July 26 / 17.45 Windsor

17.45

Good

British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3672
  • 0m 5f 21y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

1/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.25
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 1 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 6lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made a hugely impressive debut at Yarmouth ten days ago (5f, good), coming from off the pace to win with something to spare despite looking green; stable turning her out quickly but she produced some fast mid-race fractions and looks a filly of some potential; hard to beat under a 4lb penalty.
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11th

8

(6)

15th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:40 York

Desert Treasure

9st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Promising win on debut at Yarmouth (5f, good) last July and followed up at 1-4 in Windsor novice (5f, good) ten days later; absent since and she could do with breaking better on this handicap debut but it remains to be seen where her limitations lie and she has potential off her opening mark.

4/1

1st

5

(8)

26th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

17:45 Windsor

Desert Treasure

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Made a hugely impressive debut at Yarmouth ten days ago (5f, good), coming from off the pace to win with something to spare despite looking green; stable turning her out quickly but she produced some fast mid-race fractions and looks a filly of some potential; hard to beat under a 4lb penalty.

1/2

8

(1)

16th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

18:40 Yarmouth

Desert Treasure

9st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

The sole filly; by Ten Sovereigns; half-sister to winners Johan (7f-1m including 2yo/AW; RPR 115) and Why We Dream (1m; 83); dam 6f 2yo winner (including May debut and Italian Listed; 99), half-sister to Listed-placed 8.4f winner Assume, out of 7f-winning half-sister to 7f 2yo Group 2 winner Sayedah; powerful yard is just 1-15 with juveniles this year but she still commands respect on this debut; market informative.

100/30

5/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 4

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Drawn wide and raced freely through the early stages of her Kempton debut (6f) 17 days ago, eventually weakening into fourth in the straight; can do better but such progress is a must.
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7th

1

(10)

26th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

14:07 Southwell (AW)

Mad Dash

9st 9lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

No improvement for the switch to handicaps on her last two starts, finishing behind Life After Love at Lingfield four weeks ago; edging down the weights but more is required.

13/2

6th

2

(5)

25th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

13:42 Lingfield (AW)

Mad Dash

9st 8lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

No improvement for the switch to handicaps on her last two starts; well bred and in good hands but racecourse evidence suggests she is vulnerable.

7/1

5th

1

(6)

7th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

13:10 Lingfield (AW)

Mad Dash

9st 9lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Reached the frame in her first three starts, including when runner-up behind the unbeaten Desert Treasure at Windsor (5f, good); faded into sixth of ten in a Newcastle novice last month, but it's still early days for this well-bred filly and she needs a close look on handicap debut.

4/1

50/1

  • Place: £20.80

Form: 75

Last run: 97 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest form in two 5f novice events in April; best watched this side of nurseries.
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4th

6

(5)

18th May 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rotokura Belle

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Ivan Furtado

Inconsistent but returned to her best after three below-par efforts when successful at Catterick (5f, good) last month; suffered interference when only sixth there since but is not one to place maximum faith in.

4/1

6th

5

(6)

22nd Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:22 Catterick

Rotokura Belle

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ivan Furtado

5f AW win as a 2yo; doubled her haul when showing bright speed to overcome stall 8 over C&D two weeks ago, finding plenty for pressure; the runner-up has won since and a 3lb rise may not prove beyond her.

9/4

1st

1

(8)

8th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:13 Catterick

Rotokura Belle

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ivan Furtado

Cosy winner over 5f at Southwell last September but hasn't come come close to reproducing that in three subsequent AW starts; it remains to be seen whether a return to turf sparks a revival.

11/1

Form: 49

Last run: 46 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Debut effort at Bath (5f, firm) was encouraging but he took a backwards step at Salisbury one month later; stable still seeking a first 2yo winner in 2025.
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7th

5

(10)

22nd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

16:28 Bath

Too Darn Good

9st 7lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Henry Candy

Didn't progress in six 2yo runs for Charlie Hills and was only sixth of ten when favourite on recent stable debut at Windsor (5f, good to firm); may have needed that run but he needs to raise his game back up in trip.

9/2

6th

1

(3)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

16:43 Windsor

Too Darn Good

9st 9lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Henry Candy

0-6 as 2yo for Charlie Hills but he ran some promising races including when fourth in a C&D novice last summer and third in a Kempton nursery (6f, AW) in October; returns for new yard after 166 days off and interesting to see how he figures in the market.

