14:15 Leicester

Saturday 27 April 2019

All13:4014:1514:4515:2515:5516:3017:0017:35

Birstall Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 1.61s

(6)

Bravo Faisal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey

5/1

130,000gns yearling with a decent pedigree. Stable's juveniles have enjoyed a good start to the campaign, so no surprise to see a big debut effort.

Form:

(7)

Chattanooga Boy¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: George Scott

13/8

Made a very promising debut when sent off at just 3-1 and 2L third at Newbury (soft) recently. Should come on for the experience and looks one of the leading contenders this time.

Form: 3

(9)

Gobi Sunset

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston

15/8

38,000gns yearling. Top yard's two-year-olds in good form early in the season, and with the champion up we can anticipate a decent debut.

Form:

(5)

Heer We Go Again¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: P D Evans

7/1

Steady improvement being made and his 2L second at Thirsk last time (5f, good to firm) was his best yet. More needed in this field, but far from ruled out.

Form: 732

(4)

Mr Kodi

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans

20/1

€19,000 gelding. Pedigree suggests he will do better over a bit further in time, but worth a market check to see how he compares to his stable companion in terms of confidence.

Form:

(1)

Richard R H B²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: D Loughnane

40/1

50-1 and beaten a long way on debut at Doncaster (5f, good) last month. Stable has been in good form, but not need to see much more than that Brocklesby effort.

Form: 0

(3)

Grace Plunkett¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Spencer

25/1

16-1 and well held after being slow to go at Redcar recently. Much more needed.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(8)

Must Dream¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: S Spencer J: Nathan Evans

(2)

Sir Gordon²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: M R Channon J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

Chattanooga Boy (13/8), Gobi Sunset (15/8), Bravo Faisal (5/1), Heer We Go Again (7/1), Sir Gordon (16/1), Mr Kodi (20/1), Grace Plunkett (25/1), Must Dream (25/1), Richard R H B (40/1)

Not a huge amount for us to go on here, and the suggestion is CHATTANOOGA BOY, who is taken to build on a promising debut. Bravo Faisal and Gobi Sunset both look likely to be useful newcomers for top trainer, while Heer We Go Again is another who could go well.