Thoroughbred Daily News EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Yarmouth

14:25

Date 2025-09-16

Distance 6f3y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £6,426

Winning Time 1m 12.92s (slow by 4.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Division (GB) James Doyle · William Haggas	2/7F	Won
2nd	Shahik (GB) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	5/1	2.25
3rd	Fine Art Dealer (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	14/1	2.25
4th	Obsidian Verse (GB) Kaiya Fraser · James Fanshawe	125/1	.75
5th	King Of Chaos (IRE) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	12/1	.75
6th	Lifeguard (GB) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	28/1	.5
7th	Ballybunion (IRE) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	20/1	.5
8th	Superstorm (GB) Mikkel Mortensen · Charlie Fellowes	150/1	0.3

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 (3)	Division Bay J:James Doyle T:William Haggas	J:James Doyle T:William Haggas	137	—	21	-	85	61	12d	—	—	-32	33.5	0.06/1	1/4 80%
Middle Park entry; won readily at Haydock last time; looks capable of defying a penalty
7 (5)	Shahik Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	130	—	3	-	66	63	66d	—	—	-9	8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Comfortably held at Salisbury but the form has been strongly advertised since
4 (9)	King Of Chaos Chestnut J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	130	—	36	-	80	64	98d	—	—	-3	4.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Gelded since last run; one of the main form contenders and may yet build on debut promise
3 (2)	Fine Art Dealer Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	130	—	6	-	57	30	8d	—	—	-6	2.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Recorded a meagre RPR at Windsor but looked green; may improve
5 (1)	Lifeguard Brown J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	130	—	9	-	66	-	13d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	1.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Seemed a non-stayer over 7f at Kempton; improvement on the cards dropped in trip
2 (6)	Ballybunion Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
68,000gns yearling; by Footstepsinthesand; one of two newcomers in the field
9 (7)	My Shagaf Bay J:Ray Dawson T:T J Kent	J:Ray Dawson T:T J Kent	125	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
100,000gns yearling; by Sioux Nation; wears tongue-tie on debut; market helpful
8 (4)	Superstorm Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Charlie Fellowes	130	—	87	-	60	-	13d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
No impact in both starts
6 (8)	Obsidian Verse Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:James Fanshawe	J:Kaiya Fraser T:James Fanshawe	130	—	8	-	29	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Needs to leave his Salisbury effort well behind

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Division	1/4	1/4	1/4
Shahik	5/1	5/1	5/1
King Of Chaos	14/1	9/1	12/1
Fine Art Dealer	14/1	11/1	12/1
Lifeguard	28/1	28/1	28/1
Ballybunion	25/1	20/1	22/1
My Shagaf	40/1	33/1	33/1
Superstorm	150/1	125/1	125/1
Obsidian Verse	150/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Division

33.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 20

1/4

2nd

Shahik

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

King Of Chaos

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Fine Art Dealer

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Ballybunion

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

25/1

Lifeguard

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

My Shagaf

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Superstorm

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Obsidian Verse

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Division	—	85	61
Shahik	—	66	63
King Of Chaos	—	80	64
Fine Art Dealer	—	57	30
Lifeguard	—	66	—
Ballybunion	—	—	—
My Shagaf	—	—	—
Superstorm	—	60	—
Obsidian Verse	—	29	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fine Art Dealer	8d ago	Quick return
Division	12d ago	Quick return
Lifeguard	13d ago	Quick return
Superstorm	13d ago	Quick return
Obsidian Verse	18d ago	Fit
Shahik	66d ago	Fresh
King Of Chaos	98d ago	Long break
Ballybunion	—	—
My Shagaf	—	—