17:50 Kempton

Friday 4 September 2020

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Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 1m 41.2s

(4)

Act Of Wisdom

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

11/2

Foaled March 30. 1,100,000 gns yearling, Galileo colt. Brother to 3 winners, including very smart 2-y-o 1m/9f winner Line of Duty and useful 1¼m winner Hibiscus. Awful lot to like on paper.

Form:

(1)

Encourage¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: H & R Charlton

5/2

9/2, fourth of 11 in maiden at Newbury (7f, good to soft) on debut 19 days ago. Open to progress and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 4

(5)

Great King

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Varian

13/8

Foaled May 8. £460,000 2-y-o, Shamardal colt. Half-brother to useful 2-y-o 1m winner Ejtyah and 7f winner Daryana. Every inch a likely-looking type and one to monitor closely in the betting.

Form:

(7)

Haajoos

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dane O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden

13/2

Foaled February 24. Tamayuz colt. Half-brother to 1m winner Capel At Dawn. Interesting newcomer representing strong connections, and the market should point the way.

Form:

(6)

Lightening Shore¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

7/1

40/1, third of 10 in minor event at this course (7f) on debut 17 days ago, well positioned. That experience won't be wasted on him and improvement anticipated.

Form: 3

(8)

Lindwall

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Tate| T: Sir Mark Prescott

125/1

38,000 gns yearling. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 1¼m winnerPrefontaine and 1½m winner Yulong Pearlisland. Dam winner up to 8.3f (2-y-o 6f winner). May need more time/distance.

Form:

(2)

Tease And Seize

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Charlie Bennett| T: B R Millman

100/1

Foaled April 28. Motivator gelding. Brother to 1m-1¼m winner Mandocello. Dam, French 2-y-o 6f winner, sister to useful 6f winner Silva. Yard rarely strikes with newcomers.

Form:

Non-Runners

(3)

Freddy Flintshire²⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: M Botti J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Great King (13/8), Encourage (5/2), Act Of Wisdom (11/2), Haajoos (13/2), Lightening Shore (7/1), Freddy Flintshire (8/1), Tease And Seize (100/1), Lindwall (125/1)

An interesting race in which all eyes will be on ACT OF WISDOM, who fetched 1,100,000 gns as a yearling and represents powerful connections. He is bred to be smart and it will look highly significant if the market speaks in his favour. Great King and Haajoos are other likely-looking types, particularly the former, but Encourage shaped well on debut at Newbury and he is feared most.