February 23 / 18.00 Wolverhampton (AW)

18.00

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Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £6156
  • 1m 0f 142y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly cloudy

2/7 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40

Form: 1

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
This gelded son of Dubawi only just clung on when sent off at 8-13 for his 1m Kempton debut but the second and fourth have franked the form since and this useful prospect should make it 2-2.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

(5)

6th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Kempton (AW)

Silent Age

9st 3lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ian Williams

Currently in a progressive vein of form and justified favouritism at Ripon (1m) most recently, making it three wins from last five outings and taking overall record to 5-14; difficult to dismiss.

9/1

1st

2

(8)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:50 Ripon

Silent Age

9st 13lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Ian Williams

Handy sort who has won twice this summer, at Sandown (1m2f, good) and Wolverhampton (9.5f, AW); ran well when third of nine off this mark at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) 11 days ago, but has something to prove back in trip.

4/1

5

(4)

14th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

20:00 Windsor

Silent Age

9st 5lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Ian Williams

Made the running for three of his four wins, one over 1m2f at Sandown in June (from Andaleep on good ground; unraced on firmer); just hung on when back on AW at Wolverhampton (9.4f) two weeks ago and raised another 2lb since but needs respect on the back of a career best.

4/1

OUR TIP

3/1

Form: 1

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Got to the front quite easily when making a winning start to his career at Southwell (1m) 31 days ago; open to improvement but the form of the Kempton race won by Silent Age looks stronger.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11

12th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:38 Huntingdon

Swordstick

10st 10lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

held up in rear

20/1

6th

7

(1)

4th Aug 2024

Good

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:05 Chester

Swordstick

9st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Hugo Palmer

Below form after racing a bit too freely in 1m6f race won by Sea Grey here three weeks ago but his two previous runs (10.3f/12.5f) were very respectable and, after only six starts, he's not yet fully exposed; could have a say if aided by addition of tongue-tie and/or cheekpieces.

5/1

8th

11

(4)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 6f 87y

Class 4

17:30 Chester

Swordstick

8st 7lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Hugo Palmer

Son of Zoffany made a winning start in 1m Southwell maiden early in 2024 and he has continued in good form in handicaps, third at Newcastle (1m4f) 16 days ago; not discounted stepping up in distance.

8/1

25/1

Form: 6-5

Last run: 52 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
More one for handicaps judged on his efforts over 7f at Southwell and this course around the turn of the year.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

9

(9)

4th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

17:00 Yarmouth

Teddy Brown

9st 2lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

Never happy on heavy ground at Leicester and was again below spring levels on soft going over C&D last time; perhaps the better surface will help but it needs to; trainer also saddles True Blue Gent.

12/1

5th

6

(10)

12th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

14:00 Yarmouth

Teddy Brown

9st 9lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Marco Botti

Bang there in his first two handicaps over 1m on the AW and 7f on good to firm; those efforts didn't damage his mark and heavy ground was a valid excuse last time.

6/1

7th

1

(7)

28th May 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:25 Leicester

Teddy Brown

9st 10lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Marco Botti

dwelt start, in rear

4/1

Form: 77-

Last run: 189 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Didn't achieve much in two outings on turf last summer; best watched back from six months off.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

3

(3)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

15:10 Redcar

Letmeseethecolts

9st 9lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

Took form to new level when drawing clear to score at Pontefract (1m4f, good) in April 2025 but absent since disappointing run over 1m6f a few weeks later, and this drop back to 1m2f is probably not ideal.

16/1

5th

5

(5)

3rd May 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Thirsk

Letmeseethecolts

9st 0lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

in touch with leaders, brief headway on outer over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3/1

5th

5

(5)

3rd May 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:50 Thirsk

Letmeseethecolts

9st 0lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Brian Ellison

in touch with leaders, brief headway on outer over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

3/1

Non-runners

Meade Gold

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Payout
Exacta £1.30
Straight Forecast £1.54
Trifecta £1.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Silent Age

Daily Record:

Swordstick

RP RATINGS:

Silent Age

POSTDATA:

Silent Age

NEWMARKET:

Silent Age

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Telegraph:

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Daily Mail:

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D Express:

Silent Age

Daily Mirror:

Silent Age

The Sun:

Silent Age

The Star:

Silent Age