Boodles Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Chester

14:05

Date 2025-05-09

Distance 1m4f63y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £20,616

Winning Time 2m 39.83s (slow by 4.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Al Wasl Storm (IRE) David Probert · Owen Burrows	9/1	Won
2nd	Orionis (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	7/1	1.25
3rd	Ammes (IRE) Harry Davies · James Owen	16/5	0.3
4th	Pole Star (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	20/1	.5
5th	Wise Counsellor (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	15/2	0.2
6th	The Pouncing Lion (IRE) Ryan Moore · Michael Bell	11/10F	1

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
4 (4)	The Pouncing Lion Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Michael Bell	J:Ryan Moore T:Michael Bell	133	—	3-	-	76	50	208d	—	—	-23	15.5	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Improvement needed on second start but Ryan Moore booked and stable in fine form
2 (3)	Ammes Bay J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	133	—	4-2	-	95	-	18d	—	—	-10	11.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Runner-up at Kempton recently; pedigree suggests the longer trip will suit; leading claims
5 (5)	Wise Counsellor Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	133	p	622	78	88	52	20d	—	—	+9	18	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Runner-up the last twice and is in good hands to continue to progress; respected
6 (6)	Orionis Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	6-3	-	90	71	12d	—	—	-4	5.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Third over 1m2f at Wetherby and pedigree provides optimism the step up in trip will suit
1 (2)	Al Wasl Storm Grey J:David Probert T:Owen Burrows	J:David Probert T:Owen Burrows	133	—	72	-	91	46	16d	—	—	-3	8.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Runner-up at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) last month on second start and could have a big say
3 (1)	Pole Star Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Brother to 1m AW winner Tribal Moon (RPR 72); needs to be very useful to win this on debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Pouncing Lion	11/10	6/5	6/5	6/5	11/10
Ammes	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Wise Counsellor	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Orionis	8/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Al Wasl Storm	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	17/2
Pole Star	20/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wise Counsellor

OR: 7 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

2nd

The Pouncing Lion

15.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 12.5

6/5

3rd

Ammes

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Al Wasl Storm

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Orionis

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Pole Star

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wise Counsellor	78	88	52
The Pouncing Lion	—	76	50
Ammes	—	95	—
Orionis	—	90	71
Al Wasl Storm	—	91	46
Pole Star	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Orionis	12d ago	Quick return
Al Wasl Storm	16d ago	Fit
Ammes	18d ago	Fit
Wise Counsellor	20d ago	Fit
The Pouncing Lion	208d ago	Long break
Pole Star	—	—