smartvetmeds.com EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 1m 29.53s

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Breck's Selection

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: C & M Johnston

8/1

€18,000 Gelded son of War Command makes his racecourse debut for yard with 16% strike rate at this venue with its juveniles. Half-brother to Italian 2yo mile listed winner so should see the trip out.

Form:

(5)

Cherokee Mist¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: B Doyle| T: C Appleby

12/1

In-form yard has 23% win rate with two-year-olds at this track. Canadian bred colt cost $500,000 as a yearling but looked clueless when well beaten on recent Lingfield debut. Should know more now and has been found a possibly weak race.

Form: 8

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Danking

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: A King

9/1

65,000 guinbeas Breeze Up purchase this spring makes his racecourse bow for shrewd yard. Half-brother to eight winners, including two in Group company so could be anything. Interesting contender.

Form:

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Dark Kris²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

4/7

Nicely bred Dark Angel colt who showed promise on debut at Salisbury then caught a tartar when second to Guildsman at Goodwood last month. The winner finished third in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes so that form is rock solid. Sets the standard here.

Form: 52

(4)

Rich Belief²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: J D Bethell

9/2

38,000 guineas Make Believe colt improved from first to second run when fourth over 6f at Thirsk last time and the extra furlong here may help. More needed but not out of it.

Form: 54

Non-Runners

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Mrs Tiffen

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: L Williamson J: William Cox

Forecasts

Dark Kris (4/7), Rich Belief (9/2), Breck's Selection (8/1), Danking (9/1), Cherokee Mist (12/1), Mrs Tiffen (50/1)

DARK KRIS is a fairly confident choice with the form of his second last time out having been boosted at Royal Ascot by the winner. He sets a good standard. Cherokee Mist cost a whopping sum but didn't look speacial when beaten a long way on debut. It's too early to write him off but he needs to take a big step forward to win. Both Breck's Selection and Danking should be up to winning races/ Any market support would be interesting, while Rich Belief looks a fair sort on the evidence of his solid run last time and should appreciate the extra furlong .