Northern Commercials Iveco Driveaway Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Pontefract

13:45

Date 2024-04-02

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,780

Winning Time 1m 22.88s (slow by 8.48s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Close Connection (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	12/1	Won
2nd	Moral Standards (IRE) Sam James · Grant Tuer	150/1	1.5
3rd	Obligatory (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	80/1	1.75
4th	Own Accord (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	7/1	.75
5th	Federal Envoy (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · K R Burke	11/10F	0.3
6th	Mambha (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Michael Dods	33/1	1.75
7th	Yorkshire Glory (IRE) Andrew Breslin · Ben Haslam	16/1	1.5
8th	Dandy Devil (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	2/1	3.5
9th	Laser Focus (IRE) Jack Enright · James Owen	100/1	5

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (6)	Federal Envoy Brown J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	137	—	1	-	71	-	19d	—	—	-16	22.5	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Beat a Gosden favourite at Southwell and might well follow up, despite dropping to 6f
4 (8)	Dandy Devil Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	135	—	1	-	76	-	20d	—	—	-11	19.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Found more than the favourite to make a successful debut at Newcastle (5f AW)
3 (5)	Own Accord Grey J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	137	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Making a belated debut but she represents much respected connections
5 (2)	Close Connection Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	130	—	08-	-	60	11	269d	—	—	-4	1.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Finished down the field in two 6f novices last summer and has since been gelded
7 (7)	Yorkshire Glory Bay J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Ben Haslam	130	—	3	-	59	-	20d	—	—	-1	4.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Behind Dandy Devil at Newcastle and has his work cut out to reverse those placings
8 (1)	Mambha Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	J:Sean Kirrane T:Michael Dods	125	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	0.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Half-sister to Listed-placed sprinter Mamba Wamba; needs a second look
1 (9)	Laser Focus Bay J:Jack Enright(7) T:James Owen	J:Jack Enright(7) T:James Owen	142	t	4	-	34	-	13d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Limited hurdler; joined this yard for £6,000 and well held in a 7f novice at Southwell
6 (4)	Obligatory Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	130	—	80-	-	35	-	245d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Comfortably beaten in a pair of sprint novices last season and returns as a 3yo now gelded
9 (3)	Moral Standards Chestnut J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	125	—	6-8	-	18	-	7d	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Has very weak form claims after modest efforts at Catterick (5f) and Southwell (7f)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Federal Envoy	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
Dandy Devil	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Own Accord	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Close Connection	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Yorkshire Glory	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Mambha	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Laser Focus	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Obligatory	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Moral Standards	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Federal Envoy

22.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 12.5

11/10

2nd

Dandy Devil

19.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 9.6

13/8

3rd

Yorkshire Glory

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Own Accord

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Close Connection

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

14/1

Mambha

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Laser Focus

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Obligatory

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Moral Standards

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Federal Envoy	—	71	—
Dandy Devil	—	76	—
Own Accord	—	—	—
Close Connection	—	60	11
Yorkshire Glory	—	59	—
Mambha	—	—	—
Laser Focus	—	34	—
Obligatory	—	35	—
Moral Standards	—	18	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moral Standards	7d ago	Quick return
Laser Focus	13d ago	Quick return
Federal Envoy	19d ago	Fit
Dandy Devil	20d ago	Fit
Yorkshire Glory	20d ago	Fit
Obligatory	245d ago	Long break
Close Connection	269d ago	Long break
Own Accord	—	—
Mambha	—	—