14:15 Leicester

Tuesday 12 September 2023

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British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 1m 27.61s

(9)

Elegant Friend

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

9/2

Dubawi filly. Dam 7f winner. The mount of William Buick from yard's 2 runners. Likely type.

Form:

(11)

Lakota Spirit

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

18/1

40,000 gns Sioux Nation filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 5f winner Midnight Malibu and 6f-7f winner Night Narcissus. Dam 2-y-o 5f/6f winner. Newcomer from a leading yard.

Form:

(3)

Lia Rose³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest

40/1

40/1, sixth of 10 in novice at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm) on debut 31 days ago. Likely to progress but big step up needed to get heavily involved.

Form: 6

(10)

Lokana⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fair form when third of 5 in novice at Ascot (6f, good to soft) 46 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 63

(4)

Mamalouka^t1¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy

200/1

Well held in 2 outings in recent weeks and likely outsider here.

Form: 89

(8)

My Desert Queen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: K A Ryan

22/1

Lope De Vega filly. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart winner up to 1¼m Special Kaldoun. Newcomer to note in the betting.

Form:

(5)

Parrsicoe¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby

200/1

66/1, last of 13 in maiden at Beverley (7.4f, good, 66/1) on debut 16 days ago.

Form: 0

(2)

Saratoga Star²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills

5/1

17/2, fifth of 11 in novice at Newbury (6f, good) on debut 25 days ago. Likely to do better.

Form: 5

(1)

Soft Winds

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby

3/1

Night of Thunder filly. Closely related to 1m winner Portray and smart winner up to 1m Soft Whisper. Dam, 1¼m-11.5f winner, half-sister to smart 1¼m-12.5f winner Policy Maker. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(6)

Spiritual^h1

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

9/1

€280,000 Invincible Spirit filly. Half-sister to winner abroad by Lope de Vega. Dam, 1½m-1¾m winner, half-sister to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Ruscello. Wears hood. Would very much enter the reckoning if the betting speaks in her favour.

Form:

(14)

Surveyor³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

7/2

16/1, shaped with promise when fourth of 12 in maiden at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) on debut 31 days ago. Will improve.

Form: 4

(13)

Tuneful⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

66/1

17/2, eighth of 12 in maiden at Newcastle (7f) on debut 45 days ago, not knocked about. Should progress.

Form: 8

(7)

Warda Jamila

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

18/1

120,000 gns Calyx filly. Half-sister to very smart 1½m-2½m winner Coltrane. Dam unraced. Another debutante who would need considering if the betting suggests she's fancied.

Form:

(12)

Word Play³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute

16/1

8/1, fifth of 6 in novice at Newmarket (7f, soft) on debut 38 days ago. May do better.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Soft Winds (3/1), Surveyor (7/2), Elegant Friend (9/2), Saratoga Star (5/1), Spiritual (9/1), Word Play (16/1), Lokana (18/1), Warda Jamila (18/1), Lakota Spirit (18/1), My Desert Queen (22/1), Lia Rose (40/1), Tuneful (66/1), Parrsicoe (200/1), Mamalouka (200/1)

Some likely types among the newcomers. ELEGANT FRIEND, the mount of William Buick from the Charlie Appleby pair, is the tentative suggestion, with confidence increased should the betting vibes be strong. Her stablemate Soft Winds and the Gosdens' Spiritual are other debutantes who make plenty of paper appeal. Surveyor shaped well first time up and looks pick of those with experience.