14 Aug 2025 18:45 Chelmsford City
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,187); Distance: 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Standard / Slow.
Paddy Power Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(4) |
| - |
Riffa Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
7 / 2 |
Flat (19) | Harry Davies | S & E Crisford Hasan Mefareh Alajmi |
5/2 | |
| prominent, led over 3f out, driven inside final furlong, held on | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(3) |
| NK |
Deluded (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
/ 2 |
Joe Leavy | C Fellowes Laurence Bellman… |
8/1 | ||
| chased leaders, switched right over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, soon switched right and went 2nd, ran on, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(1) |
| 1½ L |
Startled (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
87 / 2 |
Flat (45) | Jim Crowley | R Hughes In Vino Veritas |
17/2 | |
| led early, chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
8(2) |
| ½ L |
American Flight (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 2) |
3 / 2 |
Flat (53) | P Cosgrave | G Boughey Magniers Shanahan… |
9/1 | |
| soon led, headed over 3f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(7) |
| ½ L |
Marra Donna (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
8 / 2 |
Flat (22) | S D Bowen | Ollie Sangster Pompey Ventures… |
14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never on terms short of room briefly well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
3(5) |
| 2¾ L |
From The Hip (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
/ 2 |
Tyler Heard | M D I Usher Rowdown Racing… |
125/1 | ||
| towards rear, green early, never involved | ||||||||||
7th |
5(6) |
| 6½ L |
Mon Petit Frere (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
8 / 2 |
Flat (10) | L Morris | J Parr 7 Under Parr |
100/1 | |
| always in rear, well beaten final 2f | ||||||||||
8th |
1(8) |
| 96 L |
Dartrey (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
/ 2 |
Edward Greatrex | R M Beckett Juddmonte |
1/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon prominent on outside, hanging right from over 4f out, lost place and wide over 3f out, virtually pulled up 2f out | ||||||||||