Ladbrokes 'Play 1-2-Free' On Football Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 1m 0.33s

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Clareyblue¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: M Meade

2/7

Third on debut in June in a race that has worked out well (second, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth all won since) before taking a big step forward at York (6f) later that month. Off the track since and down in trip but has strong claims.

Form: 32-

(1)

Anna Maria¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey

15/2

Invincible Spirit filly; dam dual-Group 1 winner; half-sister to three winners including Duke of Firenze. Showed a modicum of ability staying on into fourth after missing the break and racing keenly on recent Wolverhampton (6f) debut.

Form: 4-

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Dream Game³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam

22/1

7,500 gns Brazen Beau filly, half-sister to two winners at up to a mile. Did some late work to finish midfield (sixth of 12) on debut over 6f here last month. Will need to build on that significantly to get involved.

Form: 6-

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Yukon Mission¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

8/1

Improved on debut to finish third at Wolverhampton (6f) last month after being caught wide throughout. Only ½L ahead of Anna Maria on that occasion and could be vulnerable if she finds improvement.

Form: 53-

Forecasts

Clareyblue (2/7), Anna Maria (15/2), Yukon Mission (8/1), Dream Game (22/1)

An interesting closer despite a small-field that can go the way of CLAREYBLUE. His form from both starts in 2019 is better than what we've seen from the three fillies' and he should be hard to beat if ready to go after six months off. Anna Maria was behind Yukon Mission last time but is fancied to reverse the form now dropping in trip with that experience under her belt.