14:15 Musselburgh

Tuesday 2 April 2019

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Watch Racing TV Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 59.85s

(5)

Alminoor

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston

11/10

€52,000 foal, £135,000 yearling; ninth foal; half-brother to various winners including the 5f-6f juvenile scorer Age Of Chivalry; merits plenty of respect.

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(1)

Baileys Freedom

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Edward Greatrex| T: A Watson

11/2

25,000gns vendor yearling; third foal from a Listed 5f juvenile scorer (Baileys Jubilee); trainer Archie Watson has an exceptional 56% strike-rate at Musselburgh (5-9).

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(4)

Coast Ofalfujairah

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan

5/1

£26,000 yearling; first foal from a 6f AW winning dam (Khameela) who was a half-sister to the 6f Listed winner Minalisa.

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(7)

Mystic Knight

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

20/1

€37,000 foal, £25,000 yearling; fourth foal out of a 6½f winning dam (Mystic Dream); brother to the 5f handicap winner Copper Knight.

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(6)

Proper Beau

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: B Smart

10/1

34,000gns yearling; sixth foal; half-brother to various winners including Snaad (7f-1m in France) and Royal Grace (5f).

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(2)

War of Clans

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke

10/1

€9,000 foal, £18,000 yearling; ninth foal; half-brother to various winners including Curiosity (6f-7f) and Tin Hat (5f as a 2yo); carries the Ontoawinner silks of the Brocklesby hero Show Me Show Me (Richard Fahey).

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(3)

Gina D'cleaner

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: K Dalgleish

16/1

£12,000 yearling; fourth foal; half-sister to the 6f-7f winner Robben Rainbow; dam was an unraced sister to the 1m4f AW scorer Kampai.

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Forecasts

Alminoor (11/10), Coast Ofalfujairah (5/1), Baileys Freedom (11/2), Proper Beau (10/1), War of Clans (10/1), Gina D'cleaner (16/1), Mystic Knight (20/1)

With the Flat turf season in it's infancy, it's early days for the juveniles with the strong suspicion being that the market will provide the most relevant clues. In a field of newcomers, the horse with the most alluring overall profile is the £135,000 yearling ALMINOOR. However, there are also others to consider, not least the Archie Watson-trained Baileys Freedom, on account of the Lambourn trainers' fine strike-rate on the east coast of Scotland. However, without the market as a guide, we'll chance the well-drawn WAR OF CLANS who is bred to be speedy, and carries the Ontoawinner silks of the Brocklesby hero Show Me Show Me.