bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) – Newmarket

Newmarket

15:00

bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-04-15

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £48,204

Winning Time 1m 54.07s (slow by 5.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Persica (IRE) Ryan Moore · Richard Hannon	3/1	Won
2nd	Ottoman Fleet (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	2/1J	2.5
3rd	First Conquest (GB) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	6/1	2.5
4th	Ambiente Friendly (IRE) Hector Crouch · James Owen	2/1J	1.25
5th	Lavender Hill Mob (GB) Sean D Bowen · James Owen	80/1	3.25

Runners (6)

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
5 (6)	Ottoman Fleet Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	113-44	110	129	109	81d	—	—	-4	23.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Smart globetrotter; 4-5 at this course and has won this contest for the last two years
2 (2)	Ambiente Friendly Bay J:Hector Crouch T:James Owen	J:Hector Crouch T:James Owen	128	—	12305-	115	129	119	212d	—	—	+2	29.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Derby runner-up for James Fanshawe; commands respect at this level on debut for new yard
6 (5)	Persica Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	128	—	1318-3	110	126	111	52d	—	—	0	26	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Steadily progressive last term; looks interesting with AW reappearance under his belt
1 (3)	First Conquest Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	131	h	51-113	109	119	104	45d	—	—	+8	17.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Incurs 3lb penalty for Meydan G3 win but may progress further; 2-3 at Newmarket tracks
4 (1)	Lavender Hill Mob Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	128	—	39147-	96	107	93	—	—	—	+16	17.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Hurdle winner for current stable; faces a difficult task back on the Flat
NR (4)	Cairo Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Alice Haynes	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Alice Haynes	128	vp	72-626	107	121	105	45d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Useful sort but is 0-8 for current yard; new headgear combination needs to help

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ottoman Fleet	2/1	2/1	2/1
Ambiente Friendly	2/1	2/1	2/1
Persica	9/4	9/4	9/4
First Conquest	8/1	15/2	15/2
Lavender Hill Mob	100/1	80/1	100/1
Cairo	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Ambiente Friendly

29.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Persica

OR: 15 Form: 3 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Ottoman Fleet

23.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

First Conquest

17.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Lavender Hill Mob

17.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Cairo

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ambiente Friendly	115	129	119
Ottoman Fleet	110	129	109
Persica	110	126	111
First Conquest	109	119	104
Cairo	107	121	105
Lavender Hill Mob	96	107	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
First Conquest	45d ago	Fit
Cairo	45d ago	Fit
Persica	52d ago	Fresh
Ottoman Fleet	81d ago	Fresh
Ambiente Friendly	212d ago	Long break
Lavender Hill Mob	—	—