Highclere Horse Feeds EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (In Support Of The BHF) (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Newbury

15:40

Date 2025-08-15

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £6,480

Winning Time 1m 12.09s (slow by 1.59s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Slay Queen (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	15/2	Won
2nd	Rouane (GB) Hollie Doyle · Andrew Balding	13/2	0.3
3rd	Likeness (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	11/4	1.25
4th	Moonlight Mirage (GB) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	28/1	1.25
5th	Romantic Twilight (GB) Georgia Dobie · William Stone	14/1	1.5
6th	Butterfly Beach (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	6/5F	1.25
7th	Lady Milton (GB) Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman	50/1	4.75
8th	Carefree (IRE) Jason Watson · Ollie Sangster	40/1	5
9th	Pimentel (GB) Oisin Murphy · Marcus Tregoning	25/1	.5

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
1 (3)	Butterfly Beach Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	128	—	2	-	85	46	49d	—	—	-21	17.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Well-backed favourite when second on debut at Newmarket; could play a leading role
5 (9)	Likeness Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	128	—	3	-	87	-	37d	—	—	-18	12.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Eyecatching third when 2-1 favourite for debut at Kempton; firmly in calculations
9 (5)	Rouane Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Andrew Balding	J:Hollie Doyle T:Andrew Balding	128	h	3	-	77	75	21d	—	—	-5	6.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Sole newcomer when third of six at Sandown; trainer has a good record in this race
10 (4)	Slay Queen Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	44	-	82	56	7d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Travelled well when close fourth at Newmarket on second start; could be thereabouts
8 (7)	Romantic Twilight Bay J:Georgia Dobie T:William Stone	J:Georgia Dobie T:William Stone	128	—	052	76	86	71	14d	—	—	+5	14.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Runner-up at Newmarket on third start; can go well but others may have more potential
7 (2)	Pimentel Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Marcus Tregoning	J:Oisin Murphy T:Marcus Tregoning	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
2,000gns yearling; half-sister to five winners; likely to improve for this debut outing
6 (1)	Moonlight Mirage Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Trainer enjoying productive year with 2yos and this Acclamation newcomer could be involved
4 (10)	Lady Milton Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
£1,400 yearling; half-sister to 7f AW winner (RPR 60); may be up against it on debut
2 (8)	Carefree Bay J:Jason Watson T:Ollie Sangster	J:Jason Watson T:Ollie Sangster	128	—	9	-	48	23	30d	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
14-1 when soundly beaten ninth of 11 on debut at Ffos Las; probably best watched
NR (6)	Just Dreaming Bay J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	J:Tyler Heard T:Mark Usher	128	—	5	-	47	-	128d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Pulled hard when well-beaten fifth of six at 28-1 on sole start at Kempton in April

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Butterfly Beach	11/8	6/4	6/4
Likeness	5/2	5/2	5/2
Rouane	7/1	7/1	7/1
Slay Queen	8/1	17/2	17/2
Romantic Twilight	9/1	9/1	17/2
Pimentel	18/1	16/1	16/1
Moonlight Mirage	22/1	18/1	20/1
Lady Milton	50/1	40/1	50/1
Carefree	50/1	40/1	40/1
Just Dreaming	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Butterfly Beach

17.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 12.5

6/4

2nd

Romantic Twilight

14.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Likeness

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 9.5

5/2

Rouane

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Slay Queen

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Pimentel

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Moonlight Mirage

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Lady Milton

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Carefree

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Just Dreaming

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Romantic Twilight	76	86	71
Butterfly Beach	—	85	46
Likeness	—	87	—
Rouane	—	77	75
Slay Queen	—	82	56
Pimentel	—	—	—
Moonlight Mirage	—	—	—
Lady Milton	—	—	—
Carefree	—	48	23
Just Dreaming	—	47	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Slay Queen	7d ago	Quick return
Romantic Twilight	14d ago	Fit
Rouane	21d ago	Fit
Carefree	30d ago	Fit
Likeness	37d ago	Fit
Butterfly Beach	49d ago	Fresh
Just Dreaming	128d ago	Long break
Pimentel	—	—
Moonlight Mirage	—	—
Lady Milton	—	—