racingwelfare.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 26.21s

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Al Baahy²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 79

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 7 in novice event (7/1) at Leicester (7f, good) 24 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 872

(2)

Cubanista²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: Mrs P Sly

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in novice event (7/1) at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) 29 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 57

(5)

Notions⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J A Osborne

7/4

Lope De Vega colt. 28/1, second of 14 in maiden at Windsor (6f, good to firm) on debut 59 days ago, slowly away. Should improve.

Form: 2

(3)

Omniscient²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

100/1

Tenth of 12 in novice event at Kempton (7f, 80/1) on debut 10 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 0

(1)

Petit Larme¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E Walker

28/1

Zarak filly. Closely related to 2-y-o 7f winner Clairette and half-sister to several winners. Eighth of 10 in novice at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago, not knocked about. One for the longer term.

Form: 8

(4)

Ramadhaan²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: S bin Suroor

7/4

Ribchester filly. Half-sister to useful winner up to 7f Raaeb. Dam 1½m winner. Third of 8 in maiden (7/2) at Haydock (6f, good to firm) on debut 20 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Notions (7/4), Ramadhaan (7/4), Al Baahy (2/1), Petit Larme (28/1), Cubanista (50/1), Omniscient (100/1)

NOTIONS produced a promising first effort when runner-up to an all-the-way winner at Windsor in August and should go close granted normal improvement. Al Baahy took a big step forward when runner-up at Leicester and is a player along with Ramadhaan, who also made an encouraging debut.