13:30 Nottingham

Wednesday 10 April 2019

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Introducing Racing TV Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 1m 42.32s

(15)

Cheng Gong¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: Tom Clover

250/1

€25,000 yearling; finished down the field on both starts as a juvenile, including over C&D in October (100/1); stablemate of Monsieur Lambrays.

Form: 79-

(8)

Deerfoot¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: A Carson

250/1

Brother to the 6f winner Red Artist; tailed-off last of nine at odds of 50/1 on debut at Kempton (1m) in November.

Form: 9-

(4)

King Ademar¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M Meade

11/8

Cost €320,000 as a juvenile, and clearly a work in progress; finished well to get within 1¾L of Bell Rock at Newmarket (7f novice) in October.

Form: 42-

(5)

King Of Change¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| BF

3/1

Half-brother to a couple of winners, including Thawry (1m2f); runner-up to Dalaalaat in a division of the Golden Horn maiden over C&D in October; caught on the post at Wolverhampton (1m1f+) a few weeks later.

Form: 22-

(16)

Mandocello¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: B R Millman

100/1

Motivator gelding; sent off at odds of 66/1 on debut at Kempton (1m) a fortnight ago, and could only finish a never nearer eighth of 12 to Lehoogg.

Form: 8

(6)

Monsieur Lambrays¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: Tom Clover

40/1

27,000gns yearling; held his own in a couple of back-end Newmarket maiden/novice contests (1m) without ever threatening to break into the frame; can do better in time; stablemate of Cheng Gong.

Form: 96-

(9)

Piper Arrow

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding

33/1

£32,000 yearling; first foal from the 1m winner Zeyran; has plenty of winners in his extended family; should fare better with time and initial experience banked.

Form:

(14)

Pondus

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

33/1

80,000gns yearling; seventh foal; half-brother to various winners including Mister Belvedere (7f-1m4f) and Ecossaise (1m Fibresand).

Form:

(2)

Reformed Character¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: E J Walsh| T: Mrs L Pearce

250/1

£30,000 yearling; started slowly, outpaced and finished last of seven to Mawakib in a 6f novice contest Wolverhampton 13-days ago.

Form: 7

(3)

Thomas Cubitt¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: M L W Bell

80/1

€60,000 yearling; eighth foal; half-brother to four winners including the US scorer Arte Viva (1m), and also the French scorer Lorietta (1m3f-1m6f); offered something to work upon for the future on debut at Doncaster (1m2f) 11-days ago.

Form: 8

(1)

Vasiliev¹³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox

3/1

180,000gns yearling (vendor); well-related (brother to the Group 3 winner Zonderland; 7f-1m); beaten a neck by Manorah on debut at Kempton (1m) in November - fourth placed Beeswax a Chantilly winner since; respected.

Form: 2-

(12)

So Hi Cardi³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton

50/1

€57,000 yearling; sixth foal; half-sister to a couple of winners, including the Listed-placed 6f-1m scorer Thanx For Nothing; appeared to be in need of the experience when finishing fifth of ten to Questionare at Wolverhampton (1m1f+).

Form: 5

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(11)

Dubai Instinct¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: B J Meehan J: Callum Shepherd

(7)

Lethal Look

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Sarah Hollinshead J: Gabriele Malune

(13)

Mokammal¹⁷⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Sir Michael Stoute J: Dane O'Neill

(10)

Tigerskin¹⁴¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R M Beckett J: Harry Bentley

Forecasts

King Ademar (11/8), King Of Change (3/1), Vasiliev (3/1), Mokammal (6/1), Dubai Instinct (8/1), Pondus (33/1), Piper Arrow (33/1), Tigerskin (33/1), Monsieur Lambrays (40/1), So Hi Cardi (50/1), Lethal Look (66/1), Thomas Cubitt (80/1), Mandocello (100/1), Cheng Gong (250/1), Deerfoot (250/1), Reformed Character (250/1)

The opening race of the season at Nottingham promises plenty for the future with a plethora of inexperienced, but talented three-year-old's making up a 16-strong field. Vasiliev made a pleasing start to his racing career at Kempton (second), so Clive Cox's Dutch Art colt merits much in the way of respect. Similar comments apply to the twice-raced Richard Hannon-trained colt King Of Change who also boasts the benefit of previous C&D experience having finished second to Dalaalaat in a division of the Golden Horn maiden. However, the selection is the 120,000gns foal MOKAMMAL, who chased home the subsequent UAE 2000 Guineas winner Estihdaaf on debut at Leicester in October.