14:20 Ripon

Thursday 6 June 2019

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British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 11.61s

(2)

Istanbul

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

2/1

€50,000 yearling; fifth foal; closely related to the 6f AW juvenile winner Darwina and also a half-brother to the 6f scorer Royal Liberty; represents leading connections in these quarters.

Form:

(6)

Praxeology²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

5/4

35,000gns yearling; placed on both starts so far, including on debut at Chelmsford (5f) when beaten a neck by the still unbeaten Lambeth Walk; bred to stay this extra furlong; stable are going well of late.

Form: 23

(5)

Red Hot Streak

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Gray| T: T D Easterby

16/1

2,500gns foal, €18,000 yearling; fifth foal; half-brother to the 6f winners Look Out Louis and Fleeting Glimpse; dam (Perfect Act) was a 6f-7f winner.

Form:

(7)

Red Jasper

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: M Appleby

12/1

92,000gns foal, sold as a 2yo for a reduced £50,000; third foal; half-brother to the 5f-6f AW winner Fareeq.

Form:

(3)

Return To Senders⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne

4/1

60,000gns yearling; built upon a low-key debut when slipping into the frame at odds of 50/1 at Leicester (6f, good) last week; possibly has a fraction more improvement to find.

Form: 93

(4)

Just Jean

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: Micky Hammond

66/1

£6,000 juvenile; third foal; half-sister to the French 6f juvenile winner Yori; dam (Yashila) was a 7f AW winner; this very capable dual purpose trainer isn't necessarily a regular supplier of juvenile winners.

Form:

Non-Runners

(1)

What A Business⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R Fell & S Murray J: D Nolan

Forecasts

Praxeology (5/4), Istanbul (2/1), Return To Senders (4/1), What A Business (13/2), Red Jasper (12/1), Red Hot Streak (16/1), Just Jean (66/1)

The form pick PRAXEOLOGY has experience of racing on good to soft ground from Ascot, and stepped up in trip to 6f rates as another possible winner for the bang in-form Mark Johnston yard. Of the others Return To Senders could be positively involved if taking another step forward from last week's Leicester (6f) run, while Istanbul is a noteworthy newcomer for the Richard Fahey/Paul Hanagan partnership.