Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 2m 0.17s

(2)

Alazwar¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

5/6

Bumper winner who didn't convince sole start over hurdles but displayed fairly useful form to make a winning start in this sphere in Wolverhampton novice (8.6f) earlier this month. Should make presence felt upped in trip.

Form: 1

(1)

Bakersboy¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 74

9/2

Fairly useful gelding. 9/2, good second of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 1 day ago, having run of race.

Form: 8573-22

(3)

Scampi¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 77| BF

9/4

Fairly useful gelding. 5/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (11f) in September, the modest pace not aiding his cause. Rates a likely player on his return.

Form: 233424-

(4)

Vignoni⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: P G Murphy| BF

50/1

Promise when second in a Kempton novice (7f) last spring for Henry Candy and similar story on hurdles bow for new yard in November. However, not scaled same heights under either code since and he'll need to step up again here to figure.

Form: 2-6

Non-Runners

(5)

Mutalaaqy¹⁰⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: A Carson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Alazwar (5/6), Scampi (9/4), Bakersboy (9/2), Mutalaaqy (12/1), Vignoni (50/1)

SCAMPI remains a maiden on the back of 11 starts but he went close to bucking that trend on numerous occasions last year and is fancied to make a bold bid on his return from 6 months off. Alazwar showed a willing attitude to get off the mark at Wolverhampton 16 days ago and is feared most.