May 04 / 14.35 Kempton (AW)

14.35

Standard To Slow

McCaffertys Bars Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I)

  • Prize money: £5400
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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McCaffertys Bars Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly cloudy

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 02-

Last run: 177 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Well bred; never sighted on Newmarket debut (7f, good) but showed more when runner-up on heavy at Doncaster (6f); returns in a winnable maiden with his yard going well.
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1st

6

(1)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton (AW)

Thunder Call

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Well bred; never sighted on Newmarket debut (7f, good) but showed more when runner-up on heavy at Doncaster (6f); returns in a winnable maiden with his yard going well.

13/8

12

(10)

22nd Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:23 Newmarket

Thunder Call

9st 2lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: William Haggas

Pinatubo colt; sibling to four winners, notably Skardu (7f 2yo/1m Group 3, both at Newmarket; RPR 114); dam 7f 2yo scorer (92); a family that his connections know well; interesting newcomer.

8/1

2nd
10 (4)
Nzuri

66/1

  • Place: £16.20

Form: 0-8

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stable won this last year but this filly has looked limited in her first two races (6f).
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10th

5

(1)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 12y

Class 6

20:10 Windsor

Nzuri

9st 6lb

J: George Bass

T: Jack Channon

Modest form on first two starts but encouraging to see the way she ran from the front at Kempton (6f, AW) recently, when no match for a Haggas improver but punched on to regain second; of interest now realistically placed in an ordinary handicap.

9/2

2nd

10

(4)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton (AW)

Nzuri

9st 1lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Jack Channon

Stable won this last year but this filly has looked limited in her first two races (6f).

66/1

8th

9

(5)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 18y

Class 4

16:37 Nottingham

Nzuri

9st 2lb

J: George Bass

T: Jack Channon

7-1 for Lingfield AW debut (6f) in September but she finished way back after starting slowly; SP that day suggested she wasn't a no-hoper and interesting to see how she goes in the market this time.

25/1

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5/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3432-5

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
The most exposed of these after five defeats but he brings the best form and he pulled too hard on his comeback at Bath; better expected.
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12th

6

(4)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Thirsk

Noble Vow

9st 6lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

No Nay Never colt who arrives on the up, getting off the mark in 5.5f Bath maiden before coming home really strongly to follow up in 5f Haydock handicap eight days ago; up 7lb but not taken lightly in his hat-trick bid.

3/1

1st

6

(1)

23rd May 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Haydock

Noble Vow

9st 4lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

Can be headstrong but comfortably got off the mark at the seventh attempt in a recent maiden at Bath (5.7f, firm); ran well on good to soft last year (unraced on softer); could be on a handy mark if things have now clicked.

7/4

1st

3

(1)

12th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 4

15:20 Bath

Noble Vow

9st 6lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

0-6 and has pulled too hard in both his races this season, over C&D and 6f on the AW; the ability is there if he gives himself a chance.

15/8

100/1

Form: 4-

Last run: 245 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
22-1 and beaten just over 11l in a 6f soft-ground novice at Windsor in September; a 4yo filly who has to concede weight all round.
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7th

3

(3)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Salisbury

Whitesnake

9st 11lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Teal

She has run to a modest level in two 6f runs eight months apart; handicaps should provide more suitable opportunities.

66/1

7th

1

(7)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton (AW)

Whitesnake

9st 11lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roger Teal

22-1 and beaten just over 11l in a 6f soft-ground novice at Windsor in September; a 4yo filly who has to concede weight all round.

100/1

4th

8

(1)

1st Sep 2025

Good

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

17:00 Windsor

Whitesnake

9st 2lb

J: George Wood

T: Roger Teal

Tip Two Win half-sister to Italian 1m2f winner Hellmost, out of unraced half-sister to 6f Group 2 scorer Utmost Respect; sole debutante in the field; market instructive.

