January 03 / 17.30 Kempton (AW)

17.30

Standard To Slow

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  • Prize money: £3780
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 13 runners
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Try Our New Price Boost At Unibet Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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66/1 (Won)

  • Win: £151.00
  • Place: £26.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Didn't show a great deal in two Irish bumpers last spring and makes very limited appeal on today's stable/Flat debut.
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9th

3

(5)

21st Feb 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Lovealot Bear

9st 11lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: David Evans

Down the field in two Irish bumpers for Edmond Kent before starting out for David Evans with 150-1 course win (1m) off a 230-day break; didn't enjoy Wolverhampton's sharper track 12 days ago (8.6f); hood retained here; rather watch first handicap.

16/1

3rd

1

(9)

9th Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 4

15:32 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lovealot Bear

9st 7lb

J: Jordan Williams

T: David Evans

Unplaced in two Irish bumpers last spring before springing a major surprise in 13-runner novice at Kempton (1m; 150-1) last month, coming from near last to first; has a penalty on this switch to Tapeta but she's respected with hood added.

9/2

10/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; half-sister to 10.6f AW winner Miss Paloma (RPR 68); dam 1m-1m4f winner (including Listed; 103), half-sister to smart 6f/7f winner Juan Les Pins, Danish 1m1f Listed winner St Jean Cap Ferrat and useful 1m winner Cap Francais; well worth a glance in the betting.
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13th

6

(16)

11th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

14:02 Yarmouth

Miss Monte Carlo

9st 8lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Anthony Carson

Failed to win in seven runs for Ed Walker but she finished second in three of them; sold for 7,000gns in October 2024; returns from a 540-day absence and dropping back to 1m far from certain to suit; on the plus side, she has been dropped 6lb during her absence.

50/1

8th

6

(1)

18th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 5

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Miss Monte Carlo

9st 4lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Ed Walker

prominent

4/1

40/1

  • Place: £25.00

Form: 90-

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
With a top stable and has a good pedigree but was unable to land any sort of blow on her two appearances last month (both 1m).
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7th

7

(7)

5th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Last Empress

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Menuisier

prominent

6/1

7th

7

(7)

5th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Last Empress

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Menuisier

prominent

6/1

10th

11

(8)

29th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

14:25 Southwell (AW)

Last Empress

9st 4lb

J: David Probert

T: David Menuisier

midfield, weakened over 1f out

5/1

Form: 6-

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a Group-placed 7f winner; 20-1, last of six (behind Hatadora) after racing too freely on recent debut in muddling race at Lingfield (7f); improvement required here.
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6th

11

5th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:25 Fairyhouse

Turn Up The Heat

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

Rated 81 after 1m heavy ground win at Leicester last October on her final start for Ralph Beckett; potentially useful hurdling recruit for Tom Gibney.

9/1

6th

11

5th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:25 Fairyhouse

Turn Up The Heat

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

jumped left on occasions, didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, weakened after 3 out

9/1

Form: 8-

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Out of a French 6f 2yo winner; 40-1, slowly into stride and made just a mildly encouraging debut when keeping-on eighth over C&D three weeks ago.
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11th

11

(10)

30th May 2025

Good

1m 3f 39y

Class 6

15:45 Carlisle

Budding

8st 12lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Tracy Waggott

Made it 0-10 when tailed off on stable debut at Newcastle last December, and off since; however, she's well treated on last year's best form for Hughie Morrison and shouldn't be written off back from a break.

25/1

11

(10)

30th May 2025

Good

1m 3f 39y

Class 6

15:45 Carlisle

Budding

8st 12lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Tracy Waggott

Made it 0-10 when tailed off on stable debut at Newcastle last December, and off since; however, she's well treated on last year's best form for Hughie Morrison and shouldn't be written off back from a break.

25/1

9th

5

(5)

12th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

13:47 Newcastle (AW)

Budding

9st 3lb

J: William Pyle

T: Tracy Waggott

Nine-race maiden; has left the care of Hughie Morrison for 1,000gns since finishing fourth of eight at Yarmouth (1m3.5f, soft) in October; career-low mark for return to AW; best to monitor for the time being.

