Haydock
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British Stallion Studs EBF Cecil Frail Stakes (Listed Race)
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The market favourite and the most highly rated horse in the field, sitting 16lbs clear of the average — she's the one everyone else has to beat. She was narrowly beaten by just a fifth of a length at Newmarket on her return from a nine-month break, and the editorial team expects her to go one better today; the worry is she has never won in four attempts on ground described as good rather than fast, and today's wet conditions are a new question.
Absent 278 days (longest in field)
Market favourite (2.78)
Trainer Quotes
Apr 2026
"She performed much better in the second half of last year and we toyed with the idea of the Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai but decided to be patient. It was no surprise when she won a Group 3 in August and she's going to work back from midsummer targets. We'd love to get her to Royal Ascot and I'd imagine she'll start in a Listed race. 02-04-26"
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TrackLab Insight
A remarkable record of winning 4 from 8 races — half of everything she's ever entered — and she's jointly the highest-rated horse in the field alongside Rosy Affair. However, she has never raced on wet ground, which is a significant unknown today, and she drifted sharply in the market from 3.0 to 4.6, suggesting those in the know have doubts heading into conditions she's never faced.
Never raced on wet ground
Best record at this trip (4 from 7)
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Good Value
TrackLab Insight
Uniquely, she is the only horse in this field who has already won over this exact course and distance at Haydock — that's a genuine standout fact in a 17-runner field. The catch is she's never raced on wet ground despite that course win, and her last run was a heavy defeat — 14th at Newbury — though her odds shortening from 41.0 to 26.0 suggests someone believes she's worth a second look today.
Drops 2 classes from usual level
Has won over this course and distance
Never raced on wet ground
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The best career win rate in the entire field — 4 wins from just 6 races — and crucially she has won all three of her races on soft or similar ground, which maps perfectly onto today's wet conditions. The big question is a 230-day absence, making this a comeback run, and she's never faced a field this competitive; but if she's trained on from last season, she could be the value pick in the race.
Never raced on wet ground
Best career win rate in field (1 in 2)
Trainer Quotes
Mar 2026
"Fetched a huge price at the sales and we're very grateful to Lady Bamford for sending her back to us. She was always a big, leggy two-year-old and she's gone forward physically and got stronger. She goes to Deauville on April 7 for a French Guineas trial [Prix Imprudence] and will go for the French Guineas if it all goes well. 31-03-26"
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Good Value
TrackLab Insight
The only horse in this field with a perfect record — two races, two wins — and her odds have shortened sharply from 21.0 to 13.0, suggesting punters are taking her seriously. She is dropping four classes from her last run, which is the biggest class drop in the field, and has the low draw in stall 1 where horses win most often at this course and trip; the unknown is whether her two wins have been tested at anything like this quality.
Drops 4 classes from usual level
Lightly raced (2 career races)
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Jointly the highest-rated horse in the field alongside Rosy Affair and Sky Majesty, so she belongs here on official ratings — but she has only won 1 of her 11 races, and that single win came on very different conditions. She also has no wins from six attempts on left-handed galloping tracks like Haydock, which is the exact type of course she faces today.
Among the more experienced (11 career races)
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Rated 3lbs above the field average, Rhyme Dust is a solid contender on official ratings, and she's shown she handles 6f well with a 20% win rate at this sort of trip. The concern is a 9th-place finish at Newmarket recently and a lengthy absence of 245 days before that run, so we need to take the latest effort as her true current form — which was well below her best.
Mid-range in the market (21.0)
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A 50% career win rate from four races sounds brilliant, but her last run was a distant 12th — beaten over 21 lengths in a Class 1 at Ayr — which was a sharp reality check after earlier promise. She's been off the track for over eight months since and is drawn in the worst stall in the field at number 17; jockey Oisin Murphy is the obvious plus, but there are too many questions here.
Relatively inexperienced (4 career races)
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Ran seventh at Newbury last time out, beaten under 4 lengths, which isn't catastrophic but isn't a confidence-booster either ahead of stepping into Listed company. She's a horse who has shown promise — a runner-up in a Class 1 at Doncaster — but the jockey-trainer combination have only managed 2 wins from 16 attempts together, which is modest for this level.
Mid-range in the market (23.0)
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Rated 8lbs below the field average, Angel Shared is up against it on paper in this company. She showed up well with a close third at Bath last time out on fast ground, but her standout record is at a completely different track — Haydock in wet conditions is a new test entirely, and this jockey-trainer pairing have never worked together before.
Best record on this ground (1 from 4)
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Dropping two classes from her usual level, which means this race is significantly easier than what she normally faces — that sounds promising, but she was beaten nearly 12 lengths at Newmarket three weeks ago, which is a concern. She has also never won on a left-handed galloping track like Haydock in six attempts, which is a pattern hard to ignore.
Drops 2 classes from usual level
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Dropping two classes from her last run, which makes this easier in theory, but she hasn't raced in over six months and has never been on wet ground before. She also finished sixth in a Class 1 last time out, so the class drop makes sense — but with a high draw in stall 13 and so many unknowns on her profile, it's hard to get excited at 34/1.
Drops 2 classes from usual level
Never raced on wet ground
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Her last two runs were deeply disappointing — 13th and 8th — and her odds have drifted dramatically from 41.0 to 67.0 as a result, a clear sign that confidence around her has collapsed. She has never raced on wet ground, adding another question mark, and this is a big step up in class compared to where she has been competitive before.
Never raced on wet ground
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Just two races into her career and yet to finish in the top three in either, Paris Babe is the least experienced horse in the field alongside a couple of others, and has never once raced on wet ground. Drawn high in stall 14, where horses win roughly 1 in 10 at this course and trip, it is hard to make a strong case for her today.
Never raced on wet ground
Lightly raced (2 career races)
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The most experienced horse in the field by a mile — 52 races compared to a field average of 10 — but that experience hasn't translated recently, with a sixth place just five days ago at Ripon. Racing again this quickly is unusual, and with a rating 14lbs below the field average, she looks to be carrying a significant class deficit into this Listed race.
Most experienced (52 runs, field avg 10)
Runs again after just 5 days
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TrackLab Insight
The lowest-rated horse in the field — 16lbs below the average — and returning from a five-month break having not shown anything approaching this level of form in recent runs. She has never raced on wet ground and has no wins from five attempts on left-handed galloping tracks, which is precisely the type of course Haydock is; at 101/1, the market has assessed her chances accurately.
Drops 2 classes from usual level
Never raced on wet ground
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