Darley EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Newmarket

13:45

Date 2026-05-01

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £20,616

Weather Clear

Temp 11.3°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 2m 6.46s (slow by 4.36s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Earth Shot (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	10/11F	Won
2nd	Velvet Vega (IRE) Benoit De La Sayette · John & Thady Gosden	9/2	5
3rd	Wild Violet (FR) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	28/1	4.75
4th	Blue Noon (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	100/30	0.1
5th	Malika (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	11/2	8
6th	Mokata (GB) Sean D Bowen · Adam Kirby	250/1	11
7th	Anthena (GB) Grace McEntee · Phil McEntee	300/1	24

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
3 (4)	Earth Shot Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	127	—	2-	-	92	56	188d	—	—	-25	20	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Runner-up over 1m at Newbury on sole 2yo run; this trip can suit & she has leading claims
6 (6)	Velvet Vega Chestnut J:Benoit De La Sayette T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:John & Thady Gosden	127	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
240,000euros yearling; dam 9.5f Listed winner; in top hands; could be a contender on debut
2 (7)	Blue Noon Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	127	—	4-	-	82	46	221d	—	—	-12	5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
420,000euros yearling who was a promising fourth on sole 2yo start; could be in the mix
4 (5)	Malika Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	127	—	4-	-	74	-	177d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Improvement needed but connections won this last year; could take sizeable step forward
7 (1)	Wild Violet Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	127	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
40-1 when withdrawn from intended debut at Newbury, having refused to enter the stalls
5 (2)	Mokata Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Adam Kirby	J:Sean D Bowen T:Adam Kirby	127	—	—	-	57	-	20d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Lost a lot of ground at the start when down the field on debut; remains best watched
1 (3)	Anthena Bay J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	127	—	9-	-	18	-	210d	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Tailed off at 250-1 on debut at Southwell last October; has since left Lawrence Mullaney

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Earth Shot	10/11	5/6	5/6
Velvet Vega	7/2	7/2	7/2
Blue Noon	4/1	4/1	4/1
Malika	11/2	6/1	11/2
Wild Violet	28/1	22/1	28/1
Mokata	300/1	200/1	250/1
Anthena	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

Earth Shot

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 15

10/11

2nd

Velvet Vega

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Blue Noon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Malika

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Wild Violet

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Mokata

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Anthena

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Earth Shot	—	92	56
Velvet Vega	—	—	—
Blue Noon	—	82	46
Malika	—	74	—
Wild Violet	—	—	—
Mokata	—	57	—
Anthena	—	18	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mokata	20d ago	Fit
Malika	177d ago	Long break
Earth Shot	188d ago	Long break
Anthena	210d ago	Long break
Blue Noon	221d ago	Long break
Velvet Vega	—	—
Wild Violet	—	—