14:50 Wolverhampton

Friday 18 August 2023

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At The Races App Form Study Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 1m 59.33s

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Frieze Frame

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

150/1

Cable Bay filly. Sister to 6f/7f winner Sopran Chris and half-sister to several winners, including useful winner up to 6f Exceed The Limit. Probably best watched on belated debut.

Form:

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(3)

Pop The Champagne^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: George Rooke| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

66/1

Twice-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. Second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good to soft, 4/1) 15 days ago, having run of race. Vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 35

(1)

Urban Decay¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: M L W Bell

9/4

Promising sort. 1 win from 1 run this year. 10/3, won 7-runner minor event at Southwell (8.1f) when last seen in April. That represents fair form and likely there's more to come from her now upped in trip.

Form: 2-1

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Avon Light²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, eighth of 13 in minor event at Newbury (10f, good) 27 days ago. Will be of greater interest in handicaps later on.

Form: 68

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Cape Point²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: I Furtado

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, ninth of 11 in minor event at Leicester (10f, good) 29 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 69

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Classic Times²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian

10/3

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 5 in minor event (3/1) at Haydock (8f, soft) 27 days ago. In good hands and likely she will be seen in a better light when going down the handicap route.

Form: 73

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Gosmore⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: H Candy

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 80/1, seventh of 9 in minor event at Windsor (10f, good to soft) 67 days ago. Another who appears to be more of a handicapping prospect.

Form: 0-7

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Lightning Spark¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (10f). Off 160 days.

Form: 89

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Naaey²⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| BF

11/8

Promising sort. Second of 14 in minor event (evens) at Kempton (8f) on sole 2-y-o start. That race has thrown up several subsequent winners and this filly may well go one better here if fully tuned-up. Yard also saddles Venus Rosewater.

Form: 2-

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She's Good For Me

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Weston

100/1

55,000 gns foal, 100,000 gns yearling. Sister to useful 1½m-1¾m winner Melo Melo and half-sister to useful winner up to 1m Treasuring and 2-y-o 7f winner Delicious. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

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Venus Rosewater^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: J & T Gosden

11/2

Promising individual. 20/1 and tongue strap on, sixth of 10 in minor event at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) on debut 14 days ago. Can be expected to leave that form behind in time but little doubt that Naaey is the stable No 1 here.

Form: 6

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Zanagor²⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Miss J Feilden

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in minor event at Newmarket (7f, soft, 80/1) on sole 2-y-o start. Significantly up in trip for this belated reappearance and she's hard to warm to.

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

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Lesleyanne²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D K Ivory J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Naaey (11/8), Urban Decay (9/4), Classic Times (10/3), Venus Rosewater (11/2), Avon Light (16/1), Pop The Champagne (66/1), Lesleyanne (66/1), She's Good For Me (100/1), Frieze Frame (150/1), Zanagor (200/1), Gosmore (200/1), Lightning Spark (200/1), Cape Point (250/1)

Having shaped with considerable promise on debut at Kempton last November, NAAEY looks the way to go. The form of that novice event looks pretty strong and this well-bred filly should have more to offer now that she moves up in trip. Urban Decay had a couple of subsequent winners behind when scoring at Southwell during the spring and she is next on the list ahead of the selection's stablemate Venus Rosewater.