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Wednesday 19 July 2017

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EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 5  |   5f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 58.62s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(8)
Horse silk
Cherry Oak11
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam
33/1
Speedily-bred filly but started and a big price and hampered at the start when debuting at Nottingham (good) earlier this month. More needed here.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Cool Baby
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: R M H Cowell
9/1
Unraced home-bred daughter of Intense Focus and a half-sister to placed sprinter Cool Breeze. Probably best watched on her racecourse debut.
3
(9)
Horse silk
Dark Hedges11
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Murtagh(7)| T: Olly Williams| OR:  49
125/1
Well held in all five starts so far including when 13L third over C&D on good-to-firm ground in May. Others make more appeal.
4
(2)
Horse silk
Ideal Spirit12
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: Russell Harris(7)| T: A Crook
50/1
Weakened late on when finishing 7L ninth of 11 over 5f at Beverley (good-to-firm) on debut earlier this month. Needs to step up on that to figure here.
5
(5)
Horse silk
Lil Gem41
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: K Dalgleish
14/1
Two fair efforts on soft ground so far including when fifth of six over 5f at Carlisle last month. Interesting to see how she fares on forecast good ground today.
6
(1)
Horse silk
May Girl35
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: Jonathan Fisher(7)| T: R M H Cowell
20/1
Well beaten fourth of five having been slowly away at Yarmouth (good-to-firm) when debuting a month ago. Non-runner twice since then and others looks more likely.
7
(3)
Horse silk
Reflect Alexander7
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: Dane O'Neill| T: P D Evans| OR:  82| BF
4/5
Run well in four outings so far including when beaten a neck over 6f off a mark of 82 on good-to-soft ground last time out. Had finished 6L fourth of 12 in a Listed contest at Newmarket (good-to-soft) prior to that and looks likely to run well again here.
8
(11)
Horse silk
Rema Al Kuwait28
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: P Makin| T: D O'Meara
14/1
Unraced for William Knight and well beaten on racecourse debut over 5f at Ripon (good) last month. Others have a more obvious chance in this.
9
(12)
Horse silk
Sandie Gem
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey
10/1
Unraced home-bred daughter of Equiano and a half-sister to connections 6f course winner Springforth. Hails from a leading stable and is an interesting runner on her racecourse debut.
10
(4)
Horse silk
What Do You Think24
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods
6/1
Beaten 8L when making her debut over 6f at Pontefract (good-to-firm) last month. Drop back in trip here looks likely to suit and market support would be interesting.
11
(7)
Horse silk
Your Just Desserts42
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: Micky Hammond
125/1
Well held twice over 5f so far including when seventh of nine at Ripon (good-to-soft) last time out. More needed with better ground forecast today.

Non-Runners

12
(10)
Horse silk
Zain Smarts30
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 2
T: P D Evans  J: A Mullen
NR

Forecasts

Reflect Alexander (4/5), What Do You Think (6/1), Cool Baby (9/1), Sandie Gem (10/1), Zain Smarts (10/1), Rema Al Kuwait (14/1), Lil Gem (14/1), May Girl (20/1), Cherry Oak (33/1), Ideal Spirit (50/1), Dark Hedges (125/1), Your Just Desserts (125/1)

Verdict

REFLECT ALEXANDER has shown enough in her four runs to date to suggest she can get off the mark by taking this opening novice stakes. The selection ran well in a Listed contest on her penultimate outing and can get the better of Richard Fahey's debutant Sandie Gem who can claim second at the expense of What Do You Think who can put a disappointing debut behind her by claiming third in this.
  1. Reflect Alexander
  2. Sandie Gem
  3. What Do You Think

Prize Money

1st: £2,911.002nd: £866.003rd: £433.004th: £216.00

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