14.55
GoodStar Sports EBF ‘Confined’ Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B, C & D With No More Than 3 Runs) (GBB)
- Prize money: £5184
- 0m 7f 216y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
3/1
Form: 1 C
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 8lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (5) |
25th Oct 2025 Heavy 0m 6f 2y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Both runs at Brighton, winning on soft-ground debut over 7f but not in the some form when well-held third under a penalty over 1m on good to firm nine days ago; down 2f in trip now; the return to deep ground may help but he has lots to find on form. |
33/1 |
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1 (4) |
16th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 216y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
12-1 for maiden here (7f, soft) one month ago, held up and last of seven at halfway but leading over 2f out and soon in firm control, despite looking green; needs improvement to defy a penalty but that was a promising start. |
3/1 |
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1st 3 (6) |
15th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 210y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
25,000euros breeze-up 2yo; third foal; half-brother to Swedish 7f winner American Lily (including 2yo); dam US 6f AW 2yo winner, sister to 6.5f/7f winner First Down, half-sister to winners Gold City (smart 6f/7f including 2yo) and Clear Water (7f Listed); has good pedigree and he needs watching in market on debut. |
10/1 |
13/2
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 7 (1) |
24th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 99y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
Landed 11.5f novice at Lingfield in June; ran well in first-time cheekpieces when second of nine in 1m2f handicap at Chester 22 days ago; can race off a 1lb lower mark here so bold showing is on the cards in retained headgear. |
2/1 |
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2nd 9 (4) |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
No course form but acts on good and faster ground; it took six races to get off the mark, when odds-on over an extended 1m3f at Lingfield in June, and he proved very disappointing when a shade of odds-on for last month's handicap debut at Newmarket (1m4f; beaten 18l); now goes in cheekpieces and he could be given another chance, especially as the horse he beat in his novice has won since. |
3/1 |
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3rd 5 (5) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 4 |
8st 11lb |
Acts on good to firm; placed over 1m2f on first four starts this season, before comfortably justifying 4-6 favouritism in a 11.6f novice at Lingfield on latest outing; this unchanged, opening handicap mark seems to demand more but he may have more to offer at this sort of trip. |
2/1 |
10/1
Form: 9
Last run: 84 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 (6) |
29th Aug 2026 Good 1m 1f 207y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
He recorded two soft-ground wins (1m1f/1m2f) in June and wasn't discredited over further on AW in two subsequent starts; stiff 1m2f might be his gig and any rain would be a bonus; interesting. |
7/1 |
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3rd 7 (4) |
31st Jul 2026 Standard 1m 4f 51y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Showed promise on good to firm on reappearance, before last month's soft-ground wins at Lingfield (1m1f) and Ayr (1m2f); he had no answers, however, when fifth of 14 to Roc De Fer at Southwell (1m3f, AW) four days ago. |
6/1 |
9/4
Form: 632 BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (2) |
26th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Won a Brighton novice (1m, good to firm) last October and has run with credit in handicaps over 1m/1m1f since returning in April, without looking ahead of his mark; this return to a longer trip may help, but others are still preferred. |
6/1 |
|
4th 7 (6) |
13th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 31y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
1m novice winner at two and then gelded; slow starts weren't helping matters this season but raced in touch last time at Lingfield (1m1f) and they all bumped into an improver; could go well. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 4 (2) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
Often pulled hard last year and was gelded over the winter; this season his issue has been blowing the start and that's what cost him any chance last time; up to winning off this mark but has to be considered risky now. |
7/2 |
15/8
Form: 2
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 4lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (6) |
29th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 43y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Disappointing in retained cheekpieces last time when making handicap debut and bidding for a Kempton AW double (1m3f); chance partly depends on how well he responds to new headgear. |
9/1 |
|
4th 4 (4) |
25th Feb 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Found a bit when stepped up to this trip here five weeks ago, getting up in the final strides to beat the only other runner in camera shot; doubt he's done improving and Harry Davies chooses him over stablemate Toastmaster, who he's ridden in four of his five starts. |
3/1 |
|
1st 3 (4) |
21st Jan 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Ran to a similar level in his first three races, though was turned over at odds of 2-5 here before taking a backward step when tried in cheekpieces at Lingfield; has a bit to prove on the back of that and he's been kept to 1m thus far. |
15/8 |
25/1
Form: 8
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
28th Aug 2026 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Unplaced all six Flat starts; not disgraced when midfield off basement mark at Lingfield (2m, AW) three weeks ago, though, and Sheena West's prowess in this type of race should not be underestimated. |
12/1 |
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6th 9 (10) |
8th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
8st 6lb |
Beaten 9l or more in all five runs, including on his stable debut over C&D (33-1; first run since gelded) last month; that was after an absence but he needs to show a lot more on this return visit. |
20/1 |
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5th 9 (5) |
6th Jul 2026 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
8st 5lb |
Modest form over 1m for Jack Channon; needs to improve for marked step up in trip on stable debut. |
33/1 |
100/1
Form: 95
Last run: 110 days
W: 8st 13lb
2 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (1) |
16th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 216y Class 4 |
8st 13lb |
Remote last at Goodwood (6f, good) and Lingfield (5f, good to firm) later in June; off 110 days and stepped right up in trip, but best watched. |
100/1 |
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5th 5 (5) |
28th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 4f 217y Class 5 |
9st 2lb |
Tailed off at 80-1 on debut at Goodwood (6f, good) a fortnight ago and it's highly likely she's best watched for now. |
66/1 |
|
9th 4 (4) |
13th Jun 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 2lb |
March foal; first foal; dam 5f AW winner (RPR 76), half-sister to winners Gallovie (6f-8.5f including 2yo), Star Mind (7f including 2yo) and Zuhair (7f-8.4f), out of Listed-placed 1m 2yo winner; has fair standard to aim at on debut and yard 0-12 with juveniles in recent years. |
33/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £3.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £3.35 |
| Trifecta | £10.90 |
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