August 25 / 14.10 Epsom

14.10

Good

British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (Bands C/D) (EBF Restricted Qual’) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 0m 7f 3y
  • Class 2
  • 4 runners
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British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (Bands C/D) (EBF Restricted Qual’) (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 33

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hooded in both runs; showed plenty of promise when third at Kempton (6f, AW) in June and he built on that with his front-running third behind an odds-on rival at Glorious Goodwood (7f, good); sets the standard on that form and he's a big player back in calmer waters.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

4

(5)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newmarket (July)

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9st 2lb

J: James Doyle

T: Andrew Balding

Emphatic winner of handicap debut on Southwell AW (6f) in March; found Group 3 and Listed races too daunting on next two starts and he made only modest late headway into mid-division over 5f at Royal Ascot (40-1; without regular hood, as today); return to 6f should suit but the same applies to others from that race.

22/1

14th

8

(13)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

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9st 1lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Andrew Balding

Useful 2yo and took his form to a new level with an emphatic win at Southwell (6f, AW) in March; a refusal to settle has compromised him in Group 3/Listed events on his last two starts but this mark is surely in range judged on that Southwell win and he is interesting now dropped to 5f for the first time; hooded every time except today.

20/1

9th

7

(6)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:10 Newbury

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9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Talented, albeit is a shade quirky, and made a mockery of his mark in Southwell handicap (6f, AW) on reappearance; eventually dropped away in Ascot Group 3 since but may still have more to offer; not written off.

14/1

Form: 3

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
15,000gns yearling; ran well for a long way when third of six on C&D debut (good to soft) last month, but he has plenty to find in this stronger race and could be one for further down the line.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

2

(10)

25th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Champagne Dream

9st 9lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Dylan Cunha

Placed on each of three starts, most recently over this C&D (fourth won next time); blinkers fitted for handicap debut but could have been better drawn.

6/1

3rd

2

(2)

20th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Champagne Dream

9st 7lb

J: Kyle Strydom

T: Dylan Cunha

Has shown some ability with his couple of third-place finishes at Epsom (7f); may show improvement switched to this sphere, being a brother to a triple AW winner; interesting contender.

5/1

2

(3)

25th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 2

14:10 Epsom

Champagne Dream

9st 5lb

J: Kyle Strydom

T: Dylan Cunha

15,000gns yearling; ran well for a long way when third of six on C&D debut (good to soft) last month, but he has plenty to find in this stronger race and could be one for further down the line.

10/1

Form: 53322

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
0-5 but she's finished placed in her last four runs and was only beaten a nose at Ripon (1m, good to firm) nine days ago; found more progress with that bold bid and she's respected on this drop back in trip.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

4

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

18:40 Salisbury

Mayaada

9st 1lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Ollie Sangster

Second off this mark to a useful prospect last time and that was better, having run Flat at Chester and then over-raced and not seen out 1m4f at York; had plenty of racing this last year and this, however, and remains vulnerable to improvers.

6/1

2nd

5

(5)

27th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 4

18:25 Lingfield

Mayaada

9st 1lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Ollie Sangster

Said to have run flat at Chester before over-racing and not seeing out 1m4f last time; it's likely this mark is within range but she had plenty of racing last year and has again this term, and she's vulnerable to improvers now.

4/1

4th

9

(7)

13th Jun 2026

Good

1m 3f 188y

Class 3

13:50 York

Mayaada

8st 11lb

J: Ms Aine Connolly

T: Ollie Sangster

3yo who was runner-up at Epsom (8.5f, good) in April then went one better Salisbury (good) on her first crack at 1m2f; disappointing at Chester seven days later but that run may have come too soon; stayed on well at Salisbury and could be suited by the step up to 1m4f; in calculations.

9/1

Form: 33 BF

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Aclaim filly who was a promising third on Yarmouth debut (7f, good to soft) last month; held in third again when favourite at Kempton last Tuesday, but the step up to 1m may have stretched her and she's open to progress back at this trip; dangerous.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

(3)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

13:53 Thirsk

Princess Honey Bee

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Craig Lidster

Promising third of eight on her debut at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) behind a subsequent Group 3 winner last summer but she was below that level on her next two starts, including when last of four at Epsom last August on her final start for Eve Johnson Houghton; absent since and the market should be informative on her stable debut.

11/4

4

(2)

25th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 2

14:10 Epsom

Princess Honey Bee

9st 2lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Aclaim filly who was a promising third on Yarmouth debut (7f, good to soft) last month; held in third again when favourite at Kempton last Tuesday, but the step up to 1m may have stretched her and she's open to progress back at this trip; dangerous.

9/2

3

(1)

19th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Kempton (AW)

Princess Honey Bee

9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Promising third of eight in 7f contest at Yarmouth, keeping on well and faring clear best of the newcomers; that form received two boosts in recent days; siblings include an AW winner; commands respect.

5/2

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Payout
Exacta £6.00
Straight Forecast £5.96
Trifecta £19.10

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Champagne Dream

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