15:30 Catterick

Friday 18 September 2020

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Every Race Live On Racing TV Novice Stakes

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 1m 26.43s

(8)

Egrecio²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R P Downey| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| BF

11/4

Fairly useful maiden who arrives on back of good second of 13 in novice (13/8) at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 4/0-2282

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

(4)

Wilhelm Vonvenster⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: N G Richards

40/1

Modest form over hurdles and in two races on Flat. 125/1, fifth of 7 in 10f Chester novice 7 days ago. Back in trip now but has plenty to find.

Form: 95

(2)

Leafhopper⁴⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| D

5/4

9/4, created good impression when landing maiden at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) on debut. Off 13 months since but well-bred daughter of Dark Angel is still very much one to be interested in.

Form: 1-

(6)

Bluetech¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: J J Davies

80/1

Twice-raced maiden and only poor form shown thus far, sixth of 13 at Newcastle (7.1f) 10 days ago. Faces stiff task here.

Form: 96

(7)

Model Guest^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 77

5/4

Unreliable sort who remains a maiden after 18 runs. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good to soft) 7 days ago but others appeal more.

Form: 4-02224

(3)

Allayne B^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Ffrench| T: Mrs A Duffield

200/1

150/1 and hooded, failed to improve from debut when eighth of 13 in novice at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Lots more required.

Form: 68

(5)

Elfrida Beetle³⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Well held both starts in 6f novices at Carlisle and Newcastle. Off 11 months and has plenty on her plate.

Form: 00-

(9)

Wrongroadtomayo²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Ronald Thompson

50/1

Poor form shown in two novices, sixth of 10 over C&D on latter occasion when 150/1. Hard to warm to.

Form: 7-6

Non-Runners

(1)

Gumra²⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Leafhopper (5/4), Model Guest (5/4), Egrecio (11/4), Gumra (12/1), Wilhelm Vonvenster (40/1), Wrongroadtomayo (50/1), Elfrida Beetle (66/1), Bluetech (80/1), Allayne B (200/1)

LEAFHOPPER looked a good prospect when making a winning debut at Newmarket last August so this well-bred daughter of Dark Angel is taken to overcome her lengthy absence and make it 2-2 here. David O'Meara looks to provide the biggest opposition to John Gosden's filly and both Egrecio and the once-raced Gumra should make their presence felt.