Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) – Chelmsford (AW)

Chelmsford (AW)

14:15

Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2025-04-18

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £20,936

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (10)	Vecu Chestnut J:Jamie Spencer T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Jamie Spencer T:John & Thady Gosden	133	—	242-	86	95	51	224d	—	—	-12	30.7	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Ran to a good level in three defeats last season and found a good opening here
10 (6)	Christmas Gift Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Andrew Balding	J:Ryan Moore T:Andrew Balding	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-13	5.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Newcomer; commands respect on many fronts and the betting should be informative
2 (4)	Critical Aclaim Bay J:William Buick T:Richard Hughes	J:William Buick T:Richard Hughes	133	—	22	-	78	68	31d	—	—	-4	13.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Runner-up in both his races; should go well but vulnerable to something really useful
1 (8)	Cosi Bello Chestnut J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Fellowes	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
38,000gns yearling by Bated Breath; sixth foal; half-brother to four winners
3 (2)	Go Out Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Harry Charlton	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Harry Charlton	133	—	34	-	75	49	21d	—	—	-2	3.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Beaten about 5l at Newcastle (7f) and Southwell (1m), posting average RPRs
6 (1)	Uniting Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	133	—	4	-	78	-	19d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
250-1 at Doncaster but finished a closing fourth after some bother in running
5 (5)	Regal Guest Bay J:Harry Davies T:George Margarson	J:Harry Davies T:George Margarson	133	—	7-3	-	74	48	23d	—	—	+1	3.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Third of 11 at Kempton; needs to take another step forward and that's possible.
8 (9)	Yafaarr Bay J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	133	—	0-5	-	73	40	11d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has to improve to feature here and handicaps will be more like it
4 (7)	Maury Bay J:Georgia Dobie T:Craig Benton	J:Georgia Dobie T:Craig Benton	133	—	50	-	59	26	9d	—	1W/1P 1 run	0	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Ability on debut; one to keep an eye on for when his sights are lowered
9 (3)	Baby Caitlin Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Keady	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Keady	128	—	6	-	31	-	8d	—	—	0	0.2	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Only ran last week and was tailed off at Lingfield when 100-1 chance; drops back from 1m4f

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Vecu	10/11	11/10	evn	10/11	11/10
Christmas Gift	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Critical Aclaim	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	7/2
Cosi Bello	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2	13/2
Go Out	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Uniting	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Regal Guest	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
Yafaarr	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1
Maury	300/1	200/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Baby Caitlin	500/1	250/1	250/1	125/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Vecu

30.7

OR: 9 Form: 7.5 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

Critical Aclaim

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Christmas Gift

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Regal Guest

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Go Out

3.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Cosi Bello

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Uniting

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Yafaarr

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Maury

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Baby Caitlin

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vecu	86	95	51
Christmas Gift	—	—	—
Critical Aclaim	—	78	68
Cosi Bello	—	—	—
Go Out	—	75	49
Uniting	—	78	—
Regal Guest	—	74	48
Yafaarr	—	73	40
Maury	—	59	26
Baby Caitlin	—	31	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Baby Caitlin	8d ago	Quick return
Maury	9d ago	Quick return
Yafaarr	11d ago	Quick return
Uniting	19d ago	Fit
Go Out	21d ago	Fit
Regal Guest	23d ago	Fit
Critical Aclaim	31d ago	Fit
Vecu	224d ago	Long break
Christmas Gift	—	—
Cosi Bello	—	—