Celebrating 25 Years Of Red Shirt Night Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 2m 46.79s

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Mankayan³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| D

11/10

Intello colt, cost 60,000 gns as a yearling and half-brother to useful middle distance performer Koeman. Impressive when causing a 25/1 upset on debut. That form franked since and looked as if he would improve for the run.

Form: 1

(1)

Tribal Craft³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

5/6

Beaten a long way at Sandown on debut but that run wasn't without promise and she justified favouritism when stringing the field out at Salisbury last time. Sure to have more to offer up in trip, though may not want the ground too lively.

Form: 61

(2)

Jukebox Blues⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

20/1

Only beat one home on debut at Wolverhampton and produced a similar effort when last of seven in a Catterick maiden last time; very difficult to build a case for.

Form: 77

Non-Runners

(3)

Alignak⁶⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Sir Michael Stoute J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tribal Craft (5/6), Alignak (10/11), Mankayan (11/10), Jukebox Blues (20/1)

There was a lot to like about the way TRIBAL CRAFT won last time out when favourite for a fillies' event at Salisbury and while there would be minor concerns if the ground continued to dry out, the step up in trip looks sure to bring about more improvement. The filly is only narrowly preferred to Mankayan who ran a huge race when getting the hang of things late in the day on his debut.