14:50 Doncaster

Saturday 18 August 2018

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Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 1m 13.4s

(9)

Princely²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Makin| T: R Hannon| D

3/1

3,000gns foal; disappointing on sole juvenile start, but kicked off this season in fine style by winning at Salisbury (6f, firm) last month; penalty to carry.

Form: 0-1

(1)

Bevsboy

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Aspell| T: Miss L C Siddall

66/1

€14,000 yearling who is a half-brother to four winners including Mango Music (5f-7f); late to action and trainer not a regular source of winners in such events, so best watched.

Form:

(3)

Gleaming Arch¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez⁽³⁾| T: F Watson

66/1

150/1 when a well beaten ninth of ten on debut at Redcar (7f, good to soft); highly unlikely that he'll be troubling the judge.

Form: 9

(7)

Borders Dream^t1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine

50/1

Failed to beat a single rival in either of his two starts, the latest coming at Ayr just eleven days ago (following wind surgery and a 12 month absence); tongue-tie applied.

Form: 9-5

(8)

Don't Be Surprised^h1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob J Fitzpatrick⁽⁵⁾| T: S Spencer

50/1

Never involved on debut over 5f at Thirsk in mid-July (25/1), so needs the application of the hood and the extra yardage to have positive impact; half-brother to three winners ranging from 7f-2m.

Form: 7

(6)

Field Gun

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Jones| T: W J Haggas

3/1

$25,000 yearling, 110,000 gns juvenile; second foal, half-brother to US 6f dirt winner Belltown Beauty, and despite his obvious lack of experience should be competitive in this very winnable looking contest.

Form:

(2)

Her Lady Grace¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D C Costello| T: J & S Quinn

16/1

£1,800 vendor yearling. Dam 5f winner (at two), closely related to 6f/7f Group 2 winner Adaay, half-sister to Listed-placed 5f juvenile winner Mullionmileanhour; needs to better her recent debut fifth of six (5f, good to soft, Thirsk).

Form: 5

(5)

Kynance

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S A Gray| T: K A Ryan

9/1

Unraced sixth foal who cost 20,000 gns as a juvenile; half-sister to South African 1m1f winner Cascapedia and hails from a stable well capable of supplying debut winners; merits respect if the market vibes are positive.

Form:

(4)

Missy Mischief⁴²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Havlin| T: J Noseda

11/10

Resold as a yearling for $195,000; pitched in deep on her second juvenile start in the Queen Mary of 2017 (finished ninth of 23 to Heartache); off since for whatever reason, but this isn't a strong race in which to reappear.

Form: 59-

Forecasts

Missy Mischief (11/10), Field Gun (3/1), Princely (3/1), Kynance (9/1), Her Lady Grace (16/1), Don't Be Surprised (50/1), Borders Dream (50/1), Bevsboy (66/1), Gleaming Arch (66/1)

Not a particularly strong Novice Stakes by Doncaster standards, and surely a race in which the majority can be confidently dismissed. Princely is the form horse following his Salisbury win and he should find the ground to his liking under his penalty. Missy Mischief cost a tidy sum as a yearling ($195,000), but she's been off the track for well in excess of 400 days since her run in the 2017 Queen Mary (Royal Ascot), so a chance is taken on the debutante FIELD GUN, who mightn't necessarily need to be firing on all cylinders in order to make a winning debut for William Haggas and Liam Jones.