Leicester Race 1

British Ebf Novice Stakes (Gbb Race)

Prize Money: $18,450

STAR VELOCITY (1) finds a gilt-edged opportunity to back up his victory at Ffos Las (1000m) eight days ago. Did it nicely by 1L and should have little trouble with these rivals if able to replicate that performance. The main threat looks to be COURT ALERT (2) who is now a little exposed after seven runs without success. Put up a fair performance when a 2.25L third in first-time blinkers (retained) at Nottingham latest. Could challenge. EL GHUWAH (3) raced greenly when finishing fifth in that same contest. Entitled to improvement. RED LEGS (4) has a mountain to climb on the evidence of his first two attempts at 1200m.

Distance: 1005m
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: Turf
Class: NOV, C4

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Star Velocity (2) 31
Trainer: R M Beckett(Kimpton, Hants)
Jockey: Rossa Ryan
Weight: 60.5kg
Prize Money: $12,302
Win / Place: 50% / 100%

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: ZOUSTAR (AUS)

Dam: CAROLINAE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Makfi

100

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 1-0-1

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 1-0-1

Turf

1: 1-0-0

Good

1: 1-0-0

Synthetic

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

2: 1-0-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1005m - 1207m

Comments

Lining up for just third start. At big odds at debut, 3rd of 11 at Southwell All Weather on June 18 over 1200m, 2.5 len behind Town Queen with 58kg at $29. Second-up favourite; won by 1.0 len at Ffos Las July 14 over 1000m defeating Queen Sana with 58kg at $1.80. Going well. Should stay out of trouble in the small field and is the testing material.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 7	14/7/26	Ffos Las	1005m	MDN 3U	3	Rossa Ryan	58kg	Good	0:56.18	64.4 km/h	1.0L	-	$1.80f	26	$18,150	$9,963	1. Star Velocity 2. Queen Sana 3. Nevasca Cinza
3rd of 11	18/6/26	Southwell	1207m	NOV F 3U	5	Thomas Greatrex	58kg	Neutral	1:13.53	59.1 km/h	2.5L	9-7	$29	-	$18,150	$2,339	1. Town Queen 2. Veil Of Clouds 3. Star Velocity

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

1st of 7

14/7/26

Ffos Las

1005m

MDN 3U

Rossa Ryan

58kg

Good

0:56.18

64.4 km/h

1.0L

$1.80f

$18,150

$9,963

1. Star Velocity

2. Queen Sana

3. Nevasca Cinza

3rd of 11

18/6/26

Southwell

1207m

NOV F 3U

Thomas Greatrex

58kg

Neutral

1:13.53

59.1 km/h

2.5L

9-7

$29

$18,150

$2,339

1. Town Queen

2. Veil Of Clouds

3. Star Velocity

Court Alert (1) 5520x8x43
Trainer: Eve Johnson Houghton(Blewbury, Oxfordshire)
Jockey: Charles Bishop
Weight: 59.5kg
Prize Money: $56,812
Win / Place: 0% / 28%

3 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: INNS OF COURT (IRE)

Dam: MISFORTUNATE (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Kodiac

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 0-1-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

