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Tuesday 6 April 2021

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racingtv.com Novice Stakes (Div 1)

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 1m 17.15s

(7)

My Thought⁶²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby

66/1

Failed to beat a rival home on debut for John Gosden in an Ascot maiden in July 2019. Absent since and best watched starting out for new yard here.

Form: 7/

(2)

Newgate Squal¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: T Coyle & K Wood

200/1

Little impact in a couple of 6f Redcar novices last season and she'll be of greater interest in handicaps further down the line.

Form: 50-

(6)

Cooperation²³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 78

4/1

Fair form on 2 of his 3 starts for Richard Hannon and acquitted himself well both runs for this yard, fifth of 12 in 6f York nursery when last seen in August. Good each-way chance.

Form: 52025-

(8)

Danny Bleu⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: M R Channon

20/1

Didn't show much in the way of immediate promise on last week's debut at Wolverhampton (7.2f). Should be more street-wise now, but probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 6

(1)

General Sago

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S A Gray| T: D O'Meara

11/1

€37,000 foal, £52,000 yearling. Half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 6f winner What About You and winner up to 6f Here Now And Why. Dam 5f/6f winner. Watch the betting for clues.

Form:

(5)

My Boy Frankie³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: A West

11/1

Stepped up on low-key debut when second in an 11-runner Lingfield maiden (7f, AW) last month. Not sure that he'll be well-served by this drop in trip, though.

Form: 72

(4)

Spycatcher¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 99| BF

4/9

Showed plenty of ability in 4 starts as a juvenile, particularly when going close in the Group 3 Acomb at York in August. Will be very hard to beat if performing to anywhere near that level here.

Form: 4282-

(3)

Due Look

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby

50/1

Half-sister to winner up to 1¼m Look Here's Al and 6f-7f winner Secret Glance. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 6f-7f winner Now Look Here. Yard's newcomers usually come on for a run.

Form:

(10)

Midnight Stripper²⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

33/1

Fairly encouraging fourth in 5f Musselburgh maiden on sole 2-y-o start. Likely to do better in time and she's the most interesting of the Tim Easterby-trained trio.

Form: 4-

(9)

Sugarpiehoneybunch¹⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

40/1

Positive start when third in a heavy-ground 6f Catterick novice in October. However, beaten out of sight on the AW a month later and now has questions to answer.

Form: 30-

Forecasts

Spycatcher (4/9), Cooperation (4/1), General Sago (11/1), My Boy Frankie (11/1), Danny Bleu (20/1), Midnight Stripper (33/1), Sugarpiehoneybunch (40/1), Due Look (50/1), My Thought (66/1), Newgate Squal (200/1)

SPYCATCHER sets a clear standard based on his excellent effort in the Acomb Stakes at York last summer. He failed to reproduce that level of form on his next 2 starts, but he is well worth one more chance given the dearth of credible opposition on show here. Newcomer General Sago is second choice ahead of Cooperation and Midnight Stripper.

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