Pontefract
13:25
Northern Commercials - Service Sales And Parts EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Pontefract Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £1.90 £7.20 Exacta: £44.80 Trifecta: £272.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Forceful Speed (IRE) 5 G Good George Boughey 133 lbs 100/30 Won Made all - switched left soon after start - shaken up and increased tempo from over 2f out - clear when ridden 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - comfortably(tchd 7/2)
2nd 5 Sutue Alshams (IRE) 4 G AVG Iain Jardine 130 lbs 22/1 1.25 Prominent on inner - outpaced and pushed along over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)
3rd 3 Fairbanks (GB) 5 G AVG Andrew Balding 130 lbs 9/1 7 Held up in last - pushed along 4f out - went modest fourth 3f out - kept on from 2f out - ridden and went third final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 12/1)
4th 4 Midnight Lion (GB) 5 G AVG Charlie & Mark Johnston 130 lbs 4/6F 3 Took keen hold - prominent - going okay 4f out - shaken up and chased leader 3f out - ridden when raced slightly wide 2f out - hung left and beaten from over 1f out - weakened and lost third final 110yds (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 4/7)
5th 6 Red Bird (IRE) 4 F Poor Charlie & Mark Johnston 125 lbs 7/1 9 In touch with leaders on inner - lost position and pushed along briefly 6f out - outpaced and pushed along 4f out - ridden and struggling from 3f out(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
6th 2 Baroque Prince (IRE) N/A Poor Michael Dods 130 lbs 80/1 17 Slowly into stride - in touch with leaders on outer - niggled along briefly after 2f - pushed along 6f out - ridden over 4f out - struggling from 3f out(op 66/1)