15:45 Carlisle

Monday 20 May 2019

All14:1014:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:45

Durdar Novice Stakes

  • 3YO to 5YO  |   Class 5  |   6f 195y  |   Good to Firm  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:48  |   Winning time: 1m 26.29s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(7)
Horse silk
So Macho198
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-13| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer
6/1
Half-brother to 1m-1m2f winner Calm Attitude out of a half-sister to useful winners Papaha (1m) and Old California (1m4f).Runner-up in pair of 6f Newcastle novices last autumn. Shapes as if he'll do better still over 7f now back in action.
2
(2)
Horse silk
150/1
Shamardal gelding bought for 120,000 guineas as a yearling then sold unraced last August for just £800. Well held in Hexham bumper and Wetherby novice in recent weeks and overlooked again.
3
(1)
Horse silk
5/6
Canford Cliffs gelding who fetched €40,000 this year and is a half-brother to multiple winners over a variety of distances. Had a couple of useful sorts behind when scoring on 7f Redcar debut last autumn and should make a bold bid under penalty.
4
(9)
Horse silk
Ride The Monkey213
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| D
12/1
Bungle Inthejungle gelding who's price dropped to just €15,000 as a yearling. Dam unraced half-sister to winners over 5f and 1m. Winner on 7f Redcar debut in September but not in the same form when only seventh there the following month.
5
(6)
Horse silk
16/1
Son of Showcasing out a dam who won over 5f as a juvenile. Cost 67,000gns as a yearling and a 4th foal; half-brother to sprint winners Celebration and Gaval. Must improve on Nottingham novice run (6f, good to soft) recently.
6
(10)
Horse silk
Brandy Spirit22
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: M & D Easterby| OR:  80
11/4
Decent efforts when placed on all three starts, including on 7f Wetherby return three weeks ago. Bit more called for to get head in front.
8
(8)
Horse silk
80/1
Shadwell-bred three-year-old who was sold cheaply (£5,500) in October and was unfancied and showed little on either start so far. Watching brief.

Non-Runners

7
(4)
Horse silk
Current Option26
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: W J Haggas  J: Non Runner
NR
9
(5)
Horse silk
Indiaro
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: Miss L A Perratt  J: Jamie Gormley
NR
10
(3)
Horse silk
Rodney After Dave203
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: Mrs Marjorie Fife  J: Harrison Shaw
NR

Forecasts

I Could Do Better (5/6), Current Option (5/4), Brandy Spirit (11/4), So Macho (6/1), Ride The Monkey (12/1), Bold Show (16/1), Indiaro (66/1), Ghathanfar (80/1), Rodney After Dave (100/1), The Retriever (150/1)

Verdict

I COULD DO BETTER's debut win at Redcar is the best piece of form on offer and, despite carrying a penalty, he looks to be likeliest winner of this. Brandy Spirit has been consistent so far and heads the dangers while So Macho may offer more on return upped in journey.
  1. I Could Do Better
  2. Brandy Spirit
  3. So Macho

Previous Winners

2018
Arbalet
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 3
4/7

Prize Money

1st: £4,205.002nd: £1,251.003rd: £625.004th: £313.00

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