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Espona Bay: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Espona Bay is a 3-year-old gelding by New Bay, trained by Scott Dixon. He has won 2 of 15 starts and placed in 7 more, for £18,125 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 2 wins from 6 is a 33% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 1:50 at Doncaster on 11 September, where the best price is 12/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 75, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 15
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 13%
  • Prize money £18,125
  • Best rating 75
  • Official rating 70

Where Espona Bay runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:50 Doncaster Betfred Leger Legends Classified Stakes 12/1 Bet365 bet365

Espona Bay form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
18 Aug 26 Chepstow Trade Centre Uk Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Good To Firm 3 2.25 7/2 Kieran O'Neill 70
6 Aug 26 Chepstow Lsl Racing Supports Chepstow Centenary Celebrations Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Good To Firm 1 — 5/1 Christian Howarth 65
25 Jul 26 Lingfield Elmstone Fire Handicap Stakes Class 4 6f Good To Firm 5 5.5 2/1F Kieran O'Neill 66
17 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Follow @attheraces On Instagram Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Standard 3 1.25 8/1 Kieran O'Neill 67
15 Jun 26 Windsor Join Fitzdares For A Personal Service Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 3 1.5 9/1 David Probert 67
18 May 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Cavani Tailored Champion Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 1 — 10/1 Kieran O'Neill 65
21 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 6f Standard 3 2.5 5/1 Luke Morris 66
5 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 5 6f Standard 4 5 12/1 Kieran O'Neill 67
12 Jan 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 2 .75 11/10F Saffie Osborne 65
22 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Nursery Class 6 6f Standard To Slow 2 1.5 15/8F Oisin Murphy 64
16 Sep 25 Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Glass Company Nursery Class 5 7f Good To Soft 5 3.25 4/1 James Doyle 65
28 Aug 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Paddy Power Nursery Class 6 6f Standard 2 1.5 4/1 Jamie Spencer 63
26 Jul 25 Windsor British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Good 6 4.75 50/1 Jonny Peate –
8 Jul 25 Lingfield HighBet Weekly Racing Rewards Club Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Good To Soft 6 13.25 9/4 Oisin Murphy –
30 Apr 25 Ascot Royal Ascot Two-Year-Old Trial EBF Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 5f Good To Firm 11 11 25/1 Oisin Murphy –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Trade Centre Uk Handicap Stakes at Chepstow on 18 August 2026. Made the running - pressed for effort a furlong out then lost command close home - lost more ground to finish third.

Espona Bay by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 6 2 33%
6f 6 0 0%
5f 2 0 0%
8f 1 0 0%

Espona Bay by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 6 1 17%
Good To Firm 5 1 20%
Good To Soft 2 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%
Good 1 0 0%

Espona Bay by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33%
Chepstow 2 1 50%
Lingfield 2 0 0%
Windsor 2 0 0%
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0%
Yarmouth 1 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0%
Ascot 1 0 0%

Espona Bay breeding

  • Sire New Bay (GB)
  • Dam Grammata (IRE)
  • Damsire Twilight Son (GB)
  • Breeder Ballyhimikin Stud & Skymarc Farm
  • Foaled 29 January 2023

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