16.50
StandardNorthumbria Leisure Celebrating 52 Years Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3888
- 1m 2f 42y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Partly cloudy
100/1
Form: 88
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 2 (8) |
13th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
0-7 under rules; showed a bit more when fifth of eight at Newcastle (1m4f, Tapeta; first-time cheekpieces) last month, but will need to race with a bit more restraint in order to see out the longer trip. |
10/1 |
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5th 1 (5) |
15th Feb 2026 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Struggled in three novice/maiden races in the autumn (1m2f-1m4f) but the minor promise he showed in bumpers beforehand offers some hope for him in this low-grade handicap; sports first-time cheekpieces. |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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11th 1 (6) |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Didn't live up to market expectations on handicap debut in April (1m, AW), when he reared at the start, but this very lightly raced 5yo showed what he is capable of when second at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) three weeks ago, when denied a clear run; unproven on slow ground; on the shortlist. |
4/1 |
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2nd 3 (4) |
12th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 100y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Four-race maiden; best efforts when second on AW on two occasions; didn't live up to market expectations last time (handicap debut) but progress is still a possibility. |
8/1 |
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7th 1 (1) |
25th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
200,000gns yearling who was bought unraced for 5,000gns in October 2024; back to last autumn's debut levels when best of the rest behind an easy, long odds-on winner over C&D on comeback a month ago and may have more to offer now handicapping. |
5/1 |
66/1
Form: 66
Last run: 73 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 (2) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
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 |
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4 (2) |
9th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 3f 39y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
Well held in bumpers and in 1m maiden/novice; impossible to recommend. |
50/1 |
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2 (4) |
2nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 218y Class 4 |
9st 11lb |
Well held in bumpers and in 1m maiden at Pontefract (300-1); impossible to recommend. |
100/1 |
4/6
Form: 1-8
Last run: 45 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (2) |
9th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Outclassed rivals on sole 2yo start, over 1m at Yarmouth (soft); had a much stiffer task when returning in a Group 3 last August, where she was struck into, but she was nowhere near justifying short odds on Newcastle AW (1m2f) in October; goes handicapping with potential but queries. |
13/2 |
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4 (8) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Created a good impression when making a winning debut in Yarmouth novice last October; off ten months before eighth of 13 in Sandown Group 3 event (again 1m on soft; 14-1) in August and this Ghaiyyath filly is very much the one to beat back in these much calmer waters. |
4/6 |
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7 (5) |
30th Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 0lb |
Looked a good prospect when making a successful debut in 1m Yarmouth novice (soft) last October; those in behind haven't managed a win in a combined 17 starts since but she could do no more than score easily and it's potentially significant that her in-form top stable is prepared to pitch her straight in at Group level on her return. |
5/1 |
11/4
Form: 573
Last run: 130 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 2 (1) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 3f 15y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Often a front-runner; won at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) in October and December and at Meydan (1m3f, dirt) in January; merely mid-division back in Britain at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) six weeks ago, but that was a hot race; turf form (first three starts) is nowhere near his handicap mark. |
5/1 |
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8th 7 (10) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Won C&D novice in October for the Gosdens and followed up on stable debut in C&D handicap; added a dirt handicap win at Meydan in January; well beaten in Meydan Group 2 last time but this front-runner could make a bold bid now back in a handicap. |
20/1 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 (1) |
14th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
3,000guineas yearling by Sergei Prokofiev; dam, sprint maiden (RPR 50), is a half-sister to winners Sound Of Guns (Group-placed 6f 2yo), Masai Spirit (1m) and Storm Catlilly (US 5.5f); on this debut, others seem more likely, but his trainer has had a 3yo newcomer win at Newcastle before. |
50/1 |
50/1
Form: 53
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 6 |
11th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 4 |
10st 12lb |
Outclassed in a useful juvenile hurdle at Christmas; third of eight on the AW last month but that was a 1m6f Class 5 handicap. |
20/1 |
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3rd 4 (7) |
15th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Showed promise in novice/maiden company when trained by Paul Midgley; struggled on his yard/hurdling debut in December and it was the same story in a handicap at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) three weeks ago; down 3lb. |
20/1 |
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8th 7 (6) |
25th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 4f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Lightly raced 4yo who struggled on his hurdling debut in December but he showed some promise on AW last autumn including when third in a Newcastle novice (1m2f); returns to the Flat after another break but he needs checking in market on handicap debut. |
20/1 |
3/1
Form: 3
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 9 (7) |
12th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 31y |
9st 9lb |
First seven runs were on AW; placed in three of five Dundalk outings for this stable, including a 3l third over this trip at Dundalk in March; made little impression at Limerick on turf debut; better ground may help. |
8/1 |
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10th 8 (7) |
25th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 1m 0f 50y |
9st 9lb |
Rated 71 after seven starts on the AW; placed in three of five runs for this stable including a 3l third over this trip at Dundalk on latest; place chance if acts on turf but more needed to win. |
8/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £132.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £117.61 |
| Trifecta | £2231.10 |