20:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 19 October 2020

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Grand Theatre Novice Stakes

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 48.26s

(10)

Ajyaall⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 84| BF

11/8

Promising sort. Winner at Haydock (7f) on debut in August. Second of 11 in minor event at this course (7.2f) 44 days ago, finishing strongly. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 12

(1)

Driving Force³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate| OR: 91

1/1

Promising type. Left debut effort behind when readily taking 7-runner maiden at Kempton (8f) 34 days ago. May well do better yet.

Form: 41

(4)

Cooder

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: W J Knight

33/1

Mukhadram gelding. Dam, 7f winner who stayed 1¼m, half-sister to useful 9f-1½m winner Exoteric out of useful winner up to 1m (2-y-o 6f/7f winner) Short Dance.

Form:

(9)

Dollar Bid¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: Sir Michael Stoute

5/1

Twice-raced maiden. Possibly amiss on belated return at Chelmsford City 11 days ago but ran well on debut here last autumn and must enter calculations.

Form: 4-0

(8)

Drakey Boy²⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: A West

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 12 in maiden (100/1) at Kempton (8f). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Bill Turner. Plenty on plate here.

Form: 00

(6)

Henley Park⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: W J Knight

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18/1, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Windsor (8.1f, soft) 7 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 00

(2)

Budanova¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, eighth of 13 in minor event at Newcastle (8f) 17 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 98

(3)

Kiwi Royale^b1⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Wood| T: R A Teal

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 9 in maiden (125/1) at Chepstow (7.1f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 09

(5)

Rainbird^h1,t²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 11 in minor event (100/1) at Kempton (8f) 26 days ago. Hooded for 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 04

(7)

Song Of Beauty¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: B Doyle| T: A W Carroll

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 80/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at this course (7.2f) 16 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip. Should improve.

Form: 66

Forecasts

Driving Force (1/1), Ajyaall (11/8), Dollar Bid (5/1), Rainbird (28/1), Cooder (33/1), Song Of Beauty (100/1), Henley Park (100/1), Budanova (125/1), Drakey Boy (250/1), Kiwi Royale (250/1)

AJYAALL was unlucky (reared leaving stalls) not to follow up his debut success here last month and is worth another chance. Kempton maiden winner Driving Force is the obvious danger, whilst Dollar Bid could also play a part.