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Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Newbury · Fri 17th Apr 2026 · 15:42

📏 1m2f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £20,616 🐎 Flat

2nd

My Love Is King

16/1

Robert Havlin

1st

Maltese Cross

7/4F

Tom Marquand

3rd

Joulany

6/1

Hector Crouch

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Class

Class 2

📏

Distance

1m2f

🌿

Going

Good

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Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£20,616

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Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

13/8 Shabab Al Ahli, 5/2 Maltese Cross, 6/1 Joulany, 7/1 Alfaraz, 8/1 My Love Is King, 10/1 Sahara King, 33/1 Barrister, Much, 50/1 Easwrith Destiny, 100/1 Ataturk

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
1	Bay Of Myths Form: 1	3y 134 lbs	Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	-	–
🥇 1st	Maltese Cross Form: 21-	3y 134 lbs	Tom Marquand William Haggas	-	7/4F
10	Act Of Generosity Form: –	3y 130 lbs	Ray Dawson Roger Varian	-	–
8	Much Form: –	3y 130 lbs	Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe	-	40/1
11	Alderman Form: 73-	3y 130 lbs	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	-	–
15	Blue Hercules Form: –	3y 130 lbs	William Muir & Chris Grassick	-	–
16	Decade Of Time Form: –	3y 130 lbs	Jack Channon	-	–
17	Eagles Attire Form: 6-	3y 130 lbs	James Doyle Oliver Cole	-	–
19	Eben Al Khawaneej Form: –	3y 130 lbs	Owen Burrows	-	–
2	Birgham Dub Form: 1-	3y 134 lbs	Jane Chapple-Hyam	-	–
🥈 2nd	My Love Is King Form: 1-	3y 134 lbs	Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden	-	16/1
20	Grilse Form: –	3y 130 lbs	Joe Leavy Brian Meehan	-	–
23	Upper East Form: –	3y 130 lbs	David Egan Richard Hannon	-	–
24	Light Dreamer Form: 2	3y 125 lbs	Richard Hannon	-	–
25	Del Maro Form: 2323-1	3y lbs	Charlie Appleby	101	–
3	Guildmaster Form: 1-	3y 134 lbs	John & Thady Gosden	-	–
5	Sahara King Form: 1-	3y 134 lbs	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	-	14/1
4	Maho Bay Form: 1-	3y 134 lbs	Charlie Appleby	-	–
4	Shabab Al Ahli Form: 1	3y 134 lbs	William Buick Charlie Appleby	-	2/1
6	Alfaraz Form: 22-	3y 130 lbs	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	-	9/2
10	Ataturk Form: 8-	3y 130 lbs	David Egan Hughie Morrison	-	200/1
7	Poseidon's Warrior Form: 21-	3y 134 lbs	Charlie Appleby	-	–
7	Barrister Form: 4-	3y 130 lbs	Sam Hitchcott Richard Hannon	-	80/1
9	Easwrith Destiny Form: –	3y 130 lbs	Jason Watson David Menuisier	-	200/1
🥉 3rd	Joulany Form: 24-	3y 130 lbs	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	-	6/1

It is not an easy pick but last September's Newmarket maiden winner MALTESE CROSS gets the vote ahead of My Love Is King.

Racing Post Pick

Maltese Cross

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Pontefract

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Bullington Bry

J : Lewis Edmunds

T : Jessica Macey

17:00

Age: 4

Form: 574702

Weight: 134 lbs

OR:

Rain cap will be all the rage in the betting, but again when isn\'t it. was 2/1 beaten fav last time out and essentially is 4lb worse off here, Im going to take an eachway gamble on BULLINGTON BRY switch stables last time out and well supported in the market, the 1st time blinkers were slapped on and seemed to do an ok job, I would prefer this horse to potentially get a bit more cover, he will stay 7F/1m and has the speed to tuck in if needed. the race is not great and if Jessica Macey can squeeze a bit more out of this horse on his 2nd run he could go close, of a career low marl and 4 places on offer at 15/2 happy to have an eachway play on this.