June 28 / 14.15 Windsor

14.15

Good To Firm

Ron & Esther Leahy Diamond Anniversary Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3672
  • 0m 6f 12y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Ron & Esther Leahy Diamond Anniversary Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 2

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
500,000gns yearling; Havana Grey half-brother to 5f/6f winner Rumstar (including 2yo/Group 3; RPR 116); second favourite for nine-runner novice at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) five weeks ago and found just the one too good, albeit by 5l; brings the best form among the four who have run.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

(7)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

19:15 Windsor

Amorim

9st 1lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

His 2yo win came in good style over C&D but he was the red-hot favourite; his limitations have been exposed since and he was beaten 8l on his return to action in April (7f, good); returns to 6f with a tongue-tie and blinkers fitted; not easy to assess.

12/1

10th

7

(8)

17th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:55 Newbury

Amorim

9st 3lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Raced over 6f as a 2yo, winning a Windsor novice by daylight last June and third in Listed race here three weeks later; soft ground excuses his poor run when last seen; improvement required for the longer trip and/or a gelding operation if he is to win today.

12/1

8th

2

(1)

19th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

13:58 Ayr

Amorim

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Won by 6l at Windsor (6f, good to firm) in June on second start and has made the frame in 6f Listed races at Newbury and Ripon on his last two starts; could make an impact on nursery debut if coping with the slow ground.

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
12,000gns yearling by Lightning Spear; twelfth foal; half-brother to six winners, notably Juncart (5f/6f 2yo; RPR 91); dam 6f AW 2yo winner (71) out of South African 1m2f winner; yard is not best known for 2yo winners.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

13

(2)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:54 Lingfield

Jooliah

9st 0lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: J R Jenkins

No impact in four starts over 6f/7f on turf/AW last year; big improvement required back from seven months off.

40/1

8

(8)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Jooliah

9st 2lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: J R Jenkins

Faces his first realistic assignment now handicapping but he will need to leave his earlier efforts well behind him.

33/1

8

(8)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Jooliah

9st 2lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: J R Jenkins

Faces his first realistic assignment now handicapping but he will need to leave his earlier efforts well behind him.

33/1

Form: 7

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
33-1 and slowly away when always behind in 6f novice at Goodwood three weeks ago, admittedly on soft ground but he was tailed off.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

10

(7)

30th May 2026

Good

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

17:42 Lingfield

Naranka

9st 0lb

J: Jason Watson

T: George Baker

Always behind when 50-1 for seasonal debut at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm; Panthere Noir third) one week ago; needs to have taken considerable benefit from that outing.

50/1

11th

15

(15)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

20:30 Windsor

Naranka

8st 9lb

J: Liam Wright

T: George Baker

Well held in four starts last summer (6f-1m), latterly on his nursery/AW debut; would want to see some support this time back from such a layoff.

40/1

7

(7)

11th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

14:45 Kempton (AW)

Naranka

9st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Baker

Beaten upwards of 13l in three starts over 6f/7f on turf; open to improvement on nursery debut, but it will certainly be needed.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
15,000gns yearling by Time Test; ninth foal; closely related to 7f-1m2f winner Bowland Park (including 2yo/France; RPR 93), half-brother to winners Distinct Spirit (7f; 81) and Twenty Years On (1m4f; 70); dam 6f 2yo winner (including Group 3; 104); yard's first two 2yo runners of the season were on Wednesday, one of them beaten a head at 25-1.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

5

(11)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 213y

Class 5

19:45 Salisbury

Robert Anstruther

9st 6lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Henry Candy

Didn't run badly on his seasonal return last month (first start after a gelding operation) but he is only 1lb lower and needs to raise his game a notch.

16/1

4th

10

(5)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

16:45 Lingfield (AW)

Robert Anstruther

9st 5lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Henry Candy

Failed to build on earlier promise when seventh on his handicap debut at Newbury (7f) in September; since gelded and could still do better on his seasonal return with his yard going well.

20/1

10

(11)

19th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Newbury

Robert Anstruther

8st 12lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Henry Candy

Stepped forward from Windsor debut when a never-nearer fifth in useful-looking maiden at Sandown (good) in July; looked a potential improver but didn't build on that when fourth of nine on AW debut at Kempton (also 7f); by no means one to give up on returned to turf in his first nursery.

20/1

Form: 3

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second favourite for novice at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago, running green but making late progress into third of nine; that looked promising but runner-up did nothing for the form on Wednesday.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

8

(5)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 213y

Class 5

19:45 Salisbury

Starlight Sami

9st 4lb

J: George Bass

T: Denis Coakley

Five-race maiden but placed in four of them, including when a close third at Lingfield on last month's seasonal debut (7f, AW); that run can be upgraded (forced wide) and he should have no issue with the return to turf; more appealing than many.

6/1

3rd

4

(11)

14th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Starlight Sami

9st 7lb

J: George Bass

T: Denis Coakley

Gelded since finishing last of eight on his nursery debut (behind Mighty Vega) four months ago; stable enjoying a decent spring but he'll need much more from the outside stall.

12/1

5

(4)

28th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

14:15 Windsor

Starlight Sami

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Denis Coakley

Second favourite for novice at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago, running green but making late progress into third of nine; that looked promising but runner-up did nothing for the form on Wednesday.

9/4

Form: 9

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
7-1 from 25-1 for maiden at Leicester (6f, good) last month but showed his inexperience and was fighting a losing battle before halfway, finishing ninth of 13; the market support is noted but he now looks hard to fancy.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

(2)

28th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

14:15 Windsor

Stellar Arrow

9st 7lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

7-1 from 25-1 for maiden at Leicester (6f, good) last month but showed his inexperience and was fighting a losing battle before halfway, finishing ninth of 13; the market support is noted but he now looks hard to fancy.

8/1

8

(5)

27th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Leicester

Stellar Arrow

9st 7lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Clive Cox

20,000gns foal, 65,000gns yearling; Sergei Prokofiev half-brother to two winners, notably Tropical Island (5f/6f including 2yo; RPR 96); dam 5f 2yo scorer (79), out of 5f 2yo winner; looks a likely sort.

25/1

8

(5)

27th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Leicester

Stellar Arrow

9st 7lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Clive Cox

20,000gns foal, 65,000gns yearling; Sergei Prokofiev half-brother to two winners, notably Tropical Island (5f/6f including 2yo; RPR 96); dam 5f 2yo scorer (79), out of 5f 2yo winner; looks a likely sort.

25/1

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Amorim

The Times:

Starlight Sami

The Star:

Starlight Sami

RP RATINGS:

Amorim

POSTDATA:

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NEWMARKET:

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Telegraph:

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The Guardian:

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Daily Mail:

Amorim

D Express:

Amorim

Daily Mirror:

Amorim

The Sun:

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Daily Record:

Amorim