Pyledriver British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)

1st

Illy's Roo (IRE)

No. 5, stall 9

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Tom Marquand · T: Jack Channon

2 9-7 –

Tom Marquand

Jack Channon

1:31.57 £5,400

Slow to begin - settled midfield and nudged into 4th by halfway - closing on the front-runner with over a furlong left - hit the front approaching the last furlong - powered clear to win

2nd

Station Bar (GB)

No. 9, stall 7

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Edward Greatrex · T: Eve Johnson Houghton

2 9-7 –

Edward Greatrex

Eve Johnson Houghton

3 £2,535

Edged in front early - driven clear inside final two furlongs before giving way close home - couldn't quicken with winner finishing second

3rd

Atalanta Mist (GB)

No. 10, stall 5

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Harry Davies · T: Marcus Tregoning

2 9-2 –

Harry Davies

Marcus Tregoning

½ £1,268

slow to break - settled midfield - urged forward 3f from home - stayed on strongly inside final furlong - moved into 3rd close home to finish 3rd beaten 3.5 lengths

4th

Battosai (IRE)

No. 1, stall 1

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: David Egan · T: Brian Meehan

2 9-7 –

David Egan

Brian Meehan

2 £634

Sat close to front - asked for effort over 2f out and dropped back - rallied into third - weakened final furlong

5th

Hurricane Laughter (GB)

No. 4, stall 10

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker

2 9-7 –

Kieran Shoemark

Ed Walker

2½

Sluggish start - held towards back of field - pressed for effort with over 2f left but couldn't quicken - finished 5th

6th

Mertoun (FR)

No. 6, stall 8

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

2 9-7 –

Rossa Ryan

Jane Chapple-Hyam

0.3

Sat just behind the front group early - urged forward around halfway - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish sixth

7th

Phantom Shadow (FR)

No. 7, stall 2

2yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Millie Wonnacott (5) · T: Harry Charlton

2 9-2 –

Millie Wonnacott (5)

Harry Charlton

19

Sluggish start - unsettled and untidy in last place for the whole trip - well held in 7th

8th

Sergei Breeze (GB)

No. 8, stall 3

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Gina Mangan · T: Richenda Ford

2 9-7 –

Gina Mangan

Richenda Ford

46

Handy early behind the front group - dropped away and driven on around halfway - well beaten from there - finished last of the runners