25 Mar 2018 15:00 Doncaster
Winner: £5,800 (Penalty: £3,752); Distance: 7f 6y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Unibet Novice Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(11) |   | - | First Contact (IRE) (gelding, grey, 9 9) | 12 / 10 | Flat (58) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin | 10/11 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(3) |   | 3 L | Robsdelight (IRE) (gelding, brown, 9 2) | / 5 | Aaron Jones | Miss Gay Kelleway Mr Graham Kerr | 66/1 | ||
| held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(10) |   | NK | Pacific Fleet (USA) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 33-6 / 4 | Flat (47) | S A Gray | D O'Meara N Canteloup | 25/1 | |
| led, headed over 2f out, kept on and always well held by winner, lost 2nd place towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(12) |   | 2½ L | Tilghman (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 2 / 4 | Flat (31) | K Shoemark | W Jarvis Mr Clive Washbourn | 16/1 | |
| behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(4) |   | NS | Rockies Spirit (GB) (colt, brown, 9 6) | 412-4 / 4 | Flat (22) | L Morris | D P Quinn J Mangan & D Quinn | 28/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(5) |   | ¾ L | Prevent (GB) (gelding, brown, 9 2) | / 4 | R L Moore | R M Beckett Sohi & Sohi | 3/1 | ||
| with leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(6) |   | 2¼ L | Rolladice (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | / 4 | Nathan Evans | M & D Easterby A Pollock And J… | 66/1 | ||
| dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(2) |   | 1½ L | Brisk Tempo (FR) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 72- / 4 | Flat (156) | P J McDonald | R A Fahey E Hughes | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(7) |   | 1½ L | Assimile (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 421 / 3 | Flat (31) | C Lee | K R Burke Hambleton Racing… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(1) |   | SHD | Gabriel's Oboe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 7- / 4 | Flat (205) | Jason Hart | M Walford Cambridge People,… | 100/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4(9) |   | SHD | Ashlar (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | / 3 | B A Curtis | K R Burke Mr John Dance | 33/1 | ||
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(13) |   | 13 L | Stealth (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 5-233 / 4 | Flat (17) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Breen White | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, chased leaders after 3f, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 11(8) |   | 6 L | Safrani (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 40- / 3 | Flat (212) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Sheikh Abdullah… | 33/1 | |
| with leaders, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
