17:30 Kempton

Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 28.35s

(4)

Beijing Billy¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

4/1

Went backwards from debut when only eighth of 11 in maiden (22/1) at Newmarket (7f, good) 12 days ago. Not ruled out if bouncing back on polytrack debut.

Form: 58

(1)

Cents In The City

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Keniry| T: M Scudamore

80/1

Cityscape gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful German/French 7.5f-10.5f winner Szoff. Yard not noted for its debut winners so others preferred.

Form:

(6)

Dark Company¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston

2/1

Promising debut third of 9 in maiden at Pontefract (6f, heavy, 3/1) 13 days ago, slowly away but getting hang of things late on. Has more to offer so holds good claims.

Form: 3

(3)

Liberated Lad¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: Sir M Todd

28/1

Green and always behind when seventh of 9 in minor event (25/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) on debut 17 days ago. Lots more needed.

Form: 7

(2)

Spirit Of Iffraaj^t1⁵²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Palmer

10/1

40/1, raced freely when only ninth of 10 in maiden at Newbury (7f, good to soft) on debut 52 days ago. Tongue strap on now so may still do better.

Form: 9

(9)

Tell'em Nowt³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox

4/1

14/1, failed to build on debut run when only seventh of 10 in minor event at Ascot (7f, good) 32 days ago. May still do better if becoming more tractable.

Form: 97

(8)

Borrowed Angel^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: S & E Crisford

11/2

Dark Angel filly. Half-sister to 6.5f/7f winner Antonia Clara. Dam US 7f winner. Wears tongue strap. Appeals on paper and in-form yard can ready its newcomers so she's worth a market check.

Form:

(5)

Star Of Epsom²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: H Crouch| T: P Phelan

33/1

Twice-raced maiden and modest form shown thus far, seventh of 14 in maiden over C&D (100/1) 22 days ago. Big step forward is required if she's to trouble the principals.

Form: 57

(7)

Varenna Storm⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

7/1

20/1, showed some promise when sixth of 9 in maiden at Doncaster (7f, firm) on debut 53 days ago. That form is working out well so she's sure to do better.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Dark Company (2/1), Beijing Billy (4/1), Tell'em Nowt (4/1), Borrowed Angel (11/2), Varenna Storm (7/1), Spirit Of Iffraaj (10/1), Liberated Lad (28/1), Star Of Epsom (33/1), Cents In The City (80/1)

DARK COMPANY is hard to side against here given he is well bred and looks sure to improve a fair bit on his promising debut third at Pontefract. Newcomer Borrowed Angel has the potential to have a big say so a positive market move could put a slightly different slant on things. Varenna Storm appeals as the pick of the remainder.