April 27 / 16.05 Ripon

16.05

Soft

Black-A-Moor Inn Best Pub-Food For Furlongs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Black-A-Moor Inn Best Pub-Food For Furlongs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Colt by Acclamation out of an unraced Kodiac mare; 75,000gns yearling; from a top yard with plenty of juvenile talent and one to monitor in the market.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(2)

26th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:20 Newmarket

Assertively

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

5f winner (on soft ground) in the spring; fairly useful RPRs since upped to 7f but was beaten favourite in German Group 3 most recently and this is a stiffer assignment for the grade.

16/1

5th

2

(4)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Newmarket (July)

Assertively

9st 3lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Ran well upped to 7f in Deauville Listed contest (good to soft) last Sunday on fourth start, going down narrowly; faces a harder task upped further in class and returned to home soil.

25/1

6th

1

(1)

31st May 2024

Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 2

14:00 Epsom

Assertively

9st 7lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Started favourite in both starts, winning narrowly at Ripon (soft) then only fourth at Beverley (good to firm); cheekpieces now applied; given the debut form, he may show progress granted a slow surface.

14/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Filly by No Nay Never; cost 140,000gns as a yearling; half-sister to four winners; dam by Galileo won from 1m3f-1m4f; from a good yard; bred to need further than 5f.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

4

(4)

17th Sep 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Night In Paris

9st 2lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: George Boughey

140,000gns yearling; beaten a short head on her Ripon debut (5f, soft) in April, but could only manage third of seven when sent off 4-5 over 6f there the following month; interesting to see how she fares in the market after four months off and sporting a first-time hood.

9/2

3rd

4

(7)

19th May 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Ripon

Night In Paris

9st 2lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: George Boughey

led, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra

10/11

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14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Colt by Ardad out of a mare by Mayson who was placed over 6f as a juvenile; 25,000gns foal, 16,000gns yearling; should come on for the experience.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

16

(7)

18th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:15 Ayr

Spring Corn

8st 8lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

11-race maiden; good efforts at Redcar and Ripon in midsummer (6f; first two runs in cheekpieces) but it has been a struggle more recently; change of headgear may help but Tim Easterby saddles more obvious contenders.

25/1

12

(3)

30th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:17 Beverley

Spring Corn

8st 12lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

0-10 and last two runs have been well below par; the hope is that he regularly shows speed over 6f/7f and hasn't had a go at 5f since his 2yo days; not without hope off career-low mark.

20/1

6

(4)

8th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Thirsk

Spring Corn

9st 3lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Nine-race maiden but he had been threatening prior to a disappointing effort at Ripon three weeks ago; feasible mark if bouncing back.

6/1

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Kodiac colt out of a 1m-1m3f winner in France; 40,000gns buy back as a yearling; likely to need further in time.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

4

(7)

14th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:23 Beverley

Barmyblade

9st 8lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Four wins over 5f/6f last season; back to winning ways at Thirsk last time (6f, good to firm; cheekpieces back on); not ideally drawn but a contender off 4lb higher.

7/2

1st

5

(15)

1st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:40 Thirsk

Barmyblade

9st 5lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Won three sprint handicaps last spring and he is now 9lb lower than for the last of them; 2026 had been a struggle until he emerged from the doldrums with a good second at Ripon (6f, good) two weeks ago; now has something to build on.

7/1

2nd

1

(5)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Ripon

Barmyblade

9st 9lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Won two in a row over 6f at Ripon (good) last May but he's been out of sorts this season and was last eight back here three weeks ago; now 9lb lower than for his last success but he needs a major revival back in trip; cheekpieces reapplied.

10/1

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
130,000euros yearling by Blue Point; first foal of a quite useful 6f winner by Oasis Dream; likely sort; worth a market check.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

6

(3)

17th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

19:33 Newmarket (July)

Tuscan Point

8st 13lb

J: William Carson

T: Adam Kirby

Started well for this yard but the wheels have come off lately, finishing last over C&D one month ago then finishing tailed off on AW last Monday; not easy to suggest after that.

20/1

11th

1

(1)

6th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Tuscan Point

9st 9lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Adam Kirby

2-5 on AW, most recently at Lingfield (5f) in April off 5lb lower; beaten three times on turf since but can't be discounted back on AW despite going without any aids.

11/2

7th

3

(1)

20th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:07 Newmarket (July)

Tuscan Point

9st 12lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Adam Kirby

Back to his best since joining his current yard but he's shot up the weights and there have been some costly defeats to go with two AW wins; now 0-17 on turf, having pulled hard in a messy Bath affair last time, and will need a career-best effort to take this.

5/1

8/1

Form: 5

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Mehmas filly who cost 38,000gns as a yearling; showed speed before fading to finish fifth of six on her Newcastle debut last month (9-2, second has won since); should do better
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

(4)

27th Apr 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Ripon

Lucent

9st 2lb

J: William Pyle

T: Craig Lidster

slowly away

8/1

6th

5

(4)

27th Apr 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:05 Ripon

Lucent

9st 2lb

J: William Pyle

T: Craig Lidster

slowly away

8/1

5th

5

(5)

25th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Lucent

9st 2lb

J: Sam James

T: Craig Lidster

27,000euros foal, 38,000gns yearling; first foal; dam Italian 5f and 7.5f (Listed) 2yo winner, half-sister to Italian winners Dagda Mor (5f Group 3) and Girl Of The Rain (6f 2yo Listed); yard 4-25 with 2yos here last year and she's in the mix.

13/2

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Filly by Zoustar who is a half-sister to three 5f/6f winners; dam won Great St Wilfrid here; interesting newcomer.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

5

(3)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

17:40 Doncaster

Startling

9st 8lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: John Wainwright

All four wins have came on AW but has been placed on her last two runs on turf; needs a shade more to win but not out of this.

6/1

2nd

3

(6)

25th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:45 Leicester

Startling

9st 0lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: John Wainwright

Made low-key seasonal/stable debut over 6f last month but placed twice over 5f since, more recently when second on AW a week ago; back in action before 2lb rise takes effect; respected.

5/2

2nd

7

(1)

18th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Startling

9st 7lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: John Wainwright

A fair and reliable 5f AW winner for David O'Meara in 2025; comes here on the back of a solid third of 11 for her new stable in 5f Thirsk handicap 13 days ago so can't be ruled out.

8/1

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Payout
Exacta £11.60
Straight Forecast £8.37
Trifecta £99.20

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Night In Paris

The Guardian:

Startling

SPOTLIGHT:

Assertively

POSTDATA:

Lucent

D Express:

Startling

The Times:

Night In Paris

Daily Mail:

Night In Paris

Daily Mirror:

Night In Paris

The Sun:

Night In Paris

The Star:

Night In Paris

Daily Record:

Night In Paris

Telegraph:

Assertively