Racecards
20:05 Leicester
British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,400 added
- Winner: £4,140
- 2nd: £1,232
- 3rd: £616
- 4th: £308
Liimari
24- Form 00
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey George Downing
slowly into stride, held up, raced keenly, struggling over 3f out, soon behind
Daafy (USA)
13- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Tom Marquand
chased leader until 8f out, pushed along over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, lost 3rd inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left and ran green after, clear towards finish, taking performance
- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, went remote 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 4-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression final 100 yards
La Dragontea
16- Form 9-42
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey K Shoemark
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In depth
Verdict
Moving Light is a half-brother to five winners including the Dubai World Cup winner Prince Bishop. It would be no surprise to see the Godolphin colt make a winning debut but the experience of THIBAAN could be crucial. A son of War Front, he was no match for the subsequent Ribblesdale winner Frankly Darling at Newcastle last month but faces nothing of that one’s calibre today. La Dragontea finished fourth in the Lingfield Oaks Trial before a second at Kempton but Sir Michael Stoute trained the winner of that latter contest so should know where he stands with the selection.
Formwatch
Liimari 250-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, 24 3/4l behind Dubai Quality (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jun.
Daafy (USA) 22-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, always behind, 8th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Lady Sansa (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Moving Light (IRE) Night Of Thunder colt out of North East Bay.
Sneak The Peek 100-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, raced in centre, always behind, 10th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Magical Morning (9-9) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.
Thibaan (USA) 9-4 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Frankly Darling (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
La Dragontea 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Katara (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.