Boodles Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Chester

14:05

Date 2026-05-08

Distance 1m4f63y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £20,616

Weather Overcast

Temp 10°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 1%

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
4 (4)	Joulany Brown J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	133	—	24-3	91	100	95	21d	—	—	-17	28.3	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Top on ratings and likely to have come on from his reappearance third at Newbury
2 (6)	Galiyan Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	133	—	4	-	89	74	22d	—	—	-20	8.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Green 4th at Newmarket three weeks ago but still good enough to enter serious calculations
3 (3)	Glory Of The Seas Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Roger Varian	J:Billy Loughnane T:Roger Varian	133	—	2-4	-	88	89	20d	—	—	-9	8.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Fourth in strong 1m3f Newbury maiden three weeks ago; major contender, type to improve
5 (2)	Take A Chill Pill Bay J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	J:Luke Morris T:James Owen	133	—	5	-	82	47	22d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
18-1, just under 10l fifth in newcomers race at Newmarket three weeks ago; may do better
1 (5)	Eben Al Khawaneej Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Owen Burrows	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Owen Burrows	133	—	6	-	80	82	20d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Backward and green on Newbury debut, 4l behind Glory Of The Seas; needs a second look
6 (7)	Distorted Truth Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	26	-	82	-	69d	—	—	+2	4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
2nd at Kempton in January but remote last of six at Southwell (also 1m3f, AW) in February
7 (1)	Morningtoncrescent Bay J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	128	—	6-6	-	81	49	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
150-1 and on toes when sixth at Newbury three weeks ago; this race looks too tough

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Joulany	10/11	10/11	Evens
Galiyan	5/2	9/4	9/4
Glory Of The Seas	4/1	7/2	7/2
Take A Chill Pill	22/1	18/1	20/1
Eben Al Khawaneej	28/1	28/1	25/1
Distorted Truth	80/1	66/1	66/1
Morningtoncrescent	100/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Joulany

28.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 3 Odds: 15

Evens

2nd

Galiyan

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

5/2

3rd

Glory Of The Seas

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Distorted Truth

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Take A Chill Pill

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Eben Al Khawaneej

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Morningtoncrescent

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Joulany	91	100	95
Galiyan	—	89	74
Glory Of The Seas	—	88	89
Take A Chill Pill	—	82	47
Eben Al Khawaneej	—	80	82
Distorted Truth	—	82	—
Morningtoncrescent	—	81	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Glory Of The Seas	20d ago	Fit
Eben Al Khawaneej	20d ago	Fit
Joulany	21d ago	Fit
Morningtoncrescent	21d ago	Fit
Galiyan	22d ago	Fit
Take A Chill Pill	22d ago	Fit
Distorted Truth	69d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Joulany	Prominent
Take A Chill Pill	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 7 runners classified.