16:10
Darley EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, F, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 7.71s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Luke Morris
Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Sat handy in second - hit the front inside final furlong drifting left - pulled away to assert for the win
Jim Crowley
William Haggas
Set the early gallop - driven along and challenged with a furlong left - overtaken inside the last - stayed on at an unchanged effort for second
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Settled towards the pack wide off the pace - looked inexperienced and needed urging around halfway - given a nudge with two furlongs left - stayed on gradually into the closing stages - grabbed third close home - always adrift of the front two
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Settled in 3rd early - under pressure and found nothing 2f out - dropped a place inside final furlong to finish 4th
Callum Shepherd
David Simcock
Slow to break - fought for control racing midfield - asked for effort with 2f left - lost touch and finished well held
Clifford Lee
Hilal Kobeissi
Settled at the back of the field early - made no impact on the contest - finished well adrift in 6th
Charles Bishop
Tony Carroll
Checked at the start - took a fierce hold in the back two - in trouble and toiling 3f out - dropped away and pulled up in the closing furlong
James Doyle
John & Thady Gosden
Fretting before the off - hesitant start and stayed at rear of field - urged on with 4f left then found nothing and allowed to drop away inside final 3f
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.