Chelmsford (AW)
18:15
Racing Value At bet365 Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Chelmsford (AW) Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £4.50 Place: £1.30 £1.60 £1.20 Exacta: £16.20 Trifecta: £34.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Kurakka (FR) 3 C Good Alan King 127 lbs 3/1 Won In touch with leaders - going best over 2f out - headway to lead over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3)
2nd 6 Desert Shadow (GB) 3 C Poor Saeed bin Suroor 127 lbs 4/1 1.75 Bumped start - led - increased tempo from over 2f out - headed but pressed leader over 1f out - kept on but no extra inside final furlong(op 3/1)
3rd 3 Altareq (GB) 3 C Poor John & Thady Gosden 127 lbs 6/4F 4.5 Prominent - weakened from over 1f out(op 5/4)
4th 10 Respond (IRE) 3 G AVG Andrew Balding 127 lbs 14/1 0.3 Slowly away - towards rear - headway from over 1f out - hung left but ran on inside final furlong - eyecatcher(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
5th 9 Prepare To Strike (GB) 3 G Poor Simon & Ed Crisford 127 lbs 9/2 1.25 In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
6th 11 Savvy Stellar (GB) 3 G AVG S Woods 127 lbs 200/1 3.25 Midfield - cajoled along over 3f out - outpaced from 2f out(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)
7th 8 Plymouth Brethren (IRE) 3 G Poor James Owen 127 lbs 40/1 0.2 Pulled hard - midfield - weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 28/1)
8th 5 Belaya River (FR) 3 G Poor Charlie Fellowes 122 lbs 125/1 0.2 Slowly into stride - midfield - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 150/1 tchd 200/1)
9th 2 Senor Cortez (IRE) 4 G AVG Robert Eddery 142 lbs 300/1 2.75 Midfield - weakened from over 1f out(op 200/1)
10th 4 Bedford (GB) 3 G Poor Alan King 127 lbs 50/1 .5 Taken down early - slowly away - in rear throughout(op 80/1)
11th 1 Herbygoesbananas (GB) 3 G Good Chris Gordon 142 lbs 80/1 4.5 Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear throughout(op 40/1)