01 May 2026 13:45 Newmarket
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £20,616); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Darley EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(4) |
| - |
Earth Shot (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
2- / 3 |
Flat (188) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas Paul & Sally Flatt,… |
10/11 | |
| disputed lead early, soon raced in second, travelled strongly when led over 1f out, soon went clear, ran on well, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(6) |
| 5 L |
Velvet Vega (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 1) |
/ 3 |
Benoit D L Sayette | J & T Gosden Mr Bobby Flay |
9/2 | ||
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched left and chased leaders over 1f out, soon took second, no chance with winner inside final furlong, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(1) |
| 4¾ L |
Wild Violet (FR) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
/ 3 |
H Crouch | M L W Bell Lady Bamford |
28/1 | ||
| prominent, pushed along over 1f out, soon outpaced by leading pair, weakened and just held on to third towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
2(7) |
| SHD |
Blue Noon (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
4- / 3 |
Flat (221) | Joe Leavy | R Hannon Stall Perlen Ab |
10/3 | |
| midfield, headway over 2f out, raced towards centre from over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds | ||||||||||
5th |
4(5) |
| 8 L |
Malika (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
4- / 3 |
Flat (177) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Mr Imad Alsagar |
11/2 | |
| kicked by rival at start, inspected by vet and deemed fit to race, disputed lead early, soon led, pushed along when headed 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened inside final furlong (trainer said filly would prefer a slower surface) | ||||||||||
6th |
5(2) |
| 11 L |
Mokata (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
/ 3 |
Flat (20) | S D Bowen | Adam Kirby Mr Jack Pearce |
250/1 | |
| midfield, pushed along and lost ground soon after halfway, tailed off over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
1(3) |
| 24 L |
Anthena (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
9- / 3 |
Flat (210) | Grace McEntee | P S McEntee Mr Adrian Walton |
300/1 | |
| taken down early and wore hood to start, reared leaving stalls and lost several lengths start, always outpaced, tailed off from 1f out | ||||||||||