Unibet's New Var Goal Guarantee Novice Stakes (gbb Race)

1st

Imperial Ballet (GB)

No. 1, stall 9

3yo, 9-7, OR 83

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

3 9-7 83

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

1:27.06 £5,400

Led from the start - Challenged throughout by a rival - Edged clear over 1f out and found plenty final furlong to win

2nd

Divine Symmetry (GB)

No. 6, stall 1

3yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Hugo Palmer

3 9-5 –

Kieran Shoemark

Hugo Palmer

1½ £2,535

Prominent early - pushed along to take second over 1f out - stayed on well to the line

3rd

Virtue King (GB) ^p

No. 8, stall 5

3yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Robert Havlin · T: Amanda Perrett

3 9-5 –

Robert Havlin

Amanda Perrett

2¾ £1,268

Raced right up with the winner - shaken up 2f out then bettered for speed and dropped to third over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong for 3rd

4th

Al Mandoos (GB) ^t

No. 4, stall 4

3yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Ray Dawson · T: Saeed bin Suroor

3 9-5 –

Ray Dawson

Saeed bin Suroor

3½ £634

Missed the break - restrained in the pack's centre - urged over 2f out - kept on at an even tempo final furlong - finished 4th

5th

Irish Spring (GB)

No. 2, stall 2

4yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Joey Haynes · T: Karen Jewell

4 9-7 –

Joey Haynes

Karen Jewell

4

Settled in the pack's centre - asked for effort 2f out - faded 1f out - finished 5th

6th

Anncanya (GB)

No. 9, stall 8

3yo, 9-0, OR –

J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

3 9-0 –

Callum Hutchinson

Peter Chapple-Hyam

½

Up with the pace early - niggled at 2f out - tired inside the last furlong to finish 6th

7th

Secret Message (IRE) ^t

No. 3, stall 3

4yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Daniel Muscutt · T: Nick Littmoden

4 9-7 –

Daniel Muscutt

Nick Littmoden

½

Raced freely early on - prominent just behind the front pair - pushed along 2f out then weakened quickly - finished 7th

8th

Heart Throb (FR)

No. 7, stall 7

3yo, 9-5, OR –

J: William Carson · T: Tony Carroll

3 9-5 –

William Carson

Tony Carroll

0.2

Pulled hard early - last few throughout - pushed along over 2f out and weakened quickly - finished 8th

9th

Crack O'nine (GB)

No. 5, stall 6

3yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Kieren Fox · T: Michael Attwater

3 9-5 –

Kieren Fox

Michael Attwater

1

Settled at back of field - bumped over 4f out - left behind over 2f out - finished 9th