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Darley EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Newmarket · Sat 16th May 2026 · 14:15

📏 6f 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £20,616 🐎 Flat

2nd

Topaz

13/2

Finley Marsh

1st

Jolivette

2/1F

David Probert

3rd

Troublesome Guest

28/1

J F Egan

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Class

Class 2

📏

Distance

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£20,616

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

5/2 Ambience, 11/4 Jolivette, 3/1 Happy Enough, 4/1 Queencard, 10/1 Topaz, 25/1 Miss U Gino, Troublesome Guest

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
6	Ambience Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Rowan Scott Kevin Philippart De Foy	-	11/4
10	Royal Message Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Ed Walker	-	–
11	Sea Venture Form: –	2y 128 lbs	George Scott	-	–
12	Shimmering Sun Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Harry Eustace	-	–
13	Silent Beauty Form: 1	2y 133 lbs	Kevin Philippart De Foy	-	–
2	Babzini Form: 3	2y 128 lbs	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	-	–
7	Happy Enough Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Edward Greatrex Ralph Beckett	-	4/1
3	Duchess Of Immatin Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Billy Loughnane George Boughey	-	–
🥇 1st	Jolivette Form: –	2y 128 lbs	David Probert Andrew Balding	-	2/1F
5	Miss U Gino Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Cieren Fallon Philip McBride	-	25/1
5	Iris Olivia Form: 7	2y 128 lbs	Kevin Philippart De Foy	-	–
4	Queencard Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Billy Loughnane George Boughey	-	9/2
🥈 2nd	Topaz Form: –	2y 128 lbs	Finley Marsh Jack Channon	-	13/2
🥉 3rd	Troublesome Guest Form: –	2y 128 lbs	J F Egan George Margarson	-	28/1
8	Nonrem Form: 6	2y 128 lbs	Brian Meehan	-	–

Frankel filly AMBIENCE cost 850,000gns in November 2024 and is taken to make a winning start to her career. Happy Enough is feared.

Racing Post Pick

Ambience

Our Expert Tip

There’s not a huge amount to go on here with seven newcomers in the field. Normally in races like this, you’d wait until just before the off and let the market guide you a bit, but obviously writing the tips up the day before makes that difficult.

With that in mind, I’m siding with AMBIENCE. This two year old cost 850,000 guineas and you’d imagine that price tag means connections think they’ve got something a little bit special.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

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Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

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Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.