jun 2026	Asc 20F GF Cl1 Grp1 £396k	4/11	8/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
28 Mar 2026	Myd 16F Gd Grp2 $572k	6/10	5/6 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
14 Dec 2025	Sha 12F Gd Grp1 $2,103k	4/11	11/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
04 Nov 2025	Flm 16F GS Grp1Hcp 0k	7/24	5/1 2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
27 Apr 2025	Lon 10½F Sft Grp1 €189k	4/6	11/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
06 Oct 2024	Lon 12F Sft Grp1 €3,150k	11/16	15/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM Joseph O Brien TO J P O'Brien
08 Jun 2024	Sar 9½F Fm $630k	6/8	9/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM J P O'Brien TO Joseph O Brien
28 Apr 2024	Lon 10½F Sft Cl1 Grp1 €189k	4/9	10/3 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish

Date	Race Details	Result	SP	Video
19 Jul 2026	Cur 14F GF Cl1 Grp2 €78k	3/6	4/6 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
18 Jun 2026	Asc 20F GF Cl1 Grp1 £396k	4/11	8/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
21 May 2026	Lon 15½F Sft Cl1 Grp1 €251k	3/9	5/2 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
54 Day break
28 Mar 2026	Myd 16F Gd Grp2 $572k	6/10	5/6 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
104 Day break
14 Dec 2025	Sha 12F Gd Grp1 $2,103k	4/11	11/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
04 Nov 2025	Flm 16F GS Grp1Hcp 0k	7/24	5/1 2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
14 Sep 2025	Cur 14F Gd/Y Cl1 Grp1 €289k	Won/9	3/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
57 Day break
19 Jul 2025	Cur 14F Gd Cl1 Grp2 €72k	Won/7	4/5 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
21 Jun 2025	Asc 12F GF Cl1 Grp2 £141k	2/12	4/1 2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
55 Day break
27 Apr 2025	Lon 10½F Sft Grp1 €189k	4/6	11/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
64 Day break
22 Feb 2025	Riy 10½F Grp2 5,640k	3/10	7/2 2F
139 Day break
06 Oct 2024	Lon 12F Sft Grp1 €3,150k	11/16	15/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
56 Day break
11 Aug 2024	Hop 12F Grp1 €100k	Won/7	4/6 F
06 Jul 2024	San 10F Sft Cl1 Grp1 £425k	2/6	11/1 J2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM Joseph O Brien TO J P O'Brien
08 Jun 2024	Sar 9½F Fm $630k	6/8	9/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish
NEW YARD - MOVED FROM J P O'Brien TO Joseph O Brien
28 Apr 2024	Lon 10½F Sft Cl1 Grp1 €189k	4/9	10/3 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
257 Day break
15 Aug 2023	Dea 10F GS Grp2 €252k	2/8	9/2 2F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
01 Jul 2023	Cur 10F Gd Cl1 Grp3 €60k	2/5	5/6 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
293 Day break
11 Sep 2022	Cur 7F Sft Cl1 Grp1 €240k	Won/6	9/1	Watch Replay Watch Finish
06 Aug 2022	Cur 7F Gd Mdn €9k	Won/11	1/2 F	Watch Replay Watch Finish
16 Jul 2022	Cur 7F Gd Mdn €12k	2/11	17/2	Watch Replay Watch Finish

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Video Highlights

Replay: 21st May 2026, finished 3rd - ParisLongchamp
Replay: 14th Sep 2025, finished 1st - Curragh
Replay: 19th Jul 2025, finished 1st - Curragh
Replay: 21st Jun 2025, finished 2nd - Ascot
Replay: 6th Jul 2024, finished 2nd - Sandown
Replay: 15th Aug 2023, finished 2nd - Deauville
Replay: 1st Jul 2023, finished 2nd - Curragh
Replay: 11th Sep 2022, finished 1st - Curragh
Replay: 6th Aug 2022, finished 1st - Curragh
Replay: 16th Jul 2022, finished 2nd - Curragh

Stable Tour Quotes

Joseph O'Brien (12 June 2026): "He’ll be entered in the both the Hardwicke Stakes and the Gold Cup and we’ll make a call closer to the time. He ran very well in the Hardwicke last year and was unfortunate to bump into a world-class horse in Rebel’s Romance. He ran great in his latest start in France and looks to be as good as ever."

Joseph O'Brien (19 March 2026): "The plan at the minute is for him to fly to Dubai in the coming days with the intention of running in the Dubai Gold Cup. He’s a three-time Group 1 winner and he’s still unexposed over staying trips, so we’re looking forward to the season ahead for him. He showed in the Hong Kong Vase last time that he’s still capable of running to 120 over a mile-and-a-half too, so we have the pleasure of having lots of options for him."

Joseph O'Brien (12 June 2025): "He has been a star for us, winning two Group 1 races. We’ve decided to shoot a little lower with him in terms of grade by aiming for the Hardwicke Stakes on the Saturday. Though, by the sounds of it he might not be the only Group 1 horse being aimed at it, so it should be very interesting. He has been training very well since the Prix Ganay and we are going to try blinkers on him for the first time. He has always been an almost overly relaxed horse, and we found that cheekpieces sharpened him up in the middle section of his races when we put them on him last year, so we think he’s ready for blinkers now. Getting back to a mile-and-a-half will suit him well and we are very much looking forward to him."

Joseph O'Brien (19 March 2025): "We were very happy with his run in the Neom Turf Cup at Riyadh. We treated it as a starting point for what will hopefully be a long season with him, and it was great to see him hit the line as well as he did. He’s been in great form since he came home and that run should put him spot on for the Sheema Classic at Meydan on April 5th where the longer trip and bigger track will play to his strengths. Looking further ahead, races like the Tattersalls Gold Cup and possibly the Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin in Hong Kong will be options for him. He’s a real flag bearer for us and we are hoping that he can win another Group 1 for us this season."

Joseph O'Brien (20 March 2024): "We are delighted with him. He was always a tall, rangy horse and has filled out into a magnificent athlete now. Last year was very frustrating for us with him, as he only had two very minor hold-ups, but they came at pretty much exactly the worst time on both occasions. That confined us to just two runs with him all season. He needed the run on his seasonal return, but I thought he ran huge to be beaten just three quarters of a length by Ace Impact at Deauville in a sit-and-sprint race that really played to Ace Impact’s strengths. We were very sweet on him for the Irish Champion Stakes, but a little issue the day before meant we couldn’t run. Everything has gone very smoothly with him this preparation and we are steadily stepping up his work. We are working him towards the Prix Ganay at ParisLongchamp in late April. Longer term, I could see him stepping up to a mile-and-a-half. He won a Group 1 over seven furlongs as a two-year-old and has never looked short of pace, but he has the most lovely, relaxed way of going and it will give him a great chance to carry his pace over further if we ask him to. I’d be very hopeful he can win another Group 1."

Joseph O'Brien (23 March 2023): "We were absolutely thrilled with him last year. We weren’t in any rush with him as he’s a beautiful, rangy colt, but everything we asked him to do came very easily to him and he was showing us a lot before we debuted him in mid-July. Even considering that, I still had it in mind just to give him two runs last season, but he showed so much on his debut in a strong maiden at the Curragh that I ran him back a bit sooner than I had originally intended, just in case he did enough to put his hand up as a National Stakes horse. He won really well at the Curragh and came out of the race in brilliant shape, so we decided to supplement him for the National Stakes. Dylan rode him with a lot of confidence that day and he showed a great turn of foot to beat a subsequent Group 1 winner in Proud And Regal. For a horse that looks and is very much bred to be a better three-year-old, you’d have to be really excited by him. Everything has gone smoothly with him so far this year and he’s in really good shape. We aren’t in a rush with him, and the Irish 2,000 Guineas is his first main target. He will most likely to go straight there, but we won’t rule out the possibility of running in a trial just yet. He has always shown a lot of pace at home and in his races, but he should have a good chance of staying a mile-and-a-quarter later in the season if we ask him to. He’s a hugely exciting horse for this year. He really could be anything."