30 May 2016 13:50 Windsor
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,558); Distance: 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places (Watered)).
Sky Bet Novice Auction Stakes (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(2) |   | - | Groupie (GB) (filly, bay, 8 11) | / 11 | Tom Marquand | R Hannon T T Racing | 7/2 | ||
| prominent, 2nd halfway, led on rail inside final 3f, ridden 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, held on (hand-timed) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(8) |   | NK | Espresso Freddo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 5 / 9 | Flat (13) | L Morris | Sir Mark Prescott Threes Company | 10/1 | |
| always prominent, chased winner over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(9) |   | HD | High Acclaim (USA) (colt, bay, 9 2) | / 5 | S Hitchcott | R A Teal Excel Racing | 20/1 | ||
| dwelt, soon chasing leaders on outside, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(7) |   | 3½ L | Cj Parker (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 11) | / 2 | J Mitchell | J R Boyle The &quo;in Recovery&quo;… | 20/1 | ||
| slowly away, outpaced in rear, switched left to outside well over 1f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went never nearer 4th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(1) |   | 3 L | What A Boy (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | / 2 | Fran Berry | R M Beckett Mrs Philip Snow… | 11/10 | ||
| slowly into stride, soon switched left to outside, off the pace towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and ran green 2f out, no headway final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(4) |   | ½ L | Doneraile (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | / 3 | William Carson | R Eddery Mr Edwin S Phillips | 20/1 | ||
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(5) |   | ¾ L | Tullinahoo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | / 3 | Oisin Murphy | D J Coakley Mr Brendan Boyle | 5/1 | ||
| slowly away, always towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(3) |   | NK | Born To Please (GB) (filly, bay, 8 7) | / 9 | K T O'Neill | M D I Usher The Mark Usher… | 25/1 | ||
| in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(6) |   | 5 L | Battle Of Wits (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 5 / 2 | Flat (19) | D Holland | J S Moore The Moore The Merrier | 28/1 | |
| led until inside final 3f, weakened 2f out, eased when no chance over 1f out | ||||||||||
