Doncaster
18:50
Thomas And Jane Connolly Memorial Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Doncaster Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.90 Place: £1.50 £6.60 £1.70 Exacta: £166.30 Trifecta: £1309.30
Non-Runners: Boxing Alex (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Dark Kestrel (IRE) 4 G Poor John & Thady Gosden 133 lbs 100/30 Won Dwelt start - took keen hold - prominent - shaken up and went second under 2f out - led 1f out - soon ridden - kept on well(op 3/1)
2nd 5 Kaidu (IRE) 4 G Poor Clive Cox 133 lbs 40/1 2 Led - joined after 1f - led clearly 3f out - shaken up 2f out - ridden when headed 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 50/1)
3rd 7 McCauley's Tavern (IRE) 4 G Poor Mark Loughnane 133 lbs 8/1 0.05 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent from under 3f out - soon shaken up - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 15/2)
4th 11 Kynsa (IRE) 4 F AVG Jamie Osborne 128 lbs 100/1 .75 Prominent - joined leader after 1f - raced in second 3f out - soon shaken up - lost second under 2f out - soon ridden - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 150/1)
5th 8 Surrey Noir (FR) 4 G AVG Charlie Fellowes 133 lbs 15/2 1.5 Prominent - shaken up when pressed leader from over 2f out - ridden and lost position over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 17/2)
6th 1 Almaty Star (IRE) 4 G AVG Roger Varian 133 lbs 8/15F 3 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - shaken up when not clear run over 2f out - soon switched left and pushed along - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said colt ran too free)(tchd 4/7)
7th 12 Lady Chapel (IRE) N/A Poor James Ferguson 128 lbs 33/1 1.5 Towards rear - shaken up when in touch with leaders under 3f out - pushed along and kept on from over 1f out(op 18/1)
8th 9 Whiskey Priest (IRE) 4 G Poor Declan Carroll 128 lbs 50/1 0.2 Dwelt and ducked right start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - short of room after 1f - shaken up when short of room 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 66/1)
9th 4 De La Hoya (IRE) N/A Poor Kevin Frost 133 lbs 150/1 2.25 In rear - shaken up from over 3f out - not clear run from over 2f out - ridden and no impression from over 1f out(op 100/1 tchd 200/1)
10th 10 Beanie Blue (GB) 4 F Poor Steph Hollinshead 128 lbs 250/1 0.05 Slowly into stride - took keen hold - in rear - shaken up and headway from over 2f out - in touch with leaders when bumped 2f out - soon lost ground and no impression (jockey said filly ran too free)(op 125/1)
11th 6 Lil Wade (IRE) 4 G Poor Scott Dixon 133 lbs 150/1 0.3 In rear - headway and prominent after 1f - pushed along and lost ground from over 2f out - soon weakened - edged left and bumped rival 2f out(op 80/1)