July 27 / 15.55 Pontefract

15.55

Good

JCT600 Kia Castleford Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4320
  • 1m 0f 6y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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JCT600 Kia Castleford Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat debutant who holds poor claims on his bumper efforts.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

(2)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:50 Newcastle (AW)

Timely Approach

9st 8lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tracy Waggott

Has cut little ice in a pair of bumpers and 1m novices at Pontefract and Thirsk this summer; very hard to make a case for.

66/1

4

(2)

9th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 39y

Class 5

18:15 Carlisle

Timely Approach

10st 0lb

J: William Pyle

T: Tracy Waggott

Well held in bumpers and in 1m maiden/novice; impossible to recommend.

50/1

2

(4)

2nd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 4

14:15 Thirsk

Timely Approach

9st 11lb

J: William Pyle

T: Tracy Waggott

Well held in bumpers and in 1m maiden at Pontefract (300-1); impossible to recommend.

100/1

14/1

Form: 09

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Down the field in two middle-distance events; needs major improvement for this drop to 1m.
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5th

5

5th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

19:47 Hereford

Ettore

11st 5lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Third over hurdles at Taunton (extended 2m, good) in March but failed to match that level on starts either side; cheekpieces are now applied for handicap debut and, while his jumping has lacked fluency at times, he's hard to dismiss representing top stable.

9/2

7th

13

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:13 Ffos Las

Ettore

10st 9lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Record of 0-4 on Flat for previous yard; has lacked fluency in two attempts over hurdles (2m) but managed to run well, clear third, at Taunton latest; may take another step forward, especially if jumping better.

11/2

3rd

5

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

14:15 Taunton

Ettore

10st 9lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Well related (including as half-brother to a useful jumper) but 0-4 in these colours on Flat for Roger Varian, modest form in his closest finish; weak 11-2, 33l sixth of nine in a juvenile hurdle at Newbury (2m, good to soft) for new yard last month, looking best watched for the time being.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
425,000gns yearling; by Sea The Stars and sibling to winners Kildare Legend (1m3f/1m4f; RPR 99) and My Runner (French 6.5f AW; 87); major yard; interesting newcomer.
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4th

2

(5)

30th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 4

16:25 Yarmouth

Golden Horse

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

425,000gns yearling by Sea The Stars; fair form last July-September on all three starts, though apparently best when off the mark in a weak race at Hamilton (1m, good; made all) on second occasion; well beaten in a 1m2f Newmarket novice on final outing; after only three races, this handicap debutant could still be capable of better but it is needed.

5/2

1

(1)

20th Sep 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Newmarket

Golden Horse

9st 11lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: William Haggas

425,000gns yearling by Sea The Stars; found a weak race to get off the mark at Hamilton (1m, good) and now carries a penalty against classier opposition; in the right hands to progress, though.

9/2

2

(4)

12th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 68y

Class 5

18:40 Hamilton

Golden Horse

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

425,000gns yearling by Sea The Stars; carried no great confidence in the market at Pontefract (1m, good; 3-1) but shaped with promise behind a talented winner; looks sure to progress with his racing.

1/2

Form: 0-4

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Perhaps found 6f too sharp in sole 2yo start; fared much better (made the frame) over 1m at Carlisle on return from 14-month absence and may well build on that effort.
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1

(3)

23rd Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Goodwood Mogul

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Marcus Tregoning

Seven-race maiden who was beaten a head when 2-7 in a novice at Bath (1m2f, good to soft) last month; third of six in a handicap at Salisbury (1m2f, good) next time but he was below his best at Nottingham (8.5f, good; first-time cheekpieces) eight days ago; steps back up trip with headgear removed for his AW debut.

7/2

2

(7)

15th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

13:35 Nottingham

Goodwood Mogul

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Marcus Tregoning

Six-race maiden who was turned over at 2-7 in a novice at Bath (1m2f, good to soft) two starts ago, when beaten into second; however, he's since been third of six in a handicap at Salisbury (1m2f, good) and that form gives him leading claims; it's possible first-time cheekpieces will be a plus.

