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Wednesday 7 June 2023

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More Extra Place Races At Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:23 | Winning time: 1m 26.60s

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Mindthegap²¹⁶

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

5/1

Confirmed debut promise to win 11-runner novice at Chelmsford City (6f), forging clear. Off 7 months. That form has worked out very well so he may well do better again.

Form: 41-

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(6)

Akkadian Thunder

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Kyle Strydom| T: R Varian

22/1

125,000 gns foal, £110,000 2-y-o, Night of Thunder gelding. Dam, French 1½m winner, half-sister to smart 1m-1¼m winner Extremis out of Prix Saint-Alary winner Fidelite.

Form:

(1)

Botanical

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: R Varian

9/1

260,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega gelding. Dam, 1¼m-1¾m winner, half-sister to smart 1¼m-13f winner Sea The Lion from excellent family of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Halfway To Heaven.

Form:

(9)

Dunmore East³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan| T: H Spiller

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in maiden at Brighton (5.3f, good, 66/1) 36 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 06

(5)

Endless Power

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: J Tate

14/1

Fastnet Rock colt. Dam unraced half-sister to Oaks winner Qualify out of useful 12.7f winner (should have stayed 2m) Perihelion.

Form:

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King Elvis¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll

300/1

Equiano gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 1m-1¼m winner El Dessert. 100/1, last of 11 in novice at this C&D on debut 14 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0

(12)

Lunar Landscape²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

50/1

Caught the eye when fourth of 10 in C&D novice on debut in October, running on late under hands-and-heels ride. Pulled too hard over 1m here following month.

Form: 40-

(11)

Magic Memories²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: G & J Moore

20/1

Starspangledbanner colt. Half-brother to useful 1m-11.4f winner The Whipmaster. Dam 6f winner. Very green when fourth of 6 in novice at Windsor (6f, heavy, 10/1) on debut 23 days ago, late headway. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

(10)

Merlin The Wizard¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: H & R Charlton

2/1

Camelot gelding who showed plenty of ability when second of 13 in C&D novice on debut in December, clear of the rest, and made encouraging return when fifth in a strong Newmarket novice. Sets a good standard.

Form: 2-5

(13)

Oliver Show¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute

15/2

160,000 gns half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 7f Loch Lein and winner up to 6f Full Authority, both useful. Better effort 7 months apart when fourth of 11 in novice at Newbury (7f, good) 19 days ago, though didn't look straightforward.

Form: 7-4

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Sherood⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker

10/1

130,000 gns foal, Night of Thunder colt. Half-brother to 7.5f winner Raaghib and useful winner up to 1m Ghayadh. Dam, 7f winner, closely related to smart 5f-7f winner Rebellion. 14/1, sixth of 15 in maiden at Doncaster (7f, heavy) on debut 40 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 6

(2)

Tango Man^t1³⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P & O Cole

7/2

110,000 gns yearling, £496,000 2-y-o, Kingman colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart 1m-13.3f winner Agent Murphy. Ninth of 10 in maiden (11/4) at Catterick (7f, good to soft) on debut. Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving David Loughnane. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 9-

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Wild Hoofer

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: A Watson

80/1

52,000 gns yearling, Jungle Cat colt. Half-brother to several winners, including very smart Hong Kong 6f-1m winner Rewarding Hero and smart 7f-8.5f winner Dance And Dance. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner who stayed 7f.

Form:

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Pretty Flag²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: G Boughey

100/1

Bought for 32,000 gns earlier this year and is a U S Navy Flag half-sister to useful German 7f winner Libre. 11/2, sixth of 10 in novice at Catterick (7f, good) on debut 23 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Merlin The Wizard (2/1), Tango Man (7/2), Mindthegap (5/1), Oliver Show (15/2), Botanical (9/1), Sherood (10/1), Endless Power (14/1), Magic Memories (20/1), Akkadian Thunder (22/1), Lunar Landscape (50/1), Wild Hoofer (80/1), Pretty Flag (100/1), Dunmore East (300/1), King Elvis (300/1)

MERLIN THE WIZARD confirmed debut promise here when fifth in a strong Newmarket novice on his return and shades the vote over penalised-winner Mindthegap, who beat 3 subsequent winners by a wide margin at Chelmsford in November. Magic Memories offered something to work on at Windsor and looks best of the others.