13:40 Salisbury

Thursday 4 May 2023

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Byerley Stud British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 1m 3.20s

(3)

Kalik¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| BF

6/4

€300,000 yearling. Promising individual. 9/4, second of 8 in maiden at Newbury (5.2f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago. Leading claims with more to come.

Form: 2

(4)

Matters Most¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

6/5

Fetched 500,000 gns as a yearling and offered plenty to work on when third of 8 in maiden (11/4) at Newbury (5.2f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago. Likely to improve a lot.

Form: 3

(2)

Part Time Britain^t²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Isabel Williams⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans

80/1

Tongue tied and too green to show much in the Brocklesby. 5/1, fared no better when fifth of 9 in novice event at Southwell (5f) 25 days ago.

Form: 05

(1)

States¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: R Hughes

16/1

Shaped as though in need of the run when sixth of 8 in maiden at Newbury (5.2f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 6

(5)

Surface To Air²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: P D Evans

100/1

Last of 5 in novice event at Leicester (5f, heavy, 8/1) on debut 20 days ago.

Form: 5

(8)

Zoulu Chief

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: H Main

50/1

Foaled January 21. 22,000 gns foal, 27,000 gns yearling, Zoustar colt. Half-brother to 5.3f winner Hattie C. Dam maiden half-sister to 1m winner High Maintenance.

Form:

(7)

Chinese Knot

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B R Millman

16/1

Foaled April 2. 70,000 gns yearling, Kodiac filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 2-y-o 5f winner Shumookhi and 9f winner Nautical Mile.

Form:

(6)

Liv My Life¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

5/1

Bred for longer trips but displayed ability when fourth of 9 in maiden at Newmarket (5f, good to soft) on debut 15 days ago. Will improve.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Matters Most (6/5), Kalik (6/4), Liv My Life (5/1), Chinese Knot (16/1), States (16/1), Zoulu Chief (50/1), Part Time Britain (80/1), Surface To Air (100/1)

KALIK and Matters Most cost plenty as a yearling, and having both shaped well in the same maiden at Newbury, they may well dominate this. The former is taken to uphold the form, with Liv My Life the pick of the remainder.