August 08 / 13.00 Kempton (AW)

13.00

Standard To Slow

Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B-D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3672
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B-D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Sunny

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.00
  • Place: £3.30

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
20,000euros foal, £34,000 yearling; Camacho half-brother to seven winners, notably Graphic (7f-8.6f; Group 3); 9-1 when withdrawn after getting unsettled in the stalls on his intended Chelmsford debut in July; now hooded.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

6

(7)

7th Apr 2023

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 4

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Matching Sox

9st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

Beaten around 1l in his two handicap runs in February; still has low mileage but improvement will be required to take this.

8/1

2nd

2

(5)

12th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

15:50 Southwell (AW)

Matching Sox

9st 7lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

Has run three times since winning on debut at Kempton (5f) last August; has had issues at the start, which remains a concern, but he did well to finish a close fourth of five on handicap debut at Lingfield (6f) last Saturday and has potential if able to break better; makes Tapeta debut.

3/1

4th

2

(2)

4th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 4

12:10 Lingfield (AW)

Matching Sox

9st 3lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

slowly away, soon in touch with leaders

3/1

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4/5

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 24 BF

Last run: 66 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Chased home the Queen Mary runner-up on their respective debuts at Nottingham (5f) and then held her own against male opposition in the Woodcote at Epsom (6f); should be very hard to beat in a race of this nature.
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2nd

2

(2)

27th Aug 2022

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:10 Goodwood

Keep Bidding

9st 2lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

led against near rail, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened final 110yds

6/5

2nd

5

(4)

8th Aug 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

13:00 Kempton (AW)

Keep Bidding

9st 2lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

ducked right start, soon led, pushed along and 2 lengths ahead over 1f out, soon hung badly left, headed inside final furlong, ran on inside final 110yds, always held (jockey said filly hung left-handed in the closing stages)

4/5

Form: 7

Last run: 62 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Didn't run badly at Salisbury despite finishing only seventh but he'll need significant improvement on that to be troubling Keep Bidding.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

(10)

5th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Big R

9st 5lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

in rear

6/1

9th

8

(10)

5th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Big R

9st 5lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

in rear

6/1

1st

8

(4)

8th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Big R

9st 4lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Dual C&D winner in early part of 2024 and placed over C&D on consecutive starts in September/October; returned from ten-week break with quite pleasing fifth here last month and has a big role to play if that run brought him on.

13/2

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
28,000gns 2yo; fifth foal; half-brother to winners Lightening Company (7f/1m; RPR 93), Wild Thunder (6f 2yo/1m2f; 92) and Mr Chua (1m6f/2m; 86/2m3f hurdle); dam placed 1m2f (78), half-sister to 7f Group 2 2yo winner Cape Dollar; stable not noted for 2yo winners.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

3

(2)

14th Mar 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

15:58 Southwell (AW)

Gintini

9st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: James Owen

in rear

14/1

9

(7)

7th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Gintini

9st 9lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: James Owen

Unplaced in 14 starts for Laura Mongan and makes his debut for a stable in red-hot form having changed hands for 1,000gns last month; visor given a go this time, but probably best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.

9/1

6th

3

(8)

5th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Gintini

9st 2lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Laura Mongan

Regressive 13-race maiden who has beat only one rival in Polytrack handicaps (7f/1m) in his last three starts; makes no appeal with blinkers now tried.

33/1

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
27,000gns yearling; 4th foal; half-brother to winners Alix James (7f; RPR 80) and Save Your Breath (French 7.5f-1m2f; 92); dam 9.5f-10.5f claiming winner, half-sister to US 1m1f Grade 3 winner Spirit Of Xian; market may guide.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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1st

6

(13)

26th May 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

18:48 Dundalk (AW)

Cuban Grey

9st 9lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick J McKenna

Has a superior strike-rate on turf and was behind three of these on his last run here in March.

20/1

5th

7

(2)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

15:32 Navan

Cuban Grey

9st 5lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Patrick J McKenna

Six-time winner is 4-22 on turf; last two wins have come at the Curragh but has run well in defeat over this C&D on more than one occasion; shaped well at Bellewstown on penultimate but needs to bounce back from poor Curragh run latest; 2lb above highest winning mark.

10/1

10th

8

(4)

19th Apr 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

13:50 Curragh

Cuban Grey

9st 1lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Patrick J McKenna

Won this race last year after a Bellewstown second and now bids to follow the same pattern after a good run eight days ago; fair chance that he can reverse Dundalk form with Buddy Batt.

11/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
£17,500 yearling; third foal; dam unplaced 6f-1m (RPR 63), closely related to 6f Group 3 winner New Treasure out 6f/7f Group 3 winning half-sister to US 8.5f Listed winner Tiz Now Tiz Then; stable 2yo stats heighten interest but it's a big ask to beat Keep Bidding first time out.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

21th

14

(16)

11th Jul 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

20:00 Leopardstown

Attrazione

9st 5lb

J: Darragh O’Sullivan

T: Daniel William O’Sullivan

AW winner in Britain in 2022; first run for this stable (at Tipperary a year ago) was respectable; two poor attempts since, the most recent in a claimer at Dundalk in March.

25/1

7th

4

(9)

26th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:00 Dundalk (AW)

Attrazione

9st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Sullivan

T: Daniel William O’Sullivan

Won a 1m AW handicap in UK in 2022 but was well beaten in two starts for this yard last summer and others are preferred.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £17.70
Straight Forecast £14.68
Trifecta £30.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Keep Bidding

The Sun:

Matching Sox

NEWMARKET:

Cuban Grey

RP Ratings:

Keep Bidding

POSTDATA:

Keep Bidding

The Times:

Keep Bidding

Telegraph:

Keep Bidding

The Guardian:

Keep Bidding

Daily Mail:

Keep Bidding

Daily Express:

Keep Bidding

Daily Mirror:

Keep Bidding

The Star:

Keep Bidding

Daily Record:

Keep Bidding