Horse Alert

26 Apr 2025 13:30 Haydock

Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £20,616); Distance: 1m 3f 140y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6⁽²⁾	-	Opportunity (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4)	4- / 3	Flat (178)	Tom Marquand	W J Haggas Wathnan Racing	13/8
		led 1f, tracked leader until 8f out, handy 3rd inside pushed along and ran green over 2f out, angled out inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led final strides
2^nd	1⁽⁵⁾	NK	Rahiebb (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10)	12 / 3	Flat (35)	S De Sousa	R Varian Sheikh Ahmed Al…	7/2
		tracked leader, led after 1f, ridden inside final 3f, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, caught final strides
3^rd	7⁽⁴⁾	¾ L	Renato (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4)	92-2 / 3	Flat (20)	Marco Ghiani	M Botti Jonny Allison &…	14/1
		tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out until towards finish, no extra in 3rd
4^th	3⁽³⁾	3¼ L	Caliban (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 4)	/ 3		Jason Watson	A M Balding Mick and Janice…	16/1
		slowly into stride, soon held up in last pair, moderate headway inside final furlong, took 4th towards finish
5^th	5⁽⁶⁾	½ L	Minhad (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4)	3 / 3	Flat (21)	Paddy Bradley	I Mohammed Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori	28/1
		tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 8f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
6^th	4⁽⁷⁾	2½ L	Emerald Island (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 4)	/ 3		Rossa Ryan	D Menuisier Guy Pariente Holding…	28/1
		steadied rear, never on terms
7^th	2⁽¹⁾	3¼ L	Antrim (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4)	5 / 3	Flat (21)	K Shoemark	J & T Gosden Juddmonte	2/1
		raced keenly, held up in in last trio, headway out wide over 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f