Whitsbury Manor Stud Novice Stakes (Div I)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Great News (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Saeed bin Suroor | 128 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Ducked left start - towards rear - headway and chased leaders on outer 5f out - pushed along and went second 2f out - drifted right but led 1f out - ridden inside final 110yds - kept on - always doing enough(op 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | George Morland (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Henry Candy | 133 lbs | 15/8F | .5 | Pressed leader against far rail - led 5f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden and hard pressed over 1f out - soon headed - held but kept on final 110yds(op 9/4 tchd 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Lafan (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 128 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | Tracked leaders against far rail - pushed along 3f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - held but kept on well towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Bannerman (GB) | N/A | Poor | Richard Hannon | 128 lbs | 14/1 | 5.5 | Tracked leaders - lost position over 4f out - pushed along and outpaced 3f out - ridden over 1f out - went modest fourth final 110yds - kept on(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Top Of The Shop (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Clive Cox | 128 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Tracked leaders - pushed along and outpaced over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Bearwith (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
George Buckell
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Brian Meehan | 125 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - in rear - ridden and minor headway on outer from 2f out - made no impression | |
| 7th | 8 | Bluebird Day (GB) | N/A | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 123 lbs | 12/1 | 2.75 | Led - headed but close up 5f out - pushed along 3f out - ridden and weakened from over 1f out(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Major Force (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jonathan Portman | 128 lbs | 25/1 | 5 | Always towards rear - made no impression(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Lucia Changretta (GB) | N/A | Poor | Heather Main | 123 lbs | 50/1 | 8 | Dwelt start and bumped start - always towards rear(op 40/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Brazen Jesse (GB) | N/A | Poor | Mark Usher | 123 lbs | 250/1 | 0.2 | Always towards rear (trainer's rep said the filly failed to handle the undulations and was also unsuited by the ground and would prefer a slower surface)(op 200/1 tchd 300/1) |
Salisbury Races