14.30
Good To FirmNorfolk Stakes (Group 2)
- Prize money: £85065
- 0m 5f 0y
- Class 1
- 15 runners
Runners: 15 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
4/5 (Won)
- Win: £1.62
- Place: £1.25
Form: 411 D
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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14/1
- Place: £3.00
Form: 14 CD BF
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
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4th 6 (6) |
30th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
All three of his wins came as 2yo, the most recent in the Group 1 Middle Park at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) last September, but he ran his best this year when fourth of eight in first-time cheekpieces in Group 2 at Doncaster (7f, good) last time; won't be troubled by this drop back in trip and he's a leading contender on his AW debut. |
7/4 |
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4th 8 (5) |
12th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Has raced over only shorter trips but a couple of efforts in his below-par 2026 campaign suggest this step up to 7f, combined with first-time headgear, may prompt a resurgence; proved a progressive juvenile last term, signing off with Middle Park win. |
14/1 |
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22th 15 (15) |
19th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Runner-up to Charles Darwin in the Norfolk here (5f, good to firm) 12 months ago and won the Group 1 Middle Park at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) in September; hasn't hit the same heights in races won by Coppull and Song Of The Clyde this season but he's not written off. |
11/1 |
12/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 1 D
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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2nd 7 (11) |
19th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Finished third in last season's Norfolk Stakes over C&D (good to firm) and it's easy enough to make a handicapping case for him on that run; two defeats in the USA this spring, finishing second to a useful sort at Churchill Downs six weeks ago; not ruled out. |
14/1 |
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3rd 14 (7) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Made a successful debut in the Royal Palm Juvenile at Gulfstream Park (5f, firm) last month which gained him automatic entry into this race; should be suited by the ground and it will be interesting to see how he fares in the market; trainer's previous runner in this race finished ninth of 14 in 2023. |
12/1 |
50/1
Form: 61 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1 (5) |
30th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Nottingham maiden winner who outran his 100-1 odds to finish fourth in the Norfolk at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) having been bang there throughout before wilting in the closing stages; a fast colt who will have no trouble going the early pace and should be very competitive. |
5/1 |
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4th 2 (2) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Midfield on Beverley debut (5f, good to firm) but stepped up from that when winning a Nottingham maiden (5f, good) 18 days ago (runner-up filled same position at Chester last weekend); open to further progress but that form leaves him with plenty to find at this level; stable won this in 2011. |
50/1 |
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2 (7) |
1st Jun 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 8y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Slowly away from outside stall and raced too freely on debut at Beverley (5f, good to firm) but showed significant ability before fading into sixth; ought to have learned from that experience and can improve. |
7/1 |
25/1
Form: 1 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 2 (3) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Consistent sort who has Listed/Group form; couple of good efforts since switched to handicap level, close second at Windsor latest; campaigned over 6f since last July but recorded his sole win (debut) over 5f; very solid claims, belatedly returned to this distance. |
13/8 |
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2nd 2 (11) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Useful 2yo, highly tried after his winning debut at Salisbury; third in his two runs this year, latterly in a Newmarket handicap last month (6f, good to firm); drawn wide but likely to give it another good go. |
100/30 |
17/2
Form: 1
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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6th 1 (5) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Half-brother to two 5f winners in France whose dam finished runner-up here in the Queen Mary; won a newcomers' contest at Chantilly (5.5f; good to soft; 16-5) this month and his RPR suggests that was a useful performance; shouldn't be passed over at all lightly. |
17/2 |
25/1
Form: 3231 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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7th 8 (4) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Placed in his first three starts over 4.5f-6f before off the mark in a Listed event at Chantilly (5f, good to soft) this month, just getting the better of a stablemate of Clear Force and Naval Light; a player on form, but he still has something to prove having raced only on ground softer than good. |
25/1 |
9/2
Form: 2
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Distance / Class |
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1st 14 (10) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Wins at Pontefract (6f) and Catterick (7f) this summer and he has run with credit on his last two starts; worth a crack at 1m but his stamina will be tested given the underfoot conditions. |
16/1 |
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3rd 6 (4) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Could only manage a midfield finish at Goodwood (7f, good to firm) when bidding for a hat-trick; still has relatively low mileage but this is deeper than the Catterick event he won on his penultimate start. |
7/2 |
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7th 7 (8) |
1st Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 6lb |
Took a while to hit the target but he had some notable maiden form, including at this meeting last year, and now bids for a hat-trick after wins under Jack Nicholls at Pontefract (6f maiden, good to soft) and Catterick (7f handicap; good to firm); further improvement is possible; respected. |
13/2 |
100/1
Form: 2
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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4 (8) |
12th Sep 2025 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Ran well in the Super Sprint; comfortably held in the face of a stiffer task in the Gimcrack upped to 6f since and this is an easier assignment; still unproven beyond 5f, however. |
14/1 |
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4 (8) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Fairly useful over 5f and ran creditably in the Super Sprint at Newbury most recently; however, he looks a fair way below Gimcrack standard and doesn't seem to be crying out for the extra furlong yet. |
25/1 |
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5th 11 (20) |
