14:25 Bath

Monday 27 September 2021

All13:5014:2514:5515:3016:0016:3017:0017:35

EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 1m 40.30s

(6)

Sheer Rocks²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

4/1

Won 3-runner minor event at Chepstow (7.1f, firm, 6/1) on debut 28 days ago, keeping on well. Must concede 3 lb all round but he is open to improvement.

Form: 1

(3)

Casi Crudo

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

9/1

Foaled February 6. Authorized colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 1½m-2m winner Addicted To You and 11f-1½m winner Lord of The Alps. Dam unraced.

Form:

(2)

Firth Of Clyde²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: P & O Cole| OR: 83| BF

8/13

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/7, good second of 7 in maiden at Goodwood (8f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 4222

(8)

Internal Conflict¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: R Hannon

50/1

Too green to show much when seventh of 9 in minor event at Salisbury (8f, good, 12/1) on debut 17 days ago.

Form: 7

(7)

Royal Rift²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: M Dwyer| T: B J Meehan

11/2

Fourth of 7 in maiden (16/1) at Ascot (7f, good to firm) on debut 24 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 4

(1)

Speycaster¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

22/1

Seventh of 9 in minor event at Sandown (8f, heavy, 13/2) on debut 12 days ago.

Form: 7

(5)

Twm Sion

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Joshua Bryan| T: B J Llewellyn

200/1

Foaled April 5. Fight Club gelding. Dam of little account, half-sister to smart winner up to 7f Definightly.

Form:

(4)

Vlad The Impaler

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: J S Moore

80/1

Foaled March 8. Vadamos colt. Dam lightly raced out of smart 6f (including at 2 yrs) winner Katla.

Form:

Forecasts

Firth Of Clyde (8/13), Sheer Rocks (4/1), Royal Rift (11/2), Casi Crudo (9/1), Speycaster (22/1), Internal Conflict (50/1), Vlad The Impaler (80/1), Twm Sion (200/1)

FIRTH OF CLYDE didn't do anything wrong, despite finishing second for the third time, at Goodwood a month ago and is taken to record a deserved opening win. Sheer Rocks has to concede weight all round for her small-field success at Chepstow but is still respected, with Casi Crudo an interesting newcomer.