June 12 / 15.50 Newbury

15.50

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Darley EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £20616
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 2
  • 8 runners
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Darley EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 51 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Blue Point filly who cost 400,000euros as a yearling; disappointed favourite backers on AW debut (7f) but left that form trailing when making all for a clearcut success at Windsor (1m, good to firm; 100-30); the runner-up, a stablemate of Dreamasar, had won the time before; the same connections won this last year with Clove Hitch.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

(3)

3rd Oct 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

13:35 Newmarket

Blue Bolt

9st 5lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Andrew Balding

One of only three defeats in 11 starts came in this race 12 months ago, despite delivering career-best form at the time in finishing second; she returns on the back of a faultless campaign, the last of three Group 1s her most commanding performance yet in the Matron Stakes at Leopardstown; she sets the bar high as it is, and her upward curve might not yet have reached its peak; if holding her form she should win.

4/9

1st

1

(9)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:55 Leopardstown

Blue Bolt

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Andrew Balding

Seven-time winner has shown improved form this year to win all four starts; began with a Goodwood Listed race before taking the Group 2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes, then claiming the Falmouth Stakes and Prix Rothschild; has beaten Precise in both those Group 1s, but only narrowly last time; has to remain at her best to do so again, but is still the one to beat.

5/4

1st

1

(5)

10th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Blue Bolt

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Andrew Balding

Runner-up in the Group 1 Sun Chariot on the other Newmarket course last October (1m, good) and this lightly raced 4yo made it two from two for this year when winning the Group 2 Duke Of Cambridge at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm) last month, travelling well to beat Jancis by just under 2l; that latest performance suggests she's capable of landing a Group 1 prize; key player.

2/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 4-

Last run: 213 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Only fourth at Newcastle (7f AW) late last year in what's turned out to be a decidedly ordinary novice; on the plus side, this 450,000gns daughter of Dubawi should at least be capable of better; would need to see some confidence behind her.
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12th

10

(6)

24th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:26 Newbury

Majaz

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Runner-up in all five runs this year, at odds of 2-9, 11-10, 10-11 and 5-4 last four occasions; that's from just six races in total and she went down by just a neck over 1m2f on last two outings (on good to soft latest, unraced on worse) but she needs to find a bit extra on this handicap debut.

8/1

8

(2)

22nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Leicester

Majaz

9st 2lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Runner-up in all four runs this year, beaten at odds of 2-9, 11-10 and 10-11 on last three occasions; stays 1m2f but slower than good ground would be a query; should give her running but vulnerable to improvers.

5/2

2

(4)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:55 Newcastle (AW)

Majaz

9st 2lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Fourth here over 7f on debut last November and improved on that when runner-up to subsequent Listed winner Blue Bolt at Newbury (1m, good) in June; held in second when 2-9 at Yarmouth in July and again found one too good at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW) 28 days ago; this looks a good opportunity.

4/9

12/1

  • Place: £3.30

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Masar filly who is a half-sister to several winners, notably the high-class 7f-1m1f performer Dreamloper; dam 1m2f-1m4f winner who was Listed level; the only runner who lacks experience but there's lots to like on paper; market instructive.
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5th

1

(4)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

14:15 Curragh

Dreamasar

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ed Walker

Lightly-raced British challenger is a three-time winner; 2-4 on turf, the wins coming off 81 in a Salisbury handicap in May (1m2f, gd-fm) and a Listed race at Haydock later that month (10.5f, gd-sft); 3.75l fourth of seven in a Group 3 on the AW at Newcastle last time; place claims.

7/1

4th

5

(1)

26th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

18:53 Newcastle (AW)

Dreamasar

9st 7lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Ed Walker

4yo who has raced only five times, winning three of them (including on Polytrack; unraced on Tapeta); improved again to land 1m2f Listed race at Haydock and, while Diamond Rain has stronger form, this filly is certainly progressive and could yet scale loftier heights.

9/2

1st

4

(4)

23rd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 100y

Class 1

13:45 Haydock

Dreamasar

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Made it 2-4 when scoring easily on this month's handicap and seasonal debut at Salisbury (1m2f, good to firm; unraced on slow ground); had just three rivals to beat and takes a steep rise in grade today, but this half-sister to her stable's Group 1 winner Dreamloper could have plenty more to offer.

10/1

11/2

Form: 3

Last run: 57 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to five winners; took a walk in the market ahead of her Newmarket debut in April (7f, good) but came from further back than the two who narrowly beat her (winner well backed and still unexposed) and that was a promising start; however, looks the stable second string here on jockey bookings.
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4th

2

(4)

3rd Oct 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

12:25 Newmarket

Seren Star

9st 9lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: William Haggas

Three wins as a 3yo; ran right up to her best when close third in the Kensington Palace at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm; first-time tongue-tie) but hasn't kicked on, disappointing in a German Listed race and again back at Ascot (handicap) four weeks ago when the tongue-tie was back on (did some hanging); upped in trip and has questions to answer all of a sudden.

