18:45
betting.betfair.com EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 5, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 8.85s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Jack Mitchell
Simon & Ed Crisford
Sat close to pace-setter - pushed to the front inside final furlong - soon well ahead
Liam Wright (5)
George Scott
Held up eagerly just off the front pair on the rail - asked for effort with 2f left - kept responding to the line - claimed second spot but never able to trouble the winner
George Wood
B F Brookhouse
Went straight to front - urged forward approaching 2f out - kept up effort inside final furlong - overtaken close home - held on at one gait but outrun by winner - edged out for second right at the line
Jonny Peate
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Sat behind front group with room outside - lost momentum inside final furlong - finished fourth
No. 10, stall 2
3yo, 9-2, OR –
J: Paddy Bradley · T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque
Paddy Bradley
Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque
Slow to enter stalls - held up towards back and pulling hard early - shortened gap slightly in closing stages - finished fifth beaten 5½ lengths
Neil Callan
Martin Dunne
Sluggish start - settled towards the back pulling hard - only mild late progress and unable to land a blow
David Egan
Hughie Morrison
Held up at the rear throughout - never able to make an impression - finished well held in 7th
Ray Dawson
Matt Crawley
Took a strong hold early - settled no better than midpack - unable to improve position thereafter - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Earl Of Rochester (withdrawn; broke out of stalls), Watts To Freedom (withdrawn; vet's advice)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.