15:05
British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 4, 6f3y, Flat, 2yo, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 9.42s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Murphy
Saeed bin Suroor
Prominent on far flank - moved to front shortly after halfway - quickened away 1f out drifting left - value further than the winning margin
Neil Callan
Tom Clover
Hesitant start - settled among midfield company close up - moved into second spot with 2f left - pushed along a furlong out - held gait to the line for a comfortable second
James Doyle
Charlie Appleby
Set the pace on the near flank early - overtaken shortly after halfway then dropped to third 2f out - kept battling to the line in third beaten 5 lengths
Kieran O'Neill
Alice Haynes
Broke smartly and fighting for control - eased back into midfield - responded to urging late to move up into 4th inside final furlong
Tom Queally
George Margarson
Settled on the flank of the pack early - tracking the front-runners - lost touch and needed urging with 2f left - stayed on into 5th without threatening
George Wood
Harry Eustace
Towards the near flank - up with the front pair - driven over 2f out - made no headway in the final furlong and finished 6th
Silvestre De Sousa
John Ryan
Hesitant start - soon settled behind pace on far flank - pushed along two out then lost ground late
Paddy Bradley
Ismail Mohammed
Urged for effort from early stages - held towards the back for the majority of the contest - never landed a threat - finished well held in 8th
Marco Ghiani
William Knight
Held up at the back - never involved - well held in 9th
Jason Watson
Darryll Holland
Held up at the back early - never a threat and out of contention through the closing stages - well held in 10th
Adam Farragher
James Horton
Tracked front group early - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away soon after - finished well beaten in 11th
Jonny Peate (3)
Jack Jones
Dwelt at the start - always towards the rear of the field - dropped away and veered sharply left in the final 2f to finish well held in 12th
Alistair Rawlinson
Michael Appleby
Visibly on edge before the off - travelled up with the pace in mid-field to disput second early - lost the advantage soon after the midpoint - dropped away quickly - beaten a long way out - trailed home well beaten and finished 13th
Non-runners: West Acre (vet's advice)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.