April 21 / 13.25 Redcar

13.25

Good To Firm

racingtv.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3780
  • 0m 7f 219y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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racingtv.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 12- D BF

Last run: 200 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unextended to win a 1m newcomers' maiden at Compiegne last May (heavy; front two pulled a long way clear); gelded afterwards; no match for a useful sort at Chantilly (1m, very soft) in October and sold out of Andre Fabre's stable for 18,000gns in October; faster ground/penalty to contend with on his stable debut and a tongue tie is now fitted; betting instructive.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9

(2)

21st Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 5y

Class 2

15:27 Pontefract

Romieu

8st 13lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Very lightly raced, ex-French 5yo; up and down among his five British starts last season but ran some big races, including first time up, and he should be capable of winning off his current mark.

9/1

13

(11)

12th Jul 2025

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

15:10 York

Romieu

8st 12lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Ex-French 4yo who has raced only six times; ran well on first two stable starts (including over 1m here on fast ground) and bounced back from Redcar flop with close second at Newcastle (1m2f, AW), where he may well have won with a clear run; unexposed at the trip and could have a part to play.

12/1

OUR TIP

5/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 5

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 150,000gns at the Breeze Ups last April; 14-1 for his Newcastle debut three weeks ago (7f; wore a hood) and kept on steadily for fifth, beaten over 11l at the finish; could take a big step forward with that run behind him and tackling an extra furlong; hood off today.
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8th

1

(4)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 35y

Class 4

19:50 Hamilton

Obito

9st 11lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

A dual winner in 2025 (including here) who also finished runner-up three times in the autumn; yard is going well so he must enter calculations on his return.

13/2

6th

4

(2)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 1y

Class 3

13:55 Redcar

Obito

9st 3lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Dual winner who is holding his form well on all sorts of ground and has the same mark as when second at Ayr five weeks ago (1m2f); solid.

4/1

11/4

Form: 3-

Last run: 131 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bare form of her Kempton debut in December (7f) nothing to write home about but she was green and should be suited by the longer trip; Newmarket stable's only runner on the card.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9

(7)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 37y

Class 4

19:50 Haydock

Jenubiyah

8st 13lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Roger Varian

Encouraging third on debut at Kempton (7f, AW) in December and filled the same position when favourite at Redcar (1m, good to firm) last month; in good hands to progress but others have more substance to their claims.

11/1

9

(7)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 37y

Class 4

19:50 Haydock

Jenubiyah

8st 13lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Roger Varian

Encouraging third on debut at Kempton (7f, AW) in December and filled the same position when favourite at Redcar (1m, good to firm) last month; in good hands to progress but others have more substance to their claims.

11/1

11/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
38,000gns foal, 88,000gns yearling; third foal; half-brother to 6f AW 2yo winner Expeditious (RPR 72); dam French 1m1f AW 2yo winner (78); powerful stable in good form and he's a newcomer of note.
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4th

1

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:22 Killarney

Earthwatch

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Flat winner for William Haggas ahcieved a peak rating of 81 in that sphere; soundly beaten on debut for this yard in a Dundalk claimer and tailed off on hurdling bow at Cork last month; unlikely.

40/1

4th

2

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 70y

13:15 Cork

Earthwatch

11st 7lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Flat winner for William Haggas achieved a peak rating of 81 in that sphere; soundly beaten on debut for this yard in a Dundalk claimer in December and is likely best watched on hurdles debut.

18/1

33/1

Form:

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
80-1, green and well beaten on her Doncaster debut three weeks ago (7f, good); likely one for the longer term.
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7

(4)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 39y

Class 6

16:10 Carlisle

Fallons First

9st 3lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: K R Burke

Tailed off when upped to 1m2f at Leicester last July and absent since; however, prior to that she kept on well for fourth on her handicap debut at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) and this very lightly raced 4yo remains one to be interested in for her top yard at this sort of trip.

7/1

7th

7

(1)

17th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:05 Leicester

Fallons First

9st 1lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Beat one home on her debut but built on that in two novices in the spring and it was a respectable handicap debut when fourth of nine at Wetherby (1m, good to firm; stayed on) last time; can probably do better now upped in trip.

4/1

1

(4)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:50 Wetherby

Fallons First

9st 9lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: K R Burke

Made steady progress in her qualifying races, keeping on for fourth in Newcastle novice (7f, AW) on latest outing; moves back up in trip for this turf return; should have more improvement to come in handicaps.

11/2

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £16.90
Straight Forecast £19.49
Trifecta £22.40

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Jenubiyah

SPOTLIGHT:

Earthwatch

The Guardian:

Romieu

POSTDATA:

Earthwatch

Telegraph:

Earthwatch

D Express:

Earthwatch

The Times:

Jenubiyah

The Sun:

Jenubiyah

The Star:

Jenubiyah

Daily Record:

Jenubiyah

Daily Mail:

Romieu

Daily Mirror:

Romieu