16/1

6/1

Form: 74-

Last run: 284 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
72,000gns yearling by Wootton Bassett; ran okay in two 7f races at Newbury last summer, latterly always prominent before fading late on; can win races and perhaps over 6f.
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9th

9

(10)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 213y

Class 5

19:45 Salisbury

Speculative

9st 3lb

J: William Cox

T: Tom Dascombe

Recorded RPR in the 60s in two 7f fillies' events at Newbury last summer; pulled hard back from a break at Kempton 19 days ago; she will need to settle better now handicapping but does still have some potential.

12/1

8th

11

(2)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton (AW)

Speculative

9st 1lb

J: David Probert

T: Tom Dascombe

72,000gns yearling by Wootton Bassett; ran okay in two 7f races at Newbury last summer, latterly always prominent before fading late on; can win races and perhaps over 6f.

6/1

10

(2)

24th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:22 Newbury

Speculative

9st 2lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Tom Dascombe

72,000gns yearling by Wootton Bassett; 50-1 when seventh of nine on her debut over C&D (good to firm; Crystal Pier and Box Clever ahead) one month ago; should be capable of better but will do well to turn those tables this time.

20/1

50/1

Form: 60-

Last run: 161 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
RPRs in the 40s last season and has since been gelded; can only be watched.
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2nd

9

(3)

2nd Jun 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Distillation

9st 2lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Mark Usher

Yet to offer much in his three runs, gelded/off five months before coming in ninth of 11 in 6f Kempton maiden last month; needs this switch to handicaps to spark major progress.

16/1

9th

2

(3)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton (AW)

Distillation

9st 6lb

J: William Carver

T: Mark Usher

RPRs in the 40s last season and has since been gelded; can only be watched.

50/1

6th

1

(2)

24th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 6f 110y

Class 4

14:16 Newbury

Distillation

9st 7lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Mark Usher

By Charm Spirit; third foal; dam unraced half-sister to three useful winners (two of them as juveniles); a watching brief is advised on debut.

25/1

100/1

Form: 7-

Last run: 222 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Never better than midfield when a 125-1 chance here in September (6f); drawn wide and one to watch for now.
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5th

9

(7)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Salisbury

Imagine That

9st 2lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Henry Candy

Just modest form in two 6f AW runs 222 days apart; a big step forward is essential.

33/1

10th

9

(11)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton (AW)

Imagine That

9st 1lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Henry Candy

Never better than midfield when a 125-1 chance here in September (6f); drawn wide and one to watch for now.

100/1

7th

4

(3)

24th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:40 Kempton (AW)

Imagine That

9st 2lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Henry Candy

By Dream Ahead; 6,000gns yearling; third foal; half-sister to 6f AW winner Nanino Niyati (RPR 85); dam German 7f winner (including 2yo/Listed; 95), half-sister to winners Magical Mimi (6f including 2yo), Nabe (Italian 7f including 2yo) and Atlantic Sky (German 7f/1m1f); might be best watched on debut but deserves a market check.

25/1

11th
4 (8)
Ruiz

100/1

Form: 09-

Last run: 241 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
A tailed-off last in both runs here last autumn, over 7f.
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11

(4)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield (AW)

Ruiz

8st 9lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Simon Dow

Has yet to finish ahead of a rival in three starts; steps up in trip in handicap debut but easy to dismiss.

33/1

11th

4

(8)

4th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Kempton (AW)

Ruiz

9st 6lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

A tailed-off last in both runs here last autumn, over 7f.

100/1

9th

7

(5)

5th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:47 Kempton (AW)

Ruiz

9st 7lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Pulled hard and soundly beaten over C&D on debut; hood now fitted but he's easy to overlook.

100/1

Form: 6-8

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

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3 yo Colt

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Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

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Payout
Exacta £210.40
Straight Forecast £256.12
Trifecta £783.10

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Thunder Call

Daily Mail:

Noble Vow

POSTDATA:

Thunder Call

NEWMARKET:

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Daily Record:

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The Sun:

Noble Vow