14.25
SoftJuddmonte/ British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £15462
- 1m 1f 197y
- Class 2
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
9/2
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1 (8) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Sea The Stars colt; sibling to 1m AW winners Antarah (2yo; RPR 93) and Alhattan (87); dam 9.4f (Listed)/1m2f scorer (100), out of 7f Group 3 winning half-sister to two Group 1 winners; interesting newcomer. |
9/2 |
9/2
Form: 4
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 8 (6) |
29th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
8st 12lb |
Won a Brighton maiden and 1m2f AW handicap at Lingfield; subsided rapidly to be last of six in the Lingfield Derby Trial (11.6f, good to firm; 33-1) and no show at Epsom (1m4f, soft; 100-1) in the Derby itself, but he returns to handicaps here on what looks a pretty good mark. |
7/2 |
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10th 4 (7) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Won a Brighton maiden and 1m2f AW handicap at Lingfield; however, he ended last season with last of ten in a French Group 1 (1m2f, very soft) and subsided rapidly to be last of six in the Lingfield Derby Trial (11.6f, good to firm; 33-1); his owner is renowned for Derby contenders who have run well at big prices, but hopes for this one may be stretching it. |
200/1 |
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6th 1 (5) |
9th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 133y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
It was a French Group 1 (1m2f, very soft) which saw his progress arrested as a 2yo; his improved form to win a six-runner handicap here (1m2f, AW) on reappearance came by a neck off a mark of just 80 and although the runner-up has won twice since, this race clearly demands big improvement. |
33/1 |
5/2
Form: 5
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 6 (9) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Half-brother to smart Flat and hurdle winner Absurde; odds-on winner of a maiden at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) and novice at Redcar (1m1f, good to soft; made all) on last two starts as 2yo; pushed Maltese Cross all the way in Lingfield Derby Trial (11.6f, good to firm) and could improve on that first-time-out display; more to do but he's heading the right way. |
14/1 |
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2nd 3 (1) |
9th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 133y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Half-brother to smart Flat and hurdle winner Absurde; odds-on winner of maiden at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) and novice at Redcar (1m1f, good to soft) on last two starts as 2yo, in the latter making all and stretching 8l clear; needs a good deal better in this company but he's clearly promising. |
5/1 |
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1 (1) |
27th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 1m 1f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
Seemed to be tapped for toe in the latter stages over 7f on debut; suited by the step up in trip at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) and the form of that success has been franked; respected under 7lb penalty. |
Evs |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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7th 4 (1) |
29th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Heavy defeats at Kempton (1m, AW) and Goodwood (1m2f, soft; blinkered and made most) in September when trained by David Loughnane. |
100/1 |
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7th 4 (1) |
29th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Heavy defeats at Kempton (1m, AW) and Goodwood (1m2f, soft; blinkered and made most) in September when trained by David Loughnane. |
100/1 |
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4 (3) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Suffered a heavy defeat (well behind A Taste Of Glory) on Kempton AW but shaped as if this combination of a longer trip and fitting of headgear may prove beneficial. |
33/1 |
14/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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9 (11) |
14th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Third of seven at Goodwood (1m1f, good) last October on second start and similar form when seventh of nine in another novice at Nottingham (1m2f, good) on reappearance five weeks ago; the latter display failed to live up to his market billing (9-2) but he's a strong candidate for improvement over this longer trip on handicap debut. |
14/1 |
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7th 4 (1) |
8th Apr 2026 Good 1m 2f 50y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
125,000gns yearling by Camelot; beaten around 6l in his two runs in the autumn, most recently when third of seven at Goodwood (1m1f, good) in October; doesn't set a high standard on that form but this step back up in trip looks a good move and he should have more to offer this season. |
15/2 |
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3rd 3 (6) |
12th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 1m 1f 11y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
125,000gns yearling by Camelot; late foal; 18-1 for debut in 1m2f maiden here (soft) 18 days ago, failing to threaten seriously before fading into seventh of eight; should improve but needs to leave that run well behind. |
12/1 |
7/1
Form: 654
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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15th 22 (5) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
8st 2lb |
Returned to form to win over C&D (good) in May and close second of three at Salisbury (1m4f, good to firm) subsequently; he's the sole 3yo in the field and further improvement is possible, but necessary from out of the handicap in this much hotter contest. |
33/1 |
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2nd 2 (2) |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 5y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Has a record of 2-3 in handicaps, the wins over 1m2f at Nottingham (good to soft) as a 2yo and York (good) in latest outing; likely to be suited by this new trip and is the proven handicapper in the field; possibly hasn't reached his ceiling yet. |
5/2 |
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1st 2 (3) |
23rd May 2026 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
All seven races on good or softer; 1m2f suited him well on final two runs as 2yo, culminating in a Nottingham handicap win; not discredited when up against it on his two starts this term and this is much more realistic, but he still needs better. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 5
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2 (2) |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Only fourth of five at Pontefract (1m2f, soft) most recently but again ran well on the figures and is getting the hang of things; held by Study Of Words on Goodwood running, however. |
9/2 |
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7 (4) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Compromised by a very tardy start at Lingfield (1m, AW) where he ended up a modest fifth of seven, performing below market expectations; may show improvement with a cleaner break. |
8/1 |
4/1
Form: 5
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 1 (2) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 115y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Marked improvement through three-race 2yo career over 1m/1m2f on soft/good; could hardly have scored more easily when 1-7 on final start in that campaign, which he did not live up to when 5-4 favourite with cheekpieces back over Newmarket's 1m2f (good to firm) in handicap on reappearance but his trainer has a major rethink with today's trip; can't be ruled out. |
2/1 |
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3rd 1 (1) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Marked improvement through three-race 2yo career, beating a fair maiden by 15l when he won a four-runner maiden at 1-7 over C&D (good) final start; that can't be the most solid form but he could hardly have done it more easily and is a Derby entry; fascinating handicap debutant in first-time headgear. |
7/4 |
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3 (4) |
22nd Oct 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Frankel colt who seemed to need debut experience; fared much better with close second, in front of two subsequent scorers, at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) later in September; the form pick. |
1/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.12 |
| Trifecta | £65.70 |
Selections
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A Taste Of GloryDaily Mirror:
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Study Of Words