Mirage Signs EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Hard Nut (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Richard Hannon | 130 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Always prominent - led over 1f out - soon ridden - ran on strongly - readily(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Commit No Nuisance (IRE) | N/A | Poor | William Knight | 119 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | In touch - took closer order 2f out - soon ridden - drifted right just over 1f out - kept on to chase winner final 120yds but not pace to threaten(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Centurion Song (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Brian Meehan | 121 lbs | 13/8F | 1.25 | In touch - headway 2f out - soon ridden - disputed 2nd entering final furlong - kept on same pace(op 9/4 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Max's Thunder (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jamie Osborne | 123 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | Held up - headway over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Master Spy (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Paul Cole | 123 lbs | 20/1 | 0.2 | Unsettled stalls - in touch - lost place when outpaced 2f out - no threat after but kept on nicely inside final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Jim 'N' Tomic (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 126 lbs | 3/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - led 2f out - soon ridden and headed - faded final 120yds(op 9/4) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Lin Chong (GB) | N/A | Poor | Paul Cole | 126 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Went right start and slowly away - towards rear - some progress over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Colonel Whitehead (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
William Cox
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Heather Main | 116 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | In touch - effort 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 16/1) | |
| 9th | 6 | Born For Fun (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ali Stronge | 121 lbs | 50/1 | 14 | Reared leaving stalls - raced keenly - soon led - headed 2f out - weakened (jockey said gelding reared as the stalls opened and ran too free)(op 66/1) |
Newbury Races