June 29 / 17.12 Leicester

17.12

Good

Hope & Leicester Racecourse Partnership EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £4860
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Hope & Leicester Racecourse Partnership EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

1st
2 (2)

6/4 (Won)

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo

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Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 6f/7f winner (including 2yo Group 2; RPR 108) out of US 8.5f turf Grade 3 winner; stable has won the last two runnings of this race and he's likely to run very well.
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No Results Found

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
£45,000 2yo; fourth foal; half-sister to winners American Sonja (6f 2yo-1m Listed; RPR 105) and Kodi Dream (7f-10.5f; 70); dam unplaced 5.7f-8.6f (58), half-sister to useful winners Wildcat Wizard (7f 2yo) and Island Brave (1m-2m); likely best watched.
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9th

7

(10)

1st May 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 4

14:25 Southwell (AW)

Love You Darling

9st 8lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: B F Brookhouse

in touch with leaders, led after 1f, headed over 5f out, lost position from over 3f out

12/1

9th

7

(10)

1st May 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 4

14:25 Southwell (AW)

Love You Darling

9st 8lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: B F Brookhouse

in touch with leaders, led after 1f, headed over 5f out, lost position from over 3f out

12/1

2nd

1

(4)

17th Aug 2024

Good

1m 4f 10y

Class 5

16:59 Ripon

Love You Darling

9st 9lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: B F Brookhouse

Won a Bath novices' event (1m2f, good) in May, beating some representatives from prominent stables; last next time when tried in Listed event and unable to kick on in two handicaps; drops 1lb; more needed.

10/1

9/2

Form: 43

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Shaped with promise in both his runs, latterly chasing home a couple of Godolphin youngsters at Haydock (7f, good to firm); still learning his job (pulled hard last time) and has more to offer.
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11th

12

(5)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Newmarket

Phone Tag

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Kevin Frost

Very in and out across his eight starts last year but won three times, including here (1m1f, good) in October; he could be involved if fully tuned up on this first outing since December.

14/1

1

(11)

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:57 Newmarket

Phone Tag

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

Won this January and April, latterly at Pontefract (1m, good); well beaten last two outings but absent four months in between and has bounced back before.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Stayed on quite well to finish fifth at Haydock (7f, good to firm; 18-1) and he wasn't far behind Phone Tag who had the benefit of a run; can do better this time.
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2nd

6

(7)

10th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:00 Ascot

Paladin

9st 9lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Caused a 33-1 surprise when winning on his stable debut in January (8.5f, AW) but after a four-month break he couldn't repeat that level returned to turf when 18th of 22 at York (7f, good) seven weeks ago; tough to predict what can be expected this time.

12/1

18th

3

(5)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:00 York

Paladin

9st 8lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Kevin Frost

Free-going sort who was 4-18 for Charlie Johnston, including two 1m wins last summer, and made a winning start for new connections when 33-1 for a nine-runner race at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) in January; absent since and has more to prove back at 7f for the first time since 2024.

20/1

1st

6

(3)

16th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 4

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Paladin

9st 4lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Kevin Frost

Record of 4-18 for Charlie Johnston and was second at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) on his penultimate run for that yard; returns after three months off but he's still lightly raced on AW and needs watching in market on stable debut.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; half-brother to four winners including Zahara (1m4f Norsk Oaks) and Zalacain (French 6.5f 2yo); dam won Norsk Oaks, half-sister to useful 1m2f-1m4f Flat/2m hurdle winner Zuider Zee and Swedish Derby winner Zenato; probably best watched first time out.
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2nd

2

(1)

6th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

14:40 Southwell (AW)

American Glory

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Left his debut form behind when a close second at Newcastle (7f, Tapeta; 3-1 favourite) in July and 1m on slow ground seemed to stretch him at Ripon last time; looks interesting on his peak effort and he could resume his progress back at this trip.

11/2

4th

2

(8)

19th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

13:35 Ripon

American Glory

9st 5lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

pressed leader, weakened from over 1f out

9/2

Form: 6

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

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Form & Verdict
230,000euros yearling; 9-1, he was beaten just over 3l at Newbury (6.5f, good to firm) despite getting no cover and running green; could easily improve on that.
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6th

4

(4)

8th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 3

16:30 Newcastle (AW)

Short Circuit

9st 4lb

J: Joshua Bryan

T: Archie Watson

Prominent racer; has shown promise in three runs over shorter, beaten under 4l when the cheekpieces went on at Kempton last month (7f); bred to stay and could have more to come.

5/1

5th

10

(9)

9th Aug 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Short Circuit

9st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

soon led, headed over 1f out, no extra and lost position final furlong

14/1

6th

5

(5)

29th Jun 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:12 Leicester

Short Circuit

9st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

230,000euros yearling; 9-1, he was beaten just over 3l at Newbury (6.5f, good to firm) despite getting no cover and running green; could easily improve on that.

3/1

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Payout
Straight Forecast £24.60

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Short Circuit

SPOTLIGHT:

Great Truth

POSTDATA:

Phone Tag

The Star:

Paladin

NEWMARKET:

Great Truth

Telegraph:

Great Truth

D Express:

Great Truth

Daily Mirror:

Great Truth

Daily Record:

Phone Tag

LAMBOURN:

Short Circuit

The Times:

Short Circuit

The Guardian:

Short Circuit

Daily Mail:

Short Circuit

The Sun:

Short Circuit