4: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

3: 0-0-1

Turf

7: 0-1-1

Good

7: 0-1-1

Clockwise

3: 0-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

4: 0-0-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1005m - 1408m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Third-up today and placed third-up previously. First-up 4th in a small field at Brighton on June 21 over 1200m, 4 len behind Debrief with 60.5kg at $3.50. Last start 3rd of 9 at Nottingham on July 4 over 1000m, 2.25 len behind Courageous Sioux carrying 60.5kg at $3.30. In the mix.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	4/7/26	Nottingham	1005m	NOV 3U	8	Rhys Clutterbuck	60.5kg	Good Firm	1:00.16	60.1 km/h	2.3L	-	$3.25f	13	$18,150	$2,339	1. Courageous Sioux 2. Miracleoftheandes 3. Court Alert
4th of 6	21/6/26	Brighton	1207m	MDN 3U	2	Charles Bishop	60.5kg	Good Firm	1:09.36	62.6 km/h	3.8L	2-4	$3.50	69	$18,150	$1,170	1. Debrief 2. Nevasca Cinza 3. Sugar Sugar
69 Day Spell
8th of 12	13/4/26	Leicester	1408m	NOV 3U	10	Charles Bishop	58kg	Good	1:24.55	60.0 km/h	15.0L	-	$17	191	$18,150	-	1. I'll Be Back 2. King's Cavalry 3. Erudition
191 Day Spell
26th of 26	4/10/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1408m	SELL 2	8	Neil Callan	56.5kg	Good	1:22.76	61.2 km/h	51.5L	14-18	$26	42	$310,950	-	1. Jel Pepper 2. Half Sovereign 3. Rising Empire
42 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 20	23/8/25	Newmarket Uk	1207m	SELL 2	19	Neil Callan	57.5kg	Good Firm	1:12.16	60.2 km/h	1.0L	15-7	$26	13	$217,020	$53,303	1. Sioux Perfect 2. Court Alert 3. Kesta
5th of 8	10/8/25	Haydock Park	1207m	MDN 2	5	Charles Bishop	60.5kg	Good Firm	1:14.40	58.4 km/h	3.0L	3-3	$7.00	22	$36,300	-	1. Hardy's Hero 2. Authentic Charm 3. No Direction

El Ghuwah (3) 5
Trainer: Joey Ramsden(Newark, Nottinghamshire)
Jockey: Alex Jary (a1.5)
Weight: 59.5kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MOHAATHER (GB)

Dam: PRETTY ONE (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Dark Angel

Rating

Stats

Career

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

1: 0-0-0

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1005m

Comments

Jumped at big odds at debut, 5th of 9 at Nottingham on July 4 over 1000m, 8 len behind Courageous Sioux carrying 58kg at $34. Needs significant improvement to feature.

Expected Settling Position: No speed data

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 9	4/7/26	Nottingham	1005m	NOV 3U	7	Tom Kiely-Marshall	58kg	Good Firm	1:00.16	60.1 km/h	8.5L	-	$34	-	$18,150	-	1. Courageous Sioux 2. Miracleoftheandes 3. Court Alert

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

5th of 9

4/7/26

Nottingham

1005m

NOV 3U

Tom Kiely-Marshall

58kg

Good Firm

1:00.16

60.1 km/h

8.5L

$34

$18,150

1. Courageous Sioux

2. Miracleoftheandes

3. Court Alert

Red Legs (4) 87
Trainer: Martin Dunne(Newmarket, Suffolk)
Jockey: Marco Ghiani
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

3 yo Chestnut Filly

Sire: CHARMING THOUGHT (GB)

Dam: MAXIMIZE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Garswood

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 0-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 0-0-0

Turf

2: 0-0-0

Good

1: 0-0-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

2: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m

Comments

Third race start today. At big odds at debut, 8th of 10 at Windsor on June 1 over 1200m, 15 len behind Gold Digger carrying 58kg at $41. Second-up ran second last of 8 at Great Yarmouth on June 11 over 1200m, on a slow track; 9 len behind Anyasi with 58kg at $151. More than happy to risk at this stage.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 8	11/6/26	Yarmouth	1207m	NOV 3U	3	Silvestre De Sousa	58kg	Soft	1:15.48	57.6 km/h	9.8L	7-7	$151	10	$18,150	-	1. Anyasi 2. George Wickham 3. Upper Hendersyde
8th of 10	1/6/26	Windsor	1207m	NOV F 3U	2	Silvestre De Sousa	58kg	Good Firm	1:12.72	59.8 km/h	15.5L	6-6-6-9-9	$41	-	$18,150	-	1. Gold Digger 2. Ventana 3. March Of Time

Place

Date

Track

Distance

Class

Barrier

Jockey

Weight

Cond.

Race Time

Avg. Speed

Margin

800/400

Days

Prize

Prize Won

Result

7th of 8

11/6/26

Yarmouth

1207m

NOV 3U

Silvestre De Sousa

58kg

Soft

1:15.48

57.6 km/h

9.8L

7-7

$151

$18,150

1. Anyasi

2. George Wickham

3. Upper Hendersyde

8th of 10

1/6/26

Windsor

1207m

NOV F 3U

Silvestre De Sousa

58kg

Good Firm

1:12.72

59.8 km/h

15.5L

6-6-6-9-9

$41

$18,150

1. Gold Digger

2. Ventana

3. March Of Time

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked

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