Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

1st

Yaroogh (IRE)

No. 1, stall 1

2yo, 9-11, OR –

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

2 9-11 –

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

1:27.77 £5,346

Set the pace from the start - kicked clear two furlongs out - driven approaching the final furlong - edged away close home to win with something in hand

2nd

Sheikh Raj (IRE)

No. 10, stall 11

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Tom Clover

2 9-4 –

Kieran Shoemark

Tom Clover

1¾ £2,510

Drifted right at the off - settled midpack - travelled wide into the straight - urged forward and improved into contention from 2f out - took second inside the final furlong and kept on but unable to peg back the winner

3rd

Chemical (FR)

No. 4, stall 2

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-4 –

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

0.3 £1,255

Held third early - urged into contention behind the pacesetter with 2f left - fighting for second a furlong out - eased back to third close home but stuck on well for the placing

4th

River King (IRE)

No. 9, stall 4

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon

2 9-4 –

Sean Levey

Richard Hannon

½ £628

Towards the back of the pack - much to find 2f out - strong progress inside the final furlong - closest home in 4th

5th

Calla Lagoon (GB)

No. 3, stall 7

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett

2 9-4 –

Hector Crouch

Ralph Beckett

0.3

Held up in mid-division - nudged forward 2f out - steered to the far rail inside the final furlong and ran on - grabbed fifth in the closing strides

6th

Cristo (GB)

No. 6, stall 3

2yo, 9-1, OR –

J: Alec Voikhansky (3) · T: Richard Hannon

2 9-1 –

Alec Voikhansky (3)

Richard Hannon

0.1

Held a forward spot on the far rail - asked for effort 2f out but lost ground from 1f out - dropped away towards the line to finish sixth

7th

Fifth Column (IRE)

No. 7, stall 5

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: William Buick · T: John & Thady Gosden

2 9-4 –

William Buick

John & Thady Gosden

0.1

Settled in the pack - drifted right into the home turn - lost touch two out - found a little extra late but made no real dent on the finish

8th

Tiete (GB)

No. 13, stall 10

2yo, 8-13, OR –

J: Trevor Whelan · T: Harry Charlton

2 8-13 –

Trevor Whelan

Harry Charlton

0.3

Bumped at the start - settled handily and stayed with the pace into the final two furlongs - dropped away under pressure a furlong out - faded to finish eighth beaten 3¼ lengths

9th

The Lost King (GB)

No. 11, stall 8

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-4 –

Rob Hornby

Andrew Balding

1¼

Held up at the back showing signs of inexperience - moved across to the outside two furlongs out - squeezed for space several times inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish ninth

10th

Commander Flavius (GB)

No. 5, stall 6

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Sam Hitchcott · T: Richard Hannon

2 9-4 –

Sam Hitchcott

Richard Hannon

½

Settled second early - drifted right with head carried oddly on the home turn - pushed along two out then lost placings inside the final furlong - dropped away steadily to finish tenth beaten 5 lengths

11th

Hot Frank (GB) ^t

No. 8, stall 13

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Daniel Muscutt · T: James Ferguson

2 9-4 –

Daniel Muscutt

James Ferguson

1¾

Settled towards the back - drifted left and slipped to last by halfway - urged forward with 2f left - lost momentum in the closing stages

12th

Bishopton (IRE)

No. 2, stall 9

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Joshua Bryan · T: Olly Murphy

2 9-4 –

Joshua Bryan

Olly Murphy

1¾

Bumped at the break - sat in the pack - lost touch over the final two furlongs finishing well held

13th

Angel Express (GB)

No. 12, stall 12

2yo, 8-13, OR –

J: Richard Kingscote · T: David Evans

2 8-13 –

Richard Kingscote

David Evans

3½

Settled towards the back early - toiling by halfway and slipping to the tail 2f out - lost more ground through the final furlong to finish well beaten