October 24 / 14.53 Yarmouth

14.53

Heavy

British EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5372.99
  • 0m 6f 3y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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British EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

Form: 639

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Positives to take from each of her three runs, running as well as could be expected in valuable sales race at Doncaster's St Leger meeting last time; chance.
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4th

4

(3)

7th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 1

14:32 Lingfield (AW)

Imperial Express

8st 11lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

50/1

4th

4

(3)

7th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 1

14:32 Lingfield (AW)

Imperial Express

8st 11lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

50/1

7th

6

(12)

18th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

13:25 Lingfield (AW)

Imperial Express

9st 0lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

took keen hold, in rear, headway inside final 110yds, no impression

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
The second and third have let the form down since but it was a pleasing introduction when making the frame at 16-1 on debut at Kempton last month (6f); not entirely ruled out if coping with this very different test.
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8th

7

(7)

29th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Its Showtime

9st 5lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Conrad Allen

Habitual slow starter who has one win from 33 starts; beaten a neck at Lingfield (5f, AW; first-time cheekpieces) last month but he's failed to beat a rival home in two outings since; others preferred.

18/1

8th

7

(8)

21st Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:38 Lingfield (AW)

Its Showtime

9st 0lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Conrad Allen

Not one to rely on and she was very slowly away when last of 12 in 5f Southwell handicap 17 days ago; she's very hard to make a case for.

14/1

2nd

1

(2)

3rd Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

19:45 Southwell (AW)

Its Showtime

9st 9lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Conrad Allen

Huge chance on this year's best form, notably a C&D second off 7lb higher in February; refused to race at Yarmouth on her penultimate start though and that, allied to a modest effort at Chelmsford two weeks ago, leaves her with too much to prove for comfort.

7/1

Form: 05

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Never threatened when beaten over 11l at Newmarket in September (good to firm) and October (soft) and dropping back a furlong may not be the answer; handicaps in time are likely to be more suitable.
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9

6th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:00 Market Rasen

Jailbird

10st 2lb

J: William Maggs

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Low-grade Flat winner last summer; 0-6 over hurdles when trained by Tjade Collier and makes stable debut from 3lb out of the weights; needs to have benefited significantly from a change of scenery.

20/1

9

17th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Jailbird

10st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Tjade Collier

Kept on for respectable third at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft) on handicap hurdle debut in February but well beaten twice since (Flat/hurdles) and not the most obvious answer here.

20/1

9

17th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Jailbird

10st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Tjade Collier

Kept on for respectable third at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft) on handicap hurdle debut in February but well beaten twice since (Flat/hurdles) and not the most obvious answer here.

20/1

Form: 9

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
33-1 when finishing six places and over 6l behind Lou Lou's Gift on debut over C&D last month (slowly away and ran green; good); much more obviously needed.
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12th

10

(6)

7th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Little Siskin

9st 0lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: John Butler

Beaten 9l+ in all seven runs for Tom Clover and now goes beyond 7f for the first time with cheekpieces added.

20/1

7th

9

(9)

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

14:25 Brighton

Little Siskin

9st 2lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Tom Clover

Hasn't finished within 9l of the winner in six starts; drops in grade but still needs to find a bit more; no headgear today.

8/1

7th

5

(7)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

20:30 Brighton

Little Siskin

9st 6lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Tom Clover

in touch with leaders

12/1

Form: 3

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to emulate half-brother Mighty Ulysses in making a winning debut here at two but ran a race full of promise in the face of greenness to finish off well for third (6f, good; 13-2); will take some beating if coping with today's slower ground.
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17th

10

(5)

14th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 1

16:10 Doncaster

Lou Lous Gift

9st 4lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Headstrong 4yo who was allowed to stride on in a handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last month and posted a career best to win; unraced on slow ground; further improvement is needed back up in grade but she's lightly raced and unexposed under front-running tactics; not discounted.

8/1

1st

4

(3)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newbury

Lou Lous Gift

9st 11lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Progressive in 7f handicaps last summer; off for nearly a year prior to a respectable sixth of ten in 7f Chelmsford Listed race last month, followed by eighth of nine when 25-1 in a 1m Group 3; should be much more competitive on this return to a handicap.

8/1

Form: 06

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished behind reopposing stablemate Jailbird when failing to beat a rival at Newmarket on debut on debut and produced further low-level form there (7f, soft) next time; best watched.
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3rd

6

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:40 Warwick

Scotties Sister

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Showed nothing on the Flat over 7f; 0-5 over hurdles but bang there the last twice on soft and good ground; won't be far away under what is effectively 10st.

11/2

3rd

6

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:40 Warwick

Scotties Sister

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Showed nothing on the Flat over 7f; 0-5 over hurdles but bang there the last twice on soft and good ground; won't be far away under what is effectively 10st.

11/2

9

9th Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:35 Ludlow

Scotties Sister

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Placed on two of her four hurdle starts, more recently when keeping-on second to good yardstick at Newton Abbot (2m1f, soft) last month; that form doesn't set a daunting standard but ought to make her presence felt.

3/1

Betting Forcast

9/4 Imperial Express, 10/1 Its Showtime, 25/1 Jailbird, 40/1 Little Siskin, 4/7 Lou Lous Gift, 40/1 Scotties Sister

Verdict

Imperial Express will find this much easier than her latest race but form still leaves her vulnerable to LOU LOU’S GIFT who really got the hang of things late on when doing best of the newcomers on her debut over C&D last month.[Andrew Cooper]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lou Lou's Gift

D Express:

Imperial Express

RP RATINGS:

Lou Lou's Gift

POSTDATA:

Lou Lou's Gift

NEWMARKET:

Lou Lou's Gift

The Times:

Lou Lou's Gift

Telegraph:

Lou Lou's Gift

The Guardian:

Lou Lou's Gift

Daily Mail:

Lou Lou's Gift

The Sun:

Lou Lou's Gift

The Star:

Lou Lou's Gift

Daily Record:

Lou Lou's Gift

Daily Mirror:

Imperial Express