June 15 / 16.00 Salisbury

16.00

Good To Firm

Happy 80th Birthday Richard Hannon Snr British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £7560
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 10 runners
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Happy 80th Birthday Richard Hannon Snr British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

Form: 931 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 11lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Close up in the Lily Agnes at Chester (5f, good) on second start and comfortably made all when 11-8 favourite in a Chepstow maiden (6f, good) on latest; has a 7lb penalty against unexposed rivals but he's the pick on form and heading the right way.
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3

(7)

25th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Ascot

Italica

9st 5lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Tom Dascombe

Successful at Chepstow (good) and Salisbury (good to firm) since tackling 6f; however, had little to spare last time and has something to find on ratings in this better grade upped further in distance.

16/1

1

(9)

15th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:00 Salisbury

Italica

9st 11lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Tom Dascombe

Close up in the Lily Agnes at Chester (5f, good) on second start and comfortably made all when 11-8 favourite in a Chepstow maiden (6f, good) on latest; has a 7lb penalty against unexposed rivals but he's the pick on form and heading the right way.

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
50,000gns yearling, 60,000gns breeze-up 2yo by Ardad; fifth foal; brother to 6f 2yo winner Najat (RPR 83); dam 1m4f AW winner (97) out of 7.5f/1m winner; late foal but from a leading yard and needs a market check.
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3

(1)

12th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 213y

Class 4

17:10 Salisbury

Ajuda Road

9st 4lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Cost 60,000gns at the breeze-ups but he didn't offer much over 6f here (debut) in June, and fared even less favourably at Newbury (6.5f, good; 11th of 13, beaten 34l; first run as a gelding) a fortnight ago; blinkers now applied; risky.

12/1

1

(13)

28th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 110y

Class 5

16:48 Newbury

Ajuda Road

9st 7lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

60,000gns breeze-up 2yo; late foal who faded into ninth of ten in novice at Salisbury (6f, good to firm; 17-2) in June and has since been gelded.

25/1

2

(7)

15th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:00 Salisbury

Ajuda Road

9st 4lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

50,000gns yearling, 60,000gns breeze-up 2yo by Ardad; fifth foal; brother to 6f 2yo winner Najat (RPR 83); dam 1m4f AW winner (97) out of 7.5f/1m winner; late foal but from a leading yard and needs a market check.

13/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
25,000gns foal, 65,000gns yearling; eighth foal; Supremacy half-brother to five winners, including Pentle Bay (Listed-placed 6f 2yo; RPR 87) and Liv My Life (5f-7f including 2yo; 77); dam French 1m4f winner; powerful yard has good strike-rate at this early stage of 2yo campaign.
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6th

3

(1)

30th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 135y

Class 5

20:12 Lingfield

Berkshire Boom

9st 7lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

Absent 289 days after winning Chester maiden (7f, good) last summer and made no more than a respectable seasonal/handicap debut when midfield at Windsor (1m, good to firm) this month; needs that recent outing to have brought him on.

6/1

7th

13

(10)

11th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

19:47 Windsor

Berkshire Boom

9st 3lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

Down the field on his Salisbury debut last June (6f, good to firm); big step forward when winning at Chester one month later (7f, good) and that form has been handsomely franked; gelded in August; 289-day absence to overcome but almost inconceivable that he's not much better than this mark (the placed horses at Chester are now BHA-rated 78, 90 and 93).

5/1

Form: 6

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
100,000gns yearling; 11-1 from 22-1 for novice at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 13 days ago, running green, soon mid-division and staying there; that's fair form, though, and he should have benefited from the experience.
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10

(10)

22nd Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:38 Kempton (AW)

Dark Mandate

9st 4lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Charles Hills

He isn't progressing but there was money for him at Wolverhampton 16 days ago (5f), only for him to be hampered leaving the stalls and then short of room soon after the start, ending up poorly positioned; didn't look straightforward in the home straight though and a wide stall isn't ideal for this free-going colt.

7/1

9

(11)

28th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Newbury

Dark Mandate

9st 5lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charles Hills

Finished closer when fifth of eight on nursery debut here (6f, good; 22-1) 13 days ago and he shaped as if moving up in trip would suit; needs markedly better but worth a second look.

12/1

5th

8

(3)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:05 Newbury

Dark Mandate

8st 8lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Charles Hills

100,000gns yearling whose well-bred dam was useful; soundly beaten on his three starts (6f, good to firm) and not obviously well treated off his opening mark, but improvement is possible and a market check is advised.

10/1

Form:

Last run: 46 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
33-1, very slowly away and always behind in a conditions event at Ascot (5f, good to firm) in April; gelded two days later.
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1st

2

29th May 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

19:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Dublin Bay

9st 9lb

T: Ollie Sangster

Improved for the switch to nurseries last summer, winning easily at Ffos Las and Doncaster (both 6f) before finishing off strongly for sixth in a much stronger race at York's Ebor meeting; better than ever when winning a C&D handicap in April and his subsequent fifth of 19 at Ascot was in a Class 4; could still rate higher; key player despite a wider draw than ideal.

9/2

5th

12

(9)

8th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:00 Ascot

Dublin Bay

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Ollie Sangster

More exposed than most but he won third handicap when making all at Wolverhampton (7f, AW; just held on) four weeks ago; also won twice at 6f on sound turf so these conditions should be no problem, but a 4lb rise might be.

14/1

1st

6

(2)

10th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Dublin Bay

9st 5lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Ollie Sangster

Dual turf winner (6f) last summer and he's run respectably from the front at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) in his last two starts; should benefit from his reappearance run last month and he's still unexposed at this trip; dangerous with cheekpieces reapplied.

