15:45 Salisbury

Thursday 18 May 2023

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Penang Turf Club Malaysia Novice Stakes

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 9.89s

(5)

Fazayte¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R Potter

28/1

Fair winning hurdler/chaser. Good second of 11 in maiden at Leicester (10f, heavy, 40/1) on Flat debut 19 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 2

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(11)

Whitcombe Rockstar⁴⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: Kieran Burke

100/1

Fourth of 12 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 100/1) on debut 14 months ago on his sole run for Ben James. Has his fitness to prove for his new handler.

Form: 4-

(2)

Golspie²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

9/2

12/1, won 10-runner maiden at Newbury (8f, heavy) on his debut 26 days ago, pushed out. Up in trip. This Ribchester colt is open to improvement. In the mix.

Form: 1

(3)

Breathless Bishop

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: H & R Charlton

18/1

Bated Breath gelding. Closely related to 9.5f winner Universal Command and half-brother to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Imperial Aviator and 1¼m-12.4f winner Selecto. Market can guide.

Form:

(10)

Ibrahimovic²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M L W Bell

11/4

Promising sort. 14/1, third of 10 in minor event at Newmarket (10f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Should improve further so needs considering.

Form: 5-3

(8)

Kingfisher King²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

11/8

Promising Farhh colt who came in second of 8 in minor event at Yarmouth (8f, soft) on his debut 23 days ago. Up in trip. Open to progress. Player.

Form: 2

(7)

King Sharja³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Hannon

14/1

Promising debut York fifth but he came in last of 7 in maiden at Pontefract (10f, heavy) 37 days ago. Remains with potential back under these less testing conditions.

Form: 5-7

(6)

Palio

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A King

50/1

£32,000 yearling, Vadamos gelding. Dam, 6f-7f winner, half-sister to smart 1½m-21.6f winner Who Dares Wins. Betting can prove an accurate indicator.

Form:

(1)

Seahouses⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

9/1

Very green when eighth of 12 in maiden at Doncaster (10.2f, heavy, 8/1) on her debut 47 days ago. This half-brother to the stable's very smart winner up to 1m Kinross has plenty more to offer. Not ruled out.

Form: 8

(9)

Sgian Dubh

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: J W Mullins

250/1

Cloth of Stars gelding. Dam winner up to 1¼m (including at 2 yrs). Others appeal more on this occasion.

Form:

(4)

Walk The Moon²³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker

20/1

Last of 12 in minor event (8/1) at this course (7f, good) on debut. Off 7 months and lots more required now going significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-

Forecasts

Kingfisher King (11/8), Ibrahimovic (11/4), Golspie (9/2), Seahouses (9/1), King Sharja (14/1), Breathless Bishop (18/1), Walk The Moon (20/1), Fazayte (28/1), Palio (50/1), Whitcombe Rockstar (100/1), Sgian Dubh (250/1)

A fair bit of potential on show here, not least with KINGFISHER KING who is fancied to build on his promising debut Yarmouth second and open his account. Newbury scorer Golspie and Newmarket third Ibrahimovic both have better days ahead of them too and appeal as the pick of the rest in that order. Seahouses completes the shortlist.