13.30
GoodDarley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £20616
- 1m 3f 140y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.63
- Place: £1.40
Form: 4-
Last run: 178 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 (3) |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 39y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Lightly raced 4yo; good fourth in Listed race at Goodwood last spring; gelded and off 11 months, shaped promisingly when third of 14 on handicap debut at Ascot (1m4f, good to firm) three weeks ago, doing his best work late on; nudged up 1lb but still looks seriously unexposed; strong claims. |
6/4 |
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3rd 4 (2) |
9th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Edged out St Leger runner-up Rahiebb in Haydock novice (11.6f, good) last spring; badly hampered when well-held fourth to Amiloc in a Listed race at Goodwood (1m3f) next time and not too hard to forgive a heavy defeat behind that same rival in the King Edward VII over C&D at the Royal meeting (good to firm); off since (gelded); a very interesting handicap newcomer, particularly if the betting speaks in his favour. |
11/2 |
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9th 7 (5) |
20th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Got up late to win Haydock novice (11.6f, good) in April on second start and a line can be put through his soundly beaten Listed fourth to Amiloc at Goodwood as he was badly hampered; others have a lot more substance to their form but he's well bred (by Frankel out of two-time Group 1 winner Izzi Top) and retains potential for his top yard; no surprise to see a good run. |
12/1 |
3/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: 12 BF
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 10lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 (3) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 5f 188y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Broadly progressive on a range of ground in his first season last year, despite being 0-6 after debut success; beaten a neck from off the pace in the St Leger at Doncaster (14.5f, soft) on final start; that makes him one of the form picks in today's field and, although this trip may eventually turn out to be shorter than ideal, he should be a big player. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 4 (2) |
13th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 6f 115y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Progressive first five races, finishing bang there with Carmers, Furthur and Scandinavia when third in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot and he came from significantly further back than the first two; that's his only attempt at 1m6f and he took his first backward step when fourth in the storm at Goodwood (1m4f Group 3) on latest outing; that can probably be forgiven but he needs to resume his progress. |
25/1 |
5/1
Form: 92-2 BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (4) |
16th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Unraced on firmer than good; four placings from his six starts, including over this sort of trip in two novice events in April and a five-runner AW handicap on latest outing; wore cheekpieces in the latter and they are retained; he needs to find a bit extra. |
9/2 |
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5 (2) |
13th Jul 2025 Standard 1m 4f 14y Class 3 |
9st 1lb |
His three placings from five starts include one over C&D; handicap debut at Doncaster five weeks ago came in a hot race and over 14.5f, which he may not have stayed, a creditable effort nevertheless but he surely needs better to win this; cheekpieces are enlisted. |
7/1 |
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4 (6) |
7th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 6f 115y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Runner-up twice in a row on AW (1m3f/1m4f) before 1l third in Haydock novice (11.6f, good) in April; unexposed but he needs to find some improvement now up in trip in a warm race on his handicap debut. |
15/2 |
14/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (1) |
10th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 3f 23y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Lightly raced son of Sea The Moon who comfortably made all in 1m3f novice at Kempton in January; he looks to have a fair bit more to offer and rates a big player now stepping into handicap company for his in-form yard. |
6/5 |
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1st 4 (7) |
19th Jan 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Less than 2l behind Siouxfonic when fourth of nine at Southwell (1m3f, Tapeta) in November and within a neck of him at Wolverhampton (1m4f, Tapeta) last month; good chance of reversing the form with penalised rival. |
6/4 |
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4th 3 (3) |
26th Apr 2025 Good 1m 3f 140y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
in touch with leaders, lost ground and towards rear after 3f, outpaced from over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no chance with winner but kept on inside final furlong |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 3
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (3) |
13th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Ran poorly on final start last term but gelded soon afterwards and, with visor/blinkers dispensed with, he returned with a narrow win in 12-runner race at Thirsk (1m4f, good) last month, gradually working his way to the front in final strides under 7lb claimer Kyle McHugh; 4lb higher today but could have more to offer in what's only his second campaign. |
8/1 |
|
1st 1 (4) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 4f 8y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Got off the mark at Newmarket (1m4f) last April and in good form in handicaps after until coming in last of 12 back at Newmarket (1m4f) in October; since gelded and goes without usual headgear on his return. |
14/1 |
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12th 7 (8) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Won a 1m4f Newbury novice in May; ran in handicaps on last three starts, visored on second occasion and blinkered when good second of six under Mason Paetel at Chester (1m6f, good) latest; this race presents a stiffer task. |
16/1 |
10/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (7) |
26th Apr 2025 Good 1m 3f 140y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
in rear, ran green and no impression home straight |
10/1 |
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6th 4 (7) |
26th Apr 2025 Good 1m 3f 140y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
in rear |
10/1 |
7/2
Form: 5 BF
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (1) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 15y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Often a front-runner; won at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) in October and December and at Meydan (1m3f, dirt) in January; merely mid-division back in Britain at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) six weeks ago, but that was a hot race; turf form (first three starts) is nowhere near his handicap mark. |
5/1 |
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8th 7 (10) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Won C&D novice in October for the Gosdens and followed up on stable debut in C&D handicap; added a dirt handicap win at Meydan in January; well beaten in Meydan Group 2 last time but this front-runner could make a bold bid now back in a handicap. |
20/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.56 |
| Trifecta | £31.30 |