19th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 34y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Mid-field in Norfolk at Royal Ascot before readily landing the odds in maiden at Windsor (5f, good to firm) later in June; has a bit to find with some of these but he's going the right way and impossible to discount. |
12/1 |
12/1
Form: 12
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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2nd 12 (17) |
2nd Oct 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Back from wind surgery to land a first win since his debut in 7f course handicap (good) four weeks ago; saw that out well but he's a strong traveller who should prove at least as effective back at 6f. |
8/1 |
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1st 1 (1) |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
0-11 since last season's winning debut but he's performed well in handicaps off higher marks, including when last seen at York in June as he was fifth of 22 over 6f; ran well in May on his only previous start over 7f and he's had a wind operation; could be interesting. |
7/2 |
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5th 13 (2) |
13th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 8lb |
Made it 0-10 since winning on debut over C&D last May when underwhelming at Leicester 19 days ago; however, he was in good form previously, finishing 3l fifth of 14 over 7f here (good) earlier last month when not quite seeing out the trip; edging down the weights and could be involved. |
20/1 |
25/1
Form: 214 D BF
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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5th 1 (2) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Highly tried after winning a Ripon novice in April and he came up short in Listed/Group 2 company; back on track when second of seven in a 5f nursery at Haydock two weeks ago; raised 2lb and likely he will need to improve again to defy top weight here. |
5/1 |
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2nd 1 (8) |
26th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Won easily at Ripon (5f, good) in April but found out in a higher grade on her next two starts; back from a small break when a fairly underwhelming third of three over C&D (good) on her nursery debut seven weeks ago; raced freely that day so may do better if settling this time. |
4/1 |
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3rd 2 (3) |
8th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Won easily at Ripon (5f, good) in April on second start and mid-division on next two starts in a Listed race at Sandown (5f, good) and the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); now drops back down in grade for in-form trainer and could be a serious force on his nursery debut. |
13/8 |
66/1
Form: 21 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 3 (4) |
15th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 42y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Dual 5f winner last year when trained by Paul Attwater; beat only one rival home on his stable debut in December and has again been below his best in two starts since wind/gelding operations, albeit 6f on soft ground probably stretched him last time; dropped another 2lb and a tongue-tie is on for the first time. |
16/1 |
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4th 6 (9) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
His nursery win came here over 5f off 2lb higher; quiet in two runs for current trainer, the latest after wind surgery and a gelding operation. |
33/1 |
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7th 2 (8) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 12lb |
Dual winner on turf for previous yard; absent and had wind/gelding operations since below-par effort on AW last December (stable debut); the market signals may give useful extra guidance on reappearance. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 2
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5 (3) |
21st Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Struggled in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot but clear promise on his other three starts, most recently fourth of 11 on nursery debut at Goodwood three weeks ago (7f, officially heavy but riding faster); returns to firmer ground but a jolt of improvement is needed to defy the same mark. |
10/1 |
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2 (11) |
31st Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Entered in the Gimcrack; soon on the back foot after starting slowly in the Norfolk at Royal Ascot but comfortably made amends when a shade of odds-on at Doncaster (6f, good; raced prominently); drawn widest here but must be held in some regard to have that Group 2 entry; respected. |
6/1 |
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5 (6) |
10th Jul 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 2y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Finished in front of Wyle Cop when second at Leicester on debut; always on the back foot after a tardy start in the Norfolk Stakes three weeks ago; leading contender back in calmer waters. |
9/4 |
100/1
Form: 332
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8th 3 (3) |
11th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 5f 15y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Drawn in stall 9 when making all over C&D at the May meeting; up and down since but he is well drawn, on a winning mark and won't mind what the weather does; talented apprentice takes off a valuable 5lb. |
12/1 |
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7th 2 (5) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Made all at Chester (5f, good) this spring and two of his last three defeats have come in very big fields at the major festivals; ran well to be beaten a short head in between and he shouldn't mind any easing of conditions; mark okay and could go well back down in grade. |
20/1 |
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22th 14 (22) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Made all at Chester this spring and always prominent when narrowly denied in a small field at Sandown latest (5f, good; second run in cheekpieces); probably worth taking on, with consistency not his forte. |
25/1 |
40/1
Form: 621 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 3lb
2 yo Colt
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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7th 5 (2) |
22nd Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 75y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Refused to race at Redcar in July and took some encouraging to leave the stalls at Newcastle last month; can't be backed with any confidence. |
16/1 |
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13th 2 (8) |
20th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Often slowly away but his refusal to race at Redcar last month was a new low; blinkers tried there are quickly dispensed with; hard to recommend after latest display. |
16/1 |
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3 (1) |
29th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 217y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Ran his best race of the year when third of eight at Chepstow (6f, good to firm) 26 days ago, his first run after a gelding operation; regular slow starts aren't ideal and the switch to blinkers isn't enough to earn him the vote. |
7/1 |
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| Payout | |
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| Exacta | £12.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.89 |
| Tricast | £40.62 |
| Trifecta | £76.00 |
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