Deli Fresh UK Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 2m 12.80s

(5)

Spy Fi³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: J R Norton

150/1

Has shown a glimmer of ability in bumpers (four starts), but faces a very tough introduction to Flat racing here; is likely to finish among the back markers.

Form:

(4)

Entrusting⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 82

5/4

Nathaniel gelding (110,000gns yearling) who has shown improvement race by race; possibly wasn't ideally suited by dropping back in trip when a keeping on fifth of 11 to the progressive Ouzo at Nottingham (1m+, good) in June; top-rated on AW debut.

Form: 5-335

(6)

Fly Lightly^p1⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 75

22/1

Six-race maiden who isn't the easiest to predict and that's a possible reason for the introduction of cheekpieces; weakened after racing prominently in a 1m2f classified stakes at Nottingham (1m2f, good) in July; needs more.

Form: 9-62046

(2)

Pianissimo^p1¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| BF

3/1

Teofilo gelding; beaten by stablemate Alfaatik on debut at Chelmsford (1m2f) last December, and could only plug on for second (8-13f) in a Newbury maiden (1m3f) in April; off since (139 days); reappears wearing cheekpieces.

Form: 2-2

(1)

Wise Ruler²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 80

7/4

Dawn Approach gelding; had the misfortune to bump into the Melrose Handicap runner-up First In Line (stablemate of Pianissimo) on seasonal reappearance at Doncaster (1m2f, good to soft); with an official rating of 80 ought to be positively involved.

Form: 732-2

Non-Runners

(3)

Omnivega²⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: D M Simcock J: S Donohoe

Forecasts

Entrusting (5/4), Wise Ruler (7/4), Pianissimo (3/1), Omnivega (8/1), Fly Lightly (22/1), Spy Fi (150/1)

An interesting novice which barring a turn-up appears to rest between Entrusting, Pianissimo and WISE RULER. Both the selection and the James Fanshawe-trained runner have shown a fair level of form in defeat behind a couple of progressive handicappers, while the cheek-pieced Pianissimo bids to become a first Newcastle winner for Her Majesty The Queen since Capel Path obliged for Sir Michael Stoute in October 2014 (turf).