32Red.com Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 5.79s

(6)

Beautiful Memory^h³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 90| D

9/4

Showing a fairly useful level of form in her last two starts and wasn't extended to win over this trip in this company last time. Looks just the type to go on improving but needs to be tested in a better grade to see her true potential.

Form: 33-11

(3)

Caspar The Cub²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: A King

2/1

Made a good start to his career over a similar trip to today considering he's bred to appreciate further. Should learn from his first run and expected to show more here but does meet a two more experienced rivals and that gives him a tough task.

Form: 2

(1)

Noble Gesture¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

33/1

Certainly needed the run on debut and although he showed a little more on the Fibresand next time it was still only modest form. Faces a stiff task here back on Polytrack against some useful types.

Form: 03

(4)

Poetic Affair¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston

25/1

Gelded since his first run he was still very green on his first run after a break on the Fibresand over a mile. May do better on this surface (only other run was on turf) but needs this run for a mark and his future looks to lie in handicaps.

Form: 6-4

(5)

Sportswriter^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| BF

13/8

The second Godolphin runner in the field (different stables) he showed much improved form from his debut (gelded and with first-time cheekpieces) on Tapeta over 1m2f. Saw the trip out well and looks to have more progress left in him; leading player.

Form: 72

(2)

Valerie's Memory²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Fran Berry| T: P Hide

25/1

Upped to this trip from her debut she did no better than on than outing and was found wanting from around 3f out dropping away to finish last. Much more needed to take a hand here and handicaps await.

Form: 0-6

Forecasts

Sportswriter (13/8), Caspar The Cub (2/1), Beautiful Memory (9/4), Poetic Affair (25/1), Valerie's Memory (25/1), Noble Gesture (33/1)

An interesting and intriguing clash first and foremost between two improving sorts under the Godolphin banner albeit they come from different stables. BEAUTIFUL MEMORY has to concede weight to the entire field but looks to have plenty of progress left and she may be able to complete her hat-trick here. Sportswriter isn’t to be underestimated though and he’ll give his owner mate a tough examination especially after running so well at Newcastle last time. Caspar The Cub concedes experience to the Goldolphin pair but he can’t be ignored on the back of his promising debut. Noble Affair and Poetic Affair looks as though they are heading for handicaps in the near future.