14.10
GoodJohn Smith’s Maiden Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)
- Prize money: £9277.2
- 0m 7f 1y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
9/1
Form: 8
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 6 (3) |
10th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 1y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Won a C&D maiden (good) last July but he's been well held in three handicaps this season including over 7.6f here (soft) last month; still lightly raced but he needs to rediscover his spark back on quicker ground. |
9/2 |
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3rd 7 (8) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Landed 7f maiden here last July; off ten months and has failed to kick on sent handicapping this season, again going freely when last of six at Lingfield (7.5f) 13 days ago; could still do better if becoming more tractable. |
12/1 |
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6th 3 (1) |
30th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 135y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
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 |
3/1
Form: 2
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6th 1 (7) |
7th May 2026 Good 1m 4f 63y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Substantial improvement to win novice at Nottingham in October, followed by creditable sixth of seven in French Listed race (both 1m on heavy); however, eased right down from 4f out on handicap/seasonal debut at Newmarket (1m2f, good; 22-1) three weeks ago, after which it's hard to approach him with confidence. |
20/1 |
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8th 2 (1) |
15th Apr 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Three months off before showing substantial improvement to win 12-runner novice at Nottingham (1m, heavy) in October; creditable sixth of seven in French Listed race on final outing; better is needed on this handicap/seasonal debut but it looks like he'll surely stay. |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: 5
Last run: 64 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 6 (2) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 1m 3f 15y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
Resumed winning ways over 1m1f here in June but only fifth of six in 1m1f Musselburgh handicap 19 days ago; needs to bounce back. |
9/2 |
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5th 6 (3) |
22nd Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 208y Class 5 |
8st 2lb |
Not the most consistent but got back on track when scoring at Hamilton (1m1f, good to soft) last Wednesday; unpenalised for that win in an apprentices' race and holds obvious claims. |
5/2 |
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1st 6 (6) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 1f 35y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Won a Musselburgh nursery last August (1m, good); gelded before this season, but hasn't improved significantly; good second over 1m4f at Kempton when tried in blinkers (dispensed with here) in April, but not so good since. |
6/1 |
33/1
Form: 69
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Gelding
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| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4 (3) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Down the field at long odds both starts; needs first-time headgear to have a transformative effect. |
33/1 |
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9th 8 (6) |
3rd Jul 2025 Good 0m 6f 212y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
50-1 when down the field on debut at Newbury (6.5f, good) three weeks ago and he's probably best watched for now. |
66/1 |
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9 (5) |
12th Jun 2025 Good 0m 6f 110y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
£42,000 yearling; first foal; dam 7f AW 2yo winner (RPR 76) from talented family; gelded; others are more compelling than this Mehmas newcomer. |
25/1 |
5/2
Form: 6
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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11th 4 (11) |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 173y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Progressive once upped to 1m as 2yo, winning twice (good to firm/soft) before his Listed fourth in France (soft); may have needed last month's comeback run in the race won by Laureate Crown at Sandown (1m, good to firm; 14-1 from 20-1) but he's not obviously well treated. |
25/1 |
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5th 4 (3) |
24th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Won Ripon novice (1m, good to firm) last August on third start then followed up in four-runner nursery over this C&D (soft); creditable Listed fourth in France (1m, soft) in September but returns to a handicap off a mark 13lb higher than for his course win; further improvement needed. |
33/1 |
5/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 4 (6) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 68y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Off the mark on second handicap start when landing moderately-run race at Doncaster last time (1m, good to soft; form fair); stiffer task off this 6lb higher mark but may well progress further. |
3/1 |
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1st 5 (4) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 213y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Didn't go on last season and was gelded; only beat one home on his C&D comeback three weeks ago but shaped well for a long way and is entitled to have come on for that; worth a second look down 2lb. |
12/1 |
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6th 6 (4) |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Promising debut at Chester last July (7f, good; form worked out); no progress in two 7f runs at Newcastle afterwards but he has been gelded prior to his handicap/seasonal debut and stepping up to 1m should suit; one to be interested in. |
10/1 |
8/1
Form: 763
Last run: 39 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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2nd 2 (9) |
12th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Completed a hat-trick at Doncaster (6f) in November and continued in very good form when placed in four handicaps this season, including when third of 14 at York (7f) in May. Came in well held there (7f) last time but he's the sort to bounce back. |
7/1 |
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16th 4 (1) |
23rd May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Reliable type who again gave his running when third of 14 over C&D at the Dante meeting (good); nudged up 1lb but that should not prevent another bold bid. |
8/1 |
6/1
Form: 533
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Filly
OR: 67
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3 (5) |
15th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Won two in a row in August (7f/1m, good/AW; including nursery debut) and has run okay on her next two outings, but she needs to better those last two performances if she's to make a serious impact here. |
9/1 |
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3 (6) |
3rd Oct 2025 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Cosy winner of a Musselburgh maiden (7f, good) in August and she did well to reel in the favourite on nursery debut at Lingfield (1m, AW) later that month; held behind Grimese's Special in seller at Salisbury (7f) last time but that was in the mud and she could kick on again on this step back up in trip. |
5/1 |
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2 (2) |
12th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 213y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Did well to reel in the favourite at Lingfield (1m nursery, AW), that her second straight success following a cosy Musselburgh maiden win (7f) from Ten Sixty Six - who also shares a form line with Castrillo; dam won on soft, so no reason why an easier surface will hinder. |
11/4 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £32.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £31.86 |
| Trifecta | £129.60 |
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