Newmarket
16:45
Pat Smullen Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Newmarket Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9 Place: £3.30 £1.50 Exacta: £25 Trifecta: £107.70
Non-Runners: Carnegie Hall (self certificate), King Garwood (suspended from running)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Blue Storm (GB) 3 C AVG James Tate 130 lbs 8/1 Won Prominent - shaken up to lead over 1f out - edged left inside final furlong - pushed out - comfortably(op 5/1)
2nd 4 Cuban Thunder (IRE) 2 C AVG Dominic Ffrench Davis 130 lbs 7/4F 1.25 Slowly into stride - in rear and ran green - steady headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out - pushed along on far side of group 2f out - went second inside final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 5/2)
3rd 7 Hackman (IRE) 2 C AVG Hugo Palmer 130 lbs 18/5 .5 Raced in second - briefly led and going easily over 1f out - ridden and edged left inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds - kept on(op 10/3 tchd 16/5)
4th 5 Flag Of St George (IRE) 3 G AVG Jane Chapple-Hyam 130 lbs 12/1 .5 Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and outpaced when ran green over 1f out - rallied final 110yds - ran on(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
5th 1 Yorkshire Terrier (GB) 2 C Good Charlie Johnston 136 lbs 11/4 1 Took keen hold - led against near rail - ridden and headed over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - soon no extra(tchd 3/1)
6th 9 Mr Baloo (IRE) 4 C AVG Richard Hannon 130 lbs 8/1 2.75 Dwelt start - raced in last - ran green and detached after 1f - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)
7th 6 Fullofbrightideas (GB) 2 C Poor Martin Smith 127 lbs 125/1 0.05 Soon towards rear - pushed along and outpaced halfway - never dangerous(op 66/1)