13:41 Newbury

Friday 24 October 2025

All13:0613:4114:1614:5115:2616:0116:3517:10

One Up On Football At BetVictor EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 1m 27.08s

1^st

(2)

Needle Match

29-7

2/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Rear mid-division, headway over 2f out, pushed along into 2nd over 1f out, led narrowly final 100 yards, kept on gamely, just prevailed op 7/4

2^nd

(7)

Storming Point

29-7

15/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Jason Watson

Handy, shaken up and led 2f out, soon pushed along, edged left approaching final furlong, lugged left when challenged inside last, headed narrowly 100 yards out, battled on, just held op 10/1

3^rd

(6)

Bunyola Bay

29-7

15/8f

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out and improved, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out, no extra approaching final 110 yards tchd 9/4

4^th

2 ¾

(8)

Pilgrim's Progress

29-2

11/1

T: R HannonJ: Alec Voikhansky (3)

Raced keenly, prominent, pushed along under 2f out, faded final furlong op 18/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

(5)

Footstepinthewoods

29-7

15/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: K Shoemark

Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on, never threatened op 10/1

6^th

4 ¾

(4)

Tiny Riot

29-7

28/1

T: D SkeltonJ: J Mitchell

Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, beaten well over 1f out op 33/1

7^th

nse

(1)

Sun Of Dolly

29-7

28/1

T: J GallagherJ: Finley Marsh

In rear, pushed along before halfway, always behind op 40/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

(9)

Mertoun

29-7

13/2

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: Rossa Ryan

Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened tamely op 11/2

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Non-Runners

(3)

Chief Red Wing¹⁸¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: B J Meehan J: Billy Loughnane

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.20, £2.30, £1.40EX:£16.70Trifecta:£55.60SF:£18.78Swingers:£3.00, £2.30, £4.20

Forecasts

Bunyola Bay (15/8), Needle Match (2/1), Mertoun (13/2), Storming Point (15/2), Footstepinthewoods (15/2), Chief Red Wing (10/1), Pilgrim's Progress (11/1), Tiny Riot (28/1), Sun Of Dolly (28/1)

This could go to a newcomer, with preference for BUNYOLA BAY who makes plenty of appeal on paper for a yard capable of readying one first time up. Needle Match is another debutant to note, while it would be no surprise to see Mertoun leave his debut effort behind.

BUNYOLA BAY (IRE)
NEEDLE MATCH
MERTOUN (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Spirit Of Farhh

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 2

J: Charles Bishop | T: Eve Johnson Houghton

15/8

Prize Money

1st: £6,480.002nd: £3,042.003rd: £1,522.004th: £761.005th: £337.00