14:40 Haydock

Saturday 29 September 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Smarkets British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 1m 43.28s

(9)

Cap Francais²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Keniry| T: E Walker| D

3/1

Progressive Frankel colt; penalised for his authoritative 3¼L Salisbury novice win (1m, good to firm) 23 days ago; obvious chance despite tackling very different underfoot conditions.

Form: 21

(10)

Drogon²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Patrick Pilley⁽³⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 93| BF| C

5/1

45,000gns yearling; difficult to pick too many holes in his overall form profile (7f course winner), but he's penalised for that success, is tackling 1m for the first-time and his run style (leads) will always make him vulnerable.

Form: 3102

(8)

Bullington Boy²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

33/1

€58,000 yearling; yet to finish in front of a single rival so far, albeit was starting at odds of 40/1 in Listed company over C&D latest.

Form: 05

(5)

Fabriano

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: R Varian

16/1

300,000gns yearling; brother to winners Four Sins (7f-1m2f) and Flintrock (1m3f+), as well as a half-brother to five other winners; interesting prospect with the longer-term in mind (over middle-distances); stablemate of Prefontaine.

Form:

(3)

Forneus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M M Monaghan⁽³⁾| T: M Botti

40/1

150,000gns yearling; second foal out of a maiden dam who was a half-sister to the 1m2f Listed winner (and 2001 Irish Oaks second) Mot Juste; market a guide on debut.

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(4)

Island Jungle²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Bentley| T: S bin Suroor

5/1

200,000gns yearling; third foal from a 1m winning dam (Loreto) and half-brother to the 1m juvenile/2m hurdle winner Brutal; too green to do himself justice on debut at Brighton (7f, good to firm) 27 days ago.

Form: 5

(11)

Kingson⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| BF

14/1

40,000gns yearling; son of Kingman; runner-up on debut in a low-key 7f Redcar novice (good to firm), and failed to show any significant improvement when a beaten favourite at Beverley (7f+); nurseries await.

Form: 24

(7)

My Strong Man

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: P A Kirby

50/1

Unraced Authorized colt; second foal out of the 1m2f Flat/2m hurdle winner Lady Chloe; expected to prove sharper for this initial experience; not considered.

Form:

(1)

Oak Park¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke

15/2

100,000gns (vendor) yearling; half-brother to the Listed-placed 5f-6f winner Ballymore Castle; 5/2 when a promising (ran green) fourth of seven to Buckman Tavern (1m, heavy) at Carlisle 17 days ago.

Form: 4

(2)

Prefontaine²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: David Egan| T: R Varian

14/1

150,000gns yearling; third foal from a 6f-1m winning dam; half-brother to 7f winner Multicultural; 25/1 when a staying on 3½L third to Kadar (Karl Burke) over C&D earlier this month; stablemate of Fabriano.

Form: 03

(6)

Red Centre

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden

10/3

$300,000 yearling; first foal out of an 8.5f winner (Magical Steps) who was a sister to the US stakes-placed turf winner Magical Affair; stable always worthy of respect with their late-season juveniles.

Form:

Forecasts

Cap Francais (3/1), Red Centre (10/3), Island Jungle (5/1), Drogon (5/1), Oak Park (15/2), Prefontaine (14/1), Kingson (14/1), Fabriano (16/1), Bullington Boy (33/1), Forneus (40/1), My Strong Man (50/1)

Odds-on Salisbury winner Cap Francais sets the benchmark for the others to aim towards, and he's fully respected. However, in a race which features a number of expensively purchased (and well bred) juveniles, he can be taken on because of the softer conditions underfoot. Roger Varian is doubly-represented with Fabriano and Prefontaine, whilst the ever feared John Gosden sends Red Centre north for his racecourse debut. However, a real chance is taken on the Karl Burke-trained OAK PARK who should be an awful lot wiser for his first sight of a racecourse at Carlisle, and he could represent some sporting each-way value in an open looking novice.