Pontefract 13:30 RESULTED
Class 3 5 Oct 2026

Monday 5 October British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) · 1m6y

Official Result

British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Confirmed
  1. Winner Narrjoo (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · Simon & Ed Crisford
    1/4F
  2. 9/2
  3. 9/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Narrjoo silks
Narrjoo
Age 2 · 9-11
21
—
160
—
2
9-11
★★★★☆
—
2/5 5/14 1/4
Favourable weight of 9-11 gives a real edge in this handicap.
AI verdict

Favourable weight of 9-11 gives a real edge in this handicap.

2
Beloved Country silks
Beloved Country
Age 2 · 9-4
77
—
148
—
2
9-4
★★★☆☆
—
7/1 3/1 7/1
SR 148 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 148 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Canvas Power silks
Canvas Power
Age 2 · 9-4
—
—
124
—
2
9-4
★★★☆☆
—
50/1 14/1 50/1
SR 124 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 124 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Magwitch silks
Magwitch
Age 2 · 9-4
09
—
124
—
2
9-4
★★☆☆☆
—
33/1 20/1 28/1
SR 124 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
AI verdict

SR 124 suggests ability but 28/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

5
Too Darn Regal silks
Too Darn Regal
Age 2 · 9-4
8
—
152
—
2
9-4
★★★☆☆
—
4/1 11/2 2/1
SR 152 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
AI verdict

SR 152 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Narrjoo 2/5 open 1.50 2/5 open 1.50 1/4 open 1.36 1/4 open 1.50 3/10 open 1.50 2/5 open 1.50 2/5 Bet365
2 Beloved Country 7/1 open 5.00 15/2 open 4.00 15/2 open 4.50 15/2 open 4.50 8/1 open 4.50 15/2 open 4.50 8/1 William Hill
3 Canvas Power 50/1 open 15.00 50/1 open 17.00 50/1 open 17.00 50/1 open 17.00 50/1 open 17.00 50/1 open 17.00 50/1 Bet365
4 Magwitch 33/1 open 21.00 33/1 open 21.00 33/1 open 21.00 33/1 open 21.00 33/1 open 21.00 28/1 open 21.00 33/1 Bet365
5 Too Darn Regal 4/1 open 6.50 11/4 open 7.00 2/1 open 7.00 2/1 open 7.00 10/3 open 6.50 3/1 open 7.00 4/1 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Narrjoo

High conviction

Narrjoo owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (89) and market confidence (98). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

2/5 Simon & Ed Crisford Daniel Tudhope
73% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Beloved Country

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

7/1 · Ed Dunlop
✓ Value Signal

Magwitch

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

33/1 · Kevin Ryan
◈ Chamber Memory

Balanced

Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.

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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Dominant
89 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +33.8 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
98 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +21.6 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Live signal
61 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +4.8 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Speculative
47 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.7 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
39 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +3.9 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Live signal
62 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +5.0 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 1. Narrjoo
72.9 2/5
2 2. Beloved Country
69.2 7/1
3 5. Too Darn Regal
66.9 4/1
4 4. Magwitch
50.3 33/1
5 3. Canvas Power
49.1 50/1
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Narrjoo
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Community Signal

★ Market Movers Horses at 20/1 or shorter

1
Age 2 · 9-11
2/5
★★★★☆ SR 160 🐾 —

Favourable weight of 9-11 gives a real edge in this handicap.

5
Age 2 · 9-4
4/1
★★★☆☆ SR 152 🐾 —

SR 152 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Age 2 · 9-4
7/1
★★★☆☆ SR 148 🐾 —

SR 148 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

STEAMERS

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What the money's doing in this race — biggest price movements across the bookmakers since the last odds sync.

🤖AI Intelligence Saturday Racing's analytical engine

Saturday Racing AI
Narrjoo
Confidence: Medium

Narrjoo (SR 160, 4/11) is a class above this field on every meaningful signal. The SR gap is decisive — 8 points clear of Too Darn Regal (SR 152) and 12 above Beloved Country (SR 148) — and the market has shortened 7% since opening, confirming stable confidence. Despite the 4/11 price suggesting market certainty, the 1-2 form line shows genuine racecourse competence from a two-year-old trained by one of the sharper operations in Simon & Ed Crisford (19% strike rate), with Tudhope booking (18% strike) adding further professional weight. Carrying 9-11 versus the 9-4 of the main rivals is a 7lb penalty but the SR advantage comfortably absorbs this in a Class 3 novice over 1m6y. Each-way alternative: Too Darn Regal. Main danger: Too Darn Regal — Too Darn Regal (SR 152, 5/1) has steamed in 23% since opening — the most significant market move in the race — and sits just 8 SR points behind Narrjoo while carrying 7lb less, making it the only realistic danger if Narrjoo runs below par.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Narrjoo carries 9-11, a 7lb weight disadvantage vs rivals on 9-4 over a stamina-sapping 1m6y Pontefract circuit — a track notorious for grinding out stayers and where weight penalties bite harder tha…
  • Too Darn Regal (SR 152) has sharpened 23% in the market versus Narrjoo's 7% move — a rival firming harder suggests outside money found real reason to oppose the favourite at race morning.
  • Narrjoo's form reads '21' — only two runs, with a second behind what may be a modest winner; the step to 1m6y as a two-year-old on Pontefract's demanding uphill finish is a significant unknown over t…
  • 54 days since last run is a material absence for a juvenile tackling a new distance; two-year-olds with a near-eight-week gap often need the race, and Pontefract's stiff track offers no soft landing.
Shortlist Narrjoo, Too Darn Regal, Beloved Country
Each-way: Too Darn Regal Danger: Too Darn Regal

🗺 The Course Class 3

1m6y Distance to cover
Good Expected going
5 Confirmed runners
Pontefract Track and setting
Class 3 Race grade