15:50 Leicester

Tuesday 9 September 2025

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British EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 1m 22.58s

(3)

Monoceros¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| D

4/9

Dubawi colt overcame inexperience to land short odds in 5-runner novice at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) on debut 18 days ago. More to come and he's the one to beat.

Form: 1

(8)

Akrivos¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: Ian Williams

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 80/1, 10 lengths last of 5 to Monoceros in novice at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 18 days ago.

Form: 05

(9)

Blue Courvoisier

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox

6/1

Foaled March 16. 100,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 6f winner Miraculous and 5f winner Sacred Jewel. Considered newcomer.

Form:

(1)

Chain Link

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: James Horton

33/1

Foaled March 20. Harry Angel colt. Dam 1¼m/10.4f winner. Noteworthy debutant.

Form:

(2)

Decem Starr¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: Jack Jones

14/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/1, tenth of 12 in novice at Windsor (6f, good to firm) on debut 17 days ago.

Form: 0

(6)

Drymee

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Parr

150/1

Foaled April 9. 8,000 gns yearling, Lope Y Fernandez colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 6f-1m winner Fast And Free and 7f winner The Childe of Hale. Dam French 2-y-o 1m winner.

Form:

(10)

Jackabi³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: Ian Williams

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 80/1) on debut 30 days ago.

Form: 6

(7)

Thomas Tallis²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Mackie

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 7 in novice (150/1) at Doncaster (7f, firm) 24 days ago.

Form: 87

(4)

Tie Fighter¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: E A L Dunlop

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, sixth of 9 in novice at Chelmsford City (7f) 12 days ago.

Form: 696

(5)

Watercraft

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Faleh Bughenaim| T: R Hannon

7/2

Foaled May 4. €98,000 foal, 240,000 gns yearling, Night of Thunder colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 5f winner Hot Darling and half-brother to 7f winner Verdansk. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 5f winner). Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(11)

Zabeel Palace

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

12/1

Foaled April 12. Palace Pier colt. Dam, winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7.6f winner), closely related to very smart 6f/7f winner Raven's Corner. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Monoceros (4/9), Watercraft (7/2), Blue Courvoisier (6/1), Zabeel Palace (12/1), Decem Starr (14/1), Chain Link (33/1), Tie Fighter (66/1), Jackabi (100/1), Drymee (150/1), Akrivos (200/1), Thomas Tallis (300/1)

Charlie Appleby's MONOCEROS looked a good prospect when getting off to a winning start at Newmarket recently and is hard to oppose despite shouldering a 7 lb penalty. Newcomers Watercraft, Blue Courvoisier and Zabeel Palace are all in good hands and appeal on paper too so can fight it out for the places.