May 16 / 14.05 Chepstow

14.05

Good To Soft

Bond Demolition Restricted Maiden Stakes (For horses In Band D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3564
  • 0m 5f 16y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Bond Demolition Restricted Maiden Stakes (For horses In Band D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £8.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 4

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Yard is doing really well with 2yos on turf; a fading fourth of eight on Kempton AW debut last week (5f; 8-1) but may well come on for the experience now switched to turf.
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9th

4

(5)

14th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:45 Beverley

Profitable Dreams

9st 4lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Jessica Bedi

Chepstow maiden winner (5f, good to soft) for Alice Haynes a year ago, but has failed to beat a rival in her four starts since including all three for this yard; cheekpieces removed after one use; plenty to find back from eight months off.

20/1

9th

4

(5)

14th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:45 Beverley

Profitable Dreams

9st 4lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Jessica Bedi

Chepstow maiden winner (5f, good to soft) for Alice Haynes a year ago, but has failed to beat a rival in her four starts since including all three for this yard; cheekpieces removed after one use; plenty to find back from eight months off.

20/1

7th

6

(4)

18th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:20 Thirsk

Profitable Dreams

9st 2lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Jessica Bedi

5f winner in May for Alice Haynes; has failed to beat a rival in three runs since, including two for new yard; going the wrong way and first-time headgear needs to make a big difference.

33/1

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8/1

  • Place: £4.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
March foal; 20,000euros yearling; second foal; dam unraced half-sister to US 6f dirt stakes 2yo winner Surfside Tiara out of half-sister to US 5.5f-6f winner Chatham (dam of champion 2yo Air Force Blue); strong pedigree for sprinting; yard 3-11 with 2yos here; betting can guide.
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7th

1

(6)

18th May 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Smooth Silesie

10st 2lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Lisa Williamson

Won off this mark at Yarmouth (5f, good to soft) last October but hasn't got going in four runs this year, beating only one rival; needs to show more.

16/1

5th

4

(1)

4th May 2026

Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

15:25 Bath

Smooth Silesie

9st 8lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Lisa Williamson

C&D winner; had a good time of things in 2025, winning four times; she has finished last in her three AW runs this year and has only dropped 3lb; may need some more help from the handicapper.

20/1

7th

4

(1)

21st Apr 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Smooth Silesie

9st 9lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Lisa Williamson

Won at her beloved Yarmouth (5f, good to soft; from 4lb lower) last October; hasn't been at her best since returning to AW recently; this is a fraction easier and she could strip fitter but others are more appealing.

25/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 352

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well adrift on heavy-ground debut before finishing about 2l ahead of newcomer Jolly Sailor at Bath (5f, good to soft); promising effort when seen off only late on by a speedily bred newcomer at Leicester on Saturday; form claims if that tough race on soft ground hasn't left a mark.
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7th

5

(4)

24th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Leicester

Mullins Beach

9st 5lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Rod Millman

reared in stalls before start, led but pestered, headed and weakened over 1f out

7/1

7th

3

(5)

12th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

20:10 Chepstow

Mullins Beach

9st 9lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Rod Millman

Not much luck before finally off the mark last time at the expense of a subsequent winner; a 2lb rise is fair enough, especially with the promising Jack Doughty taking off 5lb, and he has a decent chance of following up.

5/2

1st

2

(5)

26th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

19:50 Ffos Las

Mullins Beach

9st 7lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Maiden (0-13); regularly placed (5f-7f); hasn't been at his best in three runs this year, although there were some mitigating circumstances at Salisbury (6f) last time; others preferred.

7/1

Form: 58

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten 27l+ in two 5f novice events this spring and now has a visor fitted; best watched until going handicapping.
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8th

4

(6)

3rd Feb 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:15 Kempton (AW)

Surface To Air

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: David Evans

0-12 but has a small race in him and he ran creditably when third at Wolverhampton two weeks ago (behind Si Si La Bonne); each-way shout again.

8/1

3rd

5

(6)

20th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

17:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Surface To Air

9st 6lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: David Evans

in touch with leaders

10/1

5th

12

(6)

5th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Surface To Air

9st 4lb

J: Phil Dennis

T: David Evans

Ten-race maiden; now 6lb lower than when placed over 5f on turf during the summer but his two AW runs at Chelmsford this autumn were very disappointing; today's headgear switch needs to give him a good boost.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
March foal; 10,000gns yearling; second foal; has been gelded; dam unraced sister to 1m winner Never Forgotten and 1m4f AW winner Tracing; trainer going well with 2yos, 3-7 on turf in 2023 and 14-50 strike-rate with them here overall; might need further but still one to be interested in.
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9th

10

(9)

18th Sep 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:52 Kempton (AW)

Vidi Vici

8st 10lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Second of five in a Goodwood seller (5f, good to firm) in June, but out of the frame in all four nurseries over 5f-1m; needs to improve for the switch to the AW.

10/1

5th

6

(1)

4th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 0f 14y

Class 6

14:45 Chepstow

Vidi Vici

9st 1lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Ordinary form so far including in three nurseries over 5f-6f, last time with blinkers (left off today); may improve for this significant step up in trip.

