16:30 Chelmsford City

Friday 13 December 2019

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Matchbook EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 3  |   1m  |   Standard  |   6 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:31  |   Winning time: 1m 40.38s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Bobby The Great51
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston
7/1
Frankel colt who was slow into stride and a shade disappointing on debut when seventh of 11 at Newmarket (7f) in October. Should know more for this and represents top yard.
2
(2)
Horse silk
Hypothetical
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden
7/4
Lope De Vega colt out of a French winning dam (1m2f) whose first progeny has failed to win on the track. Not an eyecatching pedigree but hails from a powerful yard.
3
(1)
Horse silk
In The Night56
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C Appleby| BF
6/4
Shamardal gelding. Outpaced on debut but stayed on well enough to suggest something is there when 2L fourth at Wolverhampton (1m) on debut. May need further in time.
4
(3)
Horse silk
London Arch
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes
20/1
Colt by Fastnet Rock. Dam was a winner over 1m4f in Britain and is a half-brother to three-time winner Al Neksh. Interesting pedigree merits a betting check.
5
(6)
Horse silk
Mystic River
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: J Ferguson
33/1
Animal Kingdom colt. First foal of a US mare who won over 1m1f. American pedigree suggests there is a blend of speed and stamina so not to be ignored.
6
(5)
Horse silk
Marcela De Vega24
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: R M Beckett
6/1
Highly-likeable pedigree. Showed signs of inexperience on debut when short of room eighth over C&D. Should be better than that in time.

Forecasts

In The Night (6/4), Hypothetical (7/4), Marcela De Vega (6/1), Bobby The Great (7/1), London Arch (20/1), Mystic River (33/1)

Verdict

A race which has more questions than answers hanging over the contenders, preference is for MARCELA DE VEGA, who fared better than the places suggested on her debut here. With a smaller field, 5lb allowance and more luck she may be tough to beat. In The Night stayed on well on debut and could be the nearest danger but looks a difficult sort, while Bobby The Great and newcomer Hypothetical shouldn't be dismissed for dangerous yards.
  1. Marcela De Vega
  2. In The Night
  3. Hypothetical

Prize Money

1st: £10,350.002nd: £3,080.003rd: £1,539.004th: £770.00

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