17:45 Newmarket

Friday 1 August 2025

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Up EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 14.69s

(5)

Beckford's Folly³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: C Appleby| CD

2/9

Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 3/1, won 6-runner novice at this C&D (good to firm) 36 days ago, soon clear. Holds Group-race entries and, unless one of the newcomers turn out to be well above-average, he will prove hard to beat.

Form: 41

(3)

Ahead Of Fashion⁵⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 75

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 7 in novice (7/1) at Goodwood (6f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 72643

(1)

My Dad Tom

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

10/1

Foaled April 21. €26,000 yearling, 62,000 gns 2-y-o, Profitable colt. Dam, 1m winner, half-sister to useful 7f winner Helvezia. Likely-looking type for top 2-y-o yard and he's one to note in the betting.

Form:

(4)

Noelies Dream

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: Dylan Cunha

25/1

Foaled April 11. £32,000 yearling, Dream Ahead gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 2-y-o 5f winner Well Done Fox and 2-y-o 5f winner Excellently Poised. Interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting.

Form:

(6)

Daretobedifferent¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D Donovan| OR: 69| BF

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/4, third of 4 in nursery at Nottingham (6.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Shouldn't be far away, but she will need to step up considerably in order to trouble Beckford's Folly.

Form: 3373

(7)

Romantic Twilight²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: J Mitchell| T: W Stone

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, fifth of 8 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 20 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 05

Non-Runners

(2)

Arlo's Girl

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: J Parr J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Beckford's Folly (2/9), Ahead Of Fashion (13/2), My Dad Tom (10/1), Arlo's Girl (20/1), Daretobedifferent (25/1), Noelies Dream (25/1), Romantic Twilight (40/1)

Charlie Appleby has saddled the winner of three of the last six runnings of this and BECKFORD'S FOLLY is confidently expected to enhance that record. The Lope de Vega colt stepped up on his debut run when landing a C&D novice in good style at the end of June and entries in the Gimcrack and Mill Reef suggest that he is well-regarded. Newcomers My Dad Tom and Noelies Dream are both fairly appealing on paper and they can fill the places.