Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 59.62s

(1)

Fujaira King^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: S C Williams| OR: 70| BF

11/10

Ex Roger Varian/Michael O'Callaghan; placed on all three starts in Ireland (6f-7f); beaten 5-4-favourite in a retained tongue-tie on stable debut at Kempton (6f) three weeks ago.

Form: 0-43326

(5)

Tomshalfbrother^p1⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 63

13/2

Eight-race maiden who is fitted with cheekpieces for the first time; finished 3½L third to Great Suspense at Wolverhampton (5f) in October; off since (for 50-days).

Form: 25555-3

(6)

Jeans Maite^h⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring

25/1

Raised her game from debut (Doncaster) but was still comfortably beaten (8L) by the long odds-on favourite Sommer Katze over C&D six weeks ago.

Form: 02

(3)

My Excelsa²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: J F Levins| OR: 68

5/2

Six-race maiden; has competed exclusively on the Polytrack at Dundalk (5f-6f) since leaving the care of the Newmarket handler George Scott; was headed on the line by Aidan O'Brien's Yale (2-7f) on her penultimate start.

Form: 464-425

(2)

Wondrous Scene⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: K J Condon| OR: 68

5/1

Acclamation filly; her brother Justice Day was a talented 5f-6f winner; her three starts on turf (5f-6f) were spread over a period of six months or so; was beaten 2¾L (fourth) by Oneiroi in a Navan maiden latest; AW debut.

Form: 604

Non-Runners

(4)

Reims²³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Fujaira King (11/10), My Excelsa (5/2), Reims (4/1), Wondrous Scene (5/1), Tomshalfbrother (13/2), Jeans Maite (25/1)

Fujaira King sets the standard on the basis of his form in Ireland for Michael O'Callaghan but equally it's impossible to ignore a less productive effort on debut for Stuart Williams at Kempton, and it remains to be seen how he handles the switch to Fibresand. On a related form line, there isn't too much to choose between that aforementioned horse and the selection MY EXCELSA, while the other Irish-trained runner Wondrous Scene also enters the reckoning on a strict line through the Aidan O'Brien-trained Yale. However, with a reasonable training record this side of the Irish Sea (admittedly mainly up in Scotland) a chance is taken on the Johnny Levins-trained filly.