TMT Group Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) – Chester

Chester

16:10

TMT Group Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Date 2026-05-06

Distance 1m2f70y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £12,885

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 8.3°C

Wind 5mph NE

Rain 41%

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (4)	Arabian Desert Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Rossa Ryan T:Richard & Peter Fahey	133	—	522-2	99	105	87	29d	—	—	-12	31.4	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Sets the standard on his 2yo Group 3 effort; turned over at 1-8 in maiden on reappearance
7 (7)	Tornado Tower Bay J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	133	—	2	-	91	19	28d	—	—	-23	18.3	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Well bred; promising second in Nottingham event; has clear potential and warrants respect
3 (3)	El Nay Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	133	—	23	-	94	-	49d	—	—	0	9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Placed in a couple of AW contests over shorter; not certain to stay 1m2f on breeding
5 (6)	Outback Legend Chestnut J:Jack Doughty T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Jack Doughty T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	133	—	6	-	79	12	28d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Over 3l behind Tornado Tower at Nottingham and seems one for handicaps later on
6 (5)	Sottsfield Bay J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	133	—	8-	-	57	-	160d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Brings the worst form, based on his 2yo effort
NR (1)	Alfaraz Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	133	—	22-6	90	99	-	19d	—	—	—	10	—	—
One of the main form contenders and chance becomes even stronger if he proves less gassy
NR (2)	Norman Invasion Bay J:TBC T:Ed Walker	J: T:Ed Walker	133	—	53-	-	80	56	181d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Gelded since his 2yo runs; several of today's rivals have achieved bigger figures

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Arabian Desert	evn	evn	Evens
Tornado Tower	6/5	evn	6/5
El Nay	9/1	9/1	9/1
Outback Legend	33/1	28/1	33/1
Sottsfield	125/1	80/1	100/1
Alfaraz	-	-	-
Norman Invasion	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Arabian Desert

31.4

OR: 12.3 Form: 5 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Tornado Tower

18.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

6/5

3rd

Alfaraz

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

El Nay

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Norman Invasion

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Outback Legend

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Sottsfield

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Arabian Desert	99	105	87
Alfaraz	90	99	—
Tornado Tower	—	91	19
El Nay	—	94	—
Outback Legend	—	79	12
Sottsfield	—	57	—
Norman Invasion	—	80	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Alfaraz	19d ago	Fit
Tornado Tower	28d ago	Fit
Outback Legend	28d ago	Fit
Arabian Desert	29d ago	Fit
El Nay	49d ago	Fresh
Sottsfield	160d ago	Long break
Norman Invasion	181d ago	Long break