Empentis - Supporting Equine Staff Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

1st

Tazima (IRE)

No. 7, stall 4

3yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Ralph Beckett

3 9-4 –

Callum Rodriguez

Ralph Beckett

2:15.87 £3,780

Front early - displaced after 3f but stayed close up - forged back to the front below 2f out - asserted through the final 110 yards to score

2nd

No Retreat (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

3yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Jack Mitchell · T: Roger Varian

3 9-4 –

Jack Mitchell

Roger Varian

3½ £1,775

Settled around midfield - pushed along and made progress into contention 3f out - moved up to second 2f out - stayed on but unable to trouble the winner

3rd

Lasting Love (GB) ^h

No. 9, stall 8

3yo, 8-13, OR 80

J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding

3 8-13 80

P J McDonald

Andrew Balding

6½ £888

Reared at the off and dropped towards the back - moved up wide to hit the front after three furlongs - driven and overtaken with two furlongs left - stayed on without finding more and held third

4th

Sir Edward Lear (GB)

No. 1, stall 7

3yo, 9-6, OR –

J: Sean D Bowen (3) · T: James Owen

3 9-6 –

Sean D Bowen (3)

James Owen

2 £444

Handy in the early running - nudged for effort with 3f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 4th

5th

Didaar (IRE) ^v

No. 4, stall 1

3yo, 9-1, OR 79

J: Ben Sanderson (3) · T: Ismail Mohammed

3 9-1 79

Ben Sanderson (3)

Ismail Mohammed

3½

Settled midpack - improved on rail by halfway then driven after front group 3f from home - couldn't land a blow and dropped away over a furlong out to finish fifth

6th

Java Raja (IRE)

No. 5, stall 2

3yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: John & Thady Gosden

3 9-4 –

Kieran Shoemark

John & Thady Gosden

2¾

Held up at back - urged into effort approaching halfway - unable to land a blow thereafter - well held in 6th

7th

Haafapenny (GB)

No. 8, stall 5

3yo, 8-13, OR –

J: Jason Hart · T: Mark Walford

3 8-13 –

Jason Hart

Mark Walford

8

Held up in the pack - dropped away with 2f left - well held at the finish

8th

Dark Agent (IRE)

No. 2, stall 9

6yo, 9-8, OR –

J: Ben Robinson · T: Rebecca Menzies

6 9-8 –

Ben Robinson

Rebecca Menzies

3½

Slow to break - moved across left early - stayed at the back throughout - well held in 8th

9th

Breakwater (GB)

No. 3, stall 6

3yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby

3 9-4 –

Joanna Mason

Michael & David Easterby

1

Settled in the pack early - roused with over 3f left - couldn't find any more and dropped away late - finished ninth well beaten