Haydock Races
Haydock
14:40
Darley Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Haydock
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023
Distance: 1m3½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.60 £3.10
Exacta: £22.80
Trifecta: £92.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Gregory (GB) | 5 G | Good | John & Thady Gosden | 130 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Slowly into stride - held up in rear - steady headway on outer and going easily 3f out - shaken up when edged left and led over 1f out - ridden briefly final 110yds - kept on well - promising(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Knockbrex (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 136 lbs | 10/1 | 1.75 | Raced in second - prominent halfway - waiting for room from over 3f out - switched right and went second over 1f out - ridden briefly inside final furlong - kept on - no match for winner(op 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | If Not Now (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 136 lbs | 15/8F | 2 | In touch with leaders - pushed along and outpaced when hung left over 2f out - switched right and rallied over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said colt ran green)(op 2/1 tchd 7/4) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Maxident (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 136 lbs | 11/4 | 3 | Took keen hold - prominent - went second halfway - led narrowly over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Allo Al Khawaneej (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Owen Burrows | 130 lbs | 40/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - clipped heels soon after start - steady headway and pressed leaders over 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Sutue Alshams (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 130 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - led - headed over 2f out - ridden when bit short of room against far rail over 1f out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Port Jackson (GB) | N/A | Poor | John & Thady Gosden | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 21 | Lost many lengths start - raced in last and ran green throughout - hung left and lost touch over 2f out(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1) |