13:55 Ripon

Saturday 29 September 2018

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Theakston Legendary Ales EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 1m 11.59s

(6)

Luxor²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: W J Haggas| D

2/1

Cost £190,000 as a yearling and improved plenty from debut to win at Wolverhampton earlier in the month. Runner-up has franked that form and he's expected to go well again.

Form: 71

(4)

Fastman²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara

11/8

Won at Thirsk on debut and performed well in defeat when runner-up at York last time. May need to improve again to win this but likely to do so.

Form: 12

(8)

Cauthen⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: R Hannon

20/1

Took a step forward from his debut when green to finish fifth of 10 at Wolverhampton last week. Place claims if he settles better in the earlier stages here and improves again.

Form: 05

(2)

I'm Billy Murphy²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: N Tinkler| OR: 62

33/1

More exposed than plenty in here and finished 11 of 12 at Carlisle when last seen. Has plenty to find on form.

Form: 39540

(9)

Our Boy Zeus²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond

100/1

Tailed off on both his starts to date, giving plenty of ground away at the start on both occasions. Back down in trip and hard to make a case for.

Form: 09

(1)

Stainforth Swagger⁷⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: A Elliott| T: Ronald Thompson

125/1

Morpheus gelding, cost £6,000 as a two-year-old. Yard don't have many juvenile winners and this recruit was a tailed last of 14 on debut at Doncaster. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0

(10)

Just Be Friendly¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Hayley Turner| T: M L W Bell

9/2

Well beaten on both her starts to date, too keen on each start. Makes some appeal on breeding but may do better in handicaps. Down in trip here.

Form: 99

(3)

Princess Palliser

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

12/1

Slade Power filly, cost €30,000 as a yearling and £58,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Dam a half-sister to Group 1 winner Gordon Lord Byron. Well bred and certainly worth a market check on debut.

Form:

(7)

Rare Emerald²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: R A Fahey

16/1

Well beaten on debut but showed minor improvement when seventh of 12 at Wolverhampton. May see the best of her when tackling handicaps.

Form: 87

(5)

Zalmi Angel

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: Adrian Nicholls

40/1

Swiss Spirit filly, cost £8,500 as a yearling and €10,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Tough ask on debut and may do better over a little further.

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Forecasts

Fastman (11/8), Luxor (2/1), Just Be Friendly (9/2), Princess Palliser (12/1), Rare Emerald (16/1), Cauthen (20/1), I'm Billy Murphy (33/1), Zalmi Angel (40/1), Our Boy Zeus (100/1), Stainforth Swagger (125/1)

LUXOR could be hard to beat on just his third career start here after an impressive effort when showing a good attitude at Wolverhampton last time. He's taken to land this provided he's as effective on turf. Fastman is another who already has a win to their name and shouldn't be far away after a respectable run in defeat at York last time. Princess Paslliser is well bred and can't be discounted on debut.