British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race) (GBB Race)

Thirsk

15:20

Date 2024-09-16

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £10,800

Winning Time 1m 26.27s (slow by 2.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Watching Stars (GB) Dougie Costello · Charlie Appleby	5/1	Won
2nd	Valiant Knight (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Ralph Beckett	5/2	0.1
3rd	Local Lad (IRE) J M Sheridan · Gerard O'Leary	2/1F	2.75
4th	Chemical (FR) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	4/1	1.5
5th	Regal Agenda (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	11/2	1
6th	Some Boy Me (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	125/1	9
7th	Carlton Freddie (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	125/1	3
8th	Pretty Spirited (GB) Tom Eaves · Kevin Frost	400/1	4

Runners (8)

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
3 (6)	Local Lad Chestnut J:J M Sheridan T:Gerard O'Leary	J:J M Sheridan T:Gerard O'Leary	133	—	4	-	99	70	114d	—	—	-24	11.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Irish raider; promising 4th in Group 3 on debut; gelded since; 7f should suit; one to beat
5 (1)	Valiant Knight Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Ralph Beckett	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Ralph Beckett	133	—	54	-	85	78	24d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Creditable efforts in two 7f novice events; improvement needed for the win
8 (7)	Regal Agenda Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-13	5.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Pinatubo filly out of 1m2f-1m4f winner; related to two smart winners; interesting newcomer
6 (4)	Watching Stars Chestnut J:Dougie Costello T:Charlie Appleby	J:Dougie Costello T:Charlie Appleby	133	—	44	-	86	73	13d	—	—	-10	4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Improved on debut when 4th at Goodwood last time but probably needs to progress further
2 (8)	Chemical Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	133	—	33	-	82	-	26d	—	—	-3	8.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Similar level of form when 3rd in two decent 7f novices on Kempton AW; each-way chance
4 (2)	Some Boy Me Chestnut J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Gelding by Al Kazeem; 14,000gns yearling; half-brother to two winners; stiff task on debut
1 (3)	Carlton Freddie Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
£16,500 yearling by Golden Horn; dam stayed well; stiff task on debut
7 (5)	Pretty Spirited Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Frost	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Frost	128	—	4	-	-	-	17d	—	—	0	0.1	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Tailed-off last of four on her debut here last month; not an obvious contender

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Local Lad	11/8	5/4	11/8
Valiant Knight	10/3	10/3	10/3
Regal Agenda	9/2	9/2	9/2
Watching Stars	11/2	11/2	11/2
Chemical	15/2	8/1	15/2
Some Boy Me	100/1	80/1	80/1
Carlton Freddie	125/1	80/1	80/1
Pretty Spirited	500/1	300/1	400/1

Predictor

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

1st

Local Lad

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Chemical

8.4

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 3.3

8/1

3rd

Valiant Knight

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Regal Agenda

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Watching Stars

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Some Boy Me

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Carlton Freddie

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Pretty Spirited

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Local Lad	—	99	70
Valiant Knight	—	85	78
Regal Agenda	—	—	—
Watching Stars	—	86	73
Chemical	—	82	—
Some Boy Me	—	—	—
Carlton Freddie	—	—	—
Pretty Spirited	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Watching Stars	13d ago	Quick return
Pretty Spirited	17d ago	Fit
Valiant Knight	24d ago	Fit
Chemical	26d ago	Fit
Local Lad	114d ago	Long break
Regal Agenda	—	—
Some Boy Me	—	—
Carlton Freddie	—	—