September 17 / 14.55 Yarmouth

14.55

Soft

British EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5372.99
  • 0m 6f 3y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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British EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
By Pinatubo; second foal; half-sister to 6f winner Almeraq (including 2yo; RPR 109); dam unraced half-sister to winners Fairyland (5f/6f Group 1 including 2yo) and Now Or Never (Australian 7f Group 2), out of unraced half-sister to 6f/7f Group 1 winner Dream Ahead; holds no fancy entries but that's an eye-catching pedigree for leading stable; market can help on this debut.
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5th

2

(5)

24th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 195y

Class 1

16:02 Carlisle

Albaydaa

9st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Progressive since handicapping, placed twice in a row (6f/7f, good) before narrow win over this C&D (good to firm); others have stronger form but this well-bred sort could have plenty more left in the tank for her top yard.

3/1

1st

7

(8)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 195y

Class 3

16:20 Carlisle

Albaydaa

9st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Classy pedigree; ready winner when upped to 7f (AW) on final 2yo start; pleasing comeback at Newmarket (6f) in April, when a keeping-on third of 13, just ahead of a subsequent Listed winner; unfortunate to run up against a big improver at Ascot (7f, good) since but aims lower here; solid.

11/10

2nd

5

(8)

8th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

13:50 Ascot

Albaydaa

8st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Came on plenty for each 2yo run, making all in a 7f maiden on Wolverhampton AW in November; plenty to like about her reappearance in a 6f handicap at Newmarket (good) recently, where she initially failed to pick up but came home nicely to finish a close third of 13; should come on for the run and go well back over 7f; yard has won three of the last seven runnings.

4/1

Form: 5

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
110,000gns yearling; 9-1 for her debut at Catterick (6f, good) but it was an inauspicious start when last of five, beaten 21l, three weeks ago; stable has much stronger claims with Zighy and she's best watched unless the market suggests otherwise.
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10th

3

(8)

19th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

14:50 Redcar

Case Study

9st 8lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Responded well to cheekpieces when second of ten at Lingfield (1m, AW) 15 days ago; a player if transferring the form back to turf.

7/2

2nd

4

(6)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield (AW)

Case Study

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Unplaced in four starts, including on handicap debut at Newmarket (1m, good; 28-1) last month; takes a drop in class in first-time cheekpieces and is in good hands, so there could be more to come from her.

13/2

Form: 3

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
26,000gns yearling; 11-1 and it was an encouraging debut when third of eight, despite hitting traffic, at Southwell (5f, AW) 23 days ago; shaped like she'd get further that day and not ruled out upped to 6f for this turf debut.
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1

(4)

22nd Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:38 Kempton (AW)

Lelosaja

9st 9lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Charlie Fellowes

Three fair efforts in sprint maiden/novice events; going back over 6f should be in her favour and she could take a step forward now handicapping.

8/1

4

(7)

27th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

16:50 Southwell (AW)

Lelosaja

9st 0lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Charlie Fellowes

Encouraging debut when third of eight here (5f) and could easily have finished closer; soft ground perhaps to blame when failing to build on that at Yarmouth.

13/2

4

(5)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

14:55 Yarmouth

Lelosaja

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charlie Fellowes

26,000gns yearling; 11-1 and it was an encouraging debut when third of eight, despite hitting traffic, at Southwell (5f, AW) 23 days ago; shaped like she'd get further that day and not ruled out upped to 6f for this turf debut.

7/1

Form: 40

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Green and outpaced over 5f when well held on debut (5f, good to firm) and she took a step backwards when tenth of 12 at Southwell (6f, AW) a fortnight ago; looks one for nurseries.
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4th

8

(5)

24th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 5

13:08 Lingfield (AW)

Mad Unicorn

9st 2lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Michael Keady

Made it 3-7 on AW when scoring here (6f) last month but she was only third of six at Newcastle (5f) two weeks ago; wasn't beaten far in that race but she needs to kick on again to defy this mark.

12/1

4th

14

(5)

23rd Oct 2025

Soft

0m 6f 18y

Class 5

14:00 Nottingham

Mad Unicorn

8st 5lb

J: Isobelle Chalmers

T: Andrew Balding

Won at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) on October 11 on second nursery start and kept on for third of seven at Chelmsford (5f, AW) last Wednesday; the return to turf poses a question but she could have more to offer for her good trainer now back up to 6f.

8/1

6

(6)

16th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:35 Chelmsford (AW)

Mad Unicorn

9st 1lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Off the mark at the fifth attempt when coming from off the pace to beat Redditizio in a 5f nursery at Wolverhampton on Saturday; 6lb penalty for that success asks a stiffer question but this well-bred filly still has time to do better.

9/4

Form: 6

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
40,000gns yearling; drawn widest and 33-1 for introduction at Southwell (6f, AW) but she made some eye-catching late headway to finish sixth of 12 a fortnight ago; looks capable of better; turf debut.
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6

(2)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

14:55 Yarmouth

Silvery

9st 2lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Marco Botti

40,000gns yearling; drawn widest and 33-1 for introduction at Southwell (6f, AW) but she made some eye-catching late headway to finish sixth of 12 a fortnight ago; looks capable of better; turf debut.

10/1

14

(12)

4th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

14:20 Southwell (AW)

Silvery

9st 2lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Marco Botti

40,000gns yearling; sixth foal; half-sister to three winners including Mi Divina (German 9.5f) and Mi Divino (German 1m1f); dam German 7f/1m winner (Group 2; 116); stable had a successful 2yo newcomer last week on turf (at 7-1).

12/1

Form: 23

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
400,000gns yearling by Mehmas; all the rage at 4-7 for a five-runner course novice (5f, good) in July but blew the start only to grab second late on; uneasy 13-8 shot but was beaten narrowly when third over C&D (good to firm) one month later; sets the standard.
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2nd

4

(2)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:22 Ffos Las

Zighy

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Wins have come over 6f on Tapeta, latterly off 6lb lower; now has her first 5f run since beaten at odds-on on her 2yo debut but she showed good toe to make most round Chester last time before picked off by two who'd sat in the rear and this mark looks within range.

7/4

3rd

5

(4)

30th May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 17y

Class 4

16:05 Chester

Zighy

9st 6lb

J: Jason Hart

T: George Boughey

Off the mark at the fifth attempt as a 2yo, winning a 6f fillies' novice decisively; stronger form when coming from off the pace to win a Class 4 handicap at Southwell last month but she was beaten fair and square at Yarmouth two weeks later (7f, good to firm); return to 6f can help but Champonie may prove the yard's main hope.

8/1

4th

4

(5)

30th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:57 Yarmouth

Zighy

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Steadily going the right way, on last two starts winning in a novice at Wolverhampton in November and handicap debut at Southwell 15 days ago; both of those were 6f on AW under good claimer Jack Callan; up 6lb but strength at the finish last time makes 7f today an appealing option.

11/4

Non-runners

Bintola

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £20.80
Straight Forecast £18.95
Trifecta £36.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Zighy

The Times:

Albaydaa

SPOTLIGHT:

Bintola

Telegraph:

Albaydaa

D Express:

Albaydaa

The Star:

Albaydaa

Daily Mail:

Bintola

POSTDATA:

Zighy

NEWMARKET:

Zighy

The Guardian:

Zighy

Daily Mirror:

Zighy

The Sun:

Zighy

Daily Record:

Zighy