13:40 Lingfield

Wednesday 12 December 2018

All11:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:10

Betway Novice Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 2f  |   Standard  |   8 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:40  |   Winning time: 2m 7.33s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Military Law411
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-9| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden
11/8
Son of Dubawi who was much improved from debut when winning a 1m novice at Newbury last October by ½L from Blue Mist. Open to further improvement having been gelded, and shortlisted despite his absence.
2
(5)
Horse silk
Ace Cheetah129
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: F Sweeney| T: J R Jenkins
50/1
Has shown a modicum of ability in four bumpers without improving, and looks one for low-grade handicaps in time.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Lord Del Boy27
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater| OR:  37
50/1
Well beaten in three starts to date, and this gelding looks pretty limited on the evidence to date.
4
(3)
Horse silk
Mainsail Atlantic22
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: J R Fanshawe| OR:  82
8/11
Form figures suggest he's reached his limit, but latest second to Bobby K in a C&D handicap looks solid, and represents a career best. Folly to dismiss back in novice company.
5
(2)
Horse silk
Black Lace7
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S Woodman| OR:  42
50/1
Seemed to run well when fourth at Salisbury in July, but that effort flatters her massively, and the balance of her form leaves her with little realistic chance at this level.
6
(1)
Horse silk
Evadala
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: M Blanshard
25/1
Daughter of Evasive out of a mare who ran just once, and something of a surprise if she was up to winning a race of this nature on debut.
7
(7)
Horse silk
Queen Of Paris26
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: M Harley| T: W J Knight
8/1
Closely related to an Australian Group 1 winner, and showed ability amidst greenness when fifth of 9 to Wohileh in a 1m4f maiden here last month, racing freely after a slow start. Will improve, and solid place claims here.
8
(8)
Horse silk
Sacred Sprite
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: J F Egan| T: John Berry
12/1
By Nathaniel out of an unraced half-sister to smart middle-distance winner Gatewood. Yard not known for debutant winners, but she appeals on pedigree and needs a market check.

Forecasts

Mainsail Atlantic (8/11), Military Law (11/8), Queen Of Paris (8/1), Sacred Sprite (12/1), Evadala (25/1), Black Lace (50/1), Ace Cheetah (50/1), Lord Del Boy (50/1)

Verdict

MILITARY LAW has an absence to defy, but his yard continues in fine form, and he is just preferred to the more exposed Mainsail Atlantic, who nonetheless sets a solid standard after a career-best effort in handicap company last time. Queen of Paris is best of the rest.
  1. Military Law
  2. Mainsail Atlantic
  3. Queen Of Paris

Prize Money

1st: £3,752.002nd: £1,116.003rd: £558.004th: £279.005th: £270.00

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