18:50 Chelmsford City

Thursday 3 May 2018

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totequadpot Races 3 To 6 Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 2m 6.85s

(8)

Roc Astrale³⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: Mrs A J PerrettWS

10/1

€110,000 son of Teofilo and half-brother to three winners. Held a Derby entry in 2017 so should be capable of better than shown on his debut. That depends on whether wind surgery has cured some of the problems behind his absence..

Form: 3-

(5)

Main Street²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Harley| T: J & T Gosden| C

2/1

Probably beat little of note here in October but he relished the surface and the yard's three-year-olds are in tremendous shape. Holds a Listed entry so every chance he has further improvement in the locker.

Form: 51-

(1)

Roundabout Kitten^b1⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: D R Lanigan| OR: 75| D

33/1

Upset a Godolphin hotpot at the turn of the year. An absence following a subsequent defeat confirms there were problems last time, but the fitting of blinkers raises a few alarms.

Form: 64-16

(9)

Allied¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: Sir Michael Stoute

66/1

€110,000 son of Dawn Approach and related to three winners including Earl Of Leitrim. Looked backward when well-beaten on both juvenile starts and he needs to have wintered really well.

Form: 0-0

(2)

Guardsman

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden

16/1

More Than Ready gelding, cost $120,000 as a yearling and 140,000 gns as a Breeze-Up purchase. Dam a Grade 2 winner. Yard's debutantes always respected but not a good sign he's already been gelded.

Form:

(3)

Phantom Warrior

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: H Crouch| T: P Hide

100/1

Intello gelding out of a 6f winner. Should handle the surface and yard had a couple of winners in midweek, but he is highly tried on debut.

Form:

(7)

Prabeni¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas

8/11

Teofilo colt, brother or half-brother to four winners including a Listed winner. Pedigree suggests this trip will be needed as a minimum so plenty of improvement expected following a promising Newmarket debut when he got unbalanced in the dip.

Form: 5

(6)

Refrain¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: W Buick| T: Sir Michael Stoute

16/1

Dubawi colt out of a Grade 1 winner in Canada, held an entry for the Derby before finishing last of ten on his Wolverhampton debut.

Form: 0-

(4)

Temur Khan¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Palmer

14/1

230,000 gns Dansili colt and a half-brother to 6f Group 3 winner Bye Bye Birdie as well as another winner over 7f. Ran into early trouble on debut and looked green. Should improve but he's in good company here.

Form: 8-

Forecasts

Prabeni (8/11), Main Street (2/1), Roc Astrale (10/1), Temur Khan (14/1), Refrain (16/1), Guardsman (16/1), Roundabout Kitten (33/1), Allied (66/1), Phantom Warrior (100/1)

Such is the form of the Stanley House three-year-olds that MAIN STREET is hard to oppose. He may have beaten little last time around here but this hardly looks any tougher. Prabeni showed promise on his debut and will be happier over this trip, whilst Temur Khan and Roc Astralehave claims of place money.