7/2

5

(7)

2nd Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

16:50 Salisbury

Goodwood Mogul

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Marcus Tregoning

Lightly raced 3yo with some good efforts in novice and maiden events (1m and 1m2f), just run out of a Bath event (good to soft) 19 days ago; probably needs a bit more off this mark now handicapping but that's possible.

5/2

Form:

Last run: 99 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Green and well held in big field at Cork (1m) in sole run for Donnacha O'Brien; sold for 6,000gns and gelded since; likely to be one for handicaps later on.
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13th

9

(4)

2nd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

21:00 Southwell (AW)

Omon Vase

9st 1lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Kevin Frost

Lightly-raced ex-Irish maiden came in only 11th in 1m novice here 16 days ago; blinkers and tongue-strap are reached for on his handicap debut with plenty to prove.

33/1

10

(5)

17th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

15:22 Southwell (AW)

Omon Vase

9st 4lb

J: Ben Sanderson

T: Kevin Frost

135,000gns yearling; well beaten in both starts over this trip on turf (the first for Donnacha O'Brien); probably one for handicaps.

100/1

5

(1)

27th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 5

15:55 Pontefract

Omon Vase

9st 7lb

J: Ben Sanderson

T: Kevin Frost

Green and well held in big field at Cork (1m) in sole run for Donnacha O'Brien; sold for 6,000gns and gelded since; likely to be one for handicaps later on.

50/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
32,000gns foal, 20,000gns yearling; Harry Angel half-brother to winners over 5f (RPR 77) and 1m-1m2f (69), out of 1m2f scorer (91); check the betting.
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13

(13)

21st Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 5

16:55 Yarmouth

The Northern Lord

9st 3lb

J: Liam Wright

T: Hugo Palmer

Not without promise in three qualifying runs over 7f/1m in the summer; enough in his pedigree to suggest stepping up in trip shouldn't be a problem on handicap debut; worth a second look.

16/1

10

(11)

27th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:07 Kempton (AW)

The Northern Lord

9st 4lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Hugo Palmer

Similar efforts over 1m at Pontefract and 7f at Doncaster, finishing fourth both times; again has frame possibilities on form.

9/1

4

(8)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

16:50 Doncaster

The Northern Lord

9st 4lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Hugo Palmer

Harry Angel half-brother to winners over 5f (RPR 77) and 1m-1m2f (69); never involved when a well-held fourth at Pontefract (1m, good) last month but that was a useful maiden and he showed ability; now drops in trip but he should know much more this time and is one to keep an eye on.

4/1

Form: 32

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Wootton Bassett filly who cost 300,000gns as a yearling; promise in 1m maidens at Leicester (third to useful rival) and Ffos Las (head second, clear of remainder); the form pick.
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7th

3

(7)

20th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:35 Newmarket

Charming Princess

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Long odds-on when winning a 1m maiden at Pontefract (good) and achieved more in defeat when going down narrowly on handicap debut at Lingfield (1m1f, good to firm); did get competitive some way out with Silent City which left both vulnerable when it mattered; much respected.

7/2

2

(1)

12th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:07 Lingfield

Charming Princess

9st 8lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Well-connected filly who made a more experienced and promising Haggas filly work at Ffos Las in July and she didn't have to improve to get off the mark at Pontefract (also 1m, good) 16 days ago, proving game from the front; should be open to improvement now handicapping.

6/4

Non-runners

Hopeful Joy

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Payout
Exacta £5.70
Straight Forecast £6.66
Trifecta £10.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Charming Princess

NEWMARKET:

Golden Horse

Telegraph:

Goodwood Mogul

D Express:

Golden Horse

RP RATINGS:

Charming Princess

TOPSPEED:

Charming Princess

POSTDATA:

Charming Princess

The Times:

Charming Princess

Daily Mirror:

Charming Princess

The Star:

Charming Princess

Daily Record:

Charming Princess