Brighton Races
Brighton
14:55
Star Sports EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C & D With No More Than 3 Runs) (GBB)
Brighton
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Magical Merlot (GB) | 2 C | AVG |
Mason Paetel
(5)lbs
|
Ed Dunlop | 125 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - led over 4f out - went clear and ridden over 1f out - reduced lead but kept on inside final furlong(op 6/5 and tchd 5/4) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Only In Manila (GB) | 2 C | Poor | Simon & Ed Crisford | 130 lbs | 9/4 | 1.25 | Unseated rider before start - prominent - dropped to midfield after 1f(op 13/8 tchd 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Quarter (IRE) | 2 C | Good | Hilal Kobeissi | 134 lbs | 6/1 | 6 | In rear(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Fans Favourite (GB) | 2 C | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 130 lbs | 8/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Cape Fear | 2 C | Poor | Andrew Balding | 130 lbs | 16/1 | 0.2 | Slowly away - in rear(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | October Surprise | 2 C | Poor | Jack Channon | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 7 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost second 3f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 25/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Storm Terri (GB) | 2 F | Poor | Michael Madgwick | 125 lbs | 300/1 | 29 | Led - headed over 4f out - dropped to last and struggling from over 2f out(op 250/1) |