17:12 Leicester

Thursday 29 June 2023

All17:1217:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Hope & Leicester Racecourse Partnership EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 1m 24.35s

1^st

(2)

Great Truth

29-7

8/11f

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ran green and drifted left, ran on well inside final furlong, readily tchd 5/6

2^nd

5 ½

(6)

Love You Darling

29-2

28/1

T: B BrookhouseJ: D C Costello

Held up in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression on winner op 33/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(4)

Phone Tag

29-7

6/1

T: H PalmerJ: R Coakley

Tracked leaders, ridden along 2f out, drifted right over 1f out, kept on without threatening op 9/2

4^th

(3)

Paladin

29-7

12/1

T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton

Disputed lead early, led after 3f, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 14/1

5^th

2 ¼

(1)

American Glory

29-7

16/1

T: K P De FoyJ: T Eaves

Slowly away, held up in touch, headway and ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 22/1

6^th

(5)

Short Circuit

29-7

16/5

T: A WatsonJ: Hollie Doyle

Disputed lead early, tracked leader after 3f, pushed along 2f out, weakened entering final furlong op 7/2 tchd 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.73Pl:£1.10, £11.90EX:£24.10Trifecta:£99.30SF:£24.60Swingers:£4.40, £1.40, £12.40

Forecasts

Great Truth (8/11), Short Circuit (16/5), Phone Tag (6/1), Paladin (12/1), American Glory (16/1), Love You Darling (28/1)

SHORT CIRCUIT showed promise when sixth in what was likely a decent maiden at Newbury and the son of Frankel can put that experience to good use. Charlie Appleby has an excellent record with 2-y-o newcomers so his Dubawi-colt Great Truth is an obvious threat.