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

Wetherby · Sun 26th Apr 2026 · 15:00
📏 1m2f 🏷️ Class Class 3 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £6,480 🐎 Flat
2nd
Pierian
5/1
Cieren Fallon
1st
Sea The Storm
4/9F
Tom Marquand
3rd
Nowshesdancing
12/1
Kaiya Fraser
🏷️
Class
Class 3
📏
Distance
1m2f
🌿
Going
Good
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£6,480
🐎
Runners
11
🔖
Type
Flat
📊 Betting Forecast
8/15 Sea The Storm, 7/2 Pierian, 5/1 Ceinture d'Orion, 12/1 Nowshesdancing, 33/1 Matilda Bea, 100/1 Lady Buttercup, Wadacre Geisha
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥉 3rd 4y
149 lbs
Kaiya Fraser
Harry Eustace
- 12/1
10
Velvet Vega Form:
3y
125 lbs

John & Thady Gosden
-
7 6y
142 lbs
Andrew Mullen
Donald McCain
- 300/1
6
Matilda Bea Form:
4y
142 lbs
Kieran Shoemark
Ivan Furtado
- 66/1
🥇 1st
Sea The Storm Form: 12-
3y
132 lbs
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
- 4/9F
4 3y
125 lbs
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
- 9/2
6 3y
125 lbs

Ollie Sangster
-
🥈 2nd
Pierian Form:
3y
125 lbs
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas
- 5/1
5 3y
125 lbs
P J McDonald
Charlie Johnston
- 200/1
8 3y
125 lbs
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti
-
9
Sedeirah Form:
3y
125 lbs

Edward Bethell
-
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RACING POST VERDICT

As SEA THE STORM has been second in a German Group 3, today's rivals (probably headed by newcomers) need to be good to beat her.

Racing Post Pick
Sea The Storm

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15:05 AscotFinished 6th
Racecard
Horse Silk
Confucius
J : Ryan Moore
T : A P O'Brien
15:05
Age: 2
Form: 21
Weight: 129 lbs
OR:
This 22-runner contest looks an absolute minefield and there is 1 horse that immediately grabbed my attention
- CONFUCIUS. I watched his win in Ireland and what stood out most was how green he looked during the early stages of the race. However, once he started to understand what was being asked of him, he simply took off and won almost on the bridle by nearly four lengths.

As always, Ryan Moore has had plenty of options and the fact he has chosen to ride this €1.7 million colt speaks volumes. Out of all the runners Aidan O\'Brien sends to the race, this is the one Moore wants to be on. If CONFUCIUS improves again from his debut effort, we could be looking at a very special performance.