10/1

Form: 426

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Finished second of ten at Bath on her second start (5f, good to firm); only sixth at Deauville three weeks ago but that was in Listed company; each-way shout back down in class.
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1

(2)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:17 Nottingham

Diamond Alexander

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: David Evans

Hasn't built on her close second of ten in a Bath novice (5f, good to firm) in June, albeit facing a couple of impossible tasks; it's unclear how well handicapped she is on nursery debut; others preferred.

9/1

1

(2)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:17 Nottingham

Diamond Alexander

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: David Evans

Hasn't built on her close second of ten in a Bath novice (5f, good to firm) in June, albeit facing a couple of impossible tasks; it's unclear how well handicapped she is on nursery debut; others preferred.

9/1

20/1

Form: 06

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at Ascot on debut in April (5f, good to firm) and then at Lingfield 18 days ago (7f, good to soft; sent off 9-4 second favourite); enough to prove.
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1st

8

(7)

18th May 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Espona Bay

9st 4lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Has made the frame over 6f on his last four starts, running up to his best when third of eight at Newcastle in March; steps back up in trip and again shouldn't be far away.

8/1

3rd

4

(6)

21st Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Espona Bay

9st 6lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Scott Dixon

Maiden who has consistent form (2224) in his AW attempts, latest over C&D on debut for new yard; likely to give his running and again has frame possibilities.

7/1

4th

5

(5)

5th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Espona Bay

9st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Out of the frame in four starts on turf, but runner-up in all three outings over this trip on the AW when trained by Michael Bell; picked up for 28,000gns last month, but may again find one or two too good on stable debut.

11/2

Form: 59

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Poor form in two 5f runs last month; has a fine sprinting pedigree but may not come into his own until tackling nurseries.
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4th

10

(7)

4th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

16:43 Windsor

Truly Glamorous

9st 0lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Improved form when runner-up on nursery debut at Chepstow (5f, good) last August but he flopped at Bath (last of six) in his final run for John O'Shea; been gelded since and has bit to prove for new yard after 233 days off.

33/1

7

(7)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:05 Bath

Truly Glamorous

8st 11lb

J: William Carson

T: John O’Shea

Flattered to push the winner quite so close on his nursery debut at Chepstow (5f, good) but that shows he can win races off this mark; unraced on soft and his useful dam appreciated a quick surface.

6/1

2nd

2

(4)

14th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 6

15:00 Chepstow

Truly Glamorous

9st 6lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: John O’Shea

Appeared to display significant improvement when seventh of nine in Windsor novice (5f, good) last month, his third start, but may have been flattered by his proximity there and probably needs to kick on again here.

12/1

Form: 05

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
In need of the experience in both starts last month; did make some good late headway at Wolverhampton last time, however, and could well take another step forward; each-way shout.
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13th

11

(6)

7th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:00 Leicester

Trouser Pocket

9st 6lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Lemos De Souza

No improvement for the switch to nurseries when last of four at Brighton; opposable.

20/1

1

(3)

19th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

14:15 Brighton

Trouser Pocket

9st 9lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Lemos De Souza

Just modest form in three maiden/novice runs this summer but she has hinted at ability and this is more realistic; opening mark hardly looks a gift though.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 68

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only sixth of nine at Wolverhampton in May when sent off the 13-8 favourite; no improvement at Yarmouth ten days ago; nurseries beckon.
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7th

10

(5)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

He Bangs The Drums

9st 1lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Modest eight-race maiden; his C&D second last month was a remote one and he has since finished down the field at Southwell; others bring stronger claims.

14/1

7th

3

(6)

7th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

He Bangs The Drums

9st 4lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Archie Watson

Gained his first placing when second to an easy winner at Wolverhampton 11 days ago (6f); more will be needed back at 5f but this is uncompetitive.

100/30

2nd

2

(9)

27th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

He Bangs The Drums

9st 5lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Archie Watson

Never threatened in two nurseries and again with blinkers tried at Lingfield 13 days ago; a tongue-tie is now added.

13/2

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Payout
Exacta £3.80
Straight Forecast £4.05
Trifecta £139.10

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