William Hill EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

1st

Fondo Blanco (GB)

No. 3, stall 6

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Ray Dawson · T: Roger Varian

2 9-4 –

Ray Dawson

Roger Varian

1:15.05 £10,800

Settled just off the pace - moved into second a furlong out - pushed along and found more inside the final furlong - drifted left to hit the front close home - finished strongly to score

2nd

Belgrave (GB)

No. 2, stall 3

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett

2 9-4 –

Hector Crouch

Ralph Beckett

¾ £5,070

Sat close up early - hit front with 2f left - pushed along a furlong out - drifted off a straight line inside the final furlong and lost momentum before being caught in the closing stages

3rd

Apache Green (GB)

No. 1, stall 4

2yo, 9-10, OR –

J: Adam Farragher · T: William Haggas

2 9-10 –

Adam Farragher

William Haggas

2¾ £2,536

Sat handy behind the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - held safe finishing spot but couldn't close inside final furlong

4th

The Vital Spark (GB)

No. 8, stall 8

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan

2 9-4 –

Tom Eaves

Kevin Ryan

3¼ £1,268

Set the pace early - driven to stay in front before being overtaken inside final 2f - briefly bumped soon after and lost momentum - dropped away to finish fourth

5th

Mwafaq (IRE)

No. 5, stall 2

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Oisin Orr · T: Richard Fahey

2 9-4 –

Oisin Orr

Richard Fahey

2

Settled just off the pace - lost momentum inside final 2f - finished 5th

6th

Showstorm (GB)

No. 7, stall 1

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Sam James · T: K R Burke

2 9-4 –

Sam James

K R Burke

1¼

Settled just off the pace early - lost ground in the final two furlongs - finished sixth

7th

Jungle King (IRE)

No. 4, stall 5

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Clifford Lee · T: K R Burke

2 9-4 –

Clifford Lee

K R Burke

½

Hesitant leaving the stalls - lacked the pace to stay in touch - held at the rear throughout - well held in 7th

8th

Oselton (GB) ^t

No. 6, stall 7

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Cam Hardie · T: Mark Walford

2 9-4 –

Cam Hardie

Mark Walford

0.2

Slow to break - settled last of the group early - never a threat - finished eighth