Haydock Races
Haydock
18:40
Betfred 'Nifty 50' EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Haydock
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.90
Place: £1.20 £2.40 £1.30
Exacta: £18.20
Trifecta: £49.80
Non-Runners: Deported (vet's certificate, temperature), Dodge City (self certificate), On The Inlet (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Morris Dancer (IRE) | 2 C | Elite | John & Thady Gosden | 133 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Midfield - headway from over 2f out - pressed leader from over 1f out - led and kept on inside final 110yds(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Gold Dawn (GB) | 2 G | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 133 lbs | 9/1 | - | Led - ran on from over 1f out - jumped shadow and stumbled and headed inside final 110yds - hung left and eased towards finish (jockey said colt jumped shadow of 110yd marker and winning post; he continued by saying that after becoming unbalanced in first incident - he continued riding his mount forward and used his whip on one occasion; however colt had started to hang notably left-handed and from this point so he felt it prudent to hold colt together - keeping him balanced adding that he considered colt was being held by the winner when he stopped riding and therefore had still achieved best possible placing)(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Commanding Officer (GER) | 2 C | Good | Charlie Appleby | 133 lbs | 15/8 | - | In touch with leaders - ran green but prominent over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/8 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Brotherhood Of Man (GB) | 2 C | Poor | William Haggas | 133 lbs | 7/1 | - | Midfield - in touch with leaders and switched right over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Command The Stars (IRE) | 2 C | Elite | George Scott | 133 lbs | 10/1 | - | In rear - headway then not clear run 2f out - ran green but kept on from over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Renovatio Angel (GB) | 2 C | AVG | Tom Dascombe | 133 lbs | 200/1 | - | Slowly away - in rear - headway from over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 250/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Sweet Lord (FR) | 2 C | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 133 lbs | 14/1 | - | Ducked right start - in rear and ran green - no telling impression(op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Greybeard (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 133 lbs | 12/1 | - | Prominent - bit short of room after 1f - carried head high and weakened quickly from over 1f out(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1) |