17:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 26 February 2026

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For The Love Of Horses Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 39.93s

(4)

Callero¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore

500/1

Little show in 3 junior hurdles or on Flat debut (200/1).

Form: 8

(6)

Rajendra^h³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock

13/2

Better effort in maidens 4 months apart when fourth at Southwell 5 weeks ago. Still learning and open to further improvement.

Form: 6-4

(1)

Tamashal¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Joe Leavy| T: R Hannon

7/2

Half-brother to useful winners but was held back by inexperience when fifth of 10 on debut over 7f at Chelmsford (6/1) 2 weeks ago, not knocked about and finishing with running left. Will need to leave that effort well behind to figure but is sure to improve.

Form: 5

(9)

Felix Gem⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

6/4

Much improved from debut when second of 5 in novice at Wolverhampton over 9.5f (3/1) in January, beaten a neck having raced freely. Can progress further back down in trip and the one to beat.

Form: 5-2

(8)

Isn't It Ironic

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: Ian Williams

40/1

Oasis Dream gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 7f winner Zain Empire and 1¼m winner Neymar. Dam 7f winner (including at 2 yrs). Yard not renowned for winning with newcomers.

Form:

(3)

Gifts Differing²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Tyler Heard| T: J Ferguson

80/1

35,000 gns yearling, Teofilo filly. Dam, 5f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 6f Starlust. Showed only greenness in Yarmouth novice last summer.

Form: 6-

(5)

Irish Incentive¹¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

3/1

Starman filly who was unlucky not to finish a lot closer when fifth of 10 in a 7f maiden at Musselburgh (12/1) on debut in November, never getting any room to open up on the inner. Steps up to 1m switched to AW and entitled to progress.

Form: 5-

(2)

Blue Celestial²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: S D Bowen| T: J Tate| OR: 63

16/1

Improving plenty by the run, most recently finishing third of 13 in maiden at Kempton (18/1) 29 days ago, staying on. Gave impression a return to 1m will suit so open to further improvement.

Form: 9-33

(7)

Golden Muse

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Botti

12/1

10,000 gns yearling. Golden Horn filly. Dam unraced out of useful Japanese 6f-1m winner Speak Softly. Market often a good guide when assessing yard's newcomers.

Form:

Forecasts

Felix Gem (6/4), Irish Incentive (3/1), Tamashal (7/2), Rajendra (13/2), Golden Muse (12/1), Blue Celestial (16/1), Isn't It Ironic (40/1), Gifts Differing (80/1), Callero (500/1)

FELIX GEM left his debut form well behind when narrowly denied at Wolverhampton 6 weeks ago and looks the one to beat with further progress anticipated dropped back to 1m. Blue Celestial took another big step forward when third at Kempton, while Irish Incentive was unlucky not to finish a lot closer at Musselburgh on debut.