13:05 Newbury

Saturday 18 July 2020

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:00

bet365 EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:09 | Winning time: 1m 26.93s

(6)

Barn Owl

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton

5/1

Frankel colt; third foal from Thistle Bird (1m-1m2f, inc Grp 1); half-brother to Bullfinch (7f AW) and Thorn (7½f); pedigree implies that he'll be winning plenty of races sooner or later.

Form:

(16)

Calcutta Cup¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

18/1

€100,000 yearling; appeared to be very much in need of the experience when finishing a detached last of five to Twassol in the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom (6f, good) a fortnight ago; stablemate of Rushmore.

Form: 5

(12)

Gavin¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: B R Millman

250/1

Bated Breath colt; well beaten (50-1) on debut at Chepstow (7f, good) last month; isn't the solution.

Form: 8

(11)

Guru

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: J & T Gosden

8/1

Kingman colt from a French Grp 2 winning mare (Dream Peace); half-brother to the 1m1½f AW scorer Questionare; Rab Havlin prefers stablemate Rainbow Fire.

Form:

(13)

Headshot⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

50/1

70,000gns yearling; finished well down the field (28-1) on debut at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) last weekend; stablemate of Longlai and Shanghai Rock.

Form: 0

(5)

Legend Of Dubai

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian

4/1

Dubawi colt (500,000gs yearling); first foal from the 2016 Prix de l'Opera winner Speedy Boarding; stablemate of React; one of the likelier candidates in an otherwise interesting contest.

Form:

(10)

Maximal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute

13/2

Galileo colt from the 6f Listed winner Joyeuse - sports a perfect pedigree for speed and stamina; half-brother to the winners Jubiloso (6f-7f) and Jovial (6f); interesting to see how he fares in the market exchanges.

Form:

(2)

Mind That Jet

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Moubarak

25/1

By Kodiac from an unraced dam (closely related to the 1m2f Grp 3 winner Buckhurst); cost 135,000gns as a yearling; relevant to note that he's been gelded ahead of his racecourse debut.

Form:

(9)

Oman

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett

50/1

Australia colt (140,000gns yearling); second foal from the 7f juvenile scorer Awohaam; half-brother to Zingaro Boy (7f, Sweden); stablemate of fellow newcomer Storm Dreamer.

Form:

(1)

Rainbow Fire

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

16/1

Kodiac colt (200,000gns yearling); fifth foal from a sister to the 1m3f Listed winner Backbench Blues; brother to the winning sprinters Dhaahman (5f-6f, inc Listed) and Yimou (5f-6f); the pick for Rab Havlin (over stablemate Guru).

Form:

(3)

React¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: R Varian

66/1

Dark Angel colt (95,000gns yearling); slowly away and soon outpaced when finishing last of eight (28-1) on debut at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago; trainer also saddles the interesting newcomer Legend Of Dubai.

Form: 8

(4)

Rhoscolyn¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills

14/1

38,000gns foal, 75,000gns yearling; third foal from the Galileo mare Zeyran (1m); far from disgraced when finishing 3¼L fourth of eight in a Doncaster maiden (7f, good) a fortnight ago; this looks to be a tougher task.

Form: 4

(15)

Rushmore

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

11/4

Lope De Vega colt (500,000gns yearling); fourth foal from the versatile Listed winner Qushchi (7f-1m4f); half-brother to the GB/US 1m-1m4f winner Mrs Sippy (inc Gr2); noteworthy newcomer in the Qatar Racing silks.

Form:

(7)

Shanghai Rock

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

22/1

Dark Angel colt (125,000gns yearling) from the very pacy Red Lady (5f-6f); one of three declared runners for Richard Hannon - also saddles Longlai and Headshot; consult the market for advice.

Form:

(8)

Storm Dreamer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: R M Beckett

33/1

Oasis Dream colt from an unraced mare (fifth foal); half-brother to Gavota (6f-7f) and Fiduciary (1m1f); stablemate of fellow newcomer Oman.

Form:

Non-Runners

(14)

Longlai³⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: S De Sousa

Forecasts

Rushmore (11/4), Legend Of Dubai (4/1), Barn Owl (5/1), Longlai (5/1), Maximal (13/2), Guru (8/1), Rhoscolyn (14/1), Rainbow Fire (16/1), Calcutta Cup (18/1), Shanghai Rock (22/1), Mind That Jet (25/1), Storm Dreamer (33/1), Headshot (50/1), Oman (50/1), React (66/1), Gavin (250/1)

Set the tracker for a race which will undoubtedly generate a plethora of future winners, with Richard Hannon, John Gosden, Roger Varian and Andrew Balding all saddling various runners. This will probably go the way of a newcomer with the shortlist narrowed down to five - Barn Owl, Maximal, Rainbow Fire, Rushmore and LEGEND OF DUBAI. The tentative selection cost 500,000gns as a yearling, and is the first foal from the Helena Springfield-owned 2016 Prix de l'Opera winner Speedy Boarding.