17:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 22 January 2022

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MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 29.27s

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Cassius Dio

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: A Kirby| T: B J Meehan

7/1

€160,000 foal, €420,000 yearling, Showcasing gelding. Dam, 10f maiden, closely related to smart 13f winner Changingoftheguard. Pelnty to like on paper so he's no forlorn hope on his belated debut.

Form:

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(7)

Handel²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 79

16/1

Fair colt. 7/2, sixth of 9 in minor event at Southwell (7.1f) 24 days ago, finding little. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 323366-

(1)

Oxygen Thief

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: C Banham

33/1

5,500 gns yearling, Prince of Lir gelding. Half-brother to 1m winner Aoife's Joy. Dam 1m-9f winner. Respected newcomer.

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Spirit Of Cimarron

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: B J Meehan

7/1

Charm Spirit gelding. Dam, third in France at 1m, out of smart 1¼m winner Andromeda Galaxy. Bred to be no back number. Possibilities.

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Tessy Lad¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes

25/1

Eighth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW, 50/1) on his debut 18 days ago, not knocked about. Likely to do better. Considered.

Form: 8

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Zameka²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Varian

1/3

Fair form when placed on both his runs in 7f novices at Kempton and Newcastle. Remains with potential and he holds leading claims.

Form: 3-2

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Go Beyond

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: A Wintle

125/1

€4,000 2-y-o, No Nay Never filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Shifted Strategy. Dam maiden (stayed 1½m). Other newcomers make more appeal on this occasion.

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Forecasts

Zameka (1/3), Cassius Dio (7/1), Spirit Of Cimarron (7/1), Handel (16/1), Tessy Lad (25/1), Oxygen Thief (33/1), Go Beyond (125/1)

The market should prove highly informative with four newcomers in the line-up, but it's still hard to oppose Roger Varian's ZAMEKA who has shaped with promise when placed on both his runs and can open his account now. Cassius Dio appeals most of the debutants, with Tessy Lad not ruled out either if, as expected, building on his Lingfield debut eighth.