Hunters Prestige British EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

Newmarket

13:50

Date 2025-09-25

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £5,154

Winning Time 1m 40.05s (slow by 3.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Maltese Cross (FR) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	13/8	Won
2nd	Del Maro (GER) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	5/6F	0.2
3rd	Balzac (GER) Alexandra Egan · Jane Chapple-Hyam	22/1	2
4th	Moonlight Warrior (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	10/1	3
5th	Ranga Tang (GB) Sean D Bowen · James Owen	28/1	0.05
6th	Moment Of Light (GB) Pat Cosgrave · James Owen	28/1	2.25
7th	Jackabi (FR) Dougie Costello · Ian Williams	66/1	8

Runners (7)

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
2 (2)	Del Maro Brown J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	23	-	96	68	12d	—	—	-25	22.8	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Strong form when placed on both starts and he holds leading claims for his top yard
4 (5)	Maltese Cross Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	2	-	96	58	19d	—	—	-20	16.8	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Likely to improve when tackling further but went close over 1m on recent debut at Ascot
6 (7)	Moonlight Warrior Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Useful standard needed on debut but he's with a respected yard and could go well
5 (3)	Moment Of Light Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	128	—	26	-	89	50	29d	—	—	+1	4.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Went close on debut at Chester then merely sixth at Kempton; needs to bounce back
7 (1)	Ranga Tang Chestnut J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
145,000gns yearling with attractive pedigree; interesting, especially if strong in betting
1 (6)	Balzac Bay J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Half-brother to stable's Group 3 winner Claymore; has a lofty standard to aim at on debut
3 (4)	Jackabi Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	J:Dougie Costello T:Ian Williams	128	—	65	-	77	71	16d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Took a step forward when fifth on second start but plenty to find with the principals

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Del Maro	8/11	4/5	4/5
Maltese Cross	6/4	13/8	6/4
Moonlight Warrior	14/1	12/1	14/1
Moment Of Light	25/1	25/1	25/1
Ranga Tang	33/1	33/1	33/1
Balzac	40/1	40/1	40/1
Jackabi	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Del Maro

22.8

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 16.3

4/5

2nd

Maltese Cross

16.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 11.8

13/8

3rd

Moment Of Light

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Moonlight Warrior

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Ranga Tang

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Balzac

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Jackabi

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Del Maro	—	96	68
Maltese Cross	—	96	58
Moonlight Warrior	—	—	—
Moment Of Light	—	89	50
Ranga Tang	—	—	—
Balzac	—	—	—
Jackabi	—	77	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Del Maro	12d ago	Quick return
Jackabi	16d ago	Fit
Maltese Cross	19d ago	Fit
Moment Of Light	29d ago	Fit
Moonlight Warrior	—	—
Ranga Tang	—	—
Balzac	—	—