16.10
GoodDavies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £25519.5
- 1m 1f 209y
- Class 1
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
7/2
Form: /43-64
Last run: 42 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (10) |
13th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Handicap debutant who is unlikely to defy top weight judged on 2025 efforts; however, very useful on his day and he's is on a handy mark based on the pick of his Listed/Group form. |
8/1 |
|
6th 7 (8) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Ran respectably in Listed race here (1m2f, good; more to prove on softer) on penultimate start, a race won by Liberty Lane; made it 0-10 since debut win when last of six in Listed race at Sandown four weeks ago, which he needs to bounce back from; others appear to have the edge. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 16936- D
Last run: 286 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (5) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Listed winner for Karl Burke (1m2f, good) last May and he's gone very close in Listed races this summer on his first two runs for William Haggas (1m2f/11.4f, good to firm), making the running each time; has shown promise on good to soft (unraced on softer); might not be far away. |
11/2 |
|
2 (2) |
23rd Aug 2025 Good 1m 3f 99y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Won a Newmarket Listed event (1m2f, good) for Karl Burke in May last year; sold for 520,000gns last autumn and having been gelded he made a fine return/stable debut when beaten a nose in a Sandown Listed contest (1m2f, good to firm) in June; much respected if building on that; holds a Qipco Champion Stakes entry. |
13/8 |
|
2 (6) |
4th Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Maiden winner in 2023 for Andrew Balding and Listed scorer in 2024 for Karl Burke; sold for 520,000gns and gelded since last run; returns from absence and debuts for William Haggas; heed the market signals. |
9/2 |
11/4
Form: -28359 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (10) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
7yo who's spent the vast majority of his career in Group or Listed races and this time last year he was fifth on this card in the Group 1 Lockinge; only his second handicap when, like so many others, he met traffic problems in the Spring Cup over C&D (28-1) four weeks ago; Rossa Ryan gets back on board and they are not totally dismissed. |
20/1 |
|
10th 1 (23) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Pretty consistent in Listed/Group races in 2025 without performing to his very best; losing sequence now stands at 18 and he reappears after seven months off in his first handicap since July 2022; cheekpieces left off and others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
9th 3 (6) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Retains plenty of ability and finished nicely for respectable effort in 1m Group 3 at Haydock most recently; going back up in trip looks a positive but his long losing sequence remains a negative. |
20/1 |
10/1
Form: 014268 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 2 (2) |
30th Aug 2025 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
Scored twice in Qatar for these connections; question mark about ground softer than good, despite the official going at Goodwood last time when he was second in a strong conditions stakes; in good form in Britain on last three outings now but that does not mean he looks well handicapped. |
11/1 |
|
2nd 9 (5) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Below form two years ago on sole start on softer than good (soft); scored twice (1m2f/11.5f) in Qatar for these connections; looked in top form in the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot (1m; eighth) and Listed race at Sandown (1m2f; third of six) on last two outings but a fair bit extra is needed to win this. |
25/1 |
|
4 (5) |
4th Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Has scored twice in Qatar for current connections; came up short in Listed grade returned to British soil but ran creditably in the Royal Hunt Cup since; difficult task at the weights returned to this level. |
10/1 |
12/1
Form: 41-409 CD
Last run: 42 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (11) |
21st Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 5y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
His form deteriorated last year and he went 0-9; however, he's dropped down the weights and could improve for his recent comeback in a Listed race at Kempton (fourth); this C&D winner is not ruled out. |
15/2 |
|
4th 5 (1) |
6th Apr 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 1f 219y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Useful handicapper on his day including on AW, but unplaced in all nine starts since reappearing a year ago and would be receiving weight from all his rivals in a handicap. |
20/1 |
9/4
Form: 13-286
Last run: 17 days
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (1) |
31st Jul 2025 Good 1m 3f 218y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Pacemaker for Field Of Gold in two Group 1 races this season; took advantage of drop back in class for Listed event at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) last time, prevailing narrowly in a sustained battle with the runner-up who made the running; still unexposed beyond 1m and may rate higher still. |
7/1 |
|
6 (2) |
4th Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
Progressive last term and ran creditably when favourite for the Classic Trial over C&D on reappearance; comfortably held in Group 1 races won by Field Of Gold since; faces a much easier task back down sharply in class and taking on his elders; respected. |
9/4 |
|
7 (4) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Two minor honours in Group races, including second at Sandown (1m2f) on seasonal debut; however, dropped away in the closing stages of the Irish 2,000 Guineas and ended up behind three of today's rivals; the cheekpieces worn that day are retained; needs major improvement. |
66/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £7.24 |
| Trifecta | £37.10 |