16:55 Doncaster

Saturday 25 July 2020

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Visit attheraces.com Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 1m 24.61s

(2)

Alkhat⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden| D

9/1

Looked very inexperienced on debut at Chelmsford but improved markedly when narrow winner of Wolverhampton novice (7f) last month. Has a penalty but is shortlisted.

Form: 7-1

(4)

I Am The Secret¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

14/1

South African bred. Shaped with plenty of promise on debut when staying on third at Lingfield (6f) this month. Trip set to suit better and has good claims.

Form: 3

(8)

Tinker Toy¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| D

4/9

Bred to be a top level prospect and showed he has a bit of class about him when easy winner of 7f Salisbury novice this month. Should be plenty more to come from him. Leading contender.

Form: 1

(11)

Al Tarmaah

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas

13/2

350,000 gns yearling. Half-brother to classy sorts, including Washington DC, Scorched Earth (1m2f) and Cuttin' Edge (1m). Very nicely bred and notable if there is market support on debut.

Form:

(1)

Lyric Gold²⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

5/1

Dubawi colt. Didn't look at home on the track and encountered trouble when eighth on debut at Chelmsford (7f) in October. Absent since but this is likely to suit far better.

Form: 8-

(6)

Moonshine Mo³⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: K Frost

125/1

Well beaten in two starts on the track and arguably regressed when 19L 11th at Nottingham (6f) last August. Absent since. Tough to make a case for.

Form: 70-

(3)

Power Point²⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: J S Wainwright

300/1

Cheap purchase by promising sire Cable Bay but showed little on debut effort when 18L eighth in 7f York novice in October. Makes comeback with plenty to find.

Form: 8-

(12)

Ingleby Exile^h1⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J Ward| OR: 18

300/1

Three-figure prices for each start to date and running accordingly. Latest 106L defeat at Kempton (1m3f) gives her very little hope, if none at all.

Form: 900

(5)

Kyllinga¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: Sir M Todd

125/1

Poor in two starts to date on the track, including 12L seventh in 7f Salisbury novice earlier this month. Has another stiff task in front of her again.

Form: 67

Non-Runners

(7)

Owhatanight³⁶²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: E A L Dunlop J: Charles Bishop

(10)

Twisted Dreams¹⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: R Menzies J: K Stott

(9)

Gilbertina

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: N Kent J: A Elliott

Forecasts

Tinker Toy (4/9), Lyric Gold (5/1), Al Tarmaah (13/2), Alkhat (9/1), I Am The Secret (14/1), Owhatanight (20/1), Gilbertina (50/1), Twisted Dreams (66/1), Moonshine Mo (125/1), Kyllinga (125/1), Power Point (300/1), Ingleby Exile (300/1)

There is every chance a top prospect could come out of this race in the shape of TINKER TOY, who went into plenty of people's notebooks for an easy success on his debut. Being the first foal out of Group 1-winner Cursory Glance, he looks destined for better things and could take this with ease. I Am The Secret is continentally-bred and looked well over an inadequate trip last time, this should suit better and the same can be applied to last-time winner Alkhat. Of the debutantes, Al Tarmaah was an expensive purchase and is bred to be classy, although it suggests his stamina may be stretched at this trip.