13:30 Kempton

Saturday 26 March 2022

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Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 2m 4.9s

(11)

Aldous Huxley

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

10/11

Dubawi colt. Brother to smart 1m winner Al Nefud. Dam, 1¼m/10.3f winner, half-sister to smart 6f-1m winner White Moonstone. Very interesting newcomer. Market support significant.

Form:

(1)

Highland Billy²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: G Brown

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 29 days ago.

Form: 69

(4)

Limited Ability

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Botti

14/1

Postponed half-brother to useful winner up to 16.5f Ship of The Fen and 6f winner Fen Breeze. Betting should help guide to expectations on debut.

Form:

(10)

Ludus²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth on both starts, showing fair form in 1m maiden here on the first occasion. Up in trip.

Form: 55

(12)

Op It¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: H Morrison

40/1

28/1, sixth of 8 in novice at Wolverhampton (9.5f) on debut 15 days ago. Possibly more one for the longer term.

Form: 6

(8)

Sarangani^p1⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: C Appleby| BF

4/1

Fair form when in frame on both starts in recent months. Cheekpieces added. Open to further improvement. Major player.

Form: 24

(7)

Sicilian Vito⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 72

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 13 in novice at this course (1m) 45 days ago, met some trouble. Back up in trip.

Form: 6-33

(2)

Wholeofthemoon¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

13/2

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in maiden at Newmarket (10f, soft, 4/1). Off 157 days. Open to progress.

Form: 44-

(5)

Wolsey¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 77

6/1

Fair form. 7/2, fourth of 8 in novice at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 15 days ago. Ought to be very competitive again.

Form: 27-4

(3)

Hannah's Return

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: G Brown

300/1

Holy Roman Emperor filly. Dam 5f/6f winner. Would be a shock winner on debut.

Form:

(9)

Mary Jane Clarke

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hayley Turner| T: A W Carroll

300/1

Leading Light filly. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 9.4f (stayed 1½m) Jack Naylor. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

(6)

Rikona²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 66

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Better with each start, finishing second of 6 in maiden at Lingfield (1¼m) 22 days ago, just failing. Open to further progress.

Form: 7-42

Forecasts

Aldous Huxley (10/11), Sarangani (4/1), Wolsey (6/1), Wholeofthemoon (13/2), Limited Ability (14/1), Sicilian Vito (20/1), Ludus (33/1), Rikona (40/1), Op It (40/1), Mary Jane Clarke (300/1), Highland Billy (300/1), Hannah's Return (300/1)

This looks an open race of its type. SARANGANI has looked a little rough around the edges on both starts so he likely has more to offer and is taken to strike in first-time headgear. Newcomer Aldous Huxley races under the same ownership and could pose a big threat if the market vibes are strong. Wolsey, Wholeofthemoon and Rikona are others who should have a part to play.