10/1

7th

5

(2)

21st Aug 2023

Good

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

14:05 Brighton

Vidi Vici

9st 4lb

J: George Downing

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

midfield, pushed along 2f out, soon no impression

6/1

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
3,000gns foal; ninth foal; half-sister to five winners including Mickydee (11.6f Flat, RPR 76), Justice Pleasing (7f AW; 65) and Dutch Gal (German/Dutch 8.5f-1m1f); dam unplaced at 7f as 2yo; longer trips likely to suit.
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4th

4

22nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:41 Worcester

Aquifolia

11st 6lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Neil Mulholland

0-17 under rules and was brought down early on at Taunton (2m, good) last month; has been placed a couple of times but is hard to fancy.

13/2

5

9th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

15:40 Taunton

Aquifolia

11st 4lb

J: Harriet Tucker

T: Neil Mulholland

Still a maiden and she went in snatches when a fair sixth of 14 in 2m Worcester handicap in October; returns from a break in a refitted hood.

7/1

6th

14

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Worcester

Aquifolia

10st 7lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Runner-up in two of her last five races, one of those a handicap; remains a maiden but she has a race in her off this mark.

20/1

Form: 6

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dam's previous foal Boy Browning won the second of three 2yo starts; unruly before Bath debut but shaped nicely before tiring into sixth (shorter-priced stablemate was third); looks open to improvement.
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20th

17

(15)

22nd Jul 2023

Good

0m 5f 34y

Class 2

15:35 Newbury

Jolly Sailor

8st 10lb

J: Thomas Greatrex

T: Richard Hannon

Comfortably held in 5f maidens at Bath and Chepstow (good to soft for both); could benefit from being gelded but has no form claims.

200/1

7th

2

(7)

16th May 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

14:05 Chepstow

Jolly Sailor

9st 7lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Dam's previous foal Boy Browning won the second of three 2yo starts; unruly before Bath debut but shaped nicely before tiring into sixth (shorter-priced stablemate was third); looks open to improvement.

8/1

6th

4

(3)

1st May 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

14:58 Bath

Jolly Sailor

9st 7lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

Half-brother to Boy Browning, who won second time out as a 2yo last summer; went for just 1,000gns as a foal and Marroof looks his yard's most interesting runner.

8/1

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam unplaced three times over 7f as 2yo (RPR 50), half-sister to useful 6f-7.3f winner Thiswaycadeaux out of 6f 2yo winning half-sister to US 1m1f Grade 2 winner Volochine; yard has better record with 2yos on AW but in good form this month.
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6

(4)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

16:23 Wolverhampton (AW)

Birkie Boy

9st 2lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Celine De La Haye

Five wins in Jersey for current stable and he's returned to the mainland with two creditable efforts at Brighton (1m/7f) this month; 1lb lower on this return to AW and he has each-way claims.

7/2

6

(4)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

16:23 Wolverhampton (AW)

Birkie Boy

9st 2lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Celine De La Haye

Five wins in Jersey for current stable and he's returned to the mainland with two creditable efforts at Brighton (1m/7f) this month; 1lb lower on this return to AW and he has each-way claims.

7/2

12

(2)

16th Oct 2025

Good

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

16:40 Brighton

Birkie Boy

8st 11lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Celine De La Haye

Five wins in Jersey for current stable; respectable fourth at Brighton (1m) last week back on the mainland; likely needs to improve on that effort, however.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
April foal; eighth foal; half-sister to winners Cuban Breeze (5f/6f including 2yo/AW; RPR 97), Heer We Go Again (5f including 2yo/AW; 83) and Cuban Spirit (5f/6f AW; 63); dam 5f 2yo winner; precocious pedigree; worth market check.
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11th

12

(5)

22nd Jun 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

13:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Zesty Lime

8st 12lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: David Evans

9-1 when last of nine on last month's Chepstow debut (5f, good to soft); improvement needed, but all three of her winning siblings and her dam were successful on the AW which does offer some hope.

40/1

17

(17)

6th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Leicester

Zesty Lime

9st 0lb

J: Rhiain Ingram

T: David Evans

Slowly away and in rear throughout when 9-1 for her debut at Chepstow (5f, good to soft); best watched for now.

33/1

9th

9

(9)

16th May 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

14:05 Chepstow

Zesty Lime

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: David Evans

April foal; eighth foal; half-sister to winners Cuban Breeze (5f/6f including 2yo/AW; RPR 97), Heer We Go Again (5f including 2yo/AW; 83) and Cuban Spirit (5f/6f AW; 63); dam 5f 2yo winner; precocious pedigree; worth market check.

6/1

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Payout
Exacta £83.80
Straight Forecast £120.26
Trifecta £296.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Mullins Beach

The Guardian:

Vidi Vici

NEWMARKET:

Profitable Dreams

The Times:

Zesty Lime

SPOTLIGHT:

Jolly Sailor

Daily Mirror:

Profitable Dreams

Daily Record:

Profitable Dreams

WEST COUNTRY:

Mullins Beach

Telegraph:

Mullins Beach

The Sun:

Mullins Beach

Daily Mail:

Vidi Vici

D Express:

Vidi Vici

The Star:

Vidi Vici