2025-08-13 Salisbury 14:30
Salisbury

Michael Brunton Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Distance: 6f

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £5,400

Runners: 11

Winning time: 1m 14.72s (slow by 2.82s)

Age: 2yo

Class: Class 4

3 Five Ways

J: Jason Watson T: Andrew Balding

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:2/1F

Made virtually all - ridden and went clear over 1f out - eased towards finish - comfortably(tchd 85/40)

2 5

1 Crown Of Light

J: William Buick T: William Knight

Age:2 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:- SP:9/4

Prominent - went second over 1f out - kept on - no match for winner(op 3/1 tchd 85/40)

3 3½ 8½

7 Noble Vow

J: Jamie Spencer T: Richard Hannon

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:10/1

In touch with leaders - waiting for room over 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - edged right and no extra inside final furlong(tchd 9/1)

4 2¼ 10¾

6 Little Chief

J: Hector Crouch T: Warren Greatrex

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

In touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

5 1¼ 12

5 Go On My Son

J: Rossa Ryan T: Clive Cox

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:4/1

Took keen hold - briefly led - soon headed and prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 2/1)

6 shd 12

2 Darkest Red

J: Luke Catton(3) T: Jim Boyle

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

In rear - some headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong (jockey said colt was slowly away from the stalls)(op 66/1)

7 3¼ 15¼

11 Thanos

J: Trevor Whelan T: Harry Charlton

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Towards rear throughout(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

8 1 16¼

4 Geemann

J: Taylor Fisher(3) T: Joe Tickle

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 150/1)

9 1½ 17¾

9 Suggy

J: Kieran Shoemark T: Charles Hills

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:20/1

Dwelt start - towards rear throughout(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)

10 7 24¾

10 Sunday Sinatra

J: Sean D Bowen T: Ollie Sangster

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:300/1

Towards rear throughout(op 150/1 tchd 500/1)

11 nse 25

8 Station Bar

J: Charles Bishop T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Age:2 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:- SP:10/1

Slowly away - towards rear throughout (colt ran without his right-hind shoe; jockey said colt was slowly away from the stalls)(op 18/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3

Tote place: £1.30 £1.30 £2.30

Exacta: £6.70

Trifecta: £41.90

CSF: £6.29