14:20 Brighton

Wednesday 9 August 2017

All13:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

Bombardier EBF Novice Stakes

  • 2YO only  |   Class 5  |   6f 210y  |   Good to Firm (Firm in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:22  |   Winning time: 1m 23.01s
1st
Horse silk
2
(7)
7/2
T: S & E CrisfordJ: S De Sousa
Held up in touch, headway on outside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, stayed on op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
1
(4)
2/1f
T: E A L DunlopJ: Jim Crowley
Slowly into stride, behind, steady headway on wide outside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong went 2nd final stride, not reach winner op 9/4 tchd 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
sh
7
(9)
5/1
T: R HannonJ: Tom Marquand
Raced wide 2f, chased leaders 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, hung left and went 2nd 100 yards out, lost 2nd final stride op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
(8)
25/1
T: S KirkJ: M Dwyer
Raced wide 2f, soon led, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, narrowly headed final 110 yards, 4th and held when hampered on rail and snatched up towards finish op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
½
4
(1)
4/1
T: C HillsJ: Harry Bentley
In touch on inside, headway chasing leaders when hung left inside final 2f, kept on same pace in 5th inside final furlong, no threat op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(2)
11/1
T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell
Chased leader on inside, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 12/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
(3)
40/1
T: J HughesJ: J F Egan
Last pair, struggling in rear over 2f out, never a factor op 50/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
8
(5)
20/1
T: A WestJ: R Ffrench
Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened well over 1f out op 16/1

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Non-Runners

9
(6)
Horse silk
Fenagh20
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 2
T: D Loughnane  J: Edward Greatrex
WD

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.60, £1.20, £1.30EX:£10.60Trifecta:£38.80SF:£10.30Swingers:£2.10, £3.60, £2.70

Forecasts

Tadleel (2/1), Al Ozzdi (7/2), Groveman (4/1), Strategic (5/1), Fenagh (6/1), General Marius (11/1), Couldn't Could She (20/1), Reverberation (25/1), Puramente (40/1)

Verdict

Plenty of these horses look likely potential improvers, not least the slow learning Strategic and General Marius. However, TADLEEL has winning form in the book, and although penalised accordingly should make a bold bid to follow up his narrow Newmarket July success.
  1. Tadleel
  2. Strategic
  3. General Marius

Prize Money

1st: £2,911.002nd: £866.003rd: £433.004th: £216.00

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