15:25 Lingfield

Saturday 6 February 2021

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Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 2m 31.77s

(8)

Longsider³⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ryan Tate| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 84

2/1

Promising individual. 11/4, won 10-runner novice event at Wolverhampton (8.6f), plenty in hand. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving David Lanigan. Open to further improvement up in trip.

Form: 4/1-

(6)

Raymond³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish

10/1

Fairly useful handicap hurdler, completed hat-trick in September-November. Found good run coming to a halt last time, but well worth a second look now making Flat debut.

Form:

(3)

Test Ride³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: N P Mulholland

250/1

Poor over hurdles and could run to only a similar level on Flat debut at Kempton last month.

Form: 0

(7)

Waldfabel⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 78

11/8

Confirmed debut promise when winning 6-runner maiden (6/4) at Kempton (11f) 54 days ago, well on top finish. Has a classy pedigree and remains open to improvement.

Form: 31-

(1)

Gold Coast¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: J Butler

50/1

Just modest form in a pair of maidens in October. First run for yard after leaving Ellmarie Holden.

Form: 00-

(4)

Eagle's First²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: K Shoemark| T: N P Mulholland

250/1

Well held in bumper/both starts over hurdles. Easy enough to look elsehwere on Flat debut.

Form:

(2)

Prismatic¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M J Attwater| OR: 77| BF

25/1

Fair maiden for John Gosden, not settling when third of 7 in novice event at Kempton (11f) on final outing in September. Sold for 4,000 gns in December.

Form: 333-

(5)

Toora Loora³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 78

3/1

Fairly useful filly. Good second of 8 in novice event (17/2) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 38 days ago. Step back up in trip looks a good move and she may yet do better for new yard.

Form: 240422-

Forecasts

Waldfabel (11/8), Longsider (2/1), Toora Loora (3/1), Raymond (10/1), Prismatic (25/1), Gold Coast (50/1), Test Ride (250/1), Eagle's First (250/1)

LONGSIDER has an absence to overcome, but his Wolverhampton win has worked out well and it will be a surprise if there's not more to come from him now moving up in trip for his shrewd new stable. Waldfabel boasts a classy pedigree and remains open to improvement, with Toora Loora looking best of the rest.