Espona Bay (2023) Horse

Foal Date

29-Jan-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

New Bay

Dam

Grammata

Prize Money

10094

Trainer

M L W Bell

Owners

Peter Trainor And Ballylinch Stud

About

Espona Bay is a 3yo colt trained by M L W Bell in Newmarket. He is by the stallion New Bay out of the mare Grammata. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In its latest outing at Wolverhampton on 13 Jan 2026, Espona Bay, ridden by Saffie Osborne, finished second to Grey Horizon.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Wolverhampton 13-Jan-26 1225m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.940, SP: 2.10 1st Grey Horizon ( K T O'neill 135 ) 2nd Espona Bay ( S Osborne 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Far Too Fizzy ( R Scott 127 ) 0.95L See full resultsS Osborne 61.2kg 0.75L2 (10)
Kempton 23-Oct-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.610, SP: 2.88 1st American Flight ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2nd Espona Bay ( O Murphy 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Dark Mandate ( H Doyle 130 ) 1.25L See full resultsO Murphy 60.8kg 1.50L2 (12)
Yarmouth 16-Sep-25 1410m GOOD R2 CL5 $257 (of $8,264) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 5.00 1st Up The Agenda ( T Marquand 131 ) 2nd Circle Of Trust ( J P Spencer 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Black Endeavour ( J Mitchell 134 ) 0.30L 5th Espona Bay ( J Doyle 130 ) 3.35L See full resultsJ Doyle 59kg 3.35L5 (8)
Chelmsford City 28-Aug-25 1210m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 $1,719 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.960, SP: 5.00 1st Demetrius ( L Morris 140 ) 2nd Espona Bay ( J P Spencer 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Filly Foden ( R Scott 135 ) 2.00L See full resultsJ P Spencer 60.3kg 1.50L2 (8)
Windsor 27-Jul-25 1030m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.420, SP: 51.00 1st Desert Treasure ( C Fallon 132 ) 2nd Mad Dash ( C Hutchinson 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Rotokura Belle ( E Croot 128 ) 0.15L 6th Espona Bay ( J Peate 133 ) 4.85L See full resultsJ Peate 60.3kg 4.85L6 (9)
Lingfield 08-Jul-25 1410m SOFT R5 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 3.25 Chased winner, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened 1st Command The Stars ( C Shepherd 137 ) 2nd Norfolk Blue ( B Wilkie 130 ) 1.75L 3rd Armstrong ( D Egan 130 ) 4.00L 6th Espona Bay ( O Murphy 130 ) 13.30L See full resultsO Murphy 59kg 13.30L6 (8)
Ascot 30-Apr-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL2 (of $19,674) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 00:59.450, SP: 26.00 Off the pace and always towards rear 1st Wise Approach ( W Buick 130 ) 2nd Super Soldier ( C Lee 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Siren Suit ( K Shoemark 130 ) 0.30L 11th Espona Bay ( O Murphy 130 ) 11.05L See full resultsO Murphy 59kg 11.05L11 (13)