20:20 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 30 October 2019

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Betway Novice Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   5f 21y  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:21  |   Winning time: 1m 0.69s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(3)
Horse silk
Great Suspense14
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR:  59
13/8
Would be well suited by these terms based on his second at Windsor in June. Below that in three runs since including twice for this yard and broke through stalls and withdrawn here since.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Tomshalfbrother371
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR:  66
9/2
Seven-race maiden but showed some promise in most starts in 2018. Chance based on those runs but after more than a year's absence the market is likely the best guide.
3
(4)
Horse silk
Auntie June58
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Brotherton
100/1
Beaten a combined total of 66L in two starts on turf so far. Hard to take anything positive into this AW debut. Best watched.
4
(5)
Horse silk
Del's Edge64
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: Mitch Godwin(3)| T: C Mason| OR:  25
100/1
Has only beaten a combined total of two rivals home in three starts to date and very hard to make any sort of case for.
5
(1)
Horse silk
Maqboola23
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes
12/1
Left debut behind when a 40/1 fourth at Windsor this month and showed plenty of pace over 6f. Could be suited by this drop in trip and a leading contender.
6
(7)
Horse silk
Oh So Nice79
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: B Doyle| T: A W Carroll
28/1
May have been flattered in a slowly run contest on debut and below that when getting fractious in the stalls at Windsor. Needs to find plenty of improvement.
7
(2)
Horse silk
Vandella119
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: P D Evans| OR:  74
11/8
Ran second in both stars for John Gosden back in January that would set a very high standard. However beaten 7L into second on stable debut in July and likely needs a step back up in trip. Still can't be ruled out.

Forecasts

Vandella (11/8), Great Suspense (13/8), Tomshalfbrother (9/2), Maqboola (12/1), Oh So Nice (28/1), Auntie June (100/1), Del's Edge (100/1)

Verdict

Vandella has clear hopes based on her first two runs which would leave her on the face of it as a clear choice. The two concerns are that her first run for this yard was rated well below that level and the trip again is on the sharp side. In contrast the drop in distance could be the making of MAQBOOLA who improved significantly first to second start. Tomshalfbrother showed enough last year to win a race of this nature but does have a huge absence to overcome.
  1. Maqboola
  2. Vandella
  3. Tomshalfbrother

Prize Money

1st: £3,429.002nd: £1,020.003rd: £510.004th: £255.00

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