13:10 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 2 January 2019

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Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 1m 13.86s

(11)

Atyaaf¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw

50/1

Slight step forward from debut at Southwell on latest but much more needed to figure here and likely to do better in handicaps after this.

Form: 63-

(9)

Dawn Delight

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: H Palmer

10/1

Second foal and half-sister to sprint winner Afandem. Dam won over 6f and yard certainly capable of readying a newcomer. Market should reveal more.

Form:

(4)

Minuty⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: Rae Guest

9/2

From a sprint family the trainer has done well with down the years. Beaten by a 69 rated rival on only start to date and normal improvement should certainly see her in the mix.

Form: 2-

(1)

Mrs Todd²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: A W Carroll

100/1

Dam a 6f winner and family is all about sprinting but showed little on turf debut in June and absence since has to be a concern.

Form: 0-

(13)

Benny And The Jets^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rob Hornby| T: S Kirk

7/2

£30,000 foal and belied odds of 33/1 when tongue tied on belated debut when only finding a pair with experience too good for him at Kempton. Wide draw not ideal but does set the standard on form.

Form: 3-

(5)

Fort Benton²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C Lee| T: T D Barron

20/1

€25,000 foal. Showed nothing at big odds on 7f Southwell debut and needs to show dramatic improvement to play a part.

Form: 0-

(2)

Hooflepuff¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S W Kelly| T: R M H Cowell

25/1

£60,000 yearling who has shown nothing in two runs and on breeding is likely to come into his own over further.

Form: 79-

(10)

Push Back^b1⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: G Peckham

50/1

Sales price rose to £70,000 as a yearling but has shown very little in two runs and blinkers need to transform.

Form: 80-

(6)

Superseded^h1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: R Kingscote| T: C Hills| OR: 68

13/8

Similar level of ability on virtually all starts including AW last two. Keen goer who should give it a go from the front but looks vulnerable to a progressive rival.

Form: 542834-

(8)

Eufemia⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Miss A Murphy

25/1

Didn't show enough when 25/1 on good ground Nottingham debut in October to be considered and sold since for £10,000.

Form: 8-

(3)

Maid Millie³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: R M H Cowell

25/1

Better than finishing position indicates at Chelmsford last time having been hampered and still has room for improvement. Place claims here.

Form: 55-

(12)

Probability²¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: A Watson

10/1

Strong in the betting on only run at Chelmsford in May and met trouble in running so that effort can be upgraded. Absent since but trainer had a fantastic time in 2018 and interesting to see if the money comes for her again.

Form: 0-

(7)

Tunky¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: J G Given| OR: 61

50/1

May not have been suited by the drop down to 5f last time but still plenty to find and lacks the scope of some of her rivals.

Form: 9958-

Forecasts

Superseded (13/8), Benny And The Jets (7/2), Minuty (9/2), Probability (10/1), Dawn Delight (10/1), Fort Benton (20/1), Eufemia (25/1), Hooflepuff (25/1), Maid Millie (25/1), Atyaaf (50/1), Tunky (50/1), Push Back (50/1), Mrs Todd (100/1)

A few of these have improvement to come and narrow preference is for MINUTY to build on her Kempton debut when chasing home a subsequent winner. Benny And The Jets boasts a similar profile while it will be interesting to see if the money comes for Probability after having little luck in run on debut back in May.