ppiwise.com Deadline Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 1m 0.51s

(1)

Apollinaire

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: R M Beckett

7/1

By Poet's Voice. Second foal of a maiden who stayed 1¼m. Yard can ready one, and this February foal is presumably thought well forward. Market will guide.

Form:

(2)

Light Angel

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden

1/1

Dark Angel colt. First foal of a winning half-sister to owners' dual Classic winner Lope de Vega. May stay further in time, but boasts a top-notch pedigree, and merits maximum respect.

Form:

(3)

Royal Council

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

6/5

50,000 gns 2-y-o by Clodovil. First foal of a maiden half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5f-7f winner Ellthea. Yard can strike with newcomers, although strike-rate is better on AW than Turf.

Form:

Non-Runners

(4)

Kemble¹⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Light Angel (1/1), Royal Council (6/5), Kemble (2/1), Apollinaire (7/1)

LIGHT ANGEL is the pick in a race where form clues are thin on the ground, but he is from a top-class family and has more to recommend him than most, and is preferred to Kemble, who has the benefit of experience and is sure to build on a promising debut at Newmarket. Royal Council comes from a yard whose winning newcomers tend to be well backed, so the market needs to be heeded.