Newbury Races
Newbury
15:37
Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
Newbury
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.60 £1.30 £3.60
Exacta: £13.30
Trifecta: £113.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Gethin | 3 C | Elite | Owen Burrows | 134 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Pulled hard - prominent - went second after 2f - led 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well - readily(op 10/3 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Saddadd (IRE) | 2 C | Elite | Roger Varian | 134 lbs | 5/2 | - | Prominent - pressed leaders when left in second 2f out - no impression final furlong - no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Marnier (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 130 lbs | 12/1 | - | Slowly away - in rear - good headway against far rail from over 3f out - switched right 2f out - soon left in third but hung left - kept on inside final furlong - promising | ||
| 4th | 7 | Meblesh (IRE) | 3 C | Good | Richard Hannon | 130 lbs | 8/1 | - | Raced wide - took keen hold - towards rear - some headway when left in fourth 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Dancing Tiger (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Roger Teal | 130 lbs | 100/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - outpaced 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Peaky Blinder (GER) | 3 C | AVG | Andrew Balding | 130 lbs | 28/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost position 4f out - weakened over 2f out - soon carried right(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Star Chasing (IRE) | 3 C | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 130 lbs | 25/1 | - | Ducked left start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened 3f out - carried right under 2f out (jockey said colt was hampered by Falconer which was being pulled up quickly having sustained an injury)(op 28/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Dangerman (GB) | 3 G | AVG | John & Thady Gosden | 130 lbs | 16/1 | - | Dwelt start - always behind - tailed off(op 12/1) | ||
| PU | 1 | Falconer (GB) | 3 C | Elite | Andrew Balding | 134 lbs | 9/4F | - | Led - broke down and headed 2f out - soon pulled up quickly - fatally injured(tchd 85/40) |