RFM Equinephotos Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 2m 11.08s

(3)

Valyrian Steel¹¹³

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

2/7

€600,000 Frankel colt who looked useful when overcoming unfavourable circumstances to make winning start at Newcastle in June. Absent since but clearly capable when fresh and likely hard to beat.

Form: 1

(4)

Al Khabeer^p1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77

7/2

Fairly useful gelding who has been runner-up twice over C&D this summer. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap here 6 days ago. Cheekpieces added. Ought to be thereabouts again.

Form: 243246

(1)

Captain Van Dyke⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: M & D Easterby

125/1

100/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at Redcar (7f, good to soft) on debut, very slowly away. Off 96 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

(2)

Ricksen²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 79

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. Improved on debut when second of 6 in maiden at Ayr (1m, good to soft) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Open to further progress.

Form: 42

(5)

Whitwell²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R P Downey| T: M & D Easterby

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in novice at this course (7.4f, good to soft, 66/1) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Likely outsider.

Form: 50

Forecasts

Valyrian Steel (2/7), Al Khabeer (7/2), Ricksen (9/1), Captain Van Dyke (125/1), Whitwell (150/1)

VALYRIAN STEEL has been absent for nearly 4 months since his AW debut success but he looked very promising that day and is selected to make it 2-2. Ricksen should have more to come on the back of his Ayr second and can fill the forecast spot ahead of Al Khabeer.