Darley EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

1st

Portcullis (GB)

No. 2, stall 5

3yo, 9-9, OR –

J: William Buick · T: John & Thady Gosden

3 9-9 –

William Buick

John & Thady Gosden

1:41.77 £20,616

Sluggish start - settled handy behind the pace - urged forward before 2f out and drifted left - roused to hit the front inside final 2f - drifted right but kept finding under pressure - won

2nd

Lord D'or (GER)

No. 5, stall 2

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: P J McDonald · T: Andrew Balding

3 9-3 –

P J McDonald

Andrew Balding

¾ £9,668

Settled towards the back of the pack - asked for effort with 2f left - progress made inside final furlong - stayed on well to snatch second near the line

3rd

Pearl (FR)

No. 1, stall 1

4yo, 9-11, OR –

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Ralph Beckett

4 9-11 –

Rossa Ryan

Ralph Beckett

0.3 £4,836

Settled at the back - ridden over 1f out - threaded through to make ground inside the final furlong - kept on strongly to take third near the line

4th

Ervani (IRE)

No. 4, stall 8

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Clifford Lee · T: K R Burke

3 9-3 –

Clifford Lee

K R Burke

1 £2,416

Went straight to front - shaken up and overtaken 1f out - kept going without extra gear - dropped back late to finish 4th beaten 2 lengths

5th

Always Blue (GB) ^h

No. 8, stall 6

3yo, 8-12, OR –

J: Rowan Scott · T: Harriet Bethell

3 8-12 –

Rowan Scott

Harriet Bethell

0.3 £1,208

Took strong hold early - travelled wide through the pack - pushed into contention a furlong out - held on without finding more late to finish 5th

6th

Celtic Chariot (IRE)

No. 3, stall 3

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Oliver Stammers · T: Kevin Frost

3 9-3 –

Oliver Stammers

Kevin Frost

13 £604

Fought for control early - up with the pace before being asked for effort with 2f left - drifted left and lost momentum inside final furlong to finish sixth

PU

Weheedd (IRE)

No. 7, stall 4

3yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Tom Marquand · T: William Haggas

3 9-3 –

Tom Marquand

William Haggas

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Settled towards the back - eased and pulled up after 2f