14.15
FirmBritish EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3672
- 0m 5f 10y
- Class 5
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
12/1
Form: 02416 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 11lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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14th 14 (7) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
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 |
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9th 5 (2) |
27th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
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 |
10/1
Form: 6
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 3 (8) |
16th Jan 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
All 2yo races at 5f, winning a Ffos Las novice in July and taking a good step forward when blitzing his rivals in a small-field nursery at Wolverhampton in November; not been missed with an 11lb rise and he will need improvement for the sixth furlong if he is to make it 2-2 on AW. |
8/1 |
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4 (3) |
29th Aug 2025 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Related to several winners for his owner; took a major step forward at Ffos Las (5f, good) in latest novice start and the form of that success has substance; gelded since; could well improve further. |
4/1 |
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2 (1) |
9th Jul 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Sixth of seven at Ascot (5f, good to firm) on debut before finishing fifth of six at Bath (5f, firm) 47 days ago; that was an improved effort on RPRs but he may be one for nurseries after one more start. |
16/1 |
8/11
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 20 (17) |
23rd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
8st 8lb |
Sprang a 40-1 C&D surprise last week on first start since leaving Archie Watson, finishing fast to lead late on; now 4lb higher but he hasn't had much racing and there may be better still to come. |
13/2 |
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1st 11 (9) |
15th May 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
8st 13lb |
Pretty consistent across her six starts for Archie Watson (including on turf), winning a 5f AW novice last November; however, improvement is needed on stable debut, having changed hands for 26,000gns last month. |
20/1 |
|
4th 4 (2) |
17th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Trainer won with four of his last eight runners but the switch from cheekpieces to first-time blinkers will need to help this C&D winner, who's finished held in two handicaps this year having been gelded. |
5/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 3 (11) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Consistent colt who can boast 5f wins at Nottingham (novice) and Windsor (nursery off 4lb lower) this season; finished behind two of today's rivals at Haydock two weeks ago but he raced further away from the stands' rail than either Clear Force or Concert and it was also his first run on slower than good; apprentice takes off a handy 5lb; contender. |
11/2 |
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4th 3 (1) |
26th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Won a Nottingham novice (5f, good) in June; disappointed on his nursery debut here (6f) last month but put that right dropped back to 5f at Windsor (good to firm; Army Bugler fourth) just eight days later; respected. |
9/2 |
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1st 1 (9) |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Moving up to 6f did not work out on his latest outing but he'd shown plenty (without improving much) over 5f before that, including when second of five in a Sandown nursery on penultimate start; back to 5f today but could be vulnerable against less exposed rivals. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (10) |
22nd May 2026 Good 0m 5f 160y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Didn't progress in six 2yo runs for Charlie Hills and was only sixth of ten when favourite on recent stable debut at Windsor (5f, good to firm); may have needed that run but he needs to raise his game back up in trip. |
9/2 |
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6th 1 (3) |
4th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
0-6 as 2yo for Charlie Hills but he ran some promising races including when fourth in a C&D novice last summer and third in a Kempton nursery (6f, AW) in October; returns for new yard after 166 days off and interesting to see how he figures in the market. |
10/1 |
3/1
Form: 3
Last run: 9 days
W: 8st 13lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (1) |
23rd May 2025 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
190,000euros yearling; showed speed before fading into third of eight on her Yarmouth debut (6f, good to firm) nine days ago; that gave her something to build on and she shouldn't be far away. |
3/1 |
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6 (1) |
23rd May 2025 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 5 |
8st 13lb |
190,000euros yearling; showed speed before fading into third of eight on her Yarmouth debut (6f, good to firm) nine days ago; that gave her something to build on and she shouldn't be far away. |
3/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £112.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £128.74 |
| Trifecta | £286.80 |
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