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14:00 Musselburgh

British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 1y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,050
  • 2nd: £1,901
  • 3rd: £951
  • 4th: £476
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.36s
  • Off Time: 14:01:54
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk -
1(1)
Silk - Light Green and Dark Green check, Light Green sleeves, White cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7

went right start, chased clear leading pair, pushed along and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear

2(3)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond
10/1
  • Form 7
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7

disputed lead until halfway, ridden and weakened final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Mauve, black chevrons on sleeves, black cap
9/2
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7

disputed lead until led halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd

4(4)
Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

slowly away, outpaced, pushed along halfway, headway entering final furlong, soon switched right, ran on to go 2nd towards finish

In depth

Verdict

Pumpkin Pie has experience on his side but this is likely to go to one of the newcomers. CUBAN SLIDE, a 57,000gns yearling, is out of a mare who won over 6f as a juvenile. He’s preferred to stablemate Making Dreams and Charlie Johnston’s Cable Bay colt Zachary.

Formwatch

Cuban Slide Havana Grey colt out of Piper Bomb.

Pumpkin Pie 28-1 (9-2) Midfield, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110 yards, 7th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Sankari (9-4) at Thirsk 5f stks (5) sft in May.

Zachary Cable Bay colt out of Roubles.

Making Dreams (IRE) Make Believe filly out of Sweet Dream.