14:25 Newbury

Friday 21 July 2023

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R & M Electrical EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 1m 27.38s

(2)

Arkhalia Flynn

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon

16/1

32,000 gns Ulysses colt. Dam unraced sister to smart winner up to 8.3f Eternally. Makes his debut in a warm-looking race and it's probably best to look elsewhere unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form:

(9)

Boiling Point

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: R Varian

10/3

Too Darn Hot colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 7f winner Resolute Man. Likely type on paper for his leading yard. The betting should provide more clues.

Form:

(5)

Cogitate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: C Hills

14/1

105,000 gns Churchill colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 11.4f/1½m winner Grand Bazaar and 7f/1m winner Tegara. Another newcomer who makes paper appea. Betting should help guide to expectations.

Form:

(8)

King's Gambit

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton

20/1

125,000 gns Saxon Warrior half-brother to several winners, including useful US 7f/1m winner Miner's Cat. Dam placed in US at 6.5f/7f at 2 yrs. One to note in the betting.

Form:

(10)

King Of Luck

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Jim Crowley| T: Sir Michael Stoute

6/1

325,000 gns New Bay half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1m Psychedelic Funk, winner up to 7f Gale Force Maya, both smart. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(3)

Maximum Dividend¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

15/8

Sent off at 33/1 but shaped very well when narrowly denied on his 7f Sandown debut 14 days ago. Hard to beat if making the anticipated improvement.

Form: 2

(1)

Paradoxical

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Liam Keniry| T: S Kirk

125/1

Saxon Warrior half-brother to several winners, including very smart winner up to 1½m Wigmore Hall and smart winner up to 9f Ocean Road. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Bred to have a future but watching brief is very much the percentage call this time.

Form:

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Standbackandlook¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight

66/1

66/1, finished 10 lengths behind Maximum Dividend when last of 10 on his Sandown debut (7f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 0

(4)

Trafalgar Square

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

3/1

600,000 gns Too Darn Hot half-brother to smart winner up to 7f Age of Kings. Dam winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 1m winner) who stayed 1½m. Very interesting newcomer for a yard which won a division of this race last year.

Form:

Non-Runners

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Sir Bolton³⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 2

T: Darryll Holland J: K Stott

Forecasts

Maximum Dividend (15/8), Trafalgar Square (3/1), Boiling Point (10/3), Sir Bolton (5/1), King Of Luck (6/1), Cogitate (14/1), Arkhalia Flynn (16/1), King's Gambit (20/1), Standbackandlook (66/1), Paradoxical (125/1)

MAXIMUM DIVIDEND has to be the call on the back of his promising debut second at Sandown a couple of weeks ago but there are a number of likely types among the newcomers. Trafalgar Square, King of Luck and Boiling Point are perhaps the most interesting of those debutants but the betting will provide more clues.