20:15 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 29 January 2019

All16:3517:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Stakes

Off time: 20:19 | Winning time: 1m 49.52s

(4)

American Graffiti¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: C Appleby

4/11

€320,000 yearling; half-brother to the 7½f-1m4f winner Andrea Mantegna; closing on the more experienced winner Themaxwecan when finishing runner-up on debut at Chelmsford (1m2f) 19-days ago; dropped in trip; tough to beat with experience banked.

Form: 2

(2)

Cardano

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: Ian Williams

20/1

47,000gns yearling; sold for 38,000gns in October 2018; second foal; half-brother to the Canadian 6f-6½f turf/AW winner Conqueror Galactus.

Form:

(7)

Red Bond³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| BF

8/1

Twice-raced Red Jazz colt; has produced broadly similar performances so far, although his debut effort at Newcastle (1m) in October represents slightly stronger form; ought to find at least a couple stronger.

Form: 56-

(6)

Shaleela's Dream^b1

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

25/1

35,000gns juvenile; fourth foal from an unraced dam who is a half-sister to the Listed-placed 1m2f winner Shalamantika and the German Group 2 winner Giant Sandman (6f); blinkers worn on racecourse debut.

Form:

(5)

William McKinley^b1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: H Palmer

9/2

40,000gns vendor yearling; seventh foal; half-brother to four winners including the 1m2f AW Listed scorer Romsdal; blinkers worn on racecourse debut.

Form:

(3)

Al Daayen

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston

28/1

€12,000 yearling; sixth foal; half-sister to a couple of winners including How's Life (7f); market can provide the necessary clues, yet will need to be fairly smart to down American Graffiti.

Form:

(1)

Redemptress³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Liam Jones| T: J G M O'Shea

200/1

Half-sister to three winners and from a useful middle-distance mare (Sina Cova); started 100/1 on debut over 6f here in December finishing a distant 12th of 13 to Airwaves.

Form: 0-

Forecasts

American Graffiti (4/11), William McKinley (9/2), Red Bond (8/1), Cardano (20/1), Shaleela's Dream (25/1), Al Daayen (28/1), Redemptress (200/1)

A number of established stables are represented by newcomers, the pick of whom could be the blinkered Hugo Palmer-trained William McKinley but the logical advice is to look no further than the market leader AMERICAN GRAFFITI. Godolphin's €320,000 yearling very much found his feet as the race progressed on debut at Chelmsford (1m2f) earlier this month when chasing home the more streetwise Themaxwecan. With that experienced banked, he should have the required nous to cope with dropping back in trip under prospective AW Championships title winner Adam Kirby.