Sporting Times Sri Lanka Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Sandown

14:35

Date 2025-09-17

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £5,400

Winning Time 1m 35.48s (slow by 8.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Esna (IRE) Charles Bishop · Brian Meehan	13/8	Won
2nd	Morshdi (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	10/11F	1.25
3rd	Shadowmere (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · George Baker	20/1	6
4th	Montague Menace (GB) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	7/1	1
5th	Midnight Bandit (GB) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	33/1	3.75

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
3 (4)	Morshdi Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-30	15	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Brother to winners Nakheel (1m2f/14.5f; Group 2; RPR 110) and Elraaed (1m/1m2f; 91)
5 (1)	Esna Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Brian Meehan	J:Charles Bishop T:Brian Meehan	128	—	2	-	92	56	18d	—	—	-18	15.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Runner-up to a good filly on her debut here and fully entitled to improve on that form
2 (5)	Montague Menace Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
55,000euros breeze-up buy out of a 10.6f AW winner (RPR 85); respected newcomer
1 (3)	Midnight Bandit Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	133	—	7	-	47	33	12d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Led early over this far at Ascot (soft) but trailed home a remote last
4 (2)	Shadowmere Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	133	—	8	-	70	57	19d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
100-1 for his recent debut over C&D (soft) and pulled too hard to give himself a chance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Morshdi	10/11	evn	10/11	10/11	Evens
Esna	7/4	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4
Montague Menace	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Midnight Bandit	28/1	28/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
Shadowmere	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Esna

15.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Morshdi

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15

Evens

3rd

Montague Menace

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Shadowmere

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Midnight Bandit

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Morshdi	—	—	—
Esna	—	92	56
Montague Menace	—	—	—
Midnight Bandit	—	47	33
Shadowmere	—	70	57

Last Run