14:58
Wolvercroft Garden Centre Alderholt British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 4, 5f, Flat, 2yo, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 1.26s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
David Probert
Andrew Balding
Set the pace from the break - eased into a firmer rhythm with two furlongs remaining - found extra when pressed near the finish to prevail
Finley Marsh
Clive Cox
Sat close to the front - urged forward 2f out and looked unfurnished in front - shown the whip inside final furlong - stayed on to go down by a short head
Georgia Dobie
Eve Johnson Houghton
Held up in the pack - fighting hard for restraint early - urged forward inside the final furlong - responded to move into third close home but couldn't threaten the leading two
Billy Loughnane
Owen Burrows
Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with 2f left - kept going without finding extra late - finished fourth beaten 3¼ lengths
Ashley Lewis (7)
Daniel Steele
Drifted left at the off - settled at the back - driven with over 2f left and drifted left again then dropped away quickly
Edward Greatrex
Ralph Beckett
Held up towards the back - driven approaching final furlong - unable to gain ground - finished sixth
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Slow to break - eager in behind the front group - pressed for effort a furlong out before fading late
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Held up in the pack - driven to keep up but lost touch two out - well held at the finish
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.