18:40 Southwell

Thursday 16 March 2023

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BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 1m 14.35s

(4)

Ferrous¹³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: J Channon| D

4/1

Built on debut third when winning 10-runner maiden at Doncaster (6f, heavy) in November. Penalty demands more but he looks capable of better.

Form: 31-

(1)

Yorkshire¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| D

13/8

Promising sort. 6/5, won 15-runner at Redcar (6f, good to soft) last autumn, well on top finish. Definitely more to come from him.

Form: 31-

(3)

High Ovation⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: W J Haggas| BF

3/1

Stepped up on last month's debut when second of 6 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6f, 10/11) 6 days ago. Open to further progress and leading claims.

Form: 42

(2)

Sharp Power²⁹

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

3/1

18/1, second of 12 in maiden at Kempton (6f) on debut 29 days ago, no match for winner. Should progress for a yard going well.

Form: 2

(7)

Zepplin

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

66/1

25,000 gns Adaay gelding. Dam twice-raced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 7f winner Bayroot. Betting should help to guide to expectations with this newcomer.

Form:

(6)

Cinque Verde^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on first time, steped up on debut when third of 10 in novice at Newcastle (6f, 12/1) 13 days ago. More will be needed again.

Form: 4-3

(5)

Dame Laura Knight¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams

200/1

80/1, last of 6 in novice at Wolverhampton (6f) on debut 17 days ago. More one for the longer term judged on that.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Yorkshire (13/8), Sharp Power (3/1), High Ovation (3/1), Ferrous (4/1), Cinque Verde (25/1), Zepplin (66/1), Dame Laura Knight (200/1)

HIGH OVATION shaped quite nicely at Wolverhampton last week and is selected to make light of the weight he receives from previous winners Yorkshire and Ferrous. The Richard Hughes-trained Sharp Power is another who has shown plenty of promise in what looks quite an interesting novice,.