13:20 Southwell

Thursday 20 December 2018

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Betway Novice Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   4f 214y  |   Standard  |   6 Runners  |   Fibresand  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:20  |   Winning time: 58.23s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(5)
Horse silk
Atyaaf38
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw
16/1
Invincible Spirit gelding, cost £9,000 as a three-year-old. Related to a 5f Group 3 winner and dam closely related to a 1,000 Guineas winner. Unraced for John Gosden but made a promising enough debut for this yard last time; should improve.
2
(4)
Horse silk
Favori Royal
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Edward Greatrex| T: A Watson
3/1
Wootton Bassett gelding, cost €55,000 as a yearling and €240,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Half-brother to a useful French winner and dam a winner in Listed class. May want further and not certain to appreciate this surface.
3
(1)
Horse silk
Global Melody9
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: P S McEntee| OR:  62
3/1
Still a maiden after seven starts but produced an improved performance on Fibresand debut here last time when not beaten all that far, finishing fourth of 10. Not dismissed if he can build on that.
4
(2)
Horse silk
Point Zerob2
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR:  68| BF
11/10
Beaten favourite here last time out, a fourth placed effort at this course in his last five starts. His ability to go on the surface an obvious plus in a race of this nature but vulnerable to anything above average.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Milchik573
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater
40/1
Finished last on her only two starts, both in 2017 and opposable on return from a significant absence here. Fibresand debut.
6
(6)
Horse silk
Mystical Moon20
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: S W Kelly| T: D C Griffiths| OR:  42
33/1
Still a maiden after nine career starts and while not beaten all that far on Fibresand debut, she failed to back that effort up here last time. Would have a stronger chance in a handicap rather than at these weights.

Forecasts

Point Zero (11/10), Global Melody (3/1), Favori Royal (3/1), Atyaaf (16/1), Mystical Moon (33/1), Milchik (40/1)

Verdict

It might be worth taking a chance on an unexposed one here and ATYAAF ran with enough promise on debut here last month; he's well bred and should improve for that outing. Point Zero and Global Melody have both shown they can run well on this surface with preference for the former after his second here on Tuesday.
  1. Atyaaf
  2. Point Zero
  3. Global Melody

Prize Money

1st: £3,752.002nd: £1,116.003rd: £558.004th: £279.00

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