16:55 Doncaster

Thursday 13 July 2023

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PPM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 1m 13.14s

(1)

Couplet²⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: Harry Eustace| D

10/11

Promising sort. Won 13-runner maiden at Haydock (6f, good, 12/1) on debut, staying on strongly. Off 9 months. Open to progress and likely to feature under a penalty.

Form: 1-

(10)

Irish Dancer¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 12 in maiden (22/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 12 days ago. Makes no appeal.

Form: 0-0

(9)

Lucky Protector³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, sixth of 11 in minor event at Wetherby (7f, good to firm) on debut 30 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 6

(3)

Time To Spark

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie

40/1

Orientor gelding. Dam 5f winner. Likely to need this initial experience.

Form:

(8)

Coco Starlight

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: Miss J A Camacho

33/1

Gregorian filly. Dam maiden half-sister to very smart winner up to 1¼m Folkswood. Stable capable of readying a newcomer, so she's worth a market check.

Form:

(2)

Opal Storm²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, fifth of 6 in minor event at Carlisle (5.8f, soft) on debut 24 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 5

(6)

Primeval

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: H & R Charlton

15/8

Lope De Vega filly. Half-sister to several winners, including high-class winner up to 10.4f Time Test and smart 11f-2m winner Retirement Plan. Boasts an excellent pedigree and is worth chancing to make a winning start.

Form:

(5)

Sacred Falls

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: K Scott

125/1

7,000 gns 3-y-o, Dark Angel filly. Dam, 2-y-o 6f/7f winner, half-sister to very smart 5f-1m winner Belvoir Bay. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

(4)

Turquoise Diamond¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: W J Haggas

10/3

Twice-raced maiden. 5/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago, not knocked about. Should have more to offer.

Form: 9-4

Non-Runners

(7)

Beanie Blue⁵⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Steph Hollinshead J: S W Kelly

(11)

Star Map⁶⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: E A L Dunlop J: R Kingscote

Forecasts

Couplet (10/11), Primeval (15/8), Turquoise Diamond (10/3), Star Map (11/2), Lucky Protector (28/1), Coco Starlight (33/1), Time To Spark (40/1), Beanie Blue (100/1), Sacred Falls (125/1), Opal Storm (250/1), Irish Dancer (250/1)

PRIMEVAL is a half-sister to several winners, notably the classy Time Test, and this isn't the strongest novice to be starting out in, so she's worth taking a chance on if the market vibes are right. Couplet, who made a winning start 9 months ago, is an obvious danger and Star Map should be in the mix.