Northern Commercials Drive Away Range EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) 1m 2f 5y

  • (2yo, 1m 2f 5y, Class 4, 7 runners)
  • Winner £5,454 2nd £2,560 3rd £1,281 4th £640
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 2m 16.37s
  • Off time: 13:39:25

Full Result

13:39 Pontefract
Pos Dist Horse Trainer Age Weight Jockey SP
1st (4) 1 Dillian (IRE) M L W Bell 2 9-5 D Tudhope 4/6f
SP 4/6f Tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, led 2f out, came clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, easily
2nd (2) 4¼ 7 Auntie Margaret (FR) C & M Johnston 2 9-0 Jason Hart 10/3
SP 10/3 Flashed tail leaving stalls, tracked leader until halfway, handy 3rd on inside, switched right 2f out, flashed tail under pressure and went 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner opened 7/2
3rd (3) 1½ 5 Percy Jones H Morrison 2 9-5 Rob Hornby 8/1
SP 8/1 Chased leaders, wide home turn and went 2nd inside final 2f, no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong opened 9/1
4th (1) 2¼ 2 Graffiti M R Channon 2 9-5 Connor Beasley 8/1
SP 8/1 Held up in 6th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, went modest 4th over 1f out, never on terms opened 13/2
5th (7) 13 6 Pons Aelius (IRE) C & M Johnston 2 9-5 S De Sousa 10/1
SP 10/1 Led until 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after opened 9/1 touched 11/1
6th (5) 9½ 3 Merlin's Gold (IRE) Micky Hammond 2 9-5 Billy Garritty (3) 150/1
SP 150/1 Slowly into stride, raced keenly in rear, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, soon beaten
7th (8) 1 4 Mintnthat I Jardine 2 9-5 A Mullen 150/1
SP 150/1 Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off
NR (6) 8 Fille De La Lune K R Burke 2 9-0 C Lee 16/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win £1.60 Tote Place £1.10 (1), £1.50 (7) Straight Forecast £3.30 Exacta £3.50 Trifecta £10.70 Swingers 1&2 £1.20,1&3 £1.80,2&3 £2.70

Jackpot £7,322.26 carried forward to Kempton Park, 5th Oct
Placepot £342.40, Pool: £67682.28, 144.27 winning tickets
Quadpot £195.40, Pool: £8140.24, 30.82 winning tickets