13:00 Ayr

Monday 5 July 2021

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EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 1m 33.99s

(5)

Bastogne²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: P D Evans

5/6

Improved from debut when winning 12-runner maiden at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 28 days ago, responding well. Will be suited by this longer trip and looks the one to beat.

Form: 31

(2)

Bababobo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane

9/2

Foaled April 28. €10,000 foal, £18,000 yearling, Australia colt. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner on debut. One to note first time up for yard enjoying tremendous campaign.

Form:

(6)

Heights Of Aran

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish

14/1

Foaled April 28. 12,000 gns foal, £26,000 yearling, Camacho gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1m Beautiful Vintage and winner up to 1¼m Heights of Abraham, both useful.

Form:

(1)

Subjective Value¹³

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

6/1

£50,000 buy earlier this year. Fourth of 7 in maiden (13/2) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) on debut 13 days ago. Should be sharper for that run.

Form: 4

(3)

The Cookstown Cafu

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan

9/1

Foaled March 23. Invincible Spirit colt. Brother to useful winner up to 7f Beauty Filly and half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 7f Ashadihan. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Torbain Castle¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine

20/1

Green and down the field in a couple of novice events. Up in trip.

Form: 66

(4)

Vaccine³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods

14/1

16/1, last of 8 in novice at this course (6f, good to firm) on debut 33 days ago, missing break and very green. Up in trip.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Bastogne (5/6), Bababobo (9/2), Subjective Value (6/1), The Cookstown Cafu (9/1), Vaccine (14/1), Heights Of Aran (14/1), Torbain Castle (20/1)

BASTOGNE won in good style at Leicester and will be suited by this longer trip. With more improvement to come, he could be hard to beat. The dangers might be the newcomers, headed by Kevin Ryan's The Cookstown Cafu.