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StandardBest Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £5670
- 1m 0f 13y
- Class 4
- 10 runners
Runners: 10 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Mostly cloudy
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.80
- Place: £1.20
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 3 (1) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Irish-trained gelding who has a US pedigree; two from two, both wins over 1m at Southwell; faces a stiffer task on bare figures upped in grade but is a promising type who could well rate higher. |
20/1 |
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4th 3 (1) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Irish-trained gelding who has a US pedigree; two from two, both wins over 1m at Southwell; faces a stiffer task on bare figures upped in grade but is a promising type who could well rate higher. |
20/1 |
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1st 4 (12) |
21st Mar 2025 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Sold unraced in January for 3,400gns and looked money well spent when making all over C&D on debut three weeks ago (2-1 joint-favourite); open to improvement and he's a strong contender despite the widest stall. |
2/1 |
15/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 4
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 7 (3) |
29th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Runner-up twice in a row before filling the same position over C&D (soft) 11 days ago, behind Empirestateofmind; soundly beaten at Hamilton (1m1f, heavy) two days later but that may have come too soon; in the mix if bouncing back. |
9/2 |
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5th 5 (9) |
20th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 1f 35y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
In-form 4yo maiden whose turn may be near, having finished a good second in last three starts, latest when 1l behind Empirestateofmind at Ayr (1m, soft; clear of remainder) on Friday; gets a 4lb pull with that rival; solid chance. |
100/30 |
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2nd 8 (10) |
18th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
No wins in 15 but bang there in his last three races, at 1m1f and 1m2f; handicap mark hasn't really gone anywhere so has to be considered. |
11/2 |
9/1
- Place: £3.40
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 4 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Came off worst in a pace battle with Granny B and ultimately 6l behind her at Hereford latest (2m, good); could still race more sparingly, but 3lb lower today and fared okay in a C&D juvenile last winter. |
11/2 |
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6th 7 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Shaped with promise in juvenile hurdles in December, and although his run last month on handicap debut was a shade disappointing, the heavy ground likely counted against him; hood worn the last twice is retained, and a better showing can be expected from this 4yo returned to a more suitable surface. |
13/2 |
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4th 5 |
1st Mar 2026 Heavy 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
Owned by Andrew Balding, for whom he was third in a 1m novice on sole Flat start; has shown enough in juvenile hurdles (hooded last time) to believe he can threaten in a handicap of this nature, provided he copes with the ground (unraced on softer than good to soft). |
7/2 |
15/2
Form: 3
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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9 (4) |
12th Apr 2025 Good 1m 0f 7y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Cost 325,000gns as a yearling but he was beaten 12l on his Kempton debut and then 4l at Southwell when weaker in the betting (again over 1m); wouldn't be the obvious answer to a race of this nature on what he's shown. |
16/1 |
66/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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8th 1 (11) |
1st Oct 2026 Good To Soft 1m 1f 201y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Looked less than straightforward but ultimately responded well to change of headgear when winning at Sandown (1m2f, good to soft) most recently, taking record to 3-16; enters calculations in the retained blinkers. |
8/1 |
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1st 2 (2) |
11th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 1f 209y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Ideally suited by good or slower ground and he's very effective on heavy; won at Doncaster in March (1m2f) and had a near miss at Goodwood in June but his form nosedived at Epsom 11 days ago; has bit to prove again after that and he needs to bounce back in new headgear. |
12/1 |
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12th 10 (3) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Not at his best last time but on the up previously and neither trip nor ground will be a concern; each-way shout. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 5-
Last run: 87 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 9 (2) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 113y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Gelded before winning at Windsor (good to firm) last May and finished that season with further wins at Sandown (also 1m, soft) and Newmarket (1m1f, good to firm); on the premises when he suffered chance-ending interference at Newbury last time and this tactically versatile sort is well drawn to sit handy; interesting. |
13/2 |
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5th 13 (3) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Won three of his seven handicaps (1m-1m1f) last term, including the last two; just fourth of 13 to Spanish Voice when favourite at Newmarket on reappearance but that was respectable; player on peak 2025 effort. |
10/1 |
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4th 3 (4) |
2nd May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 11lb |
On a roll when last seen, winning at Sandown (1m, soft) and on this course (1m1f, good to firm) in second half of last season; that form looks solid and he's been nudged up only 3lb for the second success; leading claims if ready to roll after seven months off. |
11/2 |
8/1
Form: 7-2
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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11th 4 (6) |
10th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Promising second in a Wolverhampton novice (8.6f) last January but he's struggled in both subsequent runs, including on handicap debut at Sandown (1m, soft) last August; still unexposed but he has plenty to prove after another absence; hooded first time. |
33/1 |
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9th 8 (14) |
29th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Handicap and turf debutant who has a workable opening mark judged on the pick of his AW novice form; gelded since last run six months ago; market may give further guidance. |
16/1 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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7th 6 (2) |
14th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Three-time AW winner over 6f; yet to offer much over this far (0-5) and hasn't beaten a rival in his last two races. |
11/1 |
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9th 5 (4) |
2nd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 3y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Three-time AW winner over 6f, most recently at Kempton in May off a 1lb lower mark than today's; third on turf at Chepstow (6f, good to soft) after that success but he's been below that level over this trip in two starts since. |
20/1 |
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5th 2 (6) |
25th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Triple 6f scorer on Tapeta or Polytrack, and ought to have races in him on turf also judged on last month's Chepstow third (good to soft); this trip still seemed too far for now at Redcar latest, however. |
12/1 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 8 |
19th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 178y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Down the field when 9-2 for last month's handicap hurdle debut over 2m4f at Ayr; however, trainer's representative reported he may have been unsuited by the soft, heavy in places ground; showed promise in three juvenile hurdles towards the end of last year (2m1f/2m, soft/good to soft) and this 4yo retains potential back down in trip and back on better ground. |
4/1 |
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9th 11 |
23rd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
10st 8lb |
0-9 on the Flat but he's shown promise on all three hurdle starts and has potential off his opening mark judged on his close second at Wetherby (2m, soft) in December; receives handy 4yo allowance and he could have a big part to play if seeing out this new trip. |
4/1 |
11/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 9 (6) |
1st May 2025 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
He has run to a similar level in two 1m runs at Southwell and Kempton this spring; not sure to need this far on pedigree but he remains capable of better. |
8/1 |
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5th 9 (6) |
1st May 2025 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
He has run to a similar level in two 1m runs at Southwell and Kempton this spring; not sure to need this far on pedigree but he remains capable of better. |
8/1 |
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5th 10 (11) |
7th Apr 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
prominent, weakened over 1f out |
11/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £22.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £24.71 |
| Trifecta | £228.30 |
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