May 24 / 17.50 Salisbury

17.50

Good To Firm

MPS Services Group Conditions Stakes (No More Than One Win And Not Won Class 1 Race) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4860
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 3 runners
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MPS Services Group Conditions Stakes (No More Than One Win And Not Won Class 1 Race) (GBB Race)

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

1/5 (Won)

  • Win: £1.19

Form: 312-

Last run: 224 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Delivered on debut promise when eased-down winner of Beverley maiden (7.4f, good to firm) last summer and was close second to subsequent Group 1 Futurity second Delacroix in Newmarket Group 3 (1m, good to soft) in the autumn; holds multiple Group 1 entries for the season ahead and ought to be very hard to beat here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

(4)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

14:40 York

Stanhope Gardens

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Pushed Eclipse winner Delacroix close in the Group 3 Autumn Stakes at Newmarket (1m, good to soft) last October and ran a fine race when fifth in the Derby (1m4f, good) last month, losing two places close home; appeals as a type whose best days still lie ahead and this trip could be ideal.

11/4

15

(2)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

15:30 Epsom

Stanhope Gardens

9st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Dam's winning siblings include Romsdal, placed in the Derby and St Leger; dug in late for a promising third to Ruling Court on Sandown 7f debut as 2yo and ended the season by making Delacroix pull out most of the stops in a Newmarket Group 3 (1m, good to soft); had a gift of a reappearance at Salisbury recently but if he's made the same progress over the winter as some of his rivals he'd be on the premises.

14/1

1st

2

(2)

24th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:50 Salisbury

Stanhope Gardens

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Delivered on debut promise when eased-down winner of Beverley maiden (7.4f, good to firm) last summer and was close second to subsequent Group 1 Futurity second Delacroix in Newmarket Group 3 (1m, good to soft) in the autumn; holds multiple Group 1 entries for the season ahead and ought to be very hard to beat here.

1/5

Form: 231-9

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Ran to useful level when ending three-race 2yo campaign with heavy-ground maiden win at Newbury (6.5f) in October but flopped badly in good-ground handicap there (7f) six weeks ago, with trainer reporting he would prefer a slower surface and the vet reporting an irregular heartbeat.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(3)

19th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:30 Newmarket (July)

Spirit Of Farhh

9st 10lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

6.5f 2yo maiden winner (heavy) who has posted respectable efforts the last twice, most recently fourth of five in Sandown handicap (7f, good to firm) where his momentum was checked over 1f out; might not be far away.

5/1

4th

3

(2)

14th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:15 Sandown

Spirit Of Farhh

9st 3lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

6.5f winner as a 2yo; ran creditably in the face of a difficult task at Salisbury (1m) last time behind Stanhope Gardens who subsequently ran well in the Derby; this should be more realistic.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 18-

Last run: 259 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Created pretty good impression when clearcut winner of Ffos Las maiden (7.3f, soft) on debut last August but finished of eight last when upped to Listed level the following month and we haven't seen him again since; stable has much stronger claims with Stanhope Gardens.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

(2)

13th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

15:25 Chester

Stark Warning

9st 10lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Ralph Beckett

Debut scorer at Ffos Las (7f) in August and advanced his form when last of three in 1m Salisbury conditions event on his return; goes up in trip for his handicap debut here and needs considering.

9/2

3rd

3

(3)

24th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:50 Salisbury

Stark Warning

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ralph Beckett

Created pretty good impression when clearcut winner of Ffos Las maiden (7.3f, soft) on debut last August but finished of eight last when upped to Listed level the following month and we haven't seen him again since; stable has much stronger claims with Stanhope Gardens.

7/1

3rd

3

(3)

24th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:50 Salisbury

Stark Warning

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ralph Beckett

Created pretty good impression when clearcut winner of Ffos Las maiden (7.3f, soft) on debut last August but finished of eight last when upped to Listed level the following month and we haven't seen him again since; stable has much stronger claims with Stanhope Gardens.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £2.80
Straight Forecast £3.38
Trifecta £3.00

Selections

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Stanhope Gardens

TOPSPEED:

Spirit Of Farhh

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Stanhope Gardens

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