14:00 Thirsk
Friday 27 July 2018
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Unlimited Free Race Replays At sportinglife.com EBF Novice Stakes
- 2YO only | Class 5 | 5f | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 0.71s
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Horse A-Z
Show odds
Made 65,000gns at Breeze-Ups in April, bred to be speedy and made very encouraging debut at York in June but didn't build on that next time out (blew the start) and was disappointing. Could bounce back but needs to.
Related to a couple of speedy sorts but not much promise to be taken from his debut at Beverley, and needs a lot of improvement here.
Pedigree suggests that further will suit in time but he ran a race full of promise at York on debut ,finishing his race off well to be beaten under a length. That was over half a furlong further, and the worry is this will be too sharp.
Half brother to plenty of 5f-7f winners and although not much was expected of him on debut given his 40-1 price tag, there was plenty to like about the way he ran. Could improve again and if so, may outrun odds.
Half brother to couple of winners (from 7f-1m2f) and comes from a yard that do okay in 2yo races here (13% strike rate). Might find this too sharp a test on debut but worth a look in the market all the same.
Not a lot to be gleaned from debut where he finished a well-beaten fifth behind stablemate Loch Ness Monster, and is best watched today.
Half brother to plenty of sprint winners, including the useful Thunder Strike (rated 101 at best), better second effort at Beverley but not enough to think he'll be challenging here. One for nurseries after today.
Not cheap at €105,000 at Breeze-Up sales in May, but ran well on Ripon debut, getting the hang of things late and sticking on for fourth. Likely to improve but yard just 1-35 with their 2yos here, which is a concern.
Half brother to the useful Orient Class (also trained by Paul Midgely) but sent off big prices both starts so far and has shown only a modicum of ability.
Bred to be speedy but last on debut at Beverley, looking very much in need of more time. Others readily preferred.
Half sister to four winners (from 5f to 1m) and there's plenty of speed in her pedigree. Yard 9% with their 2yos here and can ready them to win at the first time of asking, so worth a glance in the market.
Half sister to the very speedy Favourite Girl (also trained by Tim Easterby, rated 102 at best) and something was clearly expected of her on debut, going off favourite, but was simply too green. Should know more here and can't be discounted.
Forecasts
Dream of Honour (13/8), Sosume (15/8), Baldwin (5/1), Griggy (14/1), Four Wheel Drive (25/1), Musical Sky (25/1), Raypeteafterme (33/1), Raquelle (33/1), Frosted Lass (66/1), Lonimoss Bareliere (66/1), The Defiant (66/1), Blackcurrent (66/1)
The worry that this trio might simply be too sharp for DREAM OF HONOUR is negated by the fact that he's likely to improve here and shoudl know a bit more this time around, so if holding his position early can come through late to win. Four Wheel Drivedidn't run at all badly on debut and with the promise of more to come, is worth a look for each-way players. Musical Sky and Griggy both make some appeal of the newcomers.
- Dream of Honour
- Four Wheel Drive
- Musical Sky
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,528.002nd: £1,348.003rd: £673.004th: £337.00
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