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15:25 Nottingham

Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 8y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £40,000 added
  • Winner: £20,616
  • 2nd: £9,668
  • 3rd: £4,836
  • 4th: £2,416
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 5.43s
  • Off Time: 15:28:53
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sera Dawn

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Fair Wind

    3/1

      2(5)
      Silk - Grey

      Eternal Class

      226 BFD
      11/4
      • Form 15-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 82

      wore hood to post, led until 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(6)
      Silk - Navy Blue, Red and Light Blue hoop and armlets, White cap

      Fair Wind

      7 h
      3/1
      • Form 3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      chased leaders, ridden and chased winner over 1f out, hung left under pressure and ran on towards finish, always just held

      4(3)
      Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap

      McCauley's Tavern (IRE)

      14
      3/1
      • Form 65422-4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 82

      cased leaders, challenged and led narrowly when edged left 2f out, soon headed, edged back right and lost 2nd over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, beaten when slightly hampered towards finis

      5(4)
      Silk - Brown and emerald green stripes, brown sleeves and cap

      Zeno (FR)

      39
      17/2
      • Form 5
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      awkwardly away, soon pressing leader, led narrowly 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly and soon behind

      6(2)
      Silk - Light Blue and Mauve (quartered), White sleeves and cap

      Sera Dawn

      7
      9/2
      • Form 439-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 66

      held up, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ran on

      7(7)
      Silk - Black, Emerald Green star, sleeves and star on cap

      Stocks Park

      137
      16/1
      • Form 47-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13

      raced alone near side rail, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      1(1)
      NR

      Tajalla (IRE)

      363 D
      5/6
      • Form 1-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-10

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      TAJALLA hasn’t run since making a winning debut at the Craven meeting at Newmarket a year ago where he beat a subsequent winner. Along with July’s Thirsk winner Eternal Class, he also has a penalty to shoulder in this but may have the class to prevail. McCauley's Tavern’s best form in Ireland came in a nursery and he’ll probably be back in handicap company sooner rather than later. Fair Wind blew the start when a place behind Sera Dawn here last week. With that experience under his belt, and he can reverse that form today and Zeno also has plenty of scope.

      Formwatch

      Eternal Class 4-6fav (9-9) Prominent near side, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Marine Wave (9-2) at Southwell 5f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.

      Fair Wind 5-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, soon prominent, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, ran on to go third close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Umming N' Ahing (9-5) at Nottingham 5f mdn stks (5) gs in Apr.

      McCauley's Tavern (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Led and bit keen, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened and lost two places towards finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Alpha Zulu (9-7) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Mar.

      Zeno (FR) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly away, towards rear, headway and hung left entering final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Bill Plumb (10-2) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (3) pol in Mar.

      Sera Dawn 10-1 (9-0) In touch with leaders, shaken up over 1f out, good headway on stands\\\' side rail inside final furlong, went second final 110yds, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Umming N' Ahing (9-5) at Nottingham 5f mdn stks (5) gs in Apr.

      Stocks Park 22-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Great State (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Nov.

      Tajalla (IRE) 11-8fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Newmarket 5f stks (4) gd in Apr beating Fragrance (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.