Homeserve Novice Stakes
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | N/A | Elite | Sir Michael Stoute | 127 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Tracked leaders - pushed along when hampered over 2f out - briefly outpaced - ridden and headway approaching final furlong - led 110yds out - stayed on well - went wrong after line; fatally injured(op 7/2 tchd 11/4) | |||
| 2nd | 5 | Mayne (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Andrew Balding | 127 lbs | 5/2 | 2.5 | Led - pressed until 5f out - ridden over 2f out - driven approaching final furlong - headed 110yds out - no extra(op 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Plantadream (GB) | 10 G | AVG | John Best | 133 lbs | 50/1 | 6 | Dwelt - held up in touch - ridden along and headway on outside 3f out - challenged briefly 2f out - weakened approaching final furlong (jockey said gelding hung both ways and raced greenly throughout) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Two Bids (GB) | N/A | Poor | William Haggas | 127 lbs | EvensF | .5 | Pressed leader - raced keenly - dropped back to track leader 5f out - ridden along when briefly short of room on inner over 1f out - weakened final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed inside the final 3f)(op 5/4 tchd 11/8) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Ho Whole Dream (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Ger O'Neill
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Michael Easterby | 122 lbs | 100/1 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - minor late headway - never a threat(op 66/1) | |
| 6th | 2 | N/A | Poor | Ian Williams | 127 lbs | 12/1 | 18 | Held up in touch - ridden along over 3f out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1) |
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