Star Sports EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B, C & D With No More Than 3 Runs) (GBB)

Brighton

2:55

Date 2025-10-16

Distance 7f216y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £5,184

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (5)	Magical Merlot b J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Ed Dunlop	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Ed Dunlop	130	—	632	75	90	70	13d	—	—	-13	25.9	5/4 44%
Improved when second of nine in novice at Southwell (7f, AW debut; favourite) 13 days ago
5 (3)	Only In Manila ch J:Neil Callan T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Neil Callan T:Simon & Ed Crisford	130	—	2	-	80	-	25d	—	—	-18	15.6	13/8 38%
11-1 at Southwell (1m, AW) and blew the start but he ran on to finish second of seven
3 (2)	Fans Favourite b J:Joe Leavy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Joe Leavy T:Hugo Palmer	130	—	9	-	62	49	84d	—	—	-6	2.5	17/2 11%
18-1 when well beaten in maiden at Sandown (7f, good) in July; has a useful pedigree
1 (4)	Quarter b J:Sean Levey T:Hilal Kobeissi	J:Sean Levey T:Hilal Kobeissi	134	—	1	-	79	16	31d	—	—	+4	12.4	10/1 9%
Needs improvement with a penalty but made a promising start with 7f maiden win here (soft)
2 (6)	Cape Fear ch J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	16/1 6%
By Kameko; family of Rodrigo De Triano; from a leading yard and needs a market check
6 (7)	October Surprise ch J:Charles Bishop T:Jack Channon	J:Charles Bishop T:Jack Channon	128	—	8	-	55	42	14d	—	—	-3	1	40/1 2%
16-1 for novice at Salisbury (1m, good) two weeks ago, never dangerous and beaten 19l
7 (1)	Storm Terri ch J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Michael Madgwick	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Michael Madgwick	125	—	95	-	-	-	110d	—	—	-1	0.2	500/1 0%
Remote last at Goodwood (6f, good) and Lingfield (5f, good to firm) later in June

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Magical Merlot	6/5	5/4	5/4	11/10	5/4
Only In Manila	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Fans Favourite	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Quarter	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Cape Fear	16/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
October Surprise	40/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Storm Terri	500/1	400/1	400/1	500/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Magical Merlot

25.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Only In Manila

15.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Quarter

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Fans Favourite

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Cape Fear

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

October Surprise

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Storm Terri

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Magical Merlot Top Rated	75	90	70
Only In Manila	—	80	—
Fans Favourite	—	62	49
Quarter	—	79	16
Cape Fear	—	—	—
October Surprise	—	55	42
Storm Terri	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Magical Merlot	13d ago	Quick return
October Surprise	14d ago	Fit
Only In Manila	25d ago	Fit
Quarter	31d ago	Fit
Fans Favourite	84d ago	Fresh
Storm Terri	110d ago	Long break
Cape Fear	—	—