16:15 Thirsk

Tuesday 12 June 2018

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Watch Racing UK On BT TV Confined Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 1m 39.76s

(8)

Emperor Sakhee^h³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Karen McLintock

100/1

Dual bumper winner in 2015 but well held in both starts on the flat over C&D this spring and others make more appeal.

Form: 90

(3)

Mutafani¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 85| D

2/7

Improving with racing and off the mark at the third attempt when successful over 1m at Chelmsford on AW debut last time. One to note returning to turf.

Form: 931

(11)

Zarjaz⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Queally| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80| D

4/1

Broke his maiden when successful over 1m at Southwell last time. Interesting to see how he fares on his first outing on turf.

Form: 421

(5)

Born In Thorne²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado

40/1

Finished runner-up in a four runner bumper in March and ran respectably when 21L fifth at Redcar (1m, good-to-firm) on Flat debut last time. More needed if she's to take this.

Form: 5

(4)

Guarantor¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: G Peckham

20/1

Wore a visor (absent here) when finishing ninth on debut at Chelmsford (1m) last month. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 9

(6)

Make It Simple¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Makin| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife

66/1

Beat just two rivals home in a 15 runner novice contest at Doncaster (good-to-firm) over this trip on debut recently. Needs to step up markedly to figure in this contest.

Form: 0

(1)

Tigershark¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: B Smart

12/1

Signs of promise in two starts so far most recently when fifth over an extended 7f at Beverley (good-to-firm) a fortnight ago. Interesting to see how he performs in this.

Form: 6-5

(9)

Agincourt

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

8/1

Unraced home-bred daughter of Declaration Of War out of a mare who is a half-sister to a couple of useful performers. Market support would be interesting on racecourse debut.

Form:

(2)

Boudica Bay²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston

66/1

Well held in two starts most recently over 7f on seasonal debut at Carlisle (7f, good-to-firm) last month. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 8-6

(7)

Orsay¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Evans| T: C J Teague

150/1

Well beaten at big prices on both outings this spring. Breeding suggests she will appreciate further in time. More needed here.

Form: 95

Non-Runners

(10)

Billy Wedge²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Miss Tracy Waggott J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

Mutafani (2/7), Zarjaz (4/1), Agincourt (8/1), Tigershark (12/1), Guarantor (20/1), Billy Wedge (33/1), Born In Thorne (40/1), Make It Simple (66/1), Boudica Bay (66/1), Emperor Sakhee (100/1), Orsay (150/1)

MUTAFANI was a winner on the AW last time out and he can provide trainer Simon Crisford with a winner in this novice stakes. The selection has run well on both starts over this trip and can see off Zarjaz who is another to have tasted success on the AW on his most recent outing. The unraced Agincourt represents useful connections and can finish third on debut.