20/1

8th

2

(2)

5th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:00 Ascot

Seren Star

9st 10lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Two handicap wins last year; took a big step forward from this year's seasonal return when running a corker for close third in the Kensington Palace over C&D (tongue tied) in June; never really got going when beaten 15l in German Listed race (favourite) four weeks ago but she's a player back over this C&D.

13/2

3rd

13

(18)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:35 Ascot

Seren Star

8st 9lb

J: Harry Davies

T: William Haggas

Largely progressed well in 2025 (a three-time winner at 1m-1m1f) but nowhere near her best when remote third in 1m1f Hamilton handicap on reappearance and the yard's main riders look elsewhere; tongue tied first time.

33/1

50/1

Form: 8

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Weak 20-1 chance when beaten about 12l at Kempton (7f AW) and was given every chance; others preferred.
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5th

5

(2)

19th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:05 Kempton (AW)

Moderna

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Harry Charlton

Has shown some ability over 7f/1m at novice level while shaping as if this drop to sprinting, combined with first-time hood, may well prompt progress; tongue-tie also added; interesting.

7/1

5

(1)

4th Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 4

19:50 Haydock

Moderna

8st 13lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Harry Charlton

She has run to a modest level in two runs this year (7f, AW and 1m, good) but she is bred to do better at some point.

12/1

5th

7

(6)

12th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:50 Newbury

Moderna

9st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Harry Charlton

Weak 20-1 chance when beaten about 12l at Kempton (7f AW) and was given every chance; others preferred.

50/1

Form: 14 C BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Still entered in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot; readily made all in a 7f good-ground maiden here that's worked out well before finishing fourth in a Listed race at York (1m, good to firm), where she got outpaced before closing to within 5l of the winner late on; carries a penalty back in novice comany but retains significant potential.
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7th

6

(1)

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 1

14:48 Pontefract

Consecrated

9st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Looked promising when making a winning debut at Newbury (7f, good) in April last year, but hasn't built on it in her six outings since; needs the application of cheekpieces to make a difference.

14/1

7th

1

(7)

11th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:30 Newbury

Consecrated

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won over C&D (good) last April on debut; hasn't really progressed and has finished merely seventh in 1m6f/1m2f Listed races on her last two starts (tailed off last time); however, it's possible this half-sister to connections' crack 6f/7f performer Sacred will appreciate the drop back in trip.

8/1

7th

3

(2)

23rd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 100y

Class 1

13:45 Haydock

Consecrated

9st 2lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Impressive win on debut at Newbury (7f, good) last April; 0-4 since (including in two Listed races) and has something to find in today's company, but this lightly raced half-sister to connections' Group 2 winner Sacred is in top hands and may be able to take a sizeable step forward at some point.

14/1

Form: 57

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Shaped well on debut when fifth of 14 in a 7f novice at Kempton and was soon on the back foot after early interference when 4-1 for a 7f maiden at Chester; capable of improvement.
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6

(6)

2nd Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 5

14:00 Chepstow

Brecon Beacons

9st 8lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Jack Channon

Shaped well on debut when fifth of 14 in a 7f novice at Kempton AW in May but below that form on turf twice since; still early days and she makes her handicap debut; any market move should be noted.

11/1

7th

3

(2)

12th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:50 Newbury

Brecon Beacons

9st 2lb

J: George Bass

T: Jack Channon

Shaped well on debut when fifth of 14 in a 7f novice at Kempton and was soon on the back foot after early interference when 4-1 for a 7f maiden at Chester; capable of improvement.

33/1

7th

5

(2)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

13:35 Chester

Brecon Beacons

9st 2lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Jack Channon

16-1 and green, shaped encouragingly when a debut fifth of 14 in 7f novice at Kempton 16 days ago, running on late; this Pinatubo filly is open to a fair bit of progress so needs considering.

7/1

Form: 8-6

Last run: 136 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Beaten 20l and 12l in her two races on the AW, over 1m and 7f; a highly unlikely winner of this on first start since January.
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4th

6

(2)

1st Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Island Ocean

9st 0lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Heather Main

Best efforts have come here and she appreciated the step back up from 7f, minus the usual tongue-tie, when winning over C&D a fortnight ago; that was only a 0-55 and she's 4lb higher today but she's lightly raced and may be capable of better.

2/1

9

(9)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

Island Ocean

8st 13lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Heather Main

0-6; form since handicapping includes two encouraging efforts at Kempton (7f); this return to 1m is worth exploring; interesting.

4/1

8

(8)

3rd Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Island Ocean

8st 11lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Heather Main

Best effort when third in lower grade over C&D on penultimate start (handicap debut); chance of winning largely depends on how well she responds to added cheekpieces.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £20.90
Straight Forecast £18.18
Trifecta £144.60

Selections

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TOPSPEED:

Blue Bolt

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Seren Star

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LAMBOURN:

Blue Bolt

Daily Mirror:

Blue Bolt

The Star:

Seren Star

Daily Record:

Seren Star