13:38 Lingfield

Saturday 18 February 2023

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talkSPORT Powered By Fans Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 1m 37.89s

(11)

Floating Spirit⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

4/9

Promising type. Won 10-runner minor event at Kempton (7f, 11/2) on debut 42 days ago, bit in hand. Sure to progress and will take all the beating.

Form: 1

(6)

Emperor's Clothes

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes

20/1

€18,000 foal, £20,000 yearling, Holy Roman Emperor gelding. Dam ran twice, out of close relative to smart performer up to 1½m Castle Gandolfo, from family of El Gran Senor and Try My Best.

Form:

(3)

Intergalacticat²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J R Fanshawe

8/1

Promising sort. Sixth of 13 in maiden at Southwell (8.1f, 22/1) 25 days ago, late headway without being knocked about. May well do better.

Form: 0-86

(8)

Zafaan⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K P De Foy

9/2

Promise when fourth of 9 in maiden at Wolverhampton (7.2f) on debut but failed to improve when only ninth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (7f) 66 days ago. Frame claims on debut form.

Form: 49-

(4)

Soothing Blaze²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Collen Storey| T: W Stone

33/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at this course (10f, AW) on debut 22 days ago. Improvement required to feature here.

Form: 6

(9)

Spare Rib²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott

200/1

Well held both starts to date and can't be fancied on evidence so far.

Form: 00

(5)

Stolen Encounter⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: H Crouch| T: A Watson

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, soon detached when tenth of 12 in maiden at Southwell (8.1f) 8 days ago. Needs to leave that form well behind.

Form: 00

(1)

Arumadaay

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

100/1

Adaay filly. Half-sister to 1¼m winner Due A Rum. Dam 1¼m-13f winner. Debutant looks a mixed bag on pedigree and is probably best watched.

Form:

(7)

Rose Bolt^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas

12/1

€34,000 yearling, Make Believe filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Silent Witness. Dam, Canadian 6f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 8.6f Dream Lodge. Wears tongue strap. Yard's newcomers always respected.

Form:

(2)

Margaret's Fuchsia²⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: R Havlin| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, green but hinted at ability when third of 6 in maiden at Chelmsford City (5f) on debut. Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3-

(10)

Tiz Likely^b1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: J S Moore

250/1

Showed nothing when last of 6 in maiden at Wolverhampton (8.6f) on debut 30 days ago. Blinkers now applied.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Floating Spirit (4/9), Zafaan (9/2), Intergalacticat (8/1), Rose Bolt (12/1), Emperor's Clothes (20/1), Soothing Blaze (33/1), Margaret's Fuchsia (40/1), Stolen Encounter (100/1), Arumadaay (100/1), Spare Rib (200/1), Tiz Likely (250/1)

FLOATING SPIRIT was impressive both visually and on the clock when making a winning debut at Kempton last month and shouldn't have any trouble in defying a penalty here. Intergalacticat showed plenty to work on at Southwell last time and looks best of the rest, though William Haggas' debutante Rose Bolt could be one to note.