7/1

Form: 43- BF

Last run: 40 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a Group-placed 1m AW winner; made promising debut on heavy turf in November and kept on strongly for third at Southwell (7f) later that month; likely to be suited by today's longer trip and a leading contender.
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1st

1

(7)

25th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Arts Of War

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Dubawi filly who failed to progress at novice level but may blossom now handicapping with hood reapplied (showed her biggest promise in this headgear at Newmarket on debut); interesting on return from 419-day absence, especially if the market speaks positively.

2/1

6th

3

(1)

3rd Jan 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Arts Of War

8st 10lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Roger Varian

Out of a Group-placed 1m AW winner; made promising debut on heavy turf in November and kept on strongly for third at Southwell (7f) later that month; likely to be suited by today's longer trip and a leading contender.

6/4

3rd

1

(1)

24th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

16:45 Southwell (AW)

Arts Of War

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Roger Varian

£210,000 2yo; 7-1 when fourth of ten on her Newmarket debut (7f, heavy) this month; out of an AW winner and any improvement on that initial effort would put her right there.

11/8

16/1

Form: 5-

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to 7f 2yo Group 3 winner Smaih; 22-1, raced freely when fifth of six in muddling race at Lingfield (7f) on recent debut; that form is tricky to evaluate but she ought to have learned from the experience.
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3rd

1

(13)

15th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:40 Bath

Hatadora

9st 11lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Richard Hannon

Fourth to Mbappe over 7f then went down narrowly and won at Windsor (both 1m, good/good to soft); well positioned last time but is up just 3lb; big shout.

4/1

3rd

1

(13)

15th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:40 Bath

Hatadora

9st 11lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Richard Hannon

Fourth to Mbappe over 7f then went down narrowly and won at Windsor (both 1m, good/good to soft); well positioned last time but is up just 3lb; big shout.

4/1

1st

2

(8)

29th Apr 2024

Good

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

19:39 Windsor

Hatadora

9st 9lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Richard Hannon

AW winner in February; best effort since when going very close over C&D (good) last Monday on turf debut, always prominent and sticking on well; leading player off 1lb lower.

9/4

4/1

Form: 4-

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Belied triple-digit odds when very respectable fourth of eight in fairly good Lingfield novice (1m) on debut four weeks ago; any improvement on that performance is likely to put her on the premises here.
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7th

3

(7)

11th Jul 2025

Good

1m 3f 211y

Class 3

15:45 Ascot

Bas Bleu

9st 2lb

J: George Downing

T: Ed Walker

Raised her game again this season, including a Doncaster handicap win (1m4f, good); appeared to show improved form again in Listed race last time, which can be questioned as she was a never-dangerous sixth of seven at 25-1 but her mark is unchanged.

16/1

2

(7)

22nd Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 5y

Class 1

15:40 Pontefract

Bas Bleu

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ed Walker

Readily saw off her five rivals in a Doncaster handicap (1m4f, good) last month and turned in another solid effort behind Santorini Star at Goodwood latest; it's hard to see why the tables would be turned on these terms though.

25/1

4th

8

(4)

23rd May 2025

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 3

15:15 Goodwood

Bas Bleu

9st 6lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ed Walker

Rarely runs a bad race and has won two of her last three, latterly in gritty fashion at Doncaster (1m4f, good); up 4lb in a stronger race here but hasn't looked back since the hood went on (131).

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ninth foal; sister to 8.6f AW/1m2f turf winner Holocene (RPR 82), closely related to two winners (one a very useful sprinter), half-sister to two winners (one very useful over 7f/1m); dam 7f-1m1f winner (including Group 3; 115); looks interesting on paper.
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4th

4

(4)

5th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 5

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Apostle

9st 8lb

J: Shane Kelly

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Better with each start since handicapping, culminating in a Wolverhampton win over this trip eight days ago; was allowed her own way in front that night but she's only 3lb higher and could yet be capable of better.

Evs

1st

7

(2)

27th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Apostle

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

taken down early, made all, led at steady pace, ridden 2f out, kept on well, ridden over 2f out

13/8

2nd

9

30th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 44y

Class 6

19:43 Salisbury

Apostle

9st 5lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Scored comfortably at Chelmsford (1m6f, AW) last week on only her second handicap attempt, bouncing back from a costly defeat at Redcar where she was well supported; this Prescott filly is the type to improve further; could well defy a 6lb penalty.

6/4

13/2

Form: 376-

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Displayed improvement when sixth of 13 over C&D a fortnight ago, her third start; today's race looks less competitive and she has place place claims at least.
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5th

2

(4)

10th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Private Getaway

9st 7lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

In and out in her short career to date but she was on a going day when third of 11 over this trip at Kempton (25-1) three weeks ago; fair claims if repeating that form from an unchanged mark.

5/1

3rd

10

(4)

22nd Jan 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

15:35 Kempton (AW)

Private Getaway

9st 2lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Marco Botti

Placed in C&D event on sole start for Ollie Sangster; weak finisher in 1m contests since; possible improver returned to 7f on handicap debut; not ruled out.

14/1

10th

10

(11)

3rd Jan 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Private Getaway

8st 10lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Marco Botti

Displayed improvement when sixth of 13 over C&D a fortnight ago, her third start; today's race looks less competitive and she has place place claims at least.

13/2

9/1

Form: 8-

Last run: 160 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a sister to 1m2f-2m4f Group 1 winner Fame And Glory; unable to justify prominence in the betting when only eighth of ten at Newbury (7f, soft) last July and not seen again since but may fare better on today's less testing surface.
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8th

11

(5)

29th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Wren House

8st 12lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Andrew Balding

Down the field in both runs (turf/AW); in good hands and was supported last time but application of hood needs to prompt big improvement.

25/1

11th

13

(2)

3rd Jan 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Wren House

8st 10lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

Out of a sister to 1m2f-2m4f Group 1 winner Fame And Glory; unable to justify prominence in the betting when only eighth of ten at Newbury (7f, soft) last July and not seen again since but may fare better on today's less testing surface.

9/1

8th

11

(6)

27th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Newbury

Wren House

9st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

Fourth foal; sister to 1m2f AW winner Symbolic Power (RPR 92), half-sister to connections' 6f 2yo winner Game And Set (89); dam 1m2f winner (87) from classy family; one of two newcomers for good yard; could go well.

11/2

Form: 60-

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten over 7f on first two outings and low-grade handicaps are probably on the agenda after this.
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11th

3

(6)

16th Mar 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Red N Blue Dream

9st 9lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

in rear, hampered after 2f

20/1

12th

11

(7)

3rd Jan 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Red N Blue Dream

8st 10lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Tom Dascombe

Soundly beaten over 7f on first two outings and low-grade handicaps are probably on the agenda after this.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam placed 6f 2yo (RPR 64), half-sister to two winners at up to 1m; probably best watched on debut.
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6th

6

(4)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 2f 37y

Class 4

17:10 Bath

Moons Reflection

9st 5lb

J: William Cox

T: Harriet Dickin

Tailed-off 100-1 shot at Kempton (1m, AW) in one run for David Evans; no appeal back from 619 days off.

100/1

13th

9

(5)

3rd Jan 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Kempton (AW)

Moons Reflection

8st 10lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: David Evans

Third foal; dam placed 6f 2yo (RPR 64), half-sister to two winners at up to 1m; probably best watched on debut.

50/1

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Payout
Exacta £5100.00
Straight Forecast £1470.22
Trifecta £7724.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Arts Of War

LAMBOURN:

Bas Bleu

Telegraph:

Apostle

The Guardian:

Budding

D Express:

Bas Bleu

RP RATINGS:

Arts Of War

POSTDATA:

Arts Of War

NEWMARKET:

Arts Of War

The Times:

Arts Of War

Daily Mail:

Arts Of War

Daily Mirror:

Arts Of War

The Sun:

Arts Of War

The Star:

Arts Of War

Daily Record:

Arts Of War