14:00 Pontefract

Sunday 18 August 2019

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Trevor Woods Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 1m 3.29s

(4)

Arriba Arriba⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: R Menzies

10/1

Improved from his debut at Ripon to finish 2¼L third of five at Musselburgh last time, sticking to his task while no match for the front pair. Form of that race not particularly strong though and he'll need another chunk of improvement to win this.

Form: 53

(8)

Last Date²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: I Furtado

66/1

Failed to beat a rival home in a 10 runner event at Kempton on debut but it was a slightly better performance at Wolverhampton last time. Turf debut and must do more to mix it with these rivals.

Form: 05

(7)

Maurice Dancer¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho

20/1

Hinted at ability on debut at Doncaster (6f) but didn't really improve for the drop back to this trip at Thirsk on second start. Form of that race doesn't appear to be anything special and improvement needed.

Form: 85

(6)

Serious Jockin¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: M R Channon

12/1

Tailed off on Newbury (7f) debut when last of nine. Half-brother to a useful sprinter and the drop back in trip could see him in a better light.

Form: 9

(2)

Lady Nectar

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: F Norton| T: Mrs A Duffield

33/1

Zebedee filly, dam a 6f juvenile winner. Cost €19,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Yard without a two-year-old winner this year. Declared a non-runner twice due to unsuitable ground (soft/good to soft), an obvious concern given recent rain.

Form:

(5)

Moon Power

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: S De Sousa| T: K R Burke

3/1

Exceed And Excel, sister to a 6f winner as a juvenile, half-sister to another juvenile winner who went on to Listed success. Well-bred sort and yard have unleashed some useful types here first time out.

Form:

(3)

Queen's Order²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: D Tudhope| T: K A Ryan

2/7

Delegator filly, half-sister to three winners, all at 7f or further. Promising debut over C&D, finishing runner-up and the winner has come out and won since (beating a rival already rated 95). Sets the standard on form.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

(10)

Dazzling Des²⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 2

T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan

(1)

Ventura Lightning¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 2

T: R A Fahey J: T Hamilton

(9)

Gypsy Traveller

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: K Frost J: C Lee

Forecasts

Queen's Order (2/7), Moon Power (3/1), Ventura Lightning (7/2), Dazzling Des (5/1), Arriba Arriba (10/1), Serious Jockin (12/1), Maurice Dancer (20/1), Lady Nectar (33/1), Gypsy Traveller (33/1), Last Date (66/1)

It's hard to oppose QUEEN'S ORDER after a promising effort over course and distance just a couple of weeks ago. The winner from that race has come out and won what would appear to be a decent race since and the yard have a good record with their juveniles. Moon Power is the debutante to keep an eye on while Ventura Lightning is a fascinating runner with more improvement on the cards if he handles conditions.