18:40 York

Friday 24 July 2026

All17:3218:0518:4019:1519:5020:25

IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 3  |   7f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:40  |   Winning time: 1m 28.17s
1st
Horse silk
8
(3)
Coral Cove
28-13
4/7f
T: James OwenJ: K Shoemark
Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon led and edged right to stands rail, stayed on strongly and readily cleared away final furlong op 8/13 tchd 8/11
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¾
6
(1)
Sweet Iris
29-2
14/1
T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr
Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out and went second, kept on but no match for ready winner op 28/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(7)
Rule Of The Agency
29-7
50/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
In rear, pushed along 2f out and ran on, took never dangerous third close home
4th
Horse silk
nk
5
(6)
Special Operations
29-4
33/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 2f out and plugged on, ran on final furlong, never threatened tchd 25/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
7
(8)
Travellers Girl
29-2
7/1
T: Roger FellJ: K Stott
Led narrowly, pushed along 2f out and soon headed, weakened 1f out op 13/2 tchd 5/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
(2)
Diplomacy
29-7
40/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Billy Garritty
Wore red hood to post, close up, pushed along and dropped away quickly 2f out
7th
Horse silk
½
4
(4)
The Resdev Rocket
29-7
28/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason
Wore red hood to post, towards rear, never in contention op 22/1 tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
(5)
The First Drop
29-7
11/4
T: A KeatleyJ: Barry McHugh
Prominent, hung right throughout, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten tchd 3/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.58Pl:£1.10, £2.80, £7.00EX:£12.50Trifecta:£145.50SF:£11.59Swingers:£2.80, £7.40, £34.60

Forecasts

Coral Cove (4/7), The First Drop (11/4), Travellers Girl (7/1), Sweet Iris (14/1), The Resdev Rocket (28/1), Special Operations (33/1), Diplomacy (40/1), Rule Of The Agency (50/1)

Verdict

Little to choose between THE FIRST DROP, Coral Cove and Travellers Girl on what they have achieved so far with the first named arguably having the most potential of the trio.

  1. THE FIRST DROP
  2. CORAL COVE (FR)
  3. TRAVELLERS GIRL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Romantic Gladiator
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 2
J: Callum Shepherd  |  T: W J Knight
5/4

Prize Money

1st: £12,885.002nd: £6,042.003rd: £3,022.004th: £1,510.005th: £755.006th: £378.00

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