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16:05 Wolverhampton

Boxing Day Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 52.13s
  • Off Time: 16:05:47
  • 3 Ran
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1
Silk -

Prince Alzain (USA)

3/1

    1(3)
    Silk - Burgundy, Yellow rising sun, Burgundy cap

    Harvard N Yale (USA)

    101 BF
    1/4
    • Form 212
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 91

    led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on and held towards finish

    2(1)
    Silk - Royal blue, orange and royal blue hooped sleeves, royal blue and orange hooped cap

    Prince Alzain (USA)

    37 CD
    3/1
    • Form 341
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 82

    tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, held on well

    3(2)
    Silk - Dark blue, light blue stripe, light blue sleeves, dark blue armlets, dark blue and light blue quartered cap

    Dr Albert

    7
    50/1
    • Form 97
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-12

    dwelt, in rear, effort over 2f out, soon beaten

    In depth

    Verdict

    Ryan Moore may well have had a few winners on the card by now and the front running HARVARD N YALE can provide another. He went close in a conditions race at Newbury in September having won his maiden at Newmarket and can return to winning ways today. Prince Alzain will be no pushover, however, as he won nicely over C&D last month and both placed horses have subsequently won, but Dr Albert will do well to get anywhere near the two principals.

    Formwatch

    Harvard N Yale (USA) 4-7fav (9-2) Led main group in centre and narrow lead overall, travelling well 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, soon ridden and rallied until edged left and no extra closing stages, 2nd of 7, nk behind Cavaleiro (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2yo stks (2) gs in Sep.

    Prince Alzain (USA) 11-4 (9-3) Held up towards rear, good headway on outside 2f out, chased leadrs over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won going away, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating California English (9-3) by 2l, 13 ran.

    Dr Albert 66-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 7th of 9, 6l behind Complex (8-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol.