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British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
Class 2, 6f, Flat, 2yo, C & G, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 10.47s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled on the near flank early - tracking the front-runner - hit the front a furlong out - kicked away and stayed on strongly to win
James Doyle
K R Burke
Positioned wide early - hesitant start but quickly settled into midfield touch - pushed along a furlong out - moved into second inside the last - kept up efforts to the line without threatening the winner - finished second
Kieran Shoemark
Ed Walker
Tracked the front group in the middle of the track - hampered and moved right below 1f out - kept on inside the final furlong but no match for the front two near the rail
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Settled midfield through the middle of the pack early - pushed along and made progress two out - stayed on but couldn't match the front three inside the final furlong
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Clear in front on the near rail early - lost command approaching final furlong - dropped away close home to finish 5th beaten 3 lengths
Christophe Soumillon
Hamad Al Jehani
Sluggish start - eased across to left of pack - settled off the pace - unable to challenge into the finish
Robert Havlin
Amanda Perrett
Held a spot through the middle of the field early - up with the front group soon after the break - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish seventh
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Settled in the middle of the field close to the pace - pressed the front markers two out - dropped away fast in the last furlong to finish eighth
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Settled towards the outer group early - held a position off the pace throughout - unable to make ground into contention - well held at the finish
Sean D Bowen
James Owen
Sat close to pace in middle of field - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away with rivals through closing stages to finish tenth
No. 6, stall 3
2yo, 9-2, OR –
J: Hollie Doyle · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Hollie Doyle
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Settled in midfield territory - stayed off the pace throughout - never able to land a blow - finished 11th
Tom Marquand
Michael Appleby
Held a position on the near rail early - close to the pace - dropped away from halfway to finish 12th
Rossa Ryan
Marcus Tregoning
Sluggish start and eased left early - never involved with the main group - well beaten at the finish
Jamie Spencer
Richard Hannon
Settled in midfield early - shifted left to run wide before dropping towards the rear - stayed off the pace throughout and finished well beaten in 14th
Jim Crowley
George Baker
Tracked front group on the near flank early - urged for effort then dropped away 3f out - trailed home well beaten
Non-runners: Manly Fireball (self certificate, cast in box), My Champion (self certificate, not eaten up)
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.