14:15 Wolverhampton

Thursday 26 December 2019

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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 0.8s

(11)

Get Boosting¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 89| CD

5/6

Sets a good standard for the rest to aim at and would be conceding more than his 7lb penalty if this were a handicap; won well over C&D in October and last two starts were both positive displays; has to be of interest once more.

Form: 971352

(6)

Chocolaat Heer²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: J & S Quinn

66/1

Cost just £3,500 and not really caught the imagination in two previous starts; bred to get a lot further and will probably do better when upped in trip and tackling handicaps in the not too distant future.

Form: 09

(1)

Dolla Dolla Bill²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: R Hannon

14/1

Drops in distance after two poor runs over 7f at Kempton; needs a big step forward to figure but the yard's runners can never be taken lightly in races of this nature.

Form: 06

(9)

Full Speight¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

14/1

Raced with the pace until fading 2f out on debut (6f, standard, Newcastle). Yard's runners get better with experience and as a half-brother to a 5f turf winner, he can be expected to make an impact before too long. Worth a betting check.

Form: 9

(3)

Hong Kong Dragon¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: George Scott

25/1

No great strides made in three previous starts and looks opposable now dropped in distance and tired on a new surface (two runs at Kempton and one at Lingfield were very ordinary displays.)

Form: 090

(2)

It'smabirthday

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

2/1

Picked up for just £7,000 at last month's Ascot sales and set to represent a yard that has thrived with youngsters this year. Highly interesting if he attracts support in the betting.

Form:

(10)

Parker's Boy^b1²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: B Barr| OR: 46

150/1

0-6 so far makes limited appeal on the evidence available. The first time blinkers need to initiate a near transformation.

Form: 557080

(7)

The Kyllachy Touch¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw

100/1

Finished last of six on debut (125/1 odds) over C&D and possibly pulled too hard to do himself justice. Needs to learn how to settle and is difficult to recommend given his poor showing earlier this month.

Form: 6

(5)

Ladyleys Beluga

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

15/2

Cost 28,000 gns as a yearling; her dam is a half-sister to tough sprinter Brevity who was a real live-wire on his day. Would be interesting if she's inherited anything like that sort of speed; the betting will be a useful guide.

Form:

(4)

Lady Melody^h²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: S A Gray| T: D O'Meara

16/1

Mid division in both previous starts and already has improvement to find. Did handle this surface well when tried over C&D last month but needs to up her game a touch this time.

Form: 55

Non-Runners

(8)

Diamonds Dream

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: Frank Bishop J: Faye McManoman

Forecasts

Get Boosting (5/6), It'smabirthday (2/1), Ladyleys Beluga (15/2), Full Speight (14/1), Dolla Dolla Bill (14/1), Lady Melody (16/1), Hong Kong Dragon (25/1), Chocolaat Heer (66/1), Diamonds Dream (66/1), The Kyllachy Touch (100/1), Parker's Boy (150/1)

GET BOOSTING is the obvious starting point and looks to have been found a decent opportunity to add to his tally. The selection, from a rating of 89, clearly sets the standard and is likely to be very hard to overhaul if he runs anywhere near his official handicap mark. Full Speight gets 7lb from the selection and is worth noting for signs of support now that he's got the benefit of a run behind him, while Ladyleys Beluga and It'smabirthday represent highly respected yards and are both worth monitoring in the betting market, too.