17:25 Leicester

Friday 5 April 2019

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Barkby Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 24.72s

(5)

Take It Down Under⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy

33/1

180,000gns yearling; picked up cheaply by Amy Murphy (for 7,000gns) in February 2019; started 66/1 when finishing eighth of 13 to Rux Power in a 7f Chelmsford maiden last week; turf debut.

Form: 0-8

(10)

Best Haaf

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby

66/1

First foal out of a versatile dam (7f and 1m6f Flat winner; 2m-2m4f hurdles scorer); should benefit for this initial racecourse experience; others preferred.

Form:

(2)

Dominus¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: B J Meehan

3/1

£30,000 yearling; slowly away and kept on steadily past beaten horses inside the final furlong on debut at Newbury (6f+ maiden, good to soft) in October 2018; more to offer now upped in trip.

Form: 8-

(7)

Hat Yai

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: A M Balding

11/2

€50,000 yearling; third foal; half-brother to the 7f winner Starlight Romance and the 1m2f AW winner Ecureuil; of interest with James Doyle booked for the mount.

Form:

(8)

Mousquetaire

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: D Menuisier

50/1

€7,000 yearling; fourth foal; half-brother to the French 1m1f+ winner Cloud Dancer; dam was a Group-placed 1m-1m2f winner; monitor the market for any signs of confidence.

Form:

(12)

Noble Prospector

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

12/1

€27,000 foal, £75,000 yearling; ninth foal; brother to the 5f-6f winner The Daley Express, half-brother to four winners including Apache Ridge (6f).

Form:

(1)

Oasis Prince¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston

7/4

32,000gns yearling; half-brother to three winners including the stayer Rare Rhythm (1m-1m6f); slowly away, but shaped reasonably encouragingly when finishing fifth on debut at Wolverhampton (7f) ten-days ago.

Form: 5

(13)

Sacred Warner²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox

50/1

First foal from a Scandanavian winning dam; not shown enough so far in a couple of spins on the AW at Kempton (7f) to imply that he's worthy of much consideration.

Form: 96

(11)

Sandy Steve

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams

33/1

First foal from a placed dam (1m-1m2f) who was also a half-sister to a couple of winners (7f-1m1f); others appear to be more likely candidates.

Form:

(6)

San Sebastian

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: E A L Dunlop

20/1

Second foal from a 1m2f winning dam (Invincible Cara) who was a half-sister to the 7f/1m Group 3 winner Elusive Pimpernel; probably stronger with a run or two under his belt.

Form:

(3)

Sir Canford³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: A Stronge

100/1

€12,000 yearling; half-brother to the 1m2f-1m4f winner Athlon amongst others; comfortably held in two 1m AW novice contests; likely outsider.

Form: 87

(9)

Jeanette May³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Stone

200/1

Dick Turpin filly; started 50/1 on debut at Chelmsford (7f) last month when racing keenly early, and finishing a distant last of four to Shanghai Grace; of little interest accordingly.

Form: 4

(4)

Saikung¹⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Watson| T: C Hills

11/2

Acclamation filly; resold as a yearling for 42,000gns; ran well on debut at Kempton in October (7f) finishing a close-up sixth to Desirous; unable to quite replicate that initial promise at Chelmsford a few weeks later; off since.

Form: 63-

Forecasts

Oasis Prince (7/4), Dominus (3/1), Saikung (11/2), Hat Yai (11/2), Noble Prospector (12/1), San Sebastian (20/1), Take It Down Under (33/1), Sandy Steve (33/1), Sacred Warner (50/1), Mousquetaire (50/1), Best Haaf (66/1), Sir Canford (100/1), Jeanette May (200/1)

Not masses of form to work with, so stakes should be kept to a minimum. Of the newcomers, both Hat Yai and Noble Prospector appeal as likely types, with the former being one of the powerful King Power Racing Co representatives, whilst San Sebastian could prove stronger with a run or two under his belt. Of those with previous experience, the likes of Saikung and Oasis Prince enter the equation. However, for a small each-way interest, there'll be far worse options than DOMINUS who appeared to get the message late on debut in a competitive back-end Newbury maiden.