14:50 Chelmsford City

Thursday 28 August 2025

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Paddy Power Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 24.85s

1^st

(1)

Archer Royal

29-7

9/4

T: J & T GosdenJ: Tyler Heard

Held up in mid-division inside, headway and angled out between horses over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, won going away op 13/8

2^nd

(2)

Sovereign View

29-7

15/8f

T: J TateJ: N Callan

Ked briefly, chased leaders inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final 100 yards op 5/2

3^rd

3 ¼

(5)

Warning Symbol

29-7

9/2

T: James OwenJ: P Cosgrave

Pushed along leaving stalls, soon chasing leader, led 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after tchd 4/1

4^th

3 ¼

(6)

Double Naughty

29-2

16/1

T: R HannonJ: Harry Davies

Raced keenly, soon led, narrowly headed 4f out, chased leader, pushed along turning in, soon hung left and lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong op 18/1 tchd 14/1

5^th

(4)

Thanh Nam

29-7

250/1

T: James OwenJ: Paddy Bradley

Outpaced in rear, hard ridden on inside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, took modest 5th towards finish op 125/1

6^th

(10)

Tie Fighter

29-7

66/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: J P Spencer

Raced very wide chasing leaders, pushed along turning in, weakened over 1f out op 50/1 tchd 80/1

7^th

4 ¼

(3)

Armstrong

29-7

7/2

T: G BougheyJ: D Egan

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, hung left and weakened after turning in op 9/2 tchd 10/3

8^th

1 ¾

(11)

East India Breeze

29-7

22/1

T: J A OsborneJ: William Carver

Outpaced in last pair, never involved op 33/1

9^th

(9)

Delta Dan

29-7

150/1

T: N P LittmodenJ: Hollie Doyle

Mid-division out wide, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, weakened soon after op 66/1 tchd 200/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Moon Warp⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: L Morris

(7)

Shahik⁴⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: G Boughey J: Billy Loughnane

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.40, £1.20, £1.50EX:£8.60Trifecta:£25.70SF:£7.09Swingers:£1.50, £2.80, £2.10

Forecasts

Sovereign View (15/8), Archer Royal (9/4), Armstrong (7/2), Warning Symbol (9/2), Shahik (8/1), Double Naughty (16/1), East India Breeze (22/1), Moon Warp (33/1), Tie Fighter (66/1), Delta Dan (150/1), Thanh Nam (250/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar that high so ARCHER ROYAL might be up to making a winning debut, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Sovereign View is second choice ahead of George Boughey pair Shahik and Armstrong.

ARCHER ROYAL (IRE)
SOVEREIGN VIEW
SHAHIK

Previous Winners

2024

Bay City Roller

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 2

J: Callum Shepherd | T: George Scott

4/9

Prize Money

1st: £5,234.002nd: £2,456.003rd: £1,227.004th: £614.005th: £306.00