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.
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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.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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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.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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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
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Verdict Starting price

8th

5

(5)

28th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:10 Ripon

Barmyblade

9st 8lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Tim Easterby

Arrives out of sorts (well beaten at Nottingham just nine days ago) but a revival can't be completely ruled out given he won twice over C&D (good) last May.

10/1

12th

6

(6)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

Barmyblade

9st 7lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

All of his 18 runs have been on turf and he won three handicaps (5f/6f) on good ground last spring; his last success was off 6lb higher but he's been out of sorts in his last six runs (can be excused latest) and needs to get back on track.

10/1

6th

1

(4)

7th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

17:50 Redcar

Barmyblade

9st 9lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Three wins on good ground (5f-6f) last spring, the last of them coming off a 4lb higher mark; ended 2025 quietly and yet to find his best in 2026 but there was some encouragement to be gleaned from his latest Catterick fourth; now eligible for 0-55 company and could bounce back to top form.

6/1

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.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(3)

26th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

15:30 Bath

Tuscan Point

9st 8lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Adam Kirby

Back on the up for Adam Kirby this spring, winning at Southwell (6f, AW) and Lingfield (5f, AW) as well as three second-place finishes; 0-16 on turf but effective on fast ground and this intermediate trip could be ideal.

7/4

2nd

1

(3)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 4f 217y

Class 5

16:25 Lingfield

Tuscan Point

9st 11lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Adam Kirby

Bolted up on his stable debut at Southwell in March (6f); dropped to 5f for his last two starts, picked off late at Catterick (good ground) before a ready win on the AW track here nine days ago; another 7lb higher mark to contend with but unlikely he has reached his ceiling just yet.

7/4

1st

2

(2)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

16:05 Lingfield (AW)

Tuscan Point

9st 9lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Adam Kirby

Won easily in today's headgear combination on last month's seasonal/stable debut at Southwell (6f, AW) and ran big race in defeat when dropped back to 5f at Catterick (good; wore cheekpieces) last week; quickly back in action before latest 2lb rise takes effect and may still have more to offer for new trainer.

5/4

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
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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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

8th

5

(12)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

15:40 Redcar

Startling

9st 6lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: John Wainwright

4-21 when trained by David O'Meara, with all the wins gained over 5f on AW; absent since pulled up after early mishap in October and best watched on stable debut.

20/1

4

(1)

9th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Startling

9st 8lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: David O’Meara

Not entirely disgraced at Newcastle last week and probably remains in form; narrow success on penultimate outing took her C&D record to 121; solid claims back here.

5/1

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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