18:30 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 20 February 2019

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Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 1.95s

(4)

Mr Gent^p1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 65

7/2

Maiden after 11 starts and finished well held in a 7f handicap at Kempton last month when returning from a break. Worth a check in the market with cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 35625-7

(7)

Poet's Pride⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: T D Barron| OR: 63

8/15

Career best effort when finishing 2L second in a 6f novice event at Southwell recently. Previously finished fourth off a mark of 64 over the same C&D and is a leading contender on his first start at this venue.

Form: 4/744-42

(3)

Angel Eyes¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Robbie Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 39

66/1

Eight race maiden and struggled in handicap contests over 5f on turf last summer. Probably best watched on his AW debut following a break.

Form: 076056-

(6)

Bluella¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: R Brisland| OR: 42

33/1

Signs of ability when fourth of six over 5f here last October. Struggled when beaten 20L in a similar race to this over 6f on stable debut last time out however.

Form: 94840-5

(2)

Celerity¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁷⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 38

40/1

60 race maiden finished 8L tenth of 12 over 5f at Chelmsford earlier this month. Looks likely to be playing a minor role in this contest.

Form: 73-8590

(5)

Go Sandy^b¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁷⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 48

80/1

13 race maiden was placed off a mark of 51 over 5f here last August. Struggled in two subsequent outings however most recently at Lingfield in September and blinkers return having been replaced with cheekpieces last time out.

Form: 007250-

(1)

Minuty^b1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: Rae Guest| OR: 56

5/2

Promising start to her career when runner-up over 6f at Kempton in November. Couple of decent fourths in novice races followed and blinkers tried for the first time following a disappointing handicap debut at Lingfield (7f) three weeks ago.

Form: 2-440

(8)

Mrs Todd⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: F Sweeney| T: A W Carroll

33/1

Well beaten in two starts most recently when 20L last of 13 in a similar race to this over 6f last time out. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 0-0

Forecasts

Poet's Pride (8/15), Minuty (5/2), Mr Gent (7/2), Mrs Todd (33/1), Bluella (33/1), Celerity (40/1), Angel Eyes (66/1), Go Sandy (80/1)

POET'S PRIDE has been running well at Southwell of late and he can break his maiden on his first visit to this venue by taking this novice event. The selection is taken to get the better of Mr Gent who is making his first appearance over this trip. Third place can go the way of Minuty who wears blinkers for the first time dropping in distance.