19:00 Windsor

Saturday 29 July 2023

All18:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 12.12s

1^st

(4)

Sonmarg

29-4

14/1

T: S WoodsJ: R Havlin

Mid-division, good headway on inside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final strides tchd 18/1

2^nd

(2)

Shayekh

29-4

7/4f

T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill

Chased leaders on near side rail, went 2nd halfway, challenged and hung badly left carrying leader with him final furlong, driven ahead towards finish, headed final strides op 2/1

3^rd

(5)

Townsend Manor

29-4

22/1

T: K P De FoyJ: Christian Howarth (5)

Led, ridden inside final 2f, joined and carried badly left final furlong, narrowly headed and no extra towards finish op 12/1

4^th

2 ¼

(1)

Ruling Sovereign

28-13

11/1

T: George ScottJ: Laura Pearson (3)

Slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, good late headway, never nearer tchd 10/1

5^th

2 ¼

(7)

Leaves Of Grass

28-13

9/1

T: A M BaldingJ: William Cox

Chased leaders out wide, 3rd and held when hung right inside final furlong, weakened soon after op 12/1

6^th

(11)

Insignia

29-4

13/2

T: C G CoxJ: Ray Dawson

Never closer than mid-division, behind final 2f op 17/2 tchd 6/1

7^th

(6)

Phineas Finn

29-4

100/1

T: M J AttwaterJ: Paddy Bradley (3)

Rearing in stalls, started slowly, ran green in rear op 66/1

8^th

(8)

Red Chatan

29-4

22/1

T: P D EvansJ: Gary Halpin

Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened op 18/1 tchd 25/1

9^th

(3)

Head's Gone Pal

29-4

200/1

T: A W CarrollJ: George Wood

Outpaced and always towards rear op 150/1

10^th

(10)

Empire Of Light

29-8

5/2

T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton

Chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced halfway, soon weakened, tailed off

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Non-Runners

(9)

Bated Breeze⁴⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Mia Nicholls

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.10Pl:£3.50, £1.10, £4.50EX:£36.60Trifecta:£304.90SF:£35.62Swingers:£4.00, £31.90, £7.40

Forecasts

Shayekh (7/4), Empire Of Light (5/2), Insignia (13/2), Leaves Of Grass (9/1), Ruling Sovereign (11/1), Bated Breeze (11/1), Sonmarg (14/1), Townsend Manor (22/1), Red Chatan (22/1), Phineas Finn (100/1), Head's Gone Pal (200/1)

EMPIRE OF LIGHT showed a good attitude when opening his account at Newmarket last month and likely has more to give yet. He can score again. Shayekh and Townsend Manor rate the principal dangers.

EMPIRE OF LIGHT (IRE)
SHAYEKH (IRE)
TOWNSEND MANOR

Previous Winners

2022

Indestructible

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 2

J: S De Sousa | T: M O'Callaghan

8/15

Prize Money

1st: £3,672.002nd: £1,724.003rd: £862.004th: £431.00