03 Feb 2020 20:00 Wolverhampton
Winner: £5,300 (Penalty: £3,429); Distance: 1m 1f 104y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betway Novice Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(7) |   | - | Fair Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | / 9 | Jump (33) | Ben Robinson | B Ellison Dan Gilbert and… | 2/1 | |
| slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, headway over 1f out, switched right and went between horses inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(2) |   | 1 L | Happy Face (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 4354-34 / 4 | Flat (9) | Charles Bishop | J Tuite Mrs R G Hillen | 22/1 | |
| led 2f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(4) |   | ½ L | Sheriffmuir (USA) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 3/222- / 4 | Flat (54) | K T O'Neill | J & T Gosden H R H Princess… | 11/10 | |
| pulled hard and prominent on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and not look keen over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(6) |   | 3 L | Desert Dawn (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | / 4 | Jump (14) | Cam Hardie | B Ellison Geoff & Sandra… | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, towards rear and outpaced 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(1) |   | 2¾ L | Maharashtra (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | / 6 | Jump (44) | Phil Dennis | M Herrington Nicholas Baines… | 200/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(5) |   | 3¾ L | Opportunist (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 5- / 5 | Flat (54) | B A Curtis | M Meade Scott Dixon Racing… | 9/2 | |
| slowly into stride and pushed along early, headway chasing leaders 8f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(10) |   | 4½ L | Lep (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 43- / 5 | Flat (35) | D C Costello | M J Attwater Dare To Dream Racing | 16/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 7f out, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(3) |   | 13 L | Go On My Cocker (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 6 / 5 | Flat (7) | T Eaves | D Shaw Mr Nigel Franklin | 150/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(8) |   | 4 L | Karalius (NZ) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | / 6 | Charlie Bennett | M R Bosley The Potters Arms | 100/1 | ||
| raced keenly, settled into mid-division 8f out, pushed along towards rear over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 4(9) |   | - | Its All Clover Now (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 04 / 6 | Flat (7), Jump (102) | Jason Hart | D Shaw Mr Derek Shaw | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
