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18.23

Good To Firm

N & L Franklin Developments Ltd Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £4320
  • 0m 5f 8y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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N & L Franklin Developments Ltd Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 59

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran okay first time out but no more than that and Windsor last time was disappointing; now goes in a tongue-tie.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

9

(1)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 2y

Class 5

19:08 Doncaster

Black Endeavour

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: Mark Rimell

Consistent since handicapping and is back around the mark off which he won a Nottingham nursery last August; hit traffic on the return to 6f last time and is one of the likelier winners.

7/1

5th

7

(11)

25th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Black Endeavour

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Mark Rimell

Followed August's 6f win at Nottingham with two solid efforts over 7f; down the field on this month's return to action at Kempton but that should have sharpened him up and he is feasibly weighted.

9/1

6th

7

(7)

1st Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Black Endeavour

9st 4lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Mark Rimell

Got off the mark at the fifth attempt as a 2yo, winning a 6f nursery at Nottingham; two solid efforts over 7f followed; has been gelded; each-way claims back from his 197-day absence.

10/1

Form: 9

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
£15,000 breeze-up purchase out of a winning sprinter; 33-1 and beaten 12l on 6f debut at Chelmsford.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6th

8

(5)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

13:25 Lingfield (AW)

Excelerate

8st 12lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Michael Keady

Good effort when second of eight at Wolverhampton (5f) last month, always prominent; runs off the same mark but a bit more will be needed if he is to come out on top.

100/30

6th

8

(5)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

13:25 Lingfield (AW)

Excelerate

8st 12lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Michael Keady

Good effort when second of eight at Wolverhampton (5f) last month, always prominent; runs off the same mark but a bit more will be needed if he is to come out on top.

100/30

7

(7)

20th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

16:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Excelerate

8st 12lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Michael Keady

Only beaten just over 2l into fourth of seven on nursery debut at Chelmsford (5f, Polytrack) last month, but didn't back it up at Brighton (6f, good) next time; something to prove.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
2,000gns breeze-up 2yo; second foal; dam twice-raced 7f AW winner (RPR 83) and half-sister to useful 5f-6f winner Taajub; would be a surprise winner of this on debut.
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2nd

12

(6)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Thirsk

Explosive Finnish

8st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Son of Pinatubo who has shaped with promise when third on both his starts this season, not enjoying a clear passage when third of 14 in 5f Beverley handicap 27 days ago; a likely player off an unchanged mark.

7/1

3rd

9

(2)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:40 Beverley

Explosive Finnish

9st 5lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Kevin Frost

Unexposed; best efforts have been on the AW, notably when close third over 6f at Southwell last time; back down in trip but could go well from stall 2 if as effective on turf.

11/2

Form: 7

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed some early speed before finishing last over C&D a month ago (good; 20-1); now tongue tied.
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No / Draw
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1st

3

(8)

25th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Flash Rascal

9st 8lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

6f AW winner in November (form solid) and several good placed runs followed; he has more to prove on turf but he won't be far away if able to transfer his form back to the grass.

9/2

3rd

7

(2)

17th Feb 2026

0m 5f 21y

Class 4

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Flash Rascal

8st 8lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Took well to AW when winning a 6f nursery at Chelmsford in November; hasn't always had the rub of the green since but latest C&D second was a good run and he goes off the same mark; big player if he gets away on terms.

9/2

Form: 52

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fetched 1,400,000gns when the second highest lot at the Craven Breeze-Up Sale; made a modest start at Yarmouth but showed plenty more when always prominent and just missing out over 6f here a month ago; the winner has since followed up; strong chance.
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13th

3

(5)

16th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

13:50 Newmarket

Silent Applause

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Appleby

Absent since coming up short in Listed grade at York Ebor festival when bidding for 5f hat-trick; return to 6f presents a question mark in this competitive field and William Buick prefers Treanmor; however, cost 1,400,000gns at the Craven breeze-up a year ago and can't be written off.

7/1

6

(4)

23rd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

16:45 York

Silent Applause

9st 2lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Appleby

1,400,000gns breeze-up purchase who is 2-2 since dropping to 5f, latterly returning from a gelding operation to make light of an opening mark of 88 in a small-field nursery at Haydock (good); William Buick is on Military Code but this son of Acclamation looks capable of making his presence felt in this higher grade.

7/2

1st

1

(1)

8th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

17:40 Haydock

Silent Applause

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Charlie Appleby

Runner-up at Nottingham (6f, good) in June on second start then got the job done at 1-4 there (5f, good to firm) last month; gelded since; cost 1,400,000gns at the breeze-ups in April and could have lots more to offer for his top connections.

4/5

Form: 33 BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has finished third at Thirsk and Brighton, failing favourite backers the last time; looks sure to pick up a race but may need more if she's to beat Silent Applause.
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1st

1

(1)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:15 Thirsk

Dazzling Haze

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Robert Cowell

A dual 5f winner for Simon and Ed Crisford at two; made an encouraging start for new yard after seven months off when fifth of 14 over C&D last month so enters calculations.

13/2

5th

2

(9)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

17:07 Thirsk

Dazzling Haze

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Robert Cowell

Won two of her four nursery runs for the Crisfords, including over C&D in September (good ground); improvement necessary to overcome this mark but she can't be ruled out on her first run for Robert Cowell.

12/1

5th

2

(2)

26th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

15:25 Haydock

Dazzling Haze

9st 9lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Off the mark with a winning handicap debut at Musselburgh in August and, after a blip at Windsor, she regained the winning thread under Jack Callan at Thirsk (also 5f, good) three weeks ago; up 6lb but she's got a largely progressive profile.

4/1

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Payout
Exacta £1.40
Straight Forecast £1.38
Trifecta £3.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Silent Applause

RP RATINGS:

Silent Applause

TOPSPEED:

Silent Applause

POSTDATA:

Silent Applause

NEWMARKET:

Silent Applause

The Times:

Silent Applause

Telegraph:

Silent Applause

The Guardian:

Silent Applause

Daily Mail:

Silent Applause

D Express:

Silent Applause

Daily Mirror:

Silent Applause

The Sun:

Silent Applause

The Star:

Silent Applause

Daily Record:

Silent Applause