Highbet Weekly Racing Rewards Club Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Lingfield

16:25

Date 2025-07-08

Distance 7f

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,672

Winning Time 1m 25.50s (slow by 5.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Command The Stars (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	7/4F	Won
2nd	Norfolk Blue (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · William Knight	11/1	1.75
3rd	Armstrong (IRE) David Egan · George Boughey	100/30	4
4th	Majd Al Kazem (FR) Mason Paetel · Hilal Kobeissi	100/1	0.3
5th	Legacy Rock (IRE) Gina Mangan · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	16/1	1.25
6th	Espona Bay (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Michael Bell	9/4	6
7th	Karakula Dancer (GB) Jonny Peate · James Ferguson	20/1	2.5
8th	Arjack (GB) Alec Voikhansky · Richard Hannon	18/1	4

Runners (9)

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
1 (6)	Command The Stars Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	137	—	51	-	84	52	21d	—	—	-13	20.8	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Off the mark when making all at Beverley (7.5f, good to firm); respected under the penalty
4 (5)	Espona Bay Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Michael Bell	J:Oisin Murphy T:Michael Bell	130	—	—	-	59	50	69d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-17	7.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
25-1 and always behind in a warm race on debut at Ascot (5f); can surely do better
3 (7)	Armstrong Chestnut J:David Egan T:George Boughey	J:David Egan T:George Boughey	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-18	8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
260,000gns Starman yearling; likely type ahead of this debut and market should be helpful
8 (4)	Norfolk Blue Brown J:Brandon Wilkie(3) T:William Knight	J:Brandon Wilkie(3) T:William Knight	130	h	8	-	73	63	36d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Late gains for eighth on his debut 36 days ago; should be capable of better; hood added
2 (9)	Arjack Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Richard Hannon	130	—	55	-	78	65	46d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Beaten just over 6l both starts; 7f not an obvious plus but he's not far away on RPRs
6 (2)	Legacy Rock Bay J:Gina Mangan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Gina Mangan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
160,000euros yearling; yard going fine with its juveniles; market may help on this debut
5 (8)	Karakula Dancer Bay J:Jonny Peate T:James Ferguson	J:Jonny Peate T:James Ferguson	130	—	5	-	59	18	24d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
12-1 when fifth at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 24 days ago; needs to have improved
7 (3)	Majd Al Kazem Chestnut J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Hilal Kobeissi	J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Hilal Kobeissi	130	—	5	-	68	-	28d	—	—	-1	0.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
66-1 and last of five at Wolverhampton (6f, AW); probably one for nurseries; turf debut
NR (1)	Moon Target Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:NON-RUNNER T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	125	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
By Cracksman from the family of Group 1 winner Inspiral; market to guide on this debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Command The Stars	2/1	15/8	2/1	15/8	15/8
Espona Bay	9/4	5/2	5/2	9/4	11/4
Armstrong	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3	5/2
Norfolk Blue	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	17/2
Arjack	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Legacy Rock	18/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Karakula Dancer	33/1	25/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Majd Al Kazem	200/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	80/1
Moon Target	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Command The Stars

20.8

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 10.8

2/1

2nd

Armstrong

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

10/3

3rd

Espona Bay

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Norfolk Blue

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Arjack

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Legacy Rock

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Karakula Dancer

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Majd Al Kazem

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Moon Target

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Command The Stars	—	84	52
Espona Bay	—	59	50
Armstrong	—	—	—
Norfolk Blue	—	73	63
Arjack	—	78	65
Legacy Rock	—	—	—
Karakula Dancer	—	59	18
Majd Al Kazem	—	68	—
Moon Target	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Command The Stars	21d ago	Fit
Karakula Dancer	24d ago	Fit
Majd Al Kazem	28d ago	Fit
Norfolk Blue	36d ago	Fit
Arjack	46d ago	Fresh
Espona Bay	69d ago	Fresh
Armstrong	—	—
Legacy Rock	—	—
Moon Target	—	—