April 04 / 13.30 Leicester

13.30

Good

British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £3510
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

5/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.10
  • Place: £1.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
60,000gns foal, 78,000gns yearling who only reached his second birthday on Wednesday; holds no notable entries but is a half-brother to two winners for the yard, including Wonderwork, who went in on his 2yo debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

12

(10)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 1

13:50 Doncaster

Super Soldier

8st 11lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Winless after debut (5f, good to firm) last spring but he did finish second in Listed race (5f, good to soft) and Group 2 (6f, soft) in France; however, this looks a stern assignment for his reappearance and it's over 20 years since a 3yo won this race.

20/1

4th

10

(8)

18th Oct 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

13:30 Ascot

Super Soldier

9st 7lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Just in front of Siren Suit here in the spring but is now more exposed than that rival; well behind Egoli on AW last time, again failing to back up his French Group 2 second.

50/1

8

(5)

6th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:10 Kempton (AW)

Super Soldier

9st 3lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Richmond defeat last time took his record since debut success to 0-5, albeit having raced on the unfavoured part of the track along with Egoli; good second in the Prix Robert Papin (6f Group 2) at Chantilly earlier in July; that French effort gives him leading claims on AW debut.

7/2

20/1

  • Place: £6.50

Form:

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Trainer had a 2yo newcomer win at a big price last summer but this half-brother to three winners started 50-1 and ran accordingly in the Brocklesby; is the only one with experience, which can count at this early stage, but he'll need a deal more.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

(7)

4th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

18:20 Ffos Las

Alkuwarrior

9st 5lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Record of 1-11 overall; has finished last in two sprint handicaps for current yard; cheekpieces added.

25/1

14th

14

(7)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

19:00 Windsor

Alkuwarrior

9st 0lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Changed stables last summer and it was an inauspicious start for this yard when last of nine in course nursery (good to firm) in August; subsequently gelded but again trailed the field at Bath (also 5f, firm) on his reappearance last month; plenty to prove on his first go at 6f.

40/1

9th

5

(2)

27th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

15:30 Bath

Alkuwarrior

9st 3lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Maiden winner for previous yard; absent and gelded since failing to beat a rival last August on debut for new stable; best watched unless the market speaks positively.

20/1

7/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
February-foaled 65,000gns yearling who holds a couple of sales race entries; dam was a useful early 2yo for David O'Meara and he's an interesting newcomer for a trainer who boasts a good record with juveniles here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

(5)

28th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:07 Ripon

Valor Spirit

9st 8lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Bryan Smart

0-8 as a 2yo for Richard Fahey, albeit having made the frame six times; changed hands for 20,000gns in the autumn and was subsequently gelding; reappears on a workable mark; market may guide.

12/1

5th

1

(1)

23rd Oct 2025

Soft

0m 6f 18y

Class 5

14:00 Nottingham

Valor Spirit

9st 9lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard Fahey

0-7 but has often run well, finishing a close third in a nursery at Beverley (5f, good to firm) in August and returning to form when third in a maiden at Ayr (6f, soft) last time; might not be far away.

7/1

6

(6)

30th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Ayr

Valor Spirit

9st 7lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Richard Fahey

Came up well short in competitive nursery last time; reasonably consistent otherwise and holds place claims in this field; more exposed than his rivals, admittedly.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Trainer has a much better record with 2yos on the AW than turf and is 0-19 with them here down the years; this 24,000gns yearling, who doesn't turn two for a few weeks, wouldn't look an obvious early juvenile on pedigree.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(6)

30th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 135y

Class 5

20:12 Lingfield

Raging Raj

9st 8lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Won two AW nurseries in November (1m/7f) and began this campaign with two respectable runs in competitive 1m turf handicaps; the most exposed runner in the line-up but sure to appreciate this ease in grade.

12/1

6th

11

(7)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Ascot

Raging Raj

9st 0lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Won two AW nurseries in November (1m/7f) and was very respectable seventh in good Newmarket handicap (1m, good) contested by a few of these last month but might be vulnerable to less-exposed rivals again.

20/1

7th

11

(9)

14th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:10 Newmarket

Raging Raj

9st 1lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Not disgraced at Southwell (1m) when bidding for an AW hat-trick, taking his form figures since handicapping to 2112; ran well in last turf attempt but is now 17lb higher in a stronger grade.

16/1

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
February foal who went for £20,000 as a yearling and holds a few sales race entries later in the season; dam, who went close on her 2yo debut before regressing, has produced one ordinary maiden thus far; the market will guide.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(2)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 5

12:33 Lingfield (AW)

Somebody

9st 5lb

J: George Wood

T: Richard Spencer

13-race maiden who has finished placed on numerous occasions, including when third in a Newcastle maiden (7f, Tapeta) 11 days ago; should be fine back at this trip but he has something to find on the figures and may have to settle for a supporting role again.

9/2

2

(9)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Somebody

9st 9lb

J: George Wood

T: Richard Spencer

Runner-up in three novice events but has been below that form in three nurseries since; handicapper has dropped him another 3lb and he sports first-time tongue-tie, with first-time visor replacing the cheekpieces worn on last two starts; possibilities if able to reproduce his earlier form.

7/1

9th

8

(7)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 5

14:45 Lingfield (AW)

Somebody

9st 2lb

J: George Wood

T: Richard Spencer

Runner-up in three of his seven starts including two AW novices, at Southwell (5f, Tapeta) in April and at Chelmsford (6f, Polytrack) in June; well held in two turf nurseries (6f/7f) since being gelded, though; needs to bounce back.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Early-foaled £18,000 yearling who's a half-brother to a 1m winner out of a 6f winner in the US; holds a few sales race entries later on and is a likely looking type for a yard always to be respected in early 2yo races.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

(1)

13th Oct 2025

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 5

14:30 Yarmouth

Calafiori

9st 13lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Expensive to follow in first seven starts but he's scored in cheekpieces in two of his last three runs, including a comfortable success at Pontefract (6f, soft) last Monday; this is tougher under a penalty but he's open to more progress and is versatile ground-wise; big player.

2/1

2

(1)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Bath

Calafiori

9st 8lb

J: Jack Callan

T: George Boughey

Had been expensive to follow but first-time cheekpieces did the trick when a clearcut winner at Brighton (maiden over an extended 5f; good); now 5lb higher than when narrowly held in his two previous handicaps but that rise is erased by Jack Callan's claim; soft ground a first.

5/2

1st

1

(6)

31st Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 5

14:22 Brighton

Calafiori

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Consistent yet frustrating sort who has a habit of finishing second and has been a beaten favourite on four occasions; comes with some risk but first-time headgear may enable him to go one better.

13/8

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £26.60
Straight Forecast £26.81
Trifecta £56.20

Selections

Telegraph:

Super Soldier

SPOTLIGHT:

Calafiori

D Express:

Valor Spirit

The Guardian:

Super Soldier

Daily Mail:

Super Soldier

Daily Mirror:

Super Soldier

The Sun:

Super Soldier

The Star:

Super Soldier

Daily Record:

Super Soldier

POSTDATA:

Calafiori

The Times:

Calafiori