Racecards
15:37 Newbury
Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBB Plus Race) (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £20,616
- 2nd: £9,668
- 3rd: £4,836
- 4th: £2,416
Falconer
163- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, badly injured 2f out, pulled up
Gethin (IRE)
184- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
- Form 1-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Ray Dawson
close 3rd, left in 2nd place 2f out, stayed on same pace over 1f out, no chance with winner
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
raced keenly in mid-division on inside, closer in 4th halfway, pushed along and lost 4th final 2f
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
switched left start, always in rear, ridden and no response over 2f out, never a factor, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, steady headway on inside 4f out, hung left over 2f out, left in 3rd place 2f out, pushed along and kept on steadily inside final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner, improve
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
held up in last trio, left in remote 4th 2f out, never involved
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Jason Watson
never closer than mid-division, tailed off
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
raced in 4th until halfway, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
In depth
Formwatch
Falconer 12-1 (9-2) Wore hood to post, held up in rear, plenty do do rounding home turn, ran green but headway over 3f out, challenging over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left under pressure, faced sustained duel inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct beating El Matador (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Gethin (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along to press join leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strong final furlong, readily, won at Nottingham 1m stks (2) hvy in Oct beating Holborn (9-7) by 6l, 8 ran.
Saddadd (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Opera Ballo (9-7) at Kempton 1m stks (3) pol in Feb.
Dancing Tiger (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Held up, closed on inside over 4f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Michael Scofield (9-4) at Southwell 1m stks (4) pol in Mar.
Dangerman Cracksman gelding out of Plucky Lass.
Marnier (IRE) Saxon Warrior colt out of Manzanilla.
Meblesh (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along and closed 2f out, took 3rd over 1f out, kept on, always held, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Forty Years On (9-2) at Doncaster 7f stks (5) gd in Mar.
Peaky Blinder (GER) Soldier Hollow colt out of Peri.
Star Chasing (IRE) Sea The Stars colt out of Contemptuous.