14:15 Ffos Las

Friday 24 August 2018

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:00

O'Brien & Partners/EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 1m 38.0s

(3)

Momkin³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: H & R Charlton| D

1/7

Bated Breath colt out of a 1¼m winner. Given a nice imtroducion at Salisbury on debut before winning well at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last month. Should be more to come and every chance of defying the penalty here.

Form: 31

(2)

Areen Omar

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett⁽³⁾| T: C Hills

10/1

Morpheus colt that cost £28,000 as a yearling. Dam was a winner over 5f & 6f. Yard runners tend to know their job on debut so market should guide on debut.

Form:

(4)

Palavecino

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: N Mackay| T: B J Meehan

7/1

Son of Cacique has a nice middle distance pedigree and fetched 55,000 gns as a yearling. This is a good starting point but likely to do better over further and yards runners do tend to need their first run.

Form:

(6)

Summa Force¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Mahon⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon

25/1

€28,000 colt from the first crop of Gale Force Ten showed little on debut at Ffos Las or on second start at Windsor when soon off the bridle. Yard won this last year but maybe nurseries will be more suitable after this.

Form: 07

(1)

Torolight

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

16/1

Son of Toronado who went unsold (47,000 gns) as a yearling. Dam was a winner over 1m2f and is a half-sister to Group 2 winner Exosphere. Likely type on paper and market will be a good guide.

Form:

(7)

Holy Macaroni

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: L P Keniry| T: J Hughes

33/1

Heeraat filly who's priced dropped from €10,000 as a foal to £7,000 as a yearling. Related to several winners but yard 0/15 with two-year-olds this year.

Form:

(5)

Moon Artist

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Finley Marsh⁽⁵⁾| T: M Blanshard

50/1

daughter if Archipenko who is a half-sister to six winners. Dam is an unraced granddaughter of Miesque and is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Rumplelstiltskin.

Form:

Non-Runners

(8)

Divine Gift²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: C Fellowes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Momkin (1/7), Palavecino (7/1), Divine Gift (8/1), Areen Omar (10/1), Torolight (16/1), Summa Force (25/1), Holy Macaroni (33/1), Moon Artist (50/1)

MOMKIN learnt plenty on debut and duly won well at Newbury last time. He will probably be capable of following-up under a penalty here. Palavecino is an interesting newcomer with a nice pedigree but may well need the run. Torolight may be best of the rest.