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18:55 Nottingham

Smarkets Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 50y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 11.57s
  • Off Time: 18:57:09
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Spanish Archer (FR)

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Sextant

    9/4

      1(7)
      Silk - GREY, PINK chevron, PINK cap

      Ecole D'Art (IRE)

      208
      66/1
      • Form 8542-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      raced wide keen tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 3f out

      2(4)
      Silk - Mauve and purple (quartered), white sleeves and cap

      Bay Dude

      10 h
      100/1
      • Form 54
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      keen towards rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders

      4(3)
      Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

      Gates Pass

      40
      4/1
      • Form 43
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace

      5(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

      Needs To Be Seen (FR)

      45
      12/1
      • Form 32
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      6(8)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Sextant

      9/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      led to post, very slowly away in touch in rear, headway 3f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on to chase comfortable winner inside final furlong

      7(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets, striped sleeves

      Spanish Archer (FR)

      88 h
      15/8
      • Form 4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      tracked leader, led and bumped over 1f out, pushed out, comfortable

      8(5)
      Silk - RED, white star, white sleeves, red stars, white cap, red star

      Side Effect

      64
      11/2
      • Form 53
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      keen led, ridden over 2f out, jinked right and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      3(6)
      NR

      First Call (FR)

      57
      50/1
      • Form 08
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Side Effect and Needs To Be Seen are making their debut for new connections. Both showed ability in Ireland and are worth a market check, though handicaps will probably be on the agenda in the near future. Spanish Archer has been gelded since a debut fourth here in May and his yard is struggling for winners at present. The Queen’s SEXTANT (NAP) is a Sea The Stars colt out of a mare that has produced winners with her first three offspring to race. He still holds an entry in the Great Voltigeur and will need to make a winning debut in this to justify going to York. Gates Pass looks best of the rest.

      Formwatch

      Ecole D'Art (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, weakened from 4 out, unseated rider last, at Catterick 2m (4) sft in Jan.

      Bay Dude 20-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 6, 10 1/2l behind Midnight Meeting (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 2f stks (5) fm in Jul.

      Gates Pass 9-2 (9-2) Slowly away in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on, nearest finish, 3rd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Midnight Meeting (9-2) at Nottingham 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.

      Needs To Be Seen (FR) 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and some headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Manzil (9-5) at Down Royal 1m 2f mdn gf in Jun.

      Sextant Sea The Stars colt out of Hypoteneuse.

      Spanish Archer (FR) 50-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, shaken up, ran on well, never near to challenge, 4th of 14, 4l behind Raa Atoll (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.

      Side Effect 8-1 (9-0) Chased leader, 6th halfway, headway entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no impression on principals, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 4 3/4l behind Kalaxana (9-0) at Gowran Park 1m 1f mdn fll gf in Jun.

      First Call (FR) (9-2) 8th of 10, dist behind Montroty (8-12) at Tarbes 1m 3f mdn stks hvy in Jun.