Epsom
15:20
Spring Meeting Novice Stakes
Epsom Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 Distance: 1m½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.20 Place: £2 £1.10 £1.40 Exacta: £26.30 Trifecta: £70.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Fast Steps (IRE) 7 G Poor Richard Hannon 125 lbs 8/1 Won Dwelt start - chased leaders on inner - switched right and pushed along over 2f out - ridden under 2f out - hung left and outpaced over 1f out - made strong challenge inside final furlong - edged right but led inside final 110yds - kept on well(op 10/1)
2nd 2 Silent Film (GB) 7 G Poor Charlie Appleby 132 lbs 13/8F .75 Midfield - headway on outer from 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden to challenge over 1f out - edged right final 110yds - went second but held when carried right towards finish(op 11/8 tchd 15/8)
3rd 8 Noble Patron (IRE) N/A Poor Simon & Ed Crisford 125 lbs 2/1 .5 Led - headed and close up after 1f - pushed along and led again over 2f out - ridden under 2f out - hard pressed 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 15/8 and tchd 5/2)
4th 9 Rival (GB) 7 G Poor Andrew Balding 125 lbs 9/1 1.75 Took keen hold - close up - led after 1f - pushed along and headed over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakening when hung left inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)
5th 3 Alpha King (GB) N/A Poor John & Thady Gosden 125 lbs 13/2 1.75 Took keen hold - chased leaders - pushed along and carried head high under 3f out - ridden and hung left 2f out - soon beaten - behind but kept on final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
6th 7 Kelmscott (IRE) N/A AVG David Menuisier 125 lbs 25/1 1.75 Slowly away - towards rear - pushed along 3f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - hung left over 1f out - behind but kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
7th 4 Dual Identity (IRE) 7 G AVG William Knight 125 lbs 33/1 4 Dwelt start - always towards rear - pushed along from 3f out - made no impression(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 10 Romulan Prince (GB) 3 G Poor Richard Hughes 125 lbs 125/1 1.5 Steadied start - never better than mid-division - ridden and weakened from 2f out
9th 6 Fleurman (IRE) 6 G AVG Ralph Beckett 125 lbs 40/1 2 Slowly away - always towards rear - pushed along over 4f out - made no impression(op 33/1)
10th 1 Favoured Destiny (USA) N/A Poor Adam West 135 lbs 250/1 1.25 Dwelt start - never better than mid-division - pushed along and dropped to rear 3f out(op 200/1)