Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race).
Newbury · Friday, 17 Apr · 17:42
· 1m 2f
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:42
Off time
10
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
15
14/1
06 · —
17
16/1
07 · —
41
40/1
08 · —
81
80/1
09 · —
201
200/1
10 · —
201
200/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 3 |
Maltese Cross (C)
FAV
350,000 gns son of Sea The Stars went one better than on debut when winning a Newmarket maiden last September (narrowly beating subsequent improver Del Maro). That's strong form and with improvement expected over this longer trip, he could…
|
Tom Marquand | W J Haggas | 3 | 60.8 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 2nd | 2 | 7 |
My Love Is King (C)
Kingman colt was a cosy winner of a 7f Newcastle novice last November and while this is a much deeper race, he's bred to be smart (entered in the Derby) and is entitled to improve now tackling middle distances.
|
R Havlin | J & T Gosden | 3 | 60.8 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 5th | 3 | 8 |
Sahara King (C)
Too Darn Hot colt was unfancied in the betting when making a winning start over the extended mile at Wolverhampton last November, and while his pedigree doesn't scream middle distances, he's very much unexposed tackling turf for the first …
|
S M Levey | R Hannon | 3 | 60.8 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 4th | 4 | 5 |
Shabab Al Ahli (C)
500,000 gns yearling, Frankel colt. Derby entrant looked well above average when overcoming considerable greenness to make an impressive winning debut at Southwell (11f) in February, and he's open to significant improvement now switched to…
|
W Buick | C Appleby | 3 | 60.8 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 6 |
Alfaraz (C)
300,000 gns Nathaniel colt bumped into a useful one when second in a 3-runner conditions stakes at Epsom (8.5f) in September. Has been entered in the Derby by excellent yard, and he's open to improvement tackling a longer trip on a more co…
|
Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 3 | 59 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 10th | 6 | 4 |
Ataturk (C)
Golden Horn colt finished well beaten in a 1m novice at this track (heavy) in October. That form isn't worth much, but he does at least tackle a trip more in keeping with his pedigree on first start as a 3-y-o.
|
D Egan | H Morrison | 3 | 59 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 7th | 7 | 9 |
Barrister (C)
15,000 gns Without Parole colt finished fourth of 12 in a 7f Kempton novice last October. That's proved a particularly strong all-weather maiden and while he should improve upped in trip, Sahara King appears to be the stable's first string…
|
S Hitchcott | R Hannon | 3 | 59 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 9th | 8 | 1 |
Easwrith Destiny (G)
Leading Light gelding. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 7f winner Stefer. Pitched into a hot novice for his racecourse bow and it's likely to be a tough ask.
|
Jason Watson | D Menuisier | 3 | 59 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 3rd | 9 | 2 |
Joulany (C)
[H1]
800,000 gns Sea The Stars colt. Brother to very smart Al Aasy. Split a useful pair in a strong race at Kempton on debut and wasn't seen to best effect when fourth at York (1m) subsequently. First-time hood on for this step up in trip, and …
|
H Crouch | R M Beckett | 3 | 59 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 8th | 10 | 10 |
Much (C)
[T1]
Frankel colt. Closely related to 1½m winner Flower of Scotland and half-brother to smart 1½m winner Promissory and useful 1¼m-1½m winner Royal Scandal. Dam winner of British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes. From a family his yard knows we…
|
Daniel Muscutt | J R Fanshawe | 3 | 59 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Maltese Cross (7/4), Shabab Al Ahli (2/1), Alfaraz (9/2), Joulany (6/1), Sahara King (14/1), My Love Is King (16/1), Much (40/1), Barrister (80/1), Easwrith Destiny (200/1), Ataturk (200/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 20616.0 GBP |
| P2 | 9668.0 GBP |
| P3 | 4836.0 GBP |
| P4 | 2416.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1208.0 GBP |
| P6 | 604.0 GBP |