13 Mar 2023 19:00 Wolverhampton
Winner: £18,200 (Penalty: £9,828); Distance: 1m 142y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Spreadex Sports Cheltenham Festival Specials Novice Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(6) |   | - | Painters Palette (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 684423- / 6 | Flat (141) | Alistair Rawlinson | R Menzies The Horse Watchers… | 13/2 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(7) |   | ½ L | Hoornblower (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 3/6 / 6 | Flat (59) | Oisin Murphy | D J Coakley Mrs Barbara Coakley | 11/2 | |
| led after 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed final 110yds, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(5) |   | 1 L | Divine Rapture (GB) (filly, grey, 9 7) | 1 / 4 | Flat (30) | Rossa Ryan | J Tate Mr Saeed Manana | 5/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(9) |   | HD | Peace Man (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 6 | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Mr John E Rose | 10/3 | ||
| awkward leaving stalls, held up in midfield, pushed along over 2f out, kept on steadily from over 1f out, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(10) |   | ½ L | Gastronomy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 54- / 6 | Flat (221) | David Egan | R Varian John Cornforth… | 11/4 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(8) |   | 1¾ L | Endued (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 542 / 4 | Flat (30) | Daniel Muscutt | J R Fanshawe Mr Ben CM Wong | 16/1 | |
| midfield, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(1) |   | ½ L | King Of York (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 254/322- / 6 | Flat (410) | K T O'Neill | S Dixon A Baker D Slack… | 18/1 | |
| led, headed after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(4) |   | 8 L | Bedford House (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 90 / 5 | Flat (10) | L Morris | A W Carroll Saxtead Livestock… | 300/1 | |
| midfield, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(2) |   | ¾ L | Blue Hawaii (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 89- / 8 | Flat (170), Jump (43) | D C Costello | T Collier R Banks & J Sheard | 300/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(11) |   | ¾ L | Shaw Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 225 / 6 | Flat (18) | D Swift | S Dixon Amphitheatre Racing… | 50/1 | |
| took keen hold, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10(3) |   | 5 L | Analytics (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 9 / 5 | Flat (12) | Darragh Keenan | J Butler Mr J Butler | 150/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
