AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

1st

Highland Ranger (GB)

No. 6, stall 10

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Robert Havlin · T: John & Thady Gosden

2 9-7 –

Robert Havlin

John & Thady Gosden

1:40.51 £6,480

handy early - moved up to challenge for the front over 2f out then pushed into the top spot soon after - pulled clear inside the final furlong to win easily

2nd

Ring Of Music (IRE) ^tb

No. 12, stall 8

2yo, 9-7, OR 81

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Hugo Palmer

2 9-7 81

Lewis Edmunds

Hugo Palmer

5½ £3,042

up with the pace early - pushed along over 2f out then kept on strongly to secure second inside final furlong - unable to land a blow with easy winner

3rd

King Juan (GB)

No. 9, stall 3

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Harry Eustace

2 9-7 –

Kaiya Fraser

Harry Eustace

0.2 £1,522

Prominent in the chasing group - pushed along over 2f out then moved left for an unimpeded run - ran on over 1f out - faded late and was passed for second near the line

4th

Iron Curtain (IRE)

No. 8, stall 14

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett

2 9-7 –

Hector Crouch

Ralph Beckett

½ £761

Showed the way early - urged along over 2f out then overtaken over 1f out - kept on at an even gait inside the final furlong to finish 4th

5th

Quite Simple (AUS)

No. 11, stall 9

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Harry Davies · T: Simon & Ed Crisford

2 9-7 –

Harry Davies

Simon & Ed Crisford

¾

up with the pace early - pushed along over 2f out - kept on inside the final furlong without gaining ground - finished 5th

6th

Seddeeg (IRE)

No. 13, stall 4

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Billy Loughnane · T: Edward Bethell

2 9-7 –

Billy Loughnane

Edward Bethell

1

Prominent early - pushed along over 2f out - soon made no dent on front pair - one-paced to finish 6th

7th

Abrouq (GB)

No. 1, stall 13

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: P. J. McDonald · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-7 –

P. J. McDonald

Andrew Balding

1¾

Settled behind the main pack - urged along over 2f out - crept past a few tired runners inside the final furlong to finish 7th

8th

Imperial Court (IRE)

No. 7, stall 12

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Sean Dylan Bowen · T: Roger Varian

2 9-7 –

Sean Dylan Bowen

Roger Varian

0.3

Towards back early - pushed along over 2f out - plugged on at one speed inside final furlong - finished 8th

9th

Deputy General (USA)

No. 4, stall 6

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Shane Foley · T: George Boughey

2 9-7 –

Shane Foley

George Boughey

¾

Pushed at the back from the outset - well adrift of the pace throughout - no impact late on and finished 9th

10th

Final Conquest (IRE)

No. 5, stall 7

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Daniel Muscutt · T: James Horton

2 9-7 –

Daniel Muscutt

James Horton

2

Held up at the back throughout - no impact at any stage - finished 10th

11th

Berkshire Tango (IRE)

No. 3, stall 2

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding

2 9-7 –

Rob Hornby

Andrew Balding

4¾

Settled behind the main body of the field from the start - never made an impression and stayed well back to the line - finished 11th

12th

Bahari (GB)

No. 2, stall 11

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Neil Callan · T: Jack Morland

2 9-7 –

Neil Callan

Jack Morland

½

Mid-pack early - pushed along over 3f out but found little - dropped away over 2f out and finished 12th

13th

Michaeleen (IRE)

No. 10, stall 5

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Callum Shepherd · T: Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill

2 9-7 –

Callum Shepherd

Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill

11

Held up at the back from the start - always detached from the pack and finished 13th

14th

Sidewalking (GB)

No. 14, stall 1

2yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Edward Greatrex · T: Ian Williams

2 9-7 –

Edward Greatrex

Ian Williams

5

In the pack through the middle stages - under pressure over 3f out and soon dropped away tamely - finished 14th and well adrift