18:50
British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 4, 5f160y, Flat, 2yo, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 11.64s
- Going
- Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
Faltered at the off - fought for control early - tracked the front pair - drifted right then again after halting straight - hit the front 2f out - opened daylight 1f out - kept up the pressure to the line
Darragh Keenan
Charlie Clover
Slow to break - settled among the pack - made ground 3f out - boxed in briefly with a furlong left - shifted right for room then improved into 2nd inside final furlong - stayed on to finish second beaten a length and a quarter
Pierre-Louis Jamin
Tom Dascombe
Took the lead - struck the rail hard a little over 1f out when well placed and unable to get back on terms - dropped to 3rd inside the final furlong
Luke Morris
Archie Watson
Sat behind the front pack early - drifted right approaching 1f in then pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one gait to finish 4th beaten 3.5 lengths
Edward Greatrex
Ralph Beckett
Settled towards the back - nudged into it a furlong out - unable to threaten the leading group - finished 5th
Sean D Bowen
Ollie Sangster
Sluggish start - settled towards back - dropped out of contention over final 3f - finished sixth
Ray Dawson
Ollie Sangster
Held up early - tracking front pair before dropping away 3f out - trailed home in the closing stages
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.