Darley EBF Novice Stakes (Winning 3yo To Receive Free Entry To 2025 Betfred St Leger) (GBB/GBBPlus)

Doncaster

15:45

Date 2025-07-24

Distance 1m3f197y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £21,600

Runners (5)

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 (1)	The Cursor Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	130	—	5-270	85	97	87	35d	—	—	-21	23.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Solid second at Doncaster on reappearance; out of depth in two starts since
1 (5)	Stem Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	136	—	1-	-	95	62	306d	—	—	-6	16.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Wide-margin success at Newbury in sole 2yo start; promising seasonal debutant
2 (2)	Arabian Poet Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Charlie Appleby	J:Dougie Costello T:Charlie Appleby	130	—	74-	-	87	62	274d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Failed to meet expectations last term but perhaps he'll do better as a 3yo
4 (3)	Codiak Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	130	b	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
78,000euros yearling; by Make Believe; wears blinkers on debut
3 (4)	Blue Martini Bay J:David Nolan T:David Menuisier	J:David Nolan T:David Menuisier	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
46,000euros foal; has a very useful French pedigree; check the betting

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
The Cursor	11/10	11/10	11/10
Stem	11/4	5/2	5/2
Arabian Poet	7/2	7/2	7/2
Codiak	10/1	11/1	10/1
Blue Martini	20/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

The Cursor

23.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 15

11/10

2nd

Stem

16.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Arabian Poet

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Codiak

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Blue Martini

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Cursor	85	97	87
Stem	—	95	62
Arabian Poet	—	87	62
Codiak	—	—	—
Blue Martini	—	—	—

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