August 17 / 18.50 Kempton (AW)

18.50

Standard To Slow

Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Restricted Novice Stakes (For horses In Band D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5346
  • 1m 3f 219y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Restricted Novice Stakes (For horses In Band D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Showers

Abandoned

Form: 8

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to a 1m2f Listed winner but he made a low-key start when a remote eighth of nine at Doncaster (1m4f, good, 100-1) last month; best watched.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

8

(7)

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

19:30 Tramore

Forlio

9st 10lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Paul W Flynn

Won off 9lb lower at Navan last year; had been struggling off revised mark but step in right direction when an unlucky fourth at Naas (1m3f, good) 13 days ago; Colin Keane returns (on board for both previous wins); enters calculations.

9/2

4th

9

(5)

24th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 194y

19:10 Naas

Forlio

9st 6lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: Paul W Flynn

Won by 5l at Navan last autumn and basically struggled off higher marks since; been hurdling lately and needs more off this mark.

16/1

3rd

4

6th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 55y

16:55 Punchestown

Forlio

11st 12lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Paul W Flynn

Dual Flat winner, rated 62; ran well when beaten 23l into tenth by Gomez Addams on hurdles bow at Listowel seven days ago; jumping needs to improve and he has a future in this discipline, but probably in handicaps.

22/1

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Abandoned

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
8,000gns yearling; sixth foal; dam French 1m1f/11.5f winner, half-sister to French 15.5f-20.5f Group 1 winner Vazirabad and 1m Listed winner Visoriyna out of 10.5f Group 3 winning half-sister to 7f Group 1 winner Varenar; plenty to like on paper and he needs watching in market on debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

3

(2)

6th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Stonking

9st 12lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Dual winner over this trip in Britain; pulled up on both runs over hurdles for this yard; last of 14 over 1m here last month; passed over.

33/1

3

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 145y

13:40 Wexford

Stonking

11st 12lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Dual Flat winner with a win apiece on AW and turf for Heather Main; didn't show a lot in his sole hurdles start at Newbury in January last year when none too fluent in the jumping department; off since April last year and now making stable debut.

25/1

9th

5

(11)

21st Apr 2024

Good

1m 4f 104y

Class 4

17:15 Musselburgh

Stonking

9st 8lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Heather Main

Two 1m4f Flat wins, latterly in clearcut style from the front at Newbury (soft) last July; two backward steps on AW late in the year and his hurdling debut in January wasn't great, but he needs a second look.

14/1

Abandoned

Form: 2-7534

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
0-7 and was well below form in a Yarmouth maiden (1m2f) last time but he was a creditable third in 1m4f Newmarket handicap (good) on his penultimate run; has leading claims on that form and he went very close at this track as a 2yo; key player with tongue-tie added.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

(4)

14th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Ward Castle

9st 9lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Marco Botti

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway on outer 6f out, briefly led over 3f out

9/4

1st

7

(9)

4th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Ward Castle

9st 12lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Marco Botti

Went down by a head when sent off odds-on for a 1m3f novice here in December on his only previous visit, but twice held back in handicaps since and now 0-13; others preferred.

15/2

7th

3

(3)

7th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Ward Castle

9st 9lb

J: Bradley Furniss

T: Marco Botti

12-race maiden but he has finished second three times, including at this track; he wasn't at his very best at Wolverhampton last month but a revival wouldn't be a huge surprise.

10/1

Form: 69

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has been beaten 15l at biggish prices in two 1m4f novice events and latest was a last of nine over C&D last month; has a lot to find here and yard also runs the interesting newcomer Stonking.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

7

(9)

22nd Sep 2022

Standard

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Zealotalot

9st 6lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Heather Main

towards rear, headway and went second halfway, lost second and pushed along 3f out, dropped to rear and weakened from over 1f out

20/1

Abandoned

Form: 40-37

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Has mixed record in her four starts and was well held in Lingfield handicap (1m4f, AW) last time but she showed promise with her third in a Chepstow novice (1m2f, good) on her penultimate run; that form puts her firmly in the picture here and it is still early days for this well-bred filly who is out of a 1m4f Listed winner; respected.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

4

(9)

6th Oct 2022

Standard

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Greenscape

9st 4lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

mounted on course, raced wide early, pressed leader, prominent with one circuit to go, pushed along on outer from over 3f out, weakened and edged left from under 2f out, soon beaten

8/1

7th

10

(2)

27th Aug 2022

Soft

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

19:35 Windsor

Greenscape

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

prominent, led over 8f out, headed but chased leader 6f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left and outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 110yds

16/1

Verdict

This looks a bit trappy but the vote goes to WARD CASTLE, who has leading claims on his best form including a near miss here last autumn and a creditable third in a 1m4f Newmarket handicap on his penultimate run. Greenscape is the main danger, though Stonking has a striking pedigree and needs watching in the market on his debut.[David Moon]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ward Castle

The Times:

Greenscape

Daily Express:

Forlio

Telegraph:

Greenscape

Daily Mirror:

Greenscape

RP Ratings:

Ward Castle

POSTDATA:

Ward Castle

NEWMARKET:

Ward Castle

The Guardian:

Ward Castle

Daily Mail:

Ward Castle

The Sun:

Ward Castle

The Star:

Ward Castle

Daily Record:

Ward Castle