14:00 Ayr

Thursday 17 September 2020

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EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 46.35s

(5)

Northern Express²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods

1/1

Backed at long odds and overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in good style at Beverley (7.4f) 3 weeks ago. Better to come.

Form: 1

(8)

Annandale

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: C & M Johnston

18/1

Foaled January 24. Australia colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1m-2m winner Three Castles and 2-y-o 7f winner Lady McGuffy. Dam 1m winner who stayed 10.5f.

Form:

(11)

Baileys Derbyday²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston

11/1

Bred for longer trip and shaped in kind when 5¾ lengths third of 11 to Northern Express in 7.4f novice at Beverley (good) on debut 21 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

(10)

Carn A Chlamain

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: K Dalgleish

66/1

Foaled April 22. $23,000 yearling, Fed Biz colt. Dam unraced. Market for clues.

Form:

(3)

Carter Cowboy¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

13/2

Showed ability when fifth of 8 in novice (10/3) at York (7f, good) on debut 11 days ago and should improve.

Form: 5

(4)

Eclipse De Lunar¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby

8/1

Already gelded ahead of debut but nevertheless showed ability when neck second of 8 in 7f York novice 11 days ago. That wasn't much of a race but he's entitled to improve.

Form: 2

(9)

Ravenscraig Castle

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine

28/1

Foaled March 19. €25,000 yearling, Nathaniel colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 9.5f-11f winner General Hazard and 1¼m-13.3f winner San Quentin. Dam 1m-9.5f winner.

Form:

(7)

Simons King

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke

7/2

Foaled May 1. €140,000 yearling, Kingman colt. Half-brother to 1m winner Sannkala and 9.5f-11f winner Sanabad. Interesting to see what the market makes of him.

Form:

(6)

Ayr Empress

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish

100/1

Foaled May 1. Holy Roman Emperor filly. Dam once-raced half-sister to winner up to 1¼m (stayed 13f) Power Elite and 5f/6f winner La Sylvia (both useful).

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Prince Ali

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: Phillip Makin J: Rowan Scott

(1)

Mcgivern⁴⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: A Keatley J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Northern Express (1/1), Simons King (7/2), Carter Cowboy (13/2), Eclipse De Lunar (8/1), Baileys Derbyday (11/1), Mcgivern (14/1), Annandale (18/1), Prince Ali (25/1), Ravenscraig Castle (28/1), Carn A Chlamain (66/1), Ayr Empress (100/1)

NORTHERN EXPRESS looked better the further he went when making a winning debut in good style at Beverley 3 weeks ago, so he's taken to defy a penalty over this slightly longer trip. Simons King is an interesting newcomer being a well-bred son of Kingman, so it will be interesting to see how he holds up in the betting.