2025-04-11 Newbury 15:37
Newbury

Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Distance: 1m2f

Going: Good

Prize: £20,616

Runners: 9

Winning time: 2m 7.36s (slow by 3.06s)

Age: 3yo

Class: Class 2

2 Gethin

J:Callum Rodriguez T:Owen Burrows

Age:3 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:- SP:7/2

Pulled hard - prominent - went second after 2f - led 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well - readily(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

2 3½

3 Saddadd

J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian

Age:3 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:92 SP:5/2

Prominent - pressed leaders when left in second 2f out - no impression final furlong - no match for winner

3 ¾ 4¼

6 Marnier

J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP: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

4 14 18¼

7 Meblesh

J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP: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)

5 ½ 18¾

4 Dancing Tiger

J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roger Teal

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - outpaced 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1)

6 10 28¾

8 Peaky Blinder

J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:28/1

In touch with leaders - lost position 4f out - weakened over 2f out - soon carried right(op 33/1)

7 10 38¾

9 Star Chasing

J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP: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)

8 45 83¾

5 Dangerman

J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:16/1

Dwelt start - always behind - tailed off(op 12/1)

1 Falconer

J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding

Age:3 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:- SP:9/4F

Led - broke down and headed 2f out - soon pulled up quickly(tchd 85/40)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.50

Tote place: £1.60 £1.30 £3.60

Exacta: £13.30

Trifecta: £113.40

CSF: £12.38