14:40 Newmarket

Saturday 16 August 2025

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JenningsBet Britain's Biggest Independent Bookmaker EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m  |   Good to Firm  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:40  |   Winning time: 1m 41.96s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Pacifica Pier43
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-11| J: Cieren Fallon| T: C Appleby
9/4
Half-brother to 3 winners and overcame greenness when making a winning debut in 5-runner novice at Sandown (7f, good to firm, 13/2) 43 days ago, quickening to lead 1f out. Leading contender.
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Timeform
2
(2)
Horse silk
Celestarak
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier
20/1
Foaled April 30. 115,000 gns yearling, Zarak colt. Closely related to useful 7f-1m winner Orchid Star and half-brother to several winners, including smart 1m-1¼m winner Dark Orchid. Has fairly useful standard to aim at on debut.
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Timeform
3
(5)
Horse silk
Del Maroh1
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: C Appleby
11/8
Foaled March 17. €850,000 yearling, Camelot colt. Half-brother to useful German 1¼m winner Diya. Dam won Preis der Diana. Wears hood but he's a noteworthy newcomer.
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4
(4)
Horse silk
Glacius
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-4| J: N Callan| T: H Palmer
12/1
Foaled March 11. Too Darn Hot colt. Half-brother to 2 winners, including 8.3f winner Rose Branch. Dam once-raced sister to smart winner up to 1½m Qualify out of useful 12.7f winner Perihelion. Yard capable of readying a newcomer.
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Timeform
5
(3)
Horse silk
The Joker23
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-4| J: D Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam
5/2
Showed promise when third of 11 in an often informative maiden at Sandown (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 23 days ago, faring best of the newcomers. Could be in the mix with improvement to come from that first outing.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Del Maro (11/8), Pacifica Pier (9/4), The Joker (5/2), Glacius (12/1), Celestarak (20/1)

Verdict

Having made plenty of appeal on paper, PACIFICA PIER got off to a winning start in a Sandown novice last month, form boosted by the runner-up scoring next time, and he is taken to defy a penalty with improvement to come. Expensive debutant Del Maro helps to give Charlie Appleby a strong hand in the race, with The Joker the pick of the remainder.

  1. Pacifica Pier9/4
  2. Del Maro11/8
  3. The Joker5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,154.002nd: £2,417.003rd: £1,209.004th: £604.005th: £302.006th: £151.00

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