British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Leicester

Leicester

15:58

British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2024-10-15

Distance 7f

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,780

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 (2)	A Major Payne Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	131	—	72	-	88	54	162d	—	—	-18	15.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Creditable second at Windsor (1m, soft) in May; big player if in similar form here
1 (7)	Arolla Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	133	—	1	-	86	50	97d	—	—	-10	18.7	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Created good impression when readily drawing clear on debut at Ffos Las in July
5 (5)	Swift Storm Bay J:Jason Hart T:Alice Haynes	J:Jason Hart T:Alice Haynes	131	t	3-3	-	91	84	178d	—	—	-14	13.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Absent since soft-ground third at Thirsk in April but that was fairly useful form
6 (4)	Tex Grey J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:George Baker	J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:George Baker	131	t	6	-	74	49	29d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Promising sixth on recent Windsor debut; has fair bit to find with principals here, though
4 (6)	Stone Forest Bay J:George Wood T:John Butler	J:George Wood T:John Butler	131	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Brother to a useful middle-distance winner; needs to reach a pretty good standard on debut
7 (1)	Doctor Awtaad Bay J:Finley Marsh T:David Evans	J:Finley Marsh T:David Evans	126	—	7	-	45	-	12d	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Didn't show enough when well-held seventh at Chelmsford recently
3 (3)	Darkest Intention Brown J:David Allan T:Gay Kelleway	J:David Allan T:Gay Kelleway	131	—	—	-	53	-	47d	—	—	-1	0.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Always behind when 150-1 for debut at Chelmsford (1m, AW) in August

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
A Major Payne	7/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	15/8
Arolla	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1	85/40
Swift Storm	5/2	2/1	9/4	9/4	5/2
Tex	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Stone Forest	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Doctor Awtaad	33/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Darkest Intention	80/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Arolla

18.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8.7

85/40

2nd

A Major Payne

15.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

15/8

3rd

Swift Storm

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 8.4

5/2

Tex

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Doctor Awtaad

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Stone Forest

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Darkest Intention

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
A Major Payne	—	88	54
Arolla	—	86	50
Swift Storm	—	91	84
Tex	—	74	49
Stone Forest	—	—	—
Doctor Awtaad	—	45	—
Darkest Intention	—	53	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Doctor Awtaad	12d ago	Quick return
Tex	29d ago	Fit
Darkest Intention	47d ago	Fresh
Arolla	97d ago	Long break
A Major Payne	162d ago	Long break
Swift Storm	178d ago	Long break
Stone Forest	—	—