Bricklayers Arms Newbury Ebf Maiden Stakes (Div II) (gbb Race)

1st

Scythe (IRE)

No. 7, stall 1

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Saffie Osborne · T: Brian Meehan

2 9-7 –

Saffie Osborne

Brian Meehan

1:17.88 £6,480

Settled just off the pace - moved across to the left with 4f left - progress on the outside approaching 3f out - hit the front inside the final furlong showing inexperience then drifted left - stayed on well to score

2nd

Kingdom Of Kush (IRE)

No. 4, stall 4

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Robbie Downey · T: Roger Varian

2 9-7 –

Robbie Downey

Roger Varian

2¾ £3,042

Settled close up early - squeezed for space approaching 3f out - moved up and drifted left inside final 2f - into second early in last furlong but couldn't reel in leader - stayed on to finish second beaten 2.75 lengths

3rd

Uncle Zello (GB)

No. 9, stall 3

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: George Bass · T: Jack Channon

2 9-7 –

George Bass

Jack Channon

5½ £1,522

Handy early - still holding claims 2f out - lost place close home - finished third

4th

Martaban (GB)

No. 5, stall 6

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton

2 9-7 –

Charles Bishop

Eve Johnson Houghton

¾ £761

Settled just off the pace - made progress 3f out - couldn't find extra pace a furlong out - stayed on late to take fourth

5th

Darjeel (AUS)

No. 2, stall 8

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon

2 9-7 –

Sean Levey

Richard Hannon

½

Raced eagerly early - hit the front - lost command 4f out - regained it 2f out - lost it once more inside the final furlong and faded to finish fifth

6th

Epistle (GB)

No. 3, stall 7

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Jack Mitchell · T: Heather Main

2 9-7 –

Jack Mitchell

Heather Main

4½

Drifted right and hesitant to break - settled at the back - shifted across to the far rail early on - stayed on late without threatening finishing 6th

7th

Battleworthy (IRE)

No. 1, stall 9

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-7 –

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

4½

Settled close up early - drifted towards the far rail - hit the front with 4f left - overtaken with 2f to run and faded inside the final furlong to finish 7th

8th

Tom Thumb (GB)

No. 8, stall 2

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Taylor Fisher · T: Billy Aprahamian

2 9-7 –

Taylor Fisher

Billy Aprahamian

5

Slow to break - held up towards the back throughout - never a threat - beaten well before the finish - eventually came home last of the group in 8th