John Smith's Maiden Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Chester

14:10

Date 2025-07-26

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £9,277

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (7)	Suspended Sentence Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Michael Bell	J:Jack Doughty T:Michael Bell	133	—	6	-	81	66	14d	—	—	-18	8	5/2 29%
Met some trouble when sixth on debut at Ascot; should progress and has to be considered
2 (1)	Oratorical Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:David Loughnane	J:Pat Cosgrave T:David Loughnane	133	—	2	-	84	57	15d	—	—	-11	11.7	10/3 23%
Shaped fairly well when second in maiden at Chepstow; should improve and commands respect
1 (2)	Berkshire Boom Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	133	—	8	-	59	46	41d	—	—	-14	5.7	4/1 20%
Didn't show much when eighth of ten at Salisbury; improvement needed
7 (6)	The Resdev Scholar Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	133	—	763	67	74	58	39d	—	—	0	9.9	9/1 10%
Some promise all three starts, then gelded; wouldn't have to find much to be involved
8 (8)	Blooming Legend Bay J:George Wood T:Charlie Clover	J:George Wood T:Charlie Clover	128	—	533	67	79	66	15d	—	—	+2	12	10/1 9%
Hampered when finishing a place behind Oratorical at Chepstow last time; could have a say
6 (5)	Tarmonbarry Kid Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	11/1 8%
80,000euros yearling; would not have to be any great shakes to make an impact on debut
3 (4)	Port Darwin Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	5	-	57	-	64d	—	—	-5	1.9	12/1 8%
Bred to be useful; last of five on debut but might have needed run; improvement expected
4 (3)	Super Sagitta Bay J:Charles Bishop T:David Evans	J:Charles Bishop T:David Evans	133	v	69	-	66	53	23d	—	—	-2	0.7	50/1 2%
Down the field both starts; needs first-time headgear to have a transformative effect

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Suspended Sentence	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Oratorical	3/1	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Berkshire Boom	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
The Resdev Scholar	8/1	17/2	17/2	9/1	17/2
Blooming Legend	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Tarmonbarry Kid	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	9/1
Port Darwin	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Super Sagitta	50/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Blooming Legend

OR: 4.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.7

10/1

2nd

Oratorical

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

10/3

3rd

The Resdev Scholar

9.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Suspended Sentence

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Berkshire Boom

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Tarmonbarry Kid

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Port Darwin

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Super Sagitta

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Resdev Scholar	67	74	58
Blooming Legend	67	79	66
Suspended Sentence	—	81	66
Oratorical	—	84	57
Berkshire Boom	—	59	46
Tarmonbarry Kid	—	—	—
Port Darwin	—	57	—
Super Sagitta	—	66	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Suspended Sentence	14d ago	Fit
Oratorical	15d ago	Fit
Blooming Legend	15d ago	Fit
Super Sagitta	23d ago	Fit
The Resdev Scholar	39d ago	Fit
Berkshire Boom	41d ago	Fit
Port Darwin	64d ago	Fresh
Tarmonbarry Kid	—	—