Coral 'We're Here For It' EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

York

15:55

Date 2025-10-11

Distance 7f192y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 1m 41.48s (slow by 5.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Morshdi (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	100/30	Won
2nd	Arabian Desert (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	14/1	0.3
3rd	Valenday (GB) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	6/1	1.75
4th	Joulany (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	4/6F	2
5th	Emtinan (IRE) Ray Dawson · Charles Hills	11/1	0.3
6th	Howsham (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	200/1	3.25
7th	King Of Berkshire (IRE) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	22/1	0.3
8th	Regal Knight (GB) David Nolan · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	300/1	17

Runners (8)

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
4 (6)	Joulany Brown J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	133	—	2	-	93	-	36d	—	—	-30	23.7	0.18/1	8/11 58%
5-6 when second of nine in Kempton novice (7f, AW) five weeks ago; that was a bright start
6 (8)	Morshdi Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	133	—	2	-	88	47	24d	—	—	-10	11.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
10-11 when second of five in novice at Sandown (7f, soft) to a subsequent Group 1 fourth
8 (2)	Valenday Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	133	—	2	-	91	87	34d	—	—	-6	9.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
50-1 second in maiden here (7f, good) despite some serious wandering under pressure
1 (4)	Arabian Desert Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	133	—	5	-	75	29	21d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fifth of seven from the back at Ayr (7f, soft) showed ability but he hung badly left
2 (5)	Emtinan Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Charles Hills	J:Ray Dawson T:Charles Hills	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Lope De Vega half-brother to 1m winner Wujjood (RPR 94); gelded but needs a market check
5 (3)	King Of Berkshire Bay J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	133	—	3	-	72	16	24d	—	—	-1	4.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Should do better after Yarmouth third of six (7f, soft; 6-4) but big improvement is needed
3 (1)	Howsham Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	133	—	095	-	62	35	16d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Easily best effort last time (1m) contained some promise but it was modest form
7 (7)	Regal Knight Bay J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	133	—	07	-	52	-	16d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Some improvement at Newcastle (7f, AW) 16 days ago but that was low-level form

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Joulany	4/6	8/11	8/11
Morshdi	7/2	7/2	7/2
Valenday	11/2	5/1	5/1
Arabian Desert	11/1	11/1	10/1
Emtinan	16/1	14/1	14/1
King Of Berkshire	25/1	18/1	22/1
Howsham	125/1	66/1	100/1
Regal Knight	300/1	200/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Joulany

23.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 18.7

8/11

2nd

Morshdi

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Valenday

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

King Of Berkshire

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

25/1

Arabian Desert

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Emtinan

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Howsham

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Regal Knight

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Joulany	—	93	—
Morshdi	—	88	47
Valenday	—	91	87
Arabian Desert	—	75	29
Emtinan	—	—	—
King Of Berkshire	—	72	16
Howsham	—	62	35
Regal Knight	—	52	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Howsham	16d ago	Fit
Regal Knight	16d ago	Fit
Arabian Desert	21d ago	Fit
Morshdi	24d ago	Fit
King Of Berkshire	24d ago	Fit
Valenday	34d ago	Fit
Joulany	36d ago	Fit
Emtinan	—	—