15:25 Catterick

Wednesday 20 April 2022

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EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 28.67s

(1)

Astral Beau¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly| D

9/2

Sprung a 50/1 surprise on her 7f Leicester debut (soft) 19 days ago but there was no fluke about and she's open to improvement.

Form: 1

(8)

Bastille¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

16/1

Dark Angel gelding who has shown fair form in 2 outings in recent weeks. Will need to raise his game a little to go close here, though.

Form: 85

(5)

Beluga Gold¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 80| BF

10/11

Fairly useful form. Turned over at odds-on for the second start in succession when worn down in the dying strides over C&D (soft) 14 days ago but he may just have bumped into one and might be worth one more chance.

Form: 32-22

(3)

Billyb¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rowan Scott| T: Mrs A Duffield

28/1

Better effort over 7f last autumn when fifth of 14 at Newcastle in October. Improvement needed on return and possibly more one for handicaps after this.

Form: 95-

(4)

Flame Talon^t1⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'MearaWS

28/1

Well-related colt. Has had wind surgery since finishing down the field on his 6f Southwell debut in January. Also tongue tied here.

Form: 7

(2)

Fourth Time Lucky¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75

3/1

Fair form whern third on all 3 outings as a juvenile, including over 7f on soft turf. Likely to be thereabouts on reappearance.

Form: 333-

(6)

Jumhoor

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara

12/1

Night of Thunder gelding who was sold for 100,000 gns yearling but changed hands for only 6,000 gns as a 2-y-o. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1¼m-12.5f winner Policy Maker. Tudhope on yard's other runner but betting the best guide to expectations.

Form:

(7)

Gracelands Girl

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby

66/1

£17,000 Iffraaj filly. Sister to useful 1m winner Storting and half-sister to useful 1m-1¼m winner Caravela. Dam, 10.3f winner, half-sister to useful 1m-11f winner Cilium. Worth a precautionary market check.

Form:

Forecasts

Beluga Gold (10/11), Fourth Time Lucky (3/1), Astral Beau (9/2), Jumhoor (12/1), Bastille (16/1), Flame Talon (28/1), Billyb (28/1), Gracelands Girl (66/1)

BELUGA GOLD isn't one for maximum faith but he may have caught a tartar here last time and is given a final chance. There was no obvious element of luck about Astral Beau's Leicester debut success so she's feared most ahead of Richard Fahey's Fourth Time Lucky.