16.15
Good To FirmDavies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £25519.5
- 1m 1f 209y
- Class 1
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.20
Form: 36-263
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 14 (1) |
12th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Well handicapped judged on his 2024 Listed win but he drew a blank during his 2025 Australian campaign and has failed to shine in Britain this year. |
40/1 |
|
9th 2 (1) |
25th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 5y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Well treated on his Listed win at Sandown in July 2024 but he drew a blank during his 2025 Australian campaign and has been well held in both runs (1m, good to firm/good) for new yard this season; still unexposed on AW but he needs to raise his game back in this sphere. |
20/1 |
|
5th 3 (4) |
4th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 68y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Listed win at Sandown in July 2024 and well treated on that form; however, he drew a blank during his 2025 Australian campaign and was soundly beaten on last month's stable debut in the Thirsk Hunt Cup; something to prove. |
16/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 0167-4 CD
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (9) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 70y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
Placed on both starts here and he continues to slide down the weights, but was beaten 17l into seventh of eight at Pontefract (1m2f, good) last time and will need to do a good deal better than that; no headgear today. |
14/1 |
|
7th 3 (11) |
21st Apr 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 5y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
His form deteriorated last year and he went 0-9; however, he's dropped down the weights and could improve for his recent comeback in a Listed race at Kempton (fourth); this C&D winner is not ruled out. |
15/2 |
5/2
Form: 1331-3
Last run: 95 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (3) |
23rd Sep 2026 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Has shown peak form, namely Listed wins on AW/turf, over 1m4f; however, may benefit from this drop back to 1m2f, having failed to see out his races this year, latest in May; gained the latest success after a similar layoff, around this time last year; leading player if back to best. |
7/2 |
|
6th 4 (3) |
1st May 2026 Good 1m 4f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
7l Listed win over C&D (good to firm) last September; there are also plenty of lesser shows to be considered and, after he was not discredited in Qatar in February, he managed only fourth of six when favourite for Group 3 at Newbury 13 days ago; in the mix on peak efforts. |
7/2 |
8/1
Form: 1 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (4) |
15th Apr 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Announced himself when winning Group 2 here (1m, soft) in September 2024 but 0-8 since and he's become a little tricky to place; had wind surgery in December, which might help, but he's at the bottom of the list on RPRs. |
16/1 |
|
5th 5 (4) |
29th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Group 2 winner (1m, soft) last autumn; has failed to repeat that form but none of his 2025 races (80-1 in the Champion Stakes 11 days ago) were on softer than good, so he could be of renewed interest. |
5/1 |
|
5th 5 (4) |
29th Oct 2025 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Group 2 winner (1m, soft) last autumn; has failed to repeat that form but none of his 2025 races (80-1 in the Champion Stakes 11 days ago) were on softer than good, so he could be of renewed interest. |
5/1 |
4/1
Form: 41-586 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 (8) |
26th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 7f 212y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
7yo who is winless since November 2023 but ran well when third of 13 at York (1m, good to firm) in July; slow starts haven't helped his cause twice since (blindfold off late first occasion) and he has been given a chance by the handicapper if breaking on terms. |
16/1 |
|
12th 5 (5) |
12th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
7yo who is winless since November 2023 but has dropped down the weights and he ran well when third of 13 at York (1m, good to firm) in July; had an excuse back there last time, when the blindfold was removed late; not ruled out each-way. |
14/1 |
|
14th 7 (6) |
20th Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
7yo who is winless since November 2023 but has dropped down the weights and was 4l third of 13 to The Lost King over C&D (good to firm) last month; each-way claims if acting on the ground; his last win came on heavy going but subsequent slow-ground form has been mixed. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 227-50
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (1) |
5th Jul 2024 Good To Firm 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Group 3 2yo winner on heavy and best form has an older horse has also come in the mud, notably seconds in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood and a 1m Listed race here (wore first-time cheekpieces that now return); having his first run on fast ground and over 1m2f when never dangerous in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot; there are reservations on a couple of counts. |
12/1 |
|
10th 10 (11) |
18th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won the Horris Hill at Newbury on heavy as a 2yo and underlined his liking for testing turf when second in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood and a 1m Sandown Listed race (wore first-time cheekpieces) at the end of last summer; ended 3yo campaign on a low note at Newmarket and also ran poorly with a visor added on his Doncaster reappearance in March; given time since; no headgear now and also up in trip. |
25/1 |
|
5th 5 (7) |
23rd Mar 2024 Heavy 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Won the Horris Hill at Newbury on heavy as a 2yo and underlined his liking for testing turf when second in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood (Charyn over 1l back in third) and a Sandown Listed race (wore first-time cheekpieces) at the end of last summer; ran poorly in 1m1f Newmarket Group 3 when last seen in October but a bold show is assured if back to anywhere near his best in a first-time visor. |
5/2 |
Non-runners
Regal Reality
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £18.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £18.68 |
| Trifecta | £55.90 |
Selections
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