British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Windsor

Windsor

19:00

British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2023-07-29

Distance 6f12y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,672

Winning Time 1m 12.12s (slow by 2.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sonmarg (IRE) Robert Havlin · S Woods	14/1	Won
2nd	Shayekh (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	7/4F	0.2
3rd	Townsend Manor (GB) Christian Howarth · Kevin Philippart De Foy	22/1	0.3
4th	Ruling Sovereign (IRE) Laura Pearson · George Scott	11/1	2.25
5th	Leaves Of Grass (GB) William Cox · Andrew Balding	9/1	2.25
6th	Insignia (GB) Ray Dawson · Clive Cox	13/2	5
7th	Phineas Finn (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Michael Attwater	100/1	2
8th	Red Chatan (GB) Gary Halpin · David Evans	22/1	0.1
9th	Head's Gone Pal (GB) George Wood · Tony Carroll	200/1	3
10th	Empire Of Light (IRE) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	5/2	45

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (2)	Shayekh Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	130	—	2240	81	91	71	37d	—	—	-7	19.8	0.25/1	2 50%
Sets the standard on first two runs (including soft); highly tried since; has been gelded
1 (10)	Empire Of Light Bay J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	134	—	51	-	87	57	30d	—	—	-8	18	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Made most to win at Newmarket last month; penalised but still open to improvement
4 (11)	Insignia Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Clive Cox	J:Ray Dawson T:Clive Cox	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
£85,000 half-brother to three winners; dam a Listed winner; market should be revealing
2 (9)	Bated Breeze Bay J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	130	—	640	-	78	68	40d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Didn't handle the bend at Lingfield last time; promise beforehand; gelded; each-way claims
11 (1)	Ruling Sovereign Bay J:Laura Pearson(3) T:George Scott	J:Laura Pearson(3) T:George Scott	125	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	2.50/1	11 9%
£52,000 2yo; dam a 6f AW 2yo winner (RPR 80); yard in fine form
10 (7)	Leaves Of Grass Bay J:William Cox T:Andrew Balding	J:William Cox T:Andrew Balding	125	h	3	-	66	51	23d	—	—	-2	4.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Well-beaten 3rd on debut but travelled nicely and could take a big step forward
9 (5)	Townsend Manor Bay J:Christian Howarth(5) T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Christian Howarth(5) T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	130	—	05	-	82	72	23d	—	—	-5	1.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Seemed to run better at Yarmouth three weeks ago but that form yet to be franked
8 (4)	Sonmarg Bay J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	130	—	7	-	69	47	54d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Couldn't land a significant blow over C&D on last month's debut; should know more today
6 (8)	Red Chatan Chestnut J:Gary Halpin T:David Evans	J:Gary Halpin T:David Evans	130	—	5	-	73	60	12d	—	—	-4	1.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Promise when 5th of 13 over C&D on debut (good); open to improvement
5 (6)	Phineas Finn Bay J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Michael Attwater	J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Michael Attwater	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	19.75/1	80 1%
6,000gns 2yo; no great appeal on paper and yard 1-99 with 2yos in recent seasons
3 (3)	Heads Gone Pal Bay J:George Wood T:Tony Carroll	J:George Wood T:Tony Carroll	130	—	08	-	36	-	14d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
Offered little in two runs this summer and can't be recommended

Horse	bet365	Coral
Shayekh	2	2
Empire Of Light	5/2	5/2
Insignia	8/1	17/2
Bated Breeze	17/2	8
Ruling Sovereign	11	11
Leaves Of Grass	12	12
Townsend Manor	12	12
Sonmarg	14	14/1
Red Chatan	20/1	18/1
Phineas Finn	80	66
Heads Gone Pal	150	150

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Shayekh

19.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 4 Odds: 8

2nd

Empire Of Light

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Leaves Of Grass

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

Insignia

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Bated Breeze

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Ruling Sovereign

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Sonmarg

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Townsend Manor

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Red Chatan

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Phineas Finn

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Heads Gone Pal

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shayekh	81	91	71
Empire Of Light	—	87	57
Insignia	—	—	—
Bated Breeze	—	78	68
Ruling Sovereign	—	—	—
Leaves Of Grass	—	66	51
Townsend Manor	—	82	72
Sonmarg	—	69	47
Red Chatan	—	73	60
Phineas Finn	—	—	—
Heads Gone Pal	—	36	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Red Chatan	12d ago	Quick return
Heads Gone Pal	14d ago	Fit
Leaves Of Grass	23d ago	Fit
Townsend Manor	23d ago	Fit
Empire Of Light	30d ago	Fit
Shayekh	37d ago	Fit
Bated Breeze	40d ago	Fit
Sonmarg	54d ago	Fresh
Insignia	—	—
Ruling Sovereign	—	—
Phineas Finn	—	—