18:35
Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 4, 7f, Flat, 2yo, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 27.75s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Silvestre De Sousa
Marco Botti
Set the pace from the break - pushed along inside final two furlongs - found extra to edge clear close home
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Fretting in the stalls - sat behind leader early - urged forward with three furlongs left - driven approaching final two furlongs - kept up effort through the last furlong then unable to find more close home
Rossa Ryan
Alan King
Tracked the pack in fourth - moved into third inside the final furlong - unable to reach the front two - finished third
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden
Tight up in 3rd - driven approaching final 2f but couldn't find more - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 4th
James Doyle
Charlie Appleby
Slow to settle towards the back - urged forward by halfway - shortened gap late but no factor in finish
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Sluggish start - settled near the back - pushed along with no headway approaching final 2f then stayed on late finishing sixth
Tom Marquand
Charles Hills
Sluggish start - settled near the back - under pressure and finding little with 2f left - well held in 7th
Trevor Whelan
Henry Candy
Held up on inner in midfield - driven approaching final 2f and lost place - dropped away soon after - finished eighth
Lewis Edmunds
Rod Millman
Sat close to the pace early - urged to keep up out wide with 2f left - lost touch inside the final furlongs to finish well held
Luke Morris
Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Slow to settle early - anchored at the tail throughout - well held at the finish
Jason Watson
Ollie Sangster
Struggled for pace in last place - couldn't land a blow - well held throughout
Tyler Heard
Simon Dow
Took a strong grip early - settled towards midfield on the wide side - urged forward around halfway - lost touch 3f out and trailed home well beaten
Non-runners: Chain Link (withdrawn; upset in stalls)
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.