14.20
GoodLongines Valiant Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)
- Prize money: £48203.5
- 0m 7f 213y
- Class 1
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
25/1
Form: 6-0132 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (5) |
23rd May 2026 Soft 1m 2f 100y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
22-1 winner of the Group 3 Valiant Stakes at Ascot (1m, good) last July and good fourth in US Grade 3 (1m, firm) next time; of interest on that form but tailed off in first-time cheekpieces (retained) on reappearance at Newmarket (1m1f, good to firm) three weeks ago; unraced on slow ground. |
25/1 |
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10th 5 (13) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Developed into a very useful sort last term, notably Group/Grade 3 performances at Ascot (won) and Kentucky Downs (ran well); chance of landing this prize depends on the effects of first-time headgear. |
16/1 |
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1 (7) |
4th Oct 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Made her name as a handicapper but popped up at 22-1 in a Group 3 at Ascot (1m, good) in July and was unlucky not to finish closer in America last time (1m Grade 3m, firm); however, whether she's up to this class is debatable, and rain could scupper things anyway (unraced on anything easier than good). |
25/1 |
9/1
Form: 18-255
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 7 (1) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 0f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Smart form in winning her first two races at three; failed to add to her tally last season; posted a career-best to win a 1m1f Group 2 event at Newmarket three weeks ago; has the beating of Francophone on that running; strong contender if she can replicate that form on slower ground; seems ideally suited by a quick surface. |
7/2 |
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1st 8 (3) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Irish mare whose career commenced with two Leopardstown wins, including in Group 3; 0-7 since but has continued to show useful form; unlikely to get back on the scoresheet in this field, however. |
14/1 |
9/1
Form: /312-6
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
17th 10 (5) |
14th Sep 2025 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Headstrong 4yo who was allowed to stride on in a handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last month and posted a career best to win; unraced on slow ground; further improvement is needed back up in grade but she's lightly raced and unexposed under front-running tactics; not discounted. |
8/1 |
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1st 4 (3) |
16th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Progressive in 7f handicaps last summer; off for nearly a year prior to a respectable sixth of ten in 7f Chelmsford Listed race last month, followed by eighth of nine when 25-1 in a 1m Group 3; should be much more competitive on this return to a handicap. |
8/1 |
7/2
Form: 13-341 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (4) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Landed a Group 3 in Ireland last July and back in that sort of form when the ready winner of a 1m Pontefract Listed race (good) 18 days ago, readily quickening 3.25l clear of the reopposing Cheshire Dancer; went without the hood she'd worn since the start of 2024 at Pontefract and it's left off again; leading form claims but is up against some progressive 3yos. |
7/2 |
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1st 8 (2) |
8th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Form since wearing a hood features 1m Listed and 1m1f Group 3 wins on British/Irish soil last term; has made the frame in Group races at York and Epsom this season; major contender in this field, provided the removal of headgear doesn't have a negative effect. |
9/2 |
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5 (2) |
7th Jun 2025 Good 1m 0f 113y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Listed winner on soft last May and she also won a five-runner Group 3 at the Curragh (1m1f, good; last to first) last July; shaped okay when third to runaway winner in York Group 2 (1m2f, good to firm) on last month's reappearance; it's hard to say whether she or Chic Colombine suffered the worst nightmare run in this race last year but both ran on well to be placed and she's firmly in the mix again if getting sufficient breaks. |
4/1 |
12/1
Form: 11-317 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (7) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Steady progress culminated in close second to Cheshire Dancer in Group 3 at Ascot (1m) on King George day last year; not in the same form since and this is a stiff task even if she rebounds. |
33/1 |
|
7th 2 (10) |
28th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
C&D winner; advanced her form last year, winning a Listed race in France and finishing second in a Group 3 at Ascot; ended her 3yo campaign with two lesser efforts but she has run well on her seasonal return in both seasons of racing; each-way shout. |
16/1 |
|
8 (12) |
30th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
AW novice winner who was tackling turf for the first time when landing a 1m Chantilly Listed race (good to soft) in May; not disgraced when seventh in Group 1 Prix de Diane over an extended 1m2f back there in June and went down by only a neck in a 1m Ascot Group 3 since, with Cajole behind her in fifth; needs considering. |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 21-227
Last run: 49 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 16 (8) |
14th Sep 2025 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Close second in Listed race for 3yo fillies at York (1m, good to firm) in May; however, she's finished down the field in Group 3 races on her next three starts and needs to turn things around. |
25/1 |
|
7 (9) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
8st 11lb |
Split Glittering Surf and American Gal in 1m Kempton conditions event on reappearance and improved again when close second in York Listed event (1m, good to firm) in May; disappointing in Group 3 at Epsom (8.5f, good) last month but was perhaps unsuited by the track; could bounce back. |
12/1 |
11/2
Form: 41222 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 9 (13) |
4th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Won her maiden on AW in the spring and has proved consistent since, including in course handicap at the Royal meeting and at Listed/Group 3 level; quite a keen goer and this drop to 7f for the time since her debut could be a good move; acts on soft; gets the vote. |
5/1 |
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11 (1) |
30th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Improved again when going down by 1l to Blue Bolt in C&D Listed event (good to firm) in July; her run of progressive form came to a halt when only fifth (American Gal second) in 1m Ascot Group 3 last time but she raced more freely than ideal. |
11/1 |
3/1
Form: 1-55
Last run: 36 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (5) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Lightly raced; good fifth in the 1,000 Guineas and Coronation Stakes prior to close third in Ascot Group 3 won by Cheshire Dancer; below par in final 3yo start but consistent otherwise and may rebound. |
9/1 |
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5th 5 (6) |
17th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
8st 11lb |
Debut win was on heavy; managed to hold her own in the 1,000 Guineas and the Coronation Stakes (both on good to firm) before a front-running third in a Group 3 at Ascot in July (1m, good; beaten half a length); major player dropped into a Listed race and could well approve of getting back on slower ground. |
5/2 |
|
9 (2) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
8st 11lb |
Comfortably justified favouritism in novice event at Salisbury (7f, heavy) on only 2yo start; pitched into the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) on reappearance and acquitted herself very well to be beaten only 2.5l into fifth; another good effort at Group 1 level when filling the same position in the Coronation Stakes over C&D (good to firm) last month; has the potential for even better after only three starts and major player with her sights lowered slightly. |
3/1 |
10/1
Form: 1-15 D
Last run: 71 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 (8) |
28th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
C&D win on debut in December 2024; made a winning reappearance on this card 12 months ago, again over this trip; two subsequent turf defeats in Listed/Group 3 company suggest she has her work cut out but returning to the AW could spark something extra. |
8/1 |
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10 (6) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
8st 11lb |
Won easily on debut at Kempton (1m) in December and made it 2-2 when coming from the back of the pack to beat Bermuda Longtail and American Gal in a conditions race back there (1m again) in March; didn't help herself by racing freely when behind Andrew Balding's filly on turf debut in a 1m York Listed race (good to firm) in May; given time since; retains potential. |
10/1 |
|
4 (3) |
16th May 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 192y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Won easily on debut at Kempton (1m, AW) in December and made it 2-2 when coming from the back of the pack to beat Bermuda Longtail by 1l there (1m) in March in a fillies' conditions race; didn't look the finished article last time and this Coronation Stakes entry has star potential. |
100/30 |
Non-runners
Sunfall, Pina Sonata
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £274.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £179.48 |
| Tricast | £610.43 |
| Trifecta | £1425.70 |
Selections
The Sun:
JancisThe Guardian:
Royal Dress