15.10
Good To FirmVirgin Bet Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2)
- Prize money: £113420
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 1
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
Form: 431342 C
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 1 (6) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Won the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket (1m1f, good to firm) last September and added a Listed win here (1m2f, good) in May, narrowly beating Naqeeb; this front-runner has remained in good form and can make a bold bid. |
9/2 |
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4th 1 (5) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 12lb |
Ran creditably, one place behind Persica, in Epsom Group 3 last time but is now worse off with that rival; has to overcome a 3lb penalty for narrow Listed win at Goodwood (1m2f, good) in May. |
16/1 |
Form: 044394 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 5 (7) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Defied a 5lb lower mark in the corresponding race 12 months ago; many good runs in defeat since then, including his fourth in the Royal Hunt Cup, and he is unlikely to be too far away. |
7/1 |
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9th 3 (3) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Currently in a consistent vein of form that ties him in with some of today's opponents; creditable third to Indalo at Sandown most recently; Goodwood record comprises a couple of second-place finishes at this meeting, including in this race last year; solid claims. |
9/1 |
Form: 1051/7
Last run: 177 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: 81-525 C
Last run: 49 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
Form: -47149 CD
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 5 (8) |
29th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
Prevailed in York Group 3 when dropped back to 7f last month, benefiting from the first application of a tongue-tie, and rallied for fourth behind Lake Forest in 7f Group 2 Lennox here yesterday; well suited by Goodwood but he was a fluky 150-1 winner of this race last year, having been allowed too much rope in a pacemaking duty, and seems unlikely to repeat the feat. |
50/1 |
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4th 5 (5) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Prevailed in Group 3 event at York (7f, good) last time, bouncing back to form with tongue-tie fitted (retained today) and dropped back in trip; record of 3-3 at Goodwood features a success when pacemaker in last year's Sussex Stakes; commands respect returned to this venue. |
3/1 |
Form: -21130 CD
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 (12) |
29th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
Better than ever this season, most recently a close third in Group 2 at Ascot (1m, good to firm) when bidding for a hat-trick after wins at Longchamp (Listed) and Epsom (Group 3); landed the Group 3 Thoroughbred Stakes at this meeting 12 months ago; faces a tougher task in this top grade but could go well in his current form. |
66/1 |
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3rd 7 (6) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
This prominent racer was pipped by No Lunch (who has to give him 3lb now) in Saint-Cloud Group 2 on reappearance but has built on that with wins in Listed race at Longchamp and Group 3 at Epsom (both 1m, good to soft) in recent months; while his best RPRS have been achieved on good or softer his second on good to firm at last year's Newmarket July meeting was as good as anything he'd achieved at that stage; should go well. |
8/1 |
Form: -24837 CD
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (8) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Losing run up to 16; has run some fine races in that period but her hold-up style dictates that things need to drop right and she got going too late when third in 1m Pontefract Listed race 18 days ago; prior to that she finished around 2l behind the reopposing Kon Tiki when eighth of 15 to Blue Bolt in the Duke Of Cambridge over C&D at the Royal meeting (good to firm). |
25/1 |
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3rd 3 (11) |
7th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Losing run up to 15 but she has run some fine races in that period, not least when beaten less than a length into third of six in the Group 2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood (1m, good to firm) last August (entered again this year); respected on these terms and Jamie Spencer knows her well; still holds a Sussex Stakes entry. |
100/30 |
Form: 06-175 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (4) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Came up well short in Group 1/Listed events in the second half of 2025 but different story on Kempton AW reappearance, readily seeing off ten rivals in 1m Listed race; something presumably not right when favourite for an Epsom Group 3 on Derby day (good to soft), finishing a distant last of seven; given seven weeks to get over that. |
10/1 |
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7th 6 (1) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 113y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Came up well short in Group 1/Listed events in the second half of 2025 but different story on Kempton AW reappearance, readily seeing off ten rivals in 1m Listed race; winner on good to soft; capable of making her presence felt, with further progress a distinct possibility after only six starts. |
9/2 |
Form: 14-255 C
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 14 (2) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
One of the best 2yos around last season, with his head defeat of Gstaad in the Group 1 National Stakes at the Curragh (7f, yielding; unraced on softer) his most striking piece of form; a setback ruled out him out of the 2,000 Guineas after shaping encouragingly in a trial, and he got messed about at a crucial stage when fifth in the Sussex (one place behind Ten Bob Tony); this shorter trip might be a better fit for him and, as he still retains some upside, he looks a key player. |
11/2 |
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5th 12 (11) |
29th Jul 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Game colt whose record of 4-5 as a 2yo featured wins in the Vintage Stakes at this meeting and National Stakes at the Curragh; latter is one of two pieces of form that tie him in with Gstaad; respectable second in the Greenham at Newbury (kept to 7f) on reappearance but missed the 2,000 Guineas due to a setback; ready for a crack at 1m and, having raced only once this season, there's still some unfinished business about him; adds interest. |
20/1 |
Betting Forcast
4/1 Boiling Point, 20/1 Ebts Guard, 33/1 Fast Tracker, 10/1 Naqeeb, 5/1 Qirat, 3/1 Seagulls Eleven, 25/1 Arisaig, 20/1 Pina Sonata, 2/1 Zavateri
Verdict
This may well prove a good opportunity for ZAVATERI (nap) to record a first success of his light 3yo campaign. He was a highly likeable juvenile last season and has shaped encouragingly in Group 1 contests this summer, doing enough to make him the pick in this field. Seagulls Eleven (second choice) and Qirat finished behind the selection in the Sussex Stakes but they are plausible dangers on their best form, while Boiling Point and Naqeeb are solid contenders.[Steve Boow]
Selections
Daily Record:
Seagulls ElevenThe Star:
Naqeeb