16:35 Epsom Downs

Sunday 1 October 2023

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Epsom - Home Of Group 1 Winners Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 2f 17y  |   Good  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:38  |   Winning time: 2m 14.31s
1st
Horse silk
6
(2)
Strong Impact
38-13
1/5f
T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell
Tracked leader 1f, tracked leaders, good headway out wide 2f out, hung left and led over 1f out, soon clear, easily op 1/4 tchd 1/5
2nd
Horse silk
4
1
(6)
Soigneux Bell
39-11
6/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Jason Watson
Close 3rd on inside, went 2nd 9f out, led 7f out, brought field wide off inside rail in home straight, headed and immediately outpaced when slightly hampered over 1f out, no chance with winner op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
3
(3)
Letsbefrank
39-4
13/2
T: J ButlerJ: Dylan Hogan
Backed out of the stalls, dwelt, soon tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd over 2f out until ridden inside final 2f, plugged on in 3rd, no chance with winner
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
(4)
Instinct
38-13
80/1
T: A WestJ: William Carson
Rearing in stalls, led 3f, pressed leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out op 66/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
(1)
A Touch Of Silver
38-13
40/1
T: J ParrJ: Alice Bond (7)
Slowly away, off the pace in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 33/1
6th
Horse silk
10
2
(5)
Martin Spirit
69-8
80/1
T: P ButlerJ: Rhys Clutterbuck
Last pair, dropped to rear and outpaced over 3f out, no chance after, tailed off op 50/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.20Pl:£1.10, £2.10EX:£2.30Trifecta:£4.30SF:£2.28Swingers:£1.10, £1.10, £1.20

Forecasts

Strong Impact (1/5), Soigneux Bell (6/1), Letsbefrank (13/2), A Touch Of Silver (40/1), Instinct (80/1), Martin Spirit (80/1)

Verdict

STRONG IMPACT ran a cracker back from 3 months off in a Sandown handicap recently and it will be disappointing if she can't get the job done here. French-winner Soigneux Bell looks the danger starting out for Gary Moore, although the well-bred Letsbefrank is an intriguing newcomer.

  1. STRONG IMPACT (IRE)
  2. SOIGNEUX BELL (FR)
  3. LETSBEFRANK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Nobel
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 3
J: Cieren Fallon  |  T: A M Balding
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,400.002nd: £2,535.003rd: £1,268.004th: £634.00

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