August 09 / 15.00 Brighton

15.00

Good To Firm

starsportsbet.co.uk EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Qualifier) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £3672
  • 0m 5f 215y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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starsportsbet.co.uk EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Qualifier) (GBB)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.84
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 494

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Disappointing on slow ground at Leicester in June but that run is flanked by promising fourths at Ascot (5f, good) and Windsor (6f, good to firm; first run since gelded); he just about sets the standard on latest form; key player.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

11

(4)

25th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

15:04 Leicester

Rokuni

9st 0lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Charlie Wallis

Well handicapped on last season's best efforts for Christine Dunnett; however, well beaten last September on final few starts for that yard and his sole win came back in 2024; might be best watched on stable debut.

14/1

12th

12

(12)

27th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Rokuni

8st 8lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Christine Dunnett

Has only won a Brighton maiden in 25 starts and looks hard to predict, with her placed run at Chelmsford last month followed by two lesser ones.

14/1

14/1

  • Place: £6.30

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam 6f 2yo/1m winner (RPR 84), half-sister to useful winners Faulkner (UAE 6f-9.5f dirt) and Fiscal (UAE 7f dirt), is granddaughter of 7f 2yo/1m4f Listed winner; has fair standard to aim at on debut and yard is 2-40 with 2yos this season.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

4

(5)

27th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 96y

Class 5

15:15 Beverley

This Farh

9st 6lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: David Loughnane

Unraced here; all three wins have been over about 7f, the latest at Leicester last month; 6f probably explains a lesser show last time and he has a chance judged on peak efforts.

10/1

4th

2

(4)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:25 Leicester

This Farh

9st 6lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: David Loughnane

Can lead; has been racing at about 7f for well over a year and he's run well in both attempts at that trip here, most recently when sticking his neck out for the win (good) last month; back up 3lb but on a fair mark still and used to have the speed for 6f; of interest.

11/4

Form: 3

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
By Expert Eye out of a well-related 7f turf/1m AW winner; 80-1 for his Ascot debut (6f, good to firm) last month but he made some good late headway to snatch third behind two useful prospects; that form puts him firmly in the picture and he's respected.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

5

(8)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 135y

Class 6

15:10 Lingfield

Letsbeatsepsis

9st 7lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Unraced on ground slower than good to soft; 0-12 but he's been runner-up on two occasions, including here over 1m2f last August (good to firm); too free here over 1m4f on the AW when last seen 258 days ago and drops back in trip on his reappearance.

12/1

6th

3

(9)

3rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

13:35 Lingfield (AW)

Letsbeatsepsis

9st 8lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary & Josh Moore

11-race maiden but he's been runner-up here on turf over 1m2f and at Epsom (1m2f, good) in his last two starts; needs to settle (has raced freely) now stepping up in trip on his return to AW.

9/4

2nd

9

(2)

15th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 17y

Class 6

15:50 Epsom

Letsbeatsepsis

8st 12lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Still a maiden after ten starts but he's dropped a long way in the weights and was runner-up at Lingfield (1m2f, good to firm) on Tuesday; was no match for the winner in that race but he has each-way claims again if he can back that up.

6/1

Form: 6

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 12lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Weak 33-1 at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago and she finished a well-held sixth of eight; can only be watched after that low-key start.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

(2)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

16:45 Lingfield (AW)

Virtue Temperance

9st 6lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Amanda Perrett

Made a successful nursery debut at Brighton (5f, good to firm) just over a year ago and only just beaten in her next two starts over 5f on Polytrack, including here; hasn't matched that form since and failed to beat a rival over C&D last month (behind Gogo Yubari).

12/1

6th

4

(2)

30th Aug 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 5

18:55 Lingfield (AW)

Virtue Temperance

9st 2lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Amanda Perrett

Nursery winner; beaten nine times otherwise and was never going the pace when behind Smooth Silesie at Goodwood last week.

10/1

7

(7)

22nd Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:18 Goodwood

Virtue Temperance

9st 2lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Amanda Perrett

Won a Brighton nursery 11 months ago; twice runner-up in AW handicaps since then but took a big backward step last time at Brighton.

9/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
60,000gns yearling; first foal; dam unraced sister to winners Princess Loulou (1m2f Listed; dam of 1m-10.5f Group 1 winner Nashwa) and Forbidden Planet (useful 1m2f/1m3f AW); has quite a bit of stamina on the dam's side and he could be a longer-term prospect.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

4

(6)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

15:52 Brighton

Aim For The Bull

9st 7lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Mike Murphy

Dual AW scorer who picked up the second of those wins at Kempton (1m) in March; two solid AW runs followed and he should be fine back on turf, having placed in a course classified (1m, good to firm) in July; player.

5/2

4th

5

(4)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Aim For The Bull

9st 7lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Mike Murphy

Made the breakthrough at Southwell (7f classified) in February and he got back on the scoresheet in a C&D handicap in March; never dangerous when fourth at Southwell last time but this step back up in trip looks a positive and he's not ruled out.

8/1

4th

1

(2)

11th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:45 Southwell (AW)

Aim For The Bull

9st 9lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Mike Murphy

Back on song when landing 1m Kempton handicap 17 days ago; up 3lb but this C&D winner must enter calculations from a low draw.

8/1

Non-runners

Foro Romano, Watchmaker

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £18.70
Straight Forecast £18.90
Trifecta £29.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Letsbeatsepsis

TOPSPEED:

Rokuni

RP RATINGS:

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Daily Mail:

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Daily Mirror:

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The Star:

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Daily Record:

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POSTDATA:

Rokuni

Telegraph:

Rokuni

The Sun:

Rokuni