17:15 Ffos Las

Friday 1 September 2023

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Prostate Cymru Swansea Building Society Nursery

Off time: 17:19 | Winning time: 1m 15.31s

(7)

Count Palatine¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Levey| T: B J Meehan| OR: 77

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 5 in nursery at Newbury (6f, good, 5/2) 14 days ago. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 50392

(3)

Defying Orders^p²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 74| D

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Lingfield in July. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 6 in nursery (11/2) at Newmarket (6f, soft) 27 days ago. Booking of Murphy a plus. Shortlist material.

Form: 35514

(2)

The Smiling Wolf¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁵⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 72

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 7 in nursery (17/2) at Epsom (7f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6762

(5)

Alnoory Star¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 72

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in minor event (11/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Uphill task.

Form: 345

(4)

Johnny Johnson³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: B R Millman| OR: 72| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 11 in nursery at Newmarket (6f, good, 9/2) 35 days ago, not ideally placed. Likely to do better and worth chancing to open his account.

Form: 5243

(1)

Professor Tickle¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane| OR: 70| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Brighton in June. Fifth of 8 in nursery (12/1) at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago.

Form: 5145

(6)

La Habanera^t1¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: P D Evans| OR: 69

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, respectable fourth of 8 in nursery at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 47344

(8)

Koji^p²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 64

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in nursery at Thirsk (7f, good to firm, 8/1) 21 days ago, slowly away. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2659

Forecasts

Count Palatine (11/4), Johnny Johnson (10/3), The Smiling Wolf (9/2), Defying Orders (9/2), La Habanera (7/1), Professor Tickle (12/1), Koji (14/1), Alnoory Star (25/1)

JOHNNY JOHNSON did well to get third having made his effort more towards the far side than ideal at Newmarket last time and, with a bigger performance expected, he's narrowly preferred to Count Palatine and The Smiling Wolf, who both arrive on the back of good seconds.