14:40 Newbury

Friday 13 May 2022

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Linda Murphy Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 1m 26.08s

(14)

Morghom²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jim Crowley| T: M P Tregoning| C

5/6

Made a winning start to his career over a mile here last month, doing so in the manner of a potentially useful colt. Clearly not short of speed, so this drop back in trip is of no great concern and he's very much the one to beat.

Form: 1

(12)

Ileach Mathan¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: H Main

9/1

Justified market support when narrowly landing a 6f Kempton novice on debut in October. Hard to rate that form highly, but there nevertheless should be more to come from this gelding.

Form: 1-

(8)

God Of Thunder¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Hannon

16/1

Little impact in maidens over this C&D and at Goodwood last month, and jockey bookings suggest that Pride Aside is the stable No 1.

Form: 77

(4)

Landship

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: J S Moore

200/1

(Production):third foal: dam of little account, half-sister to smart 5f-6.3f winner Invincible Ash. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

(7)

Naga Eye

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer

28/1

25,000 gns foal, 42,000 gns 2-y-o, Acclamation colt. Dam unraced out of US Grade 2 1m/9f winner Costume. Interesting newcomer. Interesting to see which way he goes in the betting.

Form:

(9)

Royal Debut

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: R Varian

16/1

€185,000 foal, 150,000 gns yearling. Closely related to useful 7f-8.3f winner Erysimum and half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 2m Rhombus. Appealing type on paper and he needs a close look in the betting.

Form:

(13)

Satellite Call²³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T E Whelan| T: A Wintle

200/1

Not easy to make a case for based on what he showed in a 6f maiden on debut here in September. Gelded since and will need to leave that form well behind in order to make an impact.

Form: 9-

(10)

Trailblazer

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: W Muir & C Grassick

100/1

Dark Angel colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Anjaal and 2-y-o 7f winner Samharry. Dam French 11.5f-13f winner. Winning newcomers for this yard are few and far between.

Form:

(1)

Villalobos¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hughes

200/1

No impact in two starts last season (subsequently gelded) and likely be will be seen in a better light in handicaps further down the line.

Form: 60-

(5)

Whats In The Bag⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: R A Teal

9/1

Half-brother to 3 winners and encouraging effort when third in a seven-runner Lingfield novice (7f, AW) on debut last month. Booking of William Buick catches the eye and he's an each-way player with improvement on the cards.

Form: 3

(11)

Lady Madonna¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills

66/1

Soundly beaten in 7f Kempton maiden on debut in December, and she's probably more one for handicaps later on.

Form: 7-

(2)

Pride Aside³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

66/1

Offered little on her introduction at Newmarket (1m, good) in April, but she should at least be wiser this time and will surely be seen in a better light in due course.

Form: 0

(3)

Scorpio

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Havlin| T: B J Meehan

40/1

Olympic Glory filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 7f winner Space Ace and French 10.5f/11.2f winner Landaryna. Dam unraced. Yard's newcomers typically come on for a run.

Form:

(15)

Whitebeam²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: H & R Charlton

5/2

Shaped pretty well when third in a C&D maiden, form which has been boosted by the subsequent success of the runner-up. Entitled to come on for that and she should be on the premises.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

(6)

Adela Of Champagne²⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: D Menuisier J: J P Spencer

Forecasts

Morghom (5/6), Whitebeam (5/2), Ileach Mathan (9/1), Whats In The Bag (9/1), Adela Of Champagne (12/1), Royal Debut (16/1), God Of Thunder (16/1), Naga Eye (28/1), Scorpio (40/1), Lady Madonna (66/1), Pride Aside (66/1), Trailblazer (100/1), Satellite Call (200/1), Villalobos (200/1), Landship (200/1)

MORGHOM impressed when landing a big-field maiden on debut here and he is taken to follow up before going on to better things. Whitebeam can be expected to buld on her C&D introduction and she is second choice. Newcomer Royal Debut looks a likely type and is also accorded respect, along with Ileach Mathan.