18.05
Good To FirmDarley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £20616
- 1m 3f 15y
- Class 2
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
5/1
Form: 22
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 (1) |
8th Sep 2025 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Lightly-raced, he has shaped with promise in novices/maiden over 1m3f-1m4f this year, latest in first-time tongue-tie (retained); steps up in trip on handicap debut and there should be more to come. |
4/1 |
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1 (1) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 3f 15y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
4yo who was runner-up on belated debut at Southwell (1m4f, AW) in February and filled same position there (1m3f) recently on his first start for this yard; no threat to the winner on either occasion and improvement is needed, but can give another good account if taking to turf; a tongue-tie goes on. |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 3
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 9 (1) |
2nd Sep 2026 Soft 1m 3f 15y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Had few chances but his handicap form this year has been ordinary; not a solid option for a stable also represented by Annandale and Uncle Liam. |
40/1 |
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6th 6 (8) |
11th Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 15y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Related to some useful winners, mainly over shorter, but isn't up to much himself (1m-1m3f); huge price for his handicap debut recently, back from a second round of wind surgery, and ran no sort of race at Ayr yesterday (1m). |
16/1 |
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10th 8 (7) |
10th Aug 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Did not get competitive over C&D on seasonal/handicap debut a fortnight ago, but remains unexposed after only four runs and is worth a glance in the betting. |
6/1 |
1/3
Form: 443
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9 (11) |
5th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 3 |
8st 13lb |
Showed some smart form without winning last year; dropped back to a novice to get off the mark at Hamilton (1m3f) last month and respectable fifth of 13 off this mark in the competitive Lanark Silver Bell back there (1m3f again) 15 days ago; AW debut. |
11/2 |
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5th 14 (8) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 4f 15y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Showed some smart form without winning last year; was rated highly, but has been dropping to a better mark and is quite interesting back in handicap company, having broken his duck in good style in a 1m3f novice here last time. |
7/1 |
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1st 2 (4) |
1st Aug 2026 Good 1m 3f 15y Class 3 |
9st 13lb |
Form has been up and down, but one of his better efforts when beaten a neck in a Pontefract maiden (1m2f, good) last month; solid claims granted a similar effort. |
5/2 |
7/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 8st 13lb
3 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 10 (11) |
9th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 1m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Out of a modest but very well-connected French 1m4f winner; began career with wins in four-runner novice races at Hamilton (1m3f, good to firm) in August and Ripon (1m4f, good) 12 days ago; has more on her plate here but it's very hard to gauge the limit of her ability. |
10/1 |
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2 (3) |
27th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 4f 10y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
50,000gns yearling; won a muddling four-runner novice at Hamilton (1m3f, good to firm), flooring the long odds-on favourite who had been close up in a Listed race the time before; unwise to take that form at face value but probably the safest option here. |
4/5 |
Non-runners
Elizabeth Bay
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £19.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £14.65 |
| Trifecta | £20.50 |