14:50 Southwell

Friday 20 January 2023

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talkSPORT Powered By Fans Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:53 | Winning time: 1m 40.81s

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Bright Boots

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado

100/1

Time Test colt. Half-brother to 1m-1¼m winner Rockwood. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 9f Alexander Tango. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

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(1)

Bronze Green

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: B J Meehan

25/1

€55,000 yearling, Golden Horn gelding. Closely related to useful winner up to 14.4f Vivid Diamond. Dam, 11f-13f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 8.4f Golden Arrow. Market should provide a useful guide on racecourse bow.

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Congress¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray

80/1

Held back by inexperience when last of 6 on debut in a Chepstow maiden (5f) back in September and he never figured when eighth of 10 in a 5f novice on yard debut here 3 weeks ago. Significantly up in trip now and he may do better in due course.

Form: 6-8

(4)

Dark Gold¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Sir Mark Prescott

150/1

Very green and well held both starts at up to 1m in recent weeks. Still, in very good hands and he's the type to do better in handicaps further down the line.

Form: 0-8

(6)

Golden Speech^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: C Appleby| OR: 88| BF

2/5

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/13 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable second of 9 in maiden at Kempton (1m) 14 days ago, no match for winner but pulling clear of remainder. Should prove tough to beat.

Form: 622-2

(13)

Land Legend³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Theodore Ladd| T: J Ferguson

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in minor event (25/1) at Kempton (1m) 37 days ago, running green and fading. In good hands and he may do better further down the line/in handicaps.

Form: 90-

(3)

Marcolini⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

11/1

No Nay Never brother to 2-y-o 1m winner Lesson Learned. Showed ability amidst inexperience when midfield in 13-runner Newmarket novice (7f) on debut back in October. Rates a likely improver with that under his belt.

Form: 6-

(12)

Paddy The Squire

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine

3/1

150,000 gns yearling, Golden Horn colt. Half-brother to 7f-8.3f winner Cruyff Turn and winner up to 1m New Kingdom, both useful. Makes some appeal on paper so interesting what the market makes of him on debut.

Form:

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Pledgeofallegiance³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in minor event at Kempton (1m) 32 days ago, pushed along over 2f out and soon beaten. Pedigree an ongoing recommendation and handicaps/over further will see him in a better light.

Form: 80-

(5)

Regal Empire¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J Tate

22/1

Farhh colt who is bred for longer trips and offered little short-term promise when ninth of 12 in maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 12/1) on debut 17 days ago, running green and always behind. This should reveal more.

Form: 9

(9)

Roman Art¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: H Morrison

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in maiden at Lingfield (8f, AW, 14/1) 18 days ago, not knocked about. Another likely type for handicaps further down the line.

Form: 0-6

(8)

Vitani²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: A West

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving James Ferguson when last of 10 in novice event at Lingfield (10f, AW, 200/1) 29 days ago, going with little fluency and always behind. Passed over here.

Form: 00-

Non-Runners

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Majestic Warrior²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: J Tate J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Golden Speech (2/5), Paddy The Squire (3/1), Majestic Warrior (6/1), Marcolini (11/1), Regal Empire (22/1), Roman Art (22/1), Bronze Green (25/1), Land Legend (50/1), Congress (80/1), Bright Boots (100/1), Pledgeofallegiance (100/1), Dark Gold (150/1), Vitani (200/1)

GOLDEN SPEECH again found only one too good when beaten by a stablemate over this trip at Kempton 2 weeks ago, but he was nicely on top of the remainder and this looks a good opportunity for him to go one place better. Marcolini rates a likely improver with his debut effort in October under his belt, whilst newcomers Paddy The Squire and Bronze Green also need monitoring.