20:05 Sandown

Thursday 7 June 2018

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Smarkets British EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 2m 11.46s

(6)

Cross Counter¹³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

4/1

Unbeaten so far and powered away for a comfortable win under a penalty at Wolverhampton (1m1½f, AW) last time. Turf debut today and double penalty to carry but very much respected as the with more improvement likely. Gelded since last run.

Form: 1-1

(3)

Cortado

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J P Spencer| T: L M Cumani

66/1

Pivotal colt that cost 87,000 gns as a yearling. Second foal. Dam won the Group 2 Italian Oaks and is a sister to Grade 2 winner in Canada. Taken some time to get to the track and market should be a good guide to expectations.

Form:

(14)

Kings Inn¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Megan Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: P F Nicholls

50/1

Fair hurdler (cost €100,000). Ran well to be a well beaten third behind a couple of potential smart types. Should run his race again here but will be vulnerable to anything with above average ability.

Form: 2-3

(7)

Al Muffrih²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas| D

1/1

Well backed ahead of reappearance run at Newbury (1m2f, good to firm) and won nicely in what is generally a strong maiden. Likely there is plenty more to come and will be a danger to all here. Has Group 1 & 2 entries and very much respected.

Form: 3-1

(10)

Cosmic Landscape

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: J A Osborne

100/1

Lawman colt. Half brother to several winners. Dam was unpaced over 1m-1m4f and is a sister to Leger winner Millenary. Plenty of stamina in the pedigree so this looks a good starting point.

Form:

(11)

Dazzling Rock

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S M Levey| T: R M Beckett

66/1

Colt by Rock Of Gibralter that fetched €68,000 as a yearling. First foal. Dam was a winner over 1m5f & 1m6f and is a half-sister to 1m6f/2m Listed winner Balkan Knight out of Listed winner/Oaks third. Likely type on paper for powerful yard.

Form:

(16)

Elwazir²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows| BF

3/1

Frankel colt, cost 500,000 gns as a yearling. Shaped with much promise on debut before a disappointing effort when 4/7F at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) on second run. Held a Derby entry and clearly though capable of better. Should be more to come.

Form: 24-

(9)

Marechal Ney

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden

10/1

Beautifully bred son of Frankel. He's related to several winners. Dam was a listed winner and is a half-sister to 1m Group 1 winner Rebeccas Sharp and to the dam of Golden Horn. Likely type on paper and very much respected for powerful connections.

Form:

(4)

Perpetrator²¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton

66/1

Shamardal colt out of a Lear Fan mare, he is a half-brother to nine winners, predominantly over middle distances. 25/1 and well beaten on debut at Kempton (1m, AW) where everything happened a bit too quick. This trip more suitable and one to note.

Form: 8-

(5)

Persian Sun⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: S & E Crisford

20/1

Dansili colt whose dam is half-sister to a French Group 1 winner. Will have learnt plenty from his debut when plugging on for fourth at Windsor (1m2f, good) six weeks ago. Likely to come on for that run but up against some promising types today.

Form: 4

(2)

Scaramanga

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Queally| T: J R Fanshawe

50/1

Colt by Mastercraftsman that cost €105,000 as a yearling. Fifth foal, closely related to smart French performer Heron Lake. Dam was a French & US 1m4f winner. Likely type on paper and market a good guide.

Form:

(17)

Star Of Bengal

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden

33/1

Oasis Dream colt. Ninth foal, brother to 1m winner Sacred Act. Half-brother to several winners including French Oaks winner Star Of Seville. Dam won over 7f and 1m. Likely type on paper, yard also run Marechal Ney.

Form:

(12)

Trinitas⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Fahy| T: H Morrison

100/1

Nathaniel colt who is a half-brother to a couple of winners over various trips. Two runs so far and has been beaten a long way in both. Likely to find this tough going and handicaps will suit better on the back of this.

Form: 89

(8)

Thimbleweed

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett

40/1

Teofilo filly. 7th foal, half-sister to several winners. Dam was a winner over 1m & 1m4f. Only filly in this field so gets weight all round. Type trainer does well with and a market check needed on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

(13)

Carnwennan

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: C Fellowes J: Aled Beech

(1)

Harbour Breeze²¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: L Wadham J: Fran Berry

(15)

Howman²⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: R Varian J: Andrea Atzeni

Forecasts

Al Muffrih (1/1), Elwazir (3/1), Cross Counter (4/1), Marechal Ney (10/1), Howman (10/1), Harbour Breeze (12/1), Persian Sun (20/1), Star Of Bengal (33/1), Thimbleweed (40/1), Scaramanga (50/1), Kings Inn (50/1), Carnwennan (50/1), Perpetrator (66/1), Dazzling Rock (66/1), Cortado (66/1), Trinitas (100/1), Cosmic Landscape (100/1)

A good looking novice event. Cross Counter is unbeaten in two starts and should be in the mix once more. Elwazir is a colt by Frankel who should have more to come. Preference though is for AL MUFFRIH who won what is usually a fairly strong maiden at Newbury last time and can take this on route to better things.

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