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StandardBetMGM: It’s Showtime ‘Confined’ Restricted Novice Stakes (Not Run More Than 3 Times) (GBB) (Div II)
- Prize money: £3402
- 0m 6f 20y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: 00
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 (7) |
23rd May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Won three times last year; should be sharper following his seasonal return when seventh of 12 at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) last month but is 6lb higher than his last winning mark and may need to come down a few pounds. |
9/1 |
|
7th 1 (8) |
26th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Good progress as a 3yo, winning 1m handicaps at Chepstow (twice) and Nottingham, all on good ground; starts this year off a tougher mark; can win more races but perhaps not this one after 193 days off. |
10/1 |
|
2 (11) |
15th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Prominent racer whose two wins this year have come at Chepstow (1m, good); ran well when third of 12 in a stronger contest off this mark over C&D (good to soft) 13 days ago; a repeat would put him right in the picture. |
9/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 80
Last run: 66 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (5) |
18th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Running consistently off his higher AW mark (almost a stone lower on turf), including for new yard five weeks ago; has only gone beyond 1m once before, though, and the longer trip on grass is the double concern. |
8/1 |
|
7th 8 (8) |
14th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Tapeta win early last year came off 5lb lower and he's looked to find this mark just beyond him this season; needs a career-best effort for his new yard, having been picked up from Brian Meehan recently for £12,500. |
10/1 |
|
4th 5 (3) |
24th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Just one win to his name from 16 attempts but he has run well in two of his three starts this year, including C&D; that said, he wouldn't appear to have much in hand of his mark. |
4/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 12 (5) |
1st Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Made it 2-2 over C&D in August, off a 2lb lower mark, when again having plenty of use made of him from the same draw as tonight; got upset in the stalls when below par last time and should fare better this time. |
10/1 |
|
9 (1) |
11th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Both wins have come at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) this year; 2lb rise for second success last month still leaves him 1lb lower than for the first; one for the shortlist. |
7/2 |
|
1st 2 (5) |
20th Aug 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Sole win from ten starts came when making all over C&D in March off a mark 3lb higher than today; mostly struggled since but the return to AW could be a positive. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 (7) |
27th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Dual sprint winner for previous yard; best effort for new stable when fifth over C&D on penultimate start; chance of faring better partly depends on how well he responds to first-time headgear. |
12/1 |
|
12th 4 (2) |
6th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Not beaten far into fifth at Wolverhampton seven weeks ago (7f), his second run for new connections; dropping to a stiff 6f should help and he still has time on his side. |
12/1 |
|
5 (6) |
24th Oct 2025 Heavy 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Won a 5f novice at Wolverhampton on his second start and followed up in a 6f handicap at Kempton in January; absent since finishing down the field in a Listed race at Chantilly (6.5f, AW) in March; should be capable of better but raced exclusively on AW and the suitability of heavy going has to be taken on trust. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 7 (1) |
15th Feb 2025 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Lacked the pace to pose a significant threat over 6f here on handicap debut a fortnight ago but remains unexposed and could quite plausibly be seen to better effect over today's longer trip. |
20/1 |
|
5th 4 (4) |
1st Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
in rear, outpaced over 1f out, ran on final 110yds, not pace to challenge |
8/1 |
|
5th 4 (4) |
1st Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
in rear, outpaced over 1f out, ran on final 110yds, not pace to challenge |
8/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 72
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 11 (9) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Regressive, if consistent, maiden who's blown plenty of chances in less competitive handicaps; just behind Elvetham last time (first-time cheekpieces; off tonight) and holds similar claims to that one back on turf. |
10/1 |
|
4th 4 (8) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
15-race maiden but she's returned from a break with three places efforts this spring and first two were over C&D; her mark hasn't moved much and has each-way claims again back at this track; cheekpieces added. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 (2) |
9th Sep 2025 Heavy 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 7lb |
Out of the frame in six starts, as when behind three of these over C&D (good; first-time blinkers) six weeks ago; others more appealing. |
33/1 |
|
7th 10 (3) |
29th Jul 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Poor form in five starts (6f-7f); hopes pinned on the new blinkers sparking a transformation; bred to do better at some point. |
33/1 |
|
8 (3) |
23rd Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Safely held when seventh of 11 on last month's seasonal/handicap debut at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) but remains very unexposed (particularly over this trip) and might come on for the run. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 2
Last run: 37 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 (1) |
9th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Progressive novice (6f, AW) and dual handicap winner (7f, good and soft) who signed off for Rae Guest with solid fourth of ten in Listed event on AW here (1m) in November; can likely do better again with just eight starts behind her; stable debut. |
20/1 |
|
6th 8 (5) |
29th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 1 |
8st 10lb |
Won at Haydock (7f, good) in May and Sandown (7f, soft) in September in her first two handicaps, with wind surgery in between; the style of those was promising for 1m and her never-nearer seventh of 15 in French Listed race (1m, soft) last time strongly suggests unfinished business at this trip, but she has work to do on the ratings. |
20/1 |
Non-runners
Massimo Blue
Verdict
This can be narrowed down to three who went close on debut in recent weeks. SUNLIT UPLANDS found the line coming just too soon for her strong finish at Chelmsford and is narrowly preferred to Soldiers Star and Trouble Man. [Andrew Sheret]
Selections
SPOTLIGHT:
Sunlit UplandsTelegraph:
Soldiers StarNEWMARKET:
Trouble ManRP RATINGS:
Sunlit UplandsPOSTDATA:
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Sunlit UplandsD Express:
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Soldiers StarDaily Mirror:
Soldiers StarDaily Record:
Soldiers Star