Racecards
13:25 Newmarket
Black Type Accountancy British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,400
- 2nd: £2,535
- 3rd: £1,268
- 4th: £634
Metahorse
12- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
close up, headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and hung right approaching final furlong, soon outpaced by winner
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey J Mitchell
keen early, tracked leaders, pushed along and headway to lead over 1f out, pushed clear, impressive
Tabsheer
20- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P Owens
- Jockey Tom Marquand
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, keeping on when hampered and bumped approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
Verdict
METAHORSE showed enough to suggest he can win at this level when third at Chester on his debut. By contrast, Tabsheer finished last of four runners at Bath on his introduction so a newcomer may prove a bigger threat. Of those, Gareeb is related to three winners and Vetiver is a half-sister to a winning two-year-old while Rogue Lightning cost 42,000gns at the April Breeze-Up’s.
Formwatch
Metahorse 11-1 (9-2) Dwelt, raced wide close up, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Sanks A Million (9-0) at Chester 6f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Rogue Lightning (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Field Of Stars.
Tabsheer 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, last and well held from over 1f out, last of 4, 10l behind Redemption Time (9-7) at Bath 5f stks (3) gf in Jun.
Gareeb (IRE) Sioux Nation filly out of Fancy.
Pembrokeshire Iffraaj colt out of Gwerrann.
Vetiver Twilight Son filly out of Poana.