18.30
GoodPick And Place Your Stakes Challenge EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B/C/D) (Qualifier) (GBB)
- Prize money: £5400
- 0m 7f 3y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
4/6 (Won)
- Win: £1.45
- Place: £1.10
Form: 2
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (1) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
10st 0lb |
He's 0-7 in handicaps but runner-up in three, including when short-headed in this race last year (good to firm) and when returning to form at Ripon (1m2f, good) last time; could be bang there once more. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 1 (4) |
28th May 2026 Good 1m 1f 170y Class 3 |
9st 11lb |
Sole success came at Epsom (7f, good to firm) as a 2yo, though he twice finished runner-up last year, including at York (1m2f, good; first start since being gelded) in October; didn't enjoy the smoothest run and far from disgraced in good Newbury handicap on reappearance; likely to go well. |
9/2 |
|
8th 4 (6) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Sole success came at Epsom (7f, good to firm) as a 2yo, though he twice finished runner-up last year including at York (1m2f, good; first start since being gelded) in October; off since but he has gone well fresh in the past; shortlisted. |
9/1 |
9/4
- Place: £1.50
Form: 3
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
16th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Just 1-18 on the Flat but showed fair form when placed twice over 1m2f this spring; should have a future over hurdles but he made a low-key start in this sphere over C&D (good; 20-1) last month; stablemate of Chemistry. |
16/1 |
|
5th 5 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Just 1-18 on the Flat but showed fair form when placed twice over 1m2f this spring; can be competitive at this level if he takes well to hurdling at the first attempt. |
16/1 |
6/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 (11) |
6th May 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
8st 4lb |
Poor, regressive maiden who's barely beaten a rival in half a dozen runs for this yard; the first-time eyshield/blinkers will need to make quite a difference. |
66/1 |
|
9th 7 (10) |
15th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 4f 214y Class 6 |
8st 11lb |
Promise in novice/maiden events for Andrew Balding but he's been well beaten in seven handicaps since, including five for this stable; drops to 5f with a transformation needed; best watched. |
66/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: 58 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (6) |
1st Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
First visit here was a winning one (this trip; did it nicely; May 2025) and he hasn't run a bad race at the track since, most recent example when not getting the rub of the green in a 0-70 two starts ago (finished fifth); soft ground a valid excuse latest; of interest in first-time blinkers. |
8/1 |
|
9th 2 (3) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 16y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Scored twice last summer (including over C&D) and comes here on the back of a solid fifth in 5.5f Bath handicap 25 days ago; not out of things from an easing mark. |
10/1 |
|
5th 4 (5) |
12th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Twice a winner in 2025, once here; reappeared with a close sixth at this track last month and it was his first visit to Pontefract when below par three weeks ago; can go well. |
9/2 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 0lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (8) |
4th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
led, headed and weakened over 1f out |
7/1 |
|
8th 3 (8) |
4th Nov 2024 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
led, headed and weakened over 1f out |
7/1 |
|
7th 6 (7) |
15th Oct 2024 Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Again made the running when cracking late on last Tuesday's nursery debut (stiff 7f, heavy); today's less-testing course should help but she needs more. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 10 (11) |
25th Oct 2024 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
bumped start, soon switched left, always behind |
12/1 |
|
8th 2 (7) |
16th Oct 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Improved effort (third over 7f) at Leicester last month on handicap debut; clear possibilities off same mark, provided he takes well to first-time headgear and AW surface. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 1 (6) |
10th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Well held at big prices all three runs (good to firm) but showed promise on second start; moving back up from 6f can help and nursery debut should present a much more realistic opportunity, so he needs a market check. |
8/1 |
40/1
Form: 8
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 7 (8) |
16th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won a 5.3f nursery at Brighton last August; not beaten far at Bath (1m, good to soft) last month but that effort a standout in 2025 and he's been well beaten twice since; hard to recommend. |
16/1 |
|
9 (14) |
10th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Won a nursery at Brighton (5f, good to firm) last August, but he's generally struggled since and was tailed off at Brighton (1m4f, good to soft) on Tuesday; now takes a big drop back in trip but he needs to bounce back near best. |
25/1 |
|
8th 9 (10) |
7th Oct 2025 Good To Soft 1m 3f 198y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
Won a nursery here (5f, good to firm) in August last year, but out of the frame in six outings since; following wind surgery he wasn't beaten far into seventh of 11 at Bath (1m, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie) last month, but nothing in his pedigree suggests he wants this sort of trip. |
12/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £2.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £2.44 |
| Trifecta | £5.30 |
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