May 29 / 15.00 Chepstow

15.00

Good To Firm

Bill Lewtons 80th Birthday Novice Stakes

  • Prize money: £6480
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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Bill Lewtons 80th Birthday Novice Stakes

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather:

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.10
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 42-4

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Probably below the form of his two 2yo runs when fourth of 11 on seasonal reappearance at Newbury (1m2f, good) a fortnight ago but that was still a pretty good effort; won't be far away if first-time tongue-tie has any positive effect.
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9th

3

(8)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 44y

Class 3

17:20 Goodwood

Echo Of Stars

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Oliver Cole

Tongue tied first time and improved when comfortably off the mark in a novice at Chepstow (1m2f, good to firm) in May, leading over 2f out; handicap debut was a tough task at Royal Ascot (1m2f; 20-1) and he tailed off having led 7f; dropped 2lb and early days.

14/1

15th

17

(3)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 2

17:35 Ascot

Echo Of Stars

8st 10lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Oliver Cole

Tongue tied first time and improved when off the mark in eight-runner novice at Chepstow (1m2f, good to firm) three weeks ago, leading over 2f out and comfortably seeing off Thursday's tailed-off King George V longshot Blue Hercules; more to offer, which is needed on this handicap debut; non-runner (very stiff task) in Friday's 1m4f Group 2 here.

14/1

4/7

Form: 22-6

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on both 2yo starts (1m/8.5f) and not beaten far when sixth of ten in what has predictably turned out to be a strong Newbury novice (1m2f, good) last month, despite racing too freely in the lead; will be hard to beat if first-time hood helps him to relax here.
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2nd

8

(2)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:52 Newmarket (July)

Alfaraz

8st 12lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Learning to settle proved a slow process but he had another go at front-running in a C&D novice three weeks ago and it paid off, albeit against four rivals in a very different type of contest to this; goes handicapping in a competitive contest with more to prove.

6/1

1st

3

(1)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:36 Newmarket (July)

Alfaraz

9st 4lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Andrew Balding

Did well to finish as close in a warm novice on comeback given he pulled hard to the start and in the race; again inclined to over-race in a hood (now removed) when bombing at odds-on last time and a lot will hinge on how he behaves dropping from 1m2f.

3/1

5th

4

(2)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:00 Chepstow

Alfaraz

9st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

Runner-up on both 2yo starts (1m/8.5f) and not beaten far when sixth of ten in what has predictably turned out to be a strong Newbury novice (1m2f, good) last month, despite racing too freely in the lead; will be hard to beat if first-time hood helps him to relax here.

4/7

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Last run:

W: 9st 11lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
A lowly rated maiden over jumps; makes stable/Flat debut after 275-day absence; impossible to recommend.
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5

(1)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Bath

Prophet Squeeze

9st 3lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Barry John Murphy

Beaten 2l at Ffos Las (1m2f) 12 days ago and she'll stay this far, but she's a temperamental maiden who has refused to race.

20/1

5th

6

(1)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Ffos Las

Prophet Squeeze

9st 9lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Barry John Murphy

Temperamental maiden who was a well-beaten 150-1 shot in this grade here (1m) last month, having lost many lengths at the start when reluctant to race (not for the first time).

100/1

7th

8

(6)

28th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Ffos Las

Prophet Squeeze

9st 9lb

J: Ebrahim Nader

T: Barry John Murphy

Hasn't shown much over jumps and same story this year switched to the Flat; keeps being slowly away and refused to race here on penultimate appearance, admittedly without her usual hood, but still hard to fancy.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 6

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

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W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

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Form: 84

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

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Form: 232

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 86

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3 yo Colt

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+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £29.90
Straight Forecast £29.30
Trifecta £124.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Alfaraz

Daily Mail:

El Nay

WEST COUNTRY:

Madame Dragon

LAMBOURN:

Echo Of Stars

Daily Record:

El Nay

RP RATINGS:

Alfaraz

TOPSPEED:

Alfaraz

POSTDATA:

Alfaraz

The Times:

Alfaraz

Telegraph:

Alfaraz

The Guardian:

Alfaraz

D Express:

Alfaraz

Daily Mirror:

Alfaraz

The Sun:

Alfaraz

The Star:

Alfaraz