16:48 Newbury
Thursday 28 August 2025
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Home-Start West Berkshire Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
- 2YO only | Class 5 | 6f 110y | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 13 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 17.9s
T: J R BoyleJ: K Shoemark
Made most, led before end of 1st furlong, set strong tempo, went two lengths clear 3f out, went further clear over 1f out, ran on well and in no danger final 110 yards, pushed out, promising op 66/1
T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: Oisin Murphy
Midfield, prominent before halfway, soon went second, chased winner from 2f out, no chance with winner from 1f out, kept on under hands and heels final 110 yards op 3/1
T: R HannonJ: S M Levey
Prominent, soon raced in second, dropped to third 2f out, outpaced by leading pair from 1f out, stayed on op 7/2
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on for very modest fourth op 6/5
T: R HughesJ: Jim Crowley
Rear of midfield, some headway before halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on for very modest fifth op 40/1 tchd 28/1
T: R HughesJ: Donagh Murphy (7)
Slightly awkward start, towards rear, outpaced halfway, some headway inside 2f out, kept on but never on terms with leading five op 125/1
T: W GreatrexJ: Charles Bishop
In touch with leaders, pushed along before halfway, son outpaced, weakened over 1f out op 80/1
T: J ChannonJ: Tom Marquand
Midfield, hampered and veered left after 1f, chased leaders 3f out, outpaced from 2f out, soon weakened op 9/1
T: C G CoxJ: Rob Hornby
Prominent, soon raced in third, pushed along before halfway, outpaced from over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 22/1
T: C G CoxJ: H Crouch
Dwelt, always towards rear, ran green, struggling soon after halfway, tailed off from 2f out op 18/1 tchd 20/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Rear of midfield, struggling from halfway, tailed off from 2f out op 22/1
T: J FergusonJ: Ray Dawson
Led, headed before end of 1st furlong, outpaced before halfway, struggling 2f out, tailed off and eased final furlong op 125/1
T: R A TealJ: Lewis Edmunds
In rear and outpaced early, soon detached, tailed off from over 2f out op 100/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£106.00Pl:£12.70, £1.80, £1.50EX:£584.00Trifecta:£2,881.60SF:£391.31Swingers:£23.30, £32.40, £3.10
Forecasts
Leone Alato (6/4), Law Court (3/1), Dark Shore (4/1), Kilfrush Blue (15/2), Because We Can (10/1), Superior (18/1), Ajuda Road (20/1), Manly Fireball (33/1), Into The Sky (80/1), Little Chief (125/1), High Boltage (125/1), Royalist (150/1), Halloween Lady (200/1)
An intriguing maiden in which preference is for Charlie Appleby's LEONE ALATO who shaped well when third in a recent Newmarket maiden and can build on it to thwart Dark Shore who also has better days ahead of him judged on his promising Ffos Las second last time out. Newcomers Because We Can and Kilfrush Blue along with recent course debut fourth Law Court can also have a say.
- LEONE ALATO
- DARK SHORE
- BECAUSE WE CAN (IRE)
Prize Money
1st: £6,480.002nd: £3,042.003rd: £1,522.004th: £761.005th: £337.00
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