19:35 Doncaster

Saturday 18 May 2019

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Lexus Sheffield Novice Stakes

Off time: 19:38 | Winning time: 1m 12.17s

(7)

Bielsa²¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| D

7/1

Justified favouritism when making a winning debut at Redcar (6f, soft) last October; gelded over the winter; concedes plenty of weight to the 3yo's; tough task.

Form: 1-

(5)

Stoney Lane¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: R M Whitaker

5/1

Built upon his debut third when off the mark at the second attempt (16/1) at Wetherby (7f, good to soft), eleven days ago; interesting to see how he copes with this drop in trip; place chance.

Form: 31

(2)

Harry's Bar¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 76| BF

11/4

Placed on a couple of occasions on the AW at Kempton (6f); raced keenly when a beaten 6/4f on handicap debut at Windsor (6f, good); must learn to settle.

Form: 5-238

(1)

Doncaster Star²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: I Furtado

66/1

Always towards the rear when finishing last of 16 on debut (66/1) in a C&D maiden three-weeks ago; look elsewhere.

Form: 0

(8)

Jet Set Go¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Evans| T: S Spencer

16/1

Soon weakened when finishing eighth of ten (40/1) to Nahaar in a similar C&D novice two-weeks ago; not the solution.

Form: 58

(4)

Brutalab⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

50/1

Hasn't shown a great deal of promise in two starts to date, finishing last of ten (50/1) to the easy winner Victory Day at Ripon (6f, good to soft) last week.

Form: 00

(13)

Johnny Reb²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Noseda

7/2

Cost €130,000 as a juvenile; bustled up the subsequent two-time winner Fox Champion (incl a Conditions Stakes race) when finishing runner up on debut at Kempton (6f) last October; sets the benchmark.

Form: 2-

(6)

Cheam Avenue

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: J D Bethell

25/1

£23,000 yearling; second foal out of a French 5f-1m winner who was a half-sister to the 1m2f Group 3 winner Mobaco.

Form:

(3)

Dreaming Away¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan| T: S & E Crisford

11/4

Shamardal filly; caught inside the final furlong by subsequent Burradon Stakes runner up Daarik (John Gosden) at Newcastle in November; off since; looks difficult to keep out of the frame on turf debut.

Form: 62-

(11)

Guarded Secret

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: M Dods

25/1

35,000gns foal, 26,000gns yearling; 13th foal; half-sister to ten winners including Above N Beyond (6f-1m) and Mary Read (5f); stablemate of The Thorny Rose.

Form:

(10)

Shall We Begin²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby

40/1

Half-sister to a couple of winners including the 5f scorer Irish Girls Spirit; has struggled to make any impression on the track to date (Beverley and Newcastle); look elsewhere.

Form: 0-8

(12)

The Thorny Rose¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: M Dods

40/1

Delegator filly; took a step forward from her Pontefract debut when finishing a 100/1 fifth of 14 at Redcar (6f); stablemate of Guarded Secret; others hold more realistic prospects.

Form: 05

Non-Runners

(9)

Inn With The Gin

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: S Dixon J: Theodore Ladd

Forecasts

Dreaming Away (11/4), Harry's Bar (11/4), Johnny Reb (7/2), Stoney Lane (5/1), Bielsa (7/1), Jet Set Go (16/1), Cheam Avenue (25/1), Guarded Secret (25/1), Inn With The Gin (33/1), Shall We Begin (40/1), The Thorny Rose (40/1), Brutalab (50/1), Doncaster Star (66/1)

It's difficult to look beyond the strong and compelling claims of JOHNNY REB who switches to turf for the first-time having bustled up the talented Fox Champion on debut at Kempton in October 2018. Others worthy of consideration for the places include the Simon Crisford-trained Dreaming Away (form is solid in the context of this race) and the dropped in trip Wetherby scorer Stoney Lane.