17:45 Chelmsford City

Thursday 5 November 2020

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EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 25.26s

(6)

State Of Bliss⁵⁵

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

4/1

Twice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 9-runner minor event at Chester (7.6f, good to soft, 8/1) 55 days ago, having run of race. Likely more needed under a penalty, but not discounted.

Form: 91

(4)

Beautiful Bertie²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 84

4/9

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 5/6, won 11-runner minor event at Lingfield (8f, AW) 21 days ago, pushed out. Clear pick on form and more to come, so difficult to oppose.

Form: 431

(7)

Epidemic⁹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon

10/1

14/1, seventh of 15 in maiden at Chepstow (6.1f, good to firm) on debut, not knocked about. Off 96 days. Could improve quite a bit for that, so considered.

Form: 7

(1)

Hallo Sixties

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: C Drew

300/1

Foaled February 21. Sixties Icon colt. Dam ran once.

Form:

(2)

Neminos²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore

28/1

€16,000 Showcasing colt. Dam twice-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 10.4f Frankuus. Third of 4 in minor event at Windsor (6f, soft, 10/1) on debut 24 days ago, not knocked about. More needed.

Form: 3

(5)

Sergeant Major

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

12/1

Foaled April 10. Siyouni colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful winner up to 1½m Vindicate and 8.5f-11f winner Forecaster.

Form:

(3)

Take Up Arms¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: R M H Cowell

16/1

$50,000 yearling, Violence colt. Dam US 1m/9f winner. 25/1, sixth of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) on debut 14 days ago, not knocked about. May well do better.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Beautiful Bertie (4/9), State Of Bliss (4/1), Epidemic (10/1), Sergeant Major (12/1), Take Up Arms (16/1), Neminos (28/1), Hallo Sixties (300/1)

An ordinary novice event, and it's hard to side against BEATIFUL BERTIE, who has looked above average all three starts and should be well up to defying a 4 lb penalty. State of Bliss, who has a penalty for his Chester success, can't be discounted, but a bigger threat may be posed by Epidemic, who didn't achieve much under tender handling on debut but can show his true colours this time