12:30
Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 5, 6f1y, Flat, 3yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 11.58s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Kieran Shoemark
Ed Walker
Up with the first two - moved into second at halfway - off the bridle over 2f out without pegging back the head of affairs - ground out the advantage approaching the final furlong to get up and win
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Set the pace early - driven on and drifted right over a furlong out - stayed on well but caught close home to finish second by half a length
Curtis Wilson-Ruddock (7)
Marco Botti
Slow to break - held up early - urged into contention over 1f out - up to third with a furlong left - kept finding late to finish closest at the line
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Settled midfield early - urged forward approaching 2f out - closed on the front pair before over a furlong out - weakened inside the final furlong to finish fourth
Dylan Hogan
Karen Jewell
Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching halfway - failed to quicken - finished well beaten in 5th
Tyler Heard
Christine Dunnett
Hesitant start - settled towards the back - failed to figure in the finish - eventually came home sixth
Hector Crouch
James Tate
Tracked front-runner early - urged forward but dropped back at halfway - well held by 2f out - finished seventh
Non-runners: Special Acclaim (withdrawn; loose before start)
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.