7/1

Form: 8

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
140,000gns yearling; 22-1, bumped at the start and proved hard to settle in novice at Haydock (6f, good to firm) last month, always behind.
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11th

7

(8)

13th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:40 York

First Time

9st 0lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Ended his 2yo campaign for Harry Charlton by winning a Newmarket maiden (6f) and running well in Newcastle handicap (7f, AW); sold for 90,000gns and gelded since; likely needs further progress on stable debut.

14/1

1

(5)

2nd Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

First Time

9st 9lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Harry Charlton

All starts at 6f on sound turf; big improvement second run and carried that over on next two starts, culminating with a win in Newmarket maiden (good to firm; Gouken third) in August; should have no problem with 7f and threatens to be very competitive on nursery/AW debut.

9/4

3

(2)

8th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Newmarket (July)

First Time

9st 7lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Harry Charlton

Sets the standard on the form of his seconds behind respected opposition over 6f at Salisbury and Ffos Las; finished clear of the third last time and the winner ran in a Group 2 last week at Goodwood (well held).

100/30

Form: 49

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth in a small field at Newmarket (5f, good to firm) and ninth in a big field at Newbury (6f, good); has ability but others appeal more.
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2nd

14

(19)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:50 York

French Affair

9st 4lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

Usually runs some sort of race but he has not finished with much purpose at Southwell (AW) or Lingfield (turf) on his last two starts, and this is more competitive; needs a revival.

16/1

4th

7

(4)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:50 Lingfield

French Affair

9st 5lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Scored on handicap debut at Newbury (6f, good) in August and it was a good return when just failing at Kempton in March; took a big step backwards at Southwell (also 7f, AW) next time, although that was a little out of character so probably worth forgiving.

6/1

5th

7

(1)

5th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

14:31 Southwell (AW)

French Affair

9st 1lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Consistent since narrowly making a successful nursery debut at Newbury (6f, good) last August, including when beaten a head at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) 18 days ago on his return from six months off; 2lb higher but has fewer questions to answer than most of these; major player.

5/2

Form: 6

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
£68,000 yearling; 18-1 for novice at Haydock (6f, good to firm) 24 days ago, always mid-division at best but travelling okay before he ran out of steam; open to plenty of improvement, which is needed.
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1st

5

(11)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Salisbury

Golden Brown

9st 7lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Ed Walker

Finished second in the Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy (6f, good to soft; Listed) last October, form that would give him strong claims in this field; beaten as 4-9 favourite at Lingfield on his reappearance (6f, AW) but the winner there could be useful; should be involved once again.

2/1

2nd

4

(3)

20th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 4

15:51 Lingfield (AW)

Golden Brown

9st 5lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Son of Galileo Gold who was much improved on his final run in 2025 when second of 15 in Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar in October; holds leading form claims on his Polytrack debut in his bid to get off the mark at the eighth attempt.

4/6

14

(13)

4th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 217y

Class 1

15:20 Redcar

Golden Brown

8st 5lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Ed Walker

Looked a bit unlucky when fourth to Ardisia in nursery at Glorious Goodwood, but since then he's finished well behind Song Of The Clyde in sales races at York and Doncaster; 0-6 and beginning to look exposed.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
15,000gns yearling by Saxon Warrior; fourth foal; brother to Italian 6f winner Pure Circle, half-brother to Spanish 7.5f-8.5f winner Coolmeen Vega; dam unraced half-sister to winners Major's Cast (7f Listed) and Jessica's Dream (5f Group 3; dam of 1m Group 1 winner Havana Gold); trainer has had 2yo winners on debut this term.
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1st

5

(4)

20th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Spirit Of Saxony

9st 5lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Saxon Warrior gelding who shaped well in a trio of novices (6f to 1m) before posting a good fifth of 11 on his handicap debut at Ascot (1m) 12 days ago, fading last 1f; the clear form pick.

5/2

5th

1

(1)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Ascot

Spirit Of Saxony

9st 9lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Placed in novice races on first two starts (6f/7f) and again displayed clear promise when fifth of 25 in Newbury maiden (1m, good) last month, racing prominently throughout; likely contender on handicap debut.

12/1

5th

16

(7)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Newbury

Spirit Of Saxony

9st 7lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Placed in both outings, gelded prior to good second at Kempton (7f, AW) on reappearance; one of the main form contenders upped further in distance and additional improvement is possible.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 8st 13lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
33,000euros foal, 105,000gns yearling; sixth foal; Starman half-sister to winners Must Be Late (Italian 1m 2yo; Italian Oaks runner-up; RPR 100) and Queen Of Ours (5.7f 2yo; 82); dam maiden (47) half-sister to 6f 2yo Group 2 winner Always Hopeful; from powerful yard whose 2yos are making a splash and won two of the last three renewals of this race.
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9th

7

(2)

27th Sep 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Newmarket

Orions Belt

9st 2lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

Won on the July course in the summer and seemed suited by the drop back in distance when beaten only by Anthelia in Salisbury Group 3 (6f, soft; also handles good to firm) two weeks ago; should run her race but faces a stern assignment on form.

50/1

2nd

8

(1)

12th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Salisbury

Orions Belt

9st 2lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

Hasn't really kicked on since creating a very favourable impression in a 7f maiden at Newmarket in July; however, she's held in some regard by her top yard (in the Cheveley Park) and, having raced freely in her races, this drop back to 6f might benefit.

10/1

Non-runners

Penhallam

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £217.70
Straight Forecast £217.98
Trifecta £2943.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Penhallam

D Express:

Orion's Belt

RP RATINGS:

Italica

The Sun:

Ajuda Road

The Times:

Dark Mandate

POSTDATA:

French Affair

The Star:

Spirit Of Saxony

Daily Mirror:

Orion's Belt

Telegraph:

Penhallam

Daily Record:

Penhallam

LAMBOURN:

Italica