Darley Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Newbury

Newbury

15:15

Darley Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2023-04-21

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 2m 19.40s (slow by 14.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Military Order (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	EvensF	Won
2nd	Exoplanet (FR) Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian	9/2	4
3rd	Chesspiece (GB) James Doyle · Simon & Ed Crisford	5/2	0.3
4th	Trust House (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	18/1	9.5
5th	Arkendale (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Ed Walker	12/1	8

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (1)	Military Order Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	134	—	41-	-	97	73	184d	—	—	-23	27.1	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Had to knuckle down seriously for his win but should improve and be well suited by 1m2f
1 (5)	Chesspiece Bay J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	134	—	1-	-	94	-	161d	—	—	-2	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won maiden at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) in November by a length, running on strongly
2 (2)	Exoplanet Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	134	—	16-	90	94	87	195d	—	—	+5	22	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won 15-runner novice here (7f, good); last in Group 3 at Newmarket (1m, good) in October
NR (4)	Rajasthan Chestnut J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	130	—	32-	-	91	54	182d	—	—	0	10	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Short-priced favourite when placed at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) and Newbury (1m, soft)
5 (6)	Arkendale Brown J:Daniel Tudhope T:Ed Walker	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Ed Walker	130	—	24-	-	95	72	186d	—	—	-3	6	2.25/1	10 10%
Promising and has form chance but others have seemingly shown more striking potential
7 (3)	Trust House Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	6.00/1	25 4%
115,000gns yearling; first foal; dam 1m4f winner (RPR 90); hot race for debut
NR (7)	One Night Thunder Chestnut J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	134	—	1	-	77	-	51d	—	—	+7	11	6.75/1	28 4%
300,000gns yearling; 8-11, won maiden at Kempton (7f, AW) by a neck; needs vastly more

Horse	bet365	Coral
Military Order	4/6	4/5
Chesspiece	9/2	4
Exoplanet	9/2	4
Rajasthan	13/2	13/2
Arkendale	10	9
Trust House	25	20
One Night Thunder	28	25

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Military Order

27.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 17.1

4/5

2nd

Exoplanet

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Chesspiece

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5

9/2

One Night Thunder

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

Rajasthan

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Arkendale

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

Trust House

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Exoplanet	90	94	87
Military Order	—	97	73
Chesspiece	—	94	—
Rajasthan	—	91	54
Arkendale	—	95	72
Trust House	—	—	—
One Night Thunder	—	77	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
One Night Thunder	51d ago	Fresh
Chesspiece	161d ago	Long break
Rajasthan	182d ago	Long break
Military Order	184d ago	Long break
Arkendale	186d ago	Long break
Exoplanet	195d ago	Long break
Trust House	—	—