18:20 Wolverhampton

Saturday 23 April 2022

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Cazoo Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:23 | Winning time: 1m 0.91s

(5)

Imperial Khan

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D O'Meara

5/1

Kodiac colt. Brother to smart winner up to 6f Nomadic Empire and half-brother to winner up to 7f Blue Tango. Dam maiden (best effort at 7f). Yard can ready a newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Six O' Hearts

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon

22/1

Finjaan gelding. Half-brother to 5f winner May The Sixth. Dam 5f winner (including at 2 yrs).

Form:

(3)

Sousa¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M Botti

6/1

8/1, 9 lengths fifth of 9 to Bear Profit in minor event at Chelmsford City (5f) on debut 16 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 5

(4)

Thismydream^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Manoel Marques| T: W P Browne| OR: 78

7/2

Fair gelding. 5/1, creditable third of 8 in C&D maiden 28 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on. Vulnerable to less-exposed types.

Form: 66555-3

(2)

Baileys Bling¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy

22/1

11½ lengths sixth of 9 to Bear Profit in minor event at Chelmsford City (5f, 33/1) on debut 16 days ago. Should improve but has work to do.

Form: 6

(1)

Desert Team¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ross Coakley| T: S & E Crisford

1/1

Promising type. 2/1, fourth of 8 in minor event at Kempton (6f) 17 days ago. Remains open to improvement and looks the one to beat.

Form: 2-4

Non-Runners

(6)

Bear Profit¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: S C Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Desert Team (1/1), Bear Profit (7/4), Thismydream (7/2), Imperial Khan (5/1), Sousa (6/1), Baileys Bling (22/1), Six O' Hearts (22/1)

DESERT TEAM has the best form and can improve on her encouraging return for Simon & Ed Crisford, while Sousa was no match for Bear Profit last time but can step up from that debut effort.