Racecards
17:00 Wolverhampton
British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 21y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,800 added
- Winner: £3,672
- 2nd: £1,724
- 3rd: £862
- 4th: £431
- Form 632
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
prominent, shaken up over 2f out, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on strongly and went third inside final furlong
- Form 70
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey David Egan
always towards rear, never on terms
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey T E Whelan
towards rear, shaken up over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, kept on strongly and went second post
- Form 50
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Jason Watson
slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on but not reach leaders
Spice Rack
33- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer S Hodgson
- Jockey William Carver
slowly away, always towards rear
- Form 631222
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 86
led, ridden and faced strong challenge over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon no extra and lost two placed towards finish
Mountain Run
222- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey William Carson
prominent on outer, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
Pure Angel
26- Form 522
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer James Horton
- Jockey P J McDonald
prominent, travelled strongly over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on strongly inside final furlong, impressive
- Form 321322
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Darryll Holland
- Jockey Non Runner
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
THE BIG BOARD has finished runner-up in handicaps since winning a maiden race at Leicester. The front-runner debuts on the all-weather with leading claims at the weights. Windsor second Erosion Risk is weighted to beat course runner-up Pure Angel and also Grace Angel on these terms while the newcomer So Many Questions can include the useful sprinter Al Raya among his winning relatives.
Formwatch
Erosion Risk (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Led on rail, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Swift Asset (9-7) at Windsor 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Great State Havana Grey gelding out of Foxcatcher.
Noodle Mission (USA) 100-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Banddar (9-7) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
So Many Questions Showcasing colt out of Fig Roll.
South Dakota Sioux (IRE) 80-1 (9-4) Handy, pushed along well over 2f out, soon dropped away tamely, last of 12, 22 1/2l behind Project Black (9-4) at Redcar 6f stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Spice Rack 5-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division on far side, pushed along and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 12th of 17, 8 1/2l behind Lovejoy (8-9) at Navan 6f mdn sft in Oct.
The Big Board (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, hung right towards finish and just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Quantum Impact (8-10) at Newbury 6f (3) hvy in Oct.
Mountain Run 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, hung right and weakened inside final 2f, last of 10, 16 1/2l behind Ocean Cloud (9-0) at Kempton 5f fll stks (5) pol in Mar.
Pure Angel 5-2 (8-13) Edged right start, tracked leaders, effort to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Al Dasim (9-11) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Grace Angel 4-1 (9-4) Led, edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Rock Girl (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f (5) pol in Oct.
Radio Goo Goo 5-2 (8-13) Chased leaders near side of group, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and no impression when weakened and lost two places over 1f out, 4th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Proverb (9-9) at Windsor 5f stks (5) sft in Oct.