15:00 Wetherby

Sunday 26 April 2026

All13:5514:3015:0015:3516:0516:3517:05

Vertu Mazda York Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 2f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 2m 6.16s
1st
Horse silk
4
(5)
Sea The Storm
39-6
4/9f
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Wore hood to post, tracked leader, shaken up to lead 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, pulled out more near finish, always doing enough op 8/13 tchd 2/5
2nd
Horse silk
nk
6
(4)
Pierian
38-13
5/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon
Wore hood to post, raced in last, pushed along over 2f out, headway into third over 1f out, went second and pressed winner final furlong, kept on but just held op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
1
(3)
Nowshesdancing
410-9
12/1
T: Harry EustaceJ: Kaiya Fraser
Held up in touch, progress over 2f out, ridden into fourth over 1f out, went third final furlong, no chance with front pair op 10/1 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
1
5
(7)
Ceinture D'orion
38-13
9/2
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Midfield, pushed along into second 2f out, pressed leader 1f out, lost two places final furlong, no extra op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
8
7
(1)
Wadacre Geisha
38-13
200/1
T: C JohnstonJ: P J McDonald
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon held op 100/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
3
(6)
Matilda Bea
410-2
66/1
T: I FurtadoJ: K Shoemark
Held up in touch, asked for effort 2f out, soon beaten op 50/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
2
(2)
Lady Buttercup
610-2
300/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: A Mullen
Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon weakened op 150/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.45Pl:£1.20, £1.90EX:£3.20Trifecta:£10.40SF:£3.26Swingers:£1.10, £1.80, £2.60

Forecasts

Sea The Storm (4/9), Ceinture D'orion (9/2), Pierian (5/1), Nowshesdancing (12/1), Matilda Bea (66/1), Wadacre Geisha (200/1), Lady Buttercup (300/1)

Verdict

SEA THE STORM showed significant promise last autumn and will be tough to beat on her return for new trainer William Haggas unless the betting speaks strongly in the favour of newcomers Pierian, who is a stablemate of the selection, and/or Ceinture d'Orion.

  1. SEA THE STORM (FR)
  2. PIERIAN
  3. CEINTURE D'ORION

Previous Winners

2025
Victoria Harbour
Weight: 8-13  |Age: 3
J: Pierre-Louis Jamin  |  T: K R Burke
22/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,480.002nd: £3,042.003rd: £1,522.004th: £761.00

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