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Thursday 21 September 2023

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Northern Commercials - Commercial Vehicles From Commercial People Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 17.74s

(9)

Power Of Zeus²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| D

3/1

Much improved from debut when winning 9-runner maiden at Ripon (6f, good) 24 days ago, well on top finish. Concedes weight all round but not taken lightly.

Form: 81

(2)

Alshars

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

8/1

Foaled February 28. 25,000 gns foal, £68,000 yearling, Profitable gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 9.7f-13f winner Kastasa. Yard's juvenile debutants always warrant respect.

Form:

(7)

Bondy¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell| T: B Smart

4/1

450,000 gns yearling who posted encouraging fourth of 7 in minor event at York (6f, good) on debut 11 days ago (rather boiled over in the preliminaries and proved green once underway). More to come.

Form: 4

(8)

Cargin Bhui

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Davies| T: T D Barron

40/1

Foaled April 9. €32,000 foal, €48,000 yearling, Invincible Army gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 5f winner Rebel At Dawn and 1m winner Ermin Street. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

(4)

Cuban Harry¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: E A L Dunlop

5/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 13 in maiden (11/2) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not out of things.

Form: 64

(5)

Factorforfurniture⁷⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: Ronald Thompson

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 12 in maiden at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) on debut 70 days ago, hampered.

Form: 0

(12)

Footonthegas

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond

125/1

Foaled April 29. $35,000 yearling, £25,000 2-y-o, Accelerate gelding. Half-brother to minor US winners by Fed Biz and Kantharos. Dam, US 1m winner, half-sister to US 2-y-o 6f winner Divine Angel.

Form:

(10)

Forest Gunner

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn

14/1

Foaled April 30. 28,000 gns yearling, £100,000 2-y-o, Blue Point colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Signcastle City. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(6)

Golden Strike

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey

18/5

Foaled April 28. €42,000 yearling, 135,000 gns 2-y