March 28 / 16.28 Kempton (AW)

16.28

Standard To Slow

Virgin Bet/British EBF Conditions Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 2
  • 9 runners
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Virgin Bet/British EBF Conditions Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Partly cloudy

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16/1

  • Place: £6.00

Form: 88211- D

Last run: 90 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Ran just once for Aidan O'Brien before changing hands for 16,000gns last October; proving money well spent by new connections, improving with each start and unextended to win a novice at Newcastle (7f) and a 1m handicap at Southwell on his last two starts; unlikely he has reached his peak just yet but he is in deeper today and he has to concede weight all round.
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6th

2

(11)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 2

16:40 Epsom

Lake Como

9st 4lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Unraced on softer than good; found serious improvement over 7f/1m on AW but, although running respectably, he's not transferred the best of that form to 1m turf handicaps on last two outings; worth a go at this new trip.

8/1

7th

3

(7)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:40 Newbury

Lake Como

9st 8lb

J: William Buick

T: George Boughey

Respectable fourth in Newmarket handicap (1m) last time, without quite transferring his broadly progressive AW form back to turf; again has frame possibilities off an unchanged mark.

6/1

Form: 5138- C

Last run: 182 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
7f course win last August and he then ran to a similar level under a penalty one month later; 250-1 and tailed off in the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes when last seen; hard to fancy.
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5th

3

(6)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Lord Britain

9st 2lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos

Quite a progressive sort on AW and has gained both wins over 7f at Kempton, including in Class 4 handicap latest start; soundly beaten in both turf attempts, always behind in the 2,000 Guineas on second occasion; plenty to find and plenty to prove back in this sphere.

150/1

1st

1

(6)

27th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Lord Britain

9st 9lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Ismail Mohammed

Has been competitive or more when away from Group company and a strongly run race back at 7f should suit; others still appeal more from a handicapping perspective.

16/1

11th

9

(14)

2nd May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket

Lord Britain

9st 2lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Ismail Mohammed

Campaigned mainly on AW, most recently 5l fourth (ran well but never dangerous) to King's Trail at Kempton on seasonal debut; bottom of this pack on the figures and trailed home last in the Royal Lodge on sole turf attempt; this outsider has plenty to prove and plenty to find.

200/1

16/1

Form: 1625- BF

Last run: 168 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Absent since a heavy defeat in a York nursery last October (1m, good; strong favourite); gelded over the winter; even his peak 2yo efforts will need bettering in this field.
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1st

2

(5)

4th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Sandown

Hes Waliim

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: James Tate

Yet to build on wide-margin Beverley debut success (7.5f, good to firm) last August; gelded ahead of his reappearance sixth in a warm conditions race at Kempton (1m) in March; absent again since; the return to 7f could suit this often free-goer but King's Cavalry is the more obvious of the yard's pair.

12/1

6th

6

(7)

28th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:28 Kempton (AW)

Hes Waliim

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: James Tate

Absent since a heavy defeat in a York nursery last October (1m, good; strong favourite); gelded over the winter; even his peak 2yo efforts will need bettering in this field.

16/1

1

(4)

11th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:40 York

Hes Waliim

9st 9lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: James Tate

Impressive on debut at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) in August; last of six in Group 3 at Sandown (7f, soft) next time before second in a novice at Kempton (1m, AW), drawing clear with a very promising Allegresse who runs in a Group 3 at Newmarket today (1:50); he's a highly likeable prospect himself for his in-form yard and respected in his first nursery.

11/8

Form: 137-

Last run: 168 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Made a winning debut in a 7f novice at Chelmsford last August; came up short in two Group 3 events at Newmarket in the autumn, after which he was gelded; the Gosden stable has won three of the last seven runnings of the race but each of those was with a once-raced novice winner.
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8th

1

(7)

13th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:55 Sandown

Archer Royal

9st 9lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Owes this high a mark to his third in a Group 3 at Newmarket last September and he's threatening to go the wrong way, with his struggles continuing when trailing home last in the rescheduled Silver Bowl at Carlisle; the cheekpieces tried there are swiftly replaced by blinkers.

25/1

14th

3

(1)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 2

15:45 Carlisle

Archer Royal

9st 7lb

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

Won debut (7f, AW) and came third in Group 3 at Newmarket (7f, good) last September; however, he was last of seven in another Group 3 there (1m, good to firm) on final 2yo outing and beaten 10l in a conditions stakes at Kempton (1m, AW) on March reappearance; the latter was a hot race but today's first-time headgear for handicap debut needs to prompt a vastly better show.

11/1

Form: 4143-

Last run: 160 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Created a positive impression when winning a 7f novice at Doncaster on his second 2yo run; better form when a close fourth in Listed company at the St Leger meeting and ended that campaign with a close third in an Italian Group 3; stepping up to 1m should suit; more to come.
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8th

5

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:52 Newmarket (July)

Sunset On Leros

9st 5lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

Some good efforts at 7f and 1m in Listed events at home and Group 3s in Italy since winning a 7f novice at Doncaster as 2yo; quite badly hampered on handicap debut in the Golden Gates at Royal Ascot (upped to 1m2f) but his race was run at the time; probably needs to drop in the weights.

25/1

12th

9

(6)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 2

17:35 Ascot

Sunset On Leros

9st 3lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

His win was in a 7f novice at Doncaster (good) last July; subsequent efforts include minor honours in a Listed race and two Italian Group 3s, latterly emerging in third of 14 with first-time cheekpieces in their version of the 2,000 Guineas (1m, good); that does not make him well handicapped today but his sire gives plenty of hope for 1m2f.

40/1

8th

9

(2)

28th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:28 Kempton (AW)

Sunset On Leros

9st 2lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Marco Botti

Created a positive impression when winning a 7f novice at Doncaster on his second 2yo run; better form when a close fourth in Listed company at the St Leger meeting and ended that campaign with a close third in an Italian Group 3; stepping up to 1m should suit; more to come.

9/1

Form: 14524-

Last run: 154 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Highly tried after making a successful racecourse debut at Ayr last summer and he came up short, albeit he ran well in the Acomb at York and when runner-up in Listed company last October; the switch to AW shouldn't present an issue but others appeal more for win purposes.
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9th

5

(1)

30th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 3

15:00 Musselburgh

Rochfortbridge

9st 5lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Successful debut over 7f at Ayr (good to soft) last July; asked some stiff questions since and although he ran some fair races in defeat, his reappearance in a conditions race on Kempton AW wasn't one of them; gelded since; may fare better now handicapping but this is competitive.

12/1

9th

8

(9)

28th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:28 Kempton (AW)

Rochfortbridge

9st 2lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Highly tried after making a successful racecourse debut at Ayr last summer and he came up short, albeit he ran well in the Acomb at York and when runner-up in Listed company last October; the switch to AW shouldn't present an issue but others appeal more for win purposes.

8/1

6

(4)

25th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:05 Doncaster

Rochfortbridge

9st 3lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Ayr debut winner who has come up short in Group 3 and Listed races on his three starts since and would be a shock winner this afternoon.

66/1

Form: 1 CD

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form: 1- CD

Last run: 117 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

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Form: 1 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

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Payout
Exacta £16.70
Straight Forecast £18.71
Trifecta £202.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

King's Trail

POSTDATA:

Rochfortbridge

Daily Mail:

Sin City

RP RATINGS:

Sunset On Leros

TOPSPEED:

He's Waliim

NEWMARKET:

King's Trail

The Times:

King's Trail

The Guardian:

King's Trail

D Express:

King's Trail

Daily Mirror:

King's Trail

The Sun:

King's Trail

The Star:

King's Trail

Daily Record:

King's Trail

Telegraph:

Rochfortbridge