17:10 Southwell

Tuesday 19 January 2021

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Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 2m 36.17s

(9)

Opportunist³⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 63

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 9/2, sixth of 9 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f) in February. New yard do well here but he's likely best watched unless market suggests otherwise.

Form: 5/6-

(6)

Talkischeap³³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: A King

9/2

Established as a smart chaser, winning Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown back in 2019. Stopped quickly both starts last season and interesting what the market makes of him making belated Flat debut.

Form:

(7)

Alpha Theta³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| CD

8/15

Promising sort Won 7-runner maiden at this C&D (11/4) on debut 39 days ago, forging clear. Likely to improve further and she's of interest in follow-up bid.

Form: 1-

(2)

Soros

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes

11/1

120,000 gns yearling, Teofilo gelding. Half-brother to useful 2-y-o 7f winner Canton Queen. Dam, maiden (stayed 1m), half-sister to very smart winner up to 6f Lady of The Desert. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(1)

Toscan Genius

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado

28/1

€2,000 3-y-o, Deep Impact gelding. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, sister to useful 7f-1¼m winner Porth Swtan and half-sister to useful 1½m-13.4f winner (stayed 2m) Swnymor.

Form:

(5)

Diamond Gait^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

8/1

Fairly useful jumper who offered something to work on when fourth in a 12f Kempton novice earlier this month, doing well to finish fourth given she was held up off the steady gallop. Likely improver.

Form: 4

(10)

Sweet Vinetta^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: G Boanas

100/1

Fair hurdler who didn't offer a great deal starting out on the level in a 1m Newcastle novice in December. Respectable fifth in a Jumpers' bumper since but others make greater appeal here.

Form: 0

(4)

Lunar Bounty^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A King

18/1

Twice-raced maiden on Flat. Sixth of 14 in minor event at Kempton (12f, 50/1) 13 days ago. In good hands and she may do better once handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 9-6

Non-Runners

(8)

Longsider³⁷⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: Non Runner

(3)

Yaazaain⁷⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Non Runner

(11)

Deluxe Music¹⁰⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Miss J A Camacho J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Alpha Theta (8/15), Longsider (2/1), Talkischeap (9/2), Diamond Gait (8/1), Deluxe Music (10/1), Soros (11/1), Lunar Bounty (18/1), Toscan Genius (28/1), Yaazaain (33/1), Opportunist (66/1), Sweet Vinetta (100/1)

ALPHA THETA got her career off to the perfect start when landing a C&D maiden in December, beating little in the end but getting the job done impressively nevertheless. She's entitled to improve for her powerful stable and gets the nod to make it 2-2. Diamond Gait is also worth a look, whilst Talkischeap requires close market scrutiny on Flat debut.