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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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 |
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7th 13 (10) |
11th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 31y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
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 |
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
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 (2) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
A fair 1m juvenile winner but not proving the easiest to catch right this season and he beat only one home in 1m2f Ripon handicap 25 days ago; others appeal more. |
5/1 |
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7th 1 (2) |
8th May 2026 Good To Soft 1m 1f 170y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Record of 1-10 but his win was off 4lb higher at Musselburgh (1m, good) last August; mixed record since but he returned to form with a clear second in first-time blinkers at Kempton (1m4f) last week; has claims if he can back that up and he's in the mix back in trip. |
3/1 |
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2nd 3 (2) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Made a winning handicap debut in 1m turf contest last August; far from solid on subsequent form, latterly over 1m2f, and doesn't appear to be crying out for this further step up in distance; blinkers replace the cheekpieces worn last time. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: 69
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 7lb
2 yo Gelding
OR: —
| 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
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
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: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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5 (6) |
30th Sep 2025 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Not that far away when fifth of eight at Chester (7f, good) on debut in July and that place is never easy for a newcomer; should improve. |
13/2 |
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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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 |
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3rd 15 (6) |
13th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
8st 6lb |
Ended his 2yo season with a hat-trick; consistent efforts this term, good third at Beverley (7.5f) most recently; getting no respite from the assessor but is reasonably solid and likely to give his running. |
8/1 |
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3rd 8 (8) |
4th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 96y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Completed a hat-trick at Doncaster (6f) in November to end 2025 and he's continued in very good form this spring when in the frame in 7f handicaps at Southwell and Newbury; ought to be in the shake-up again. |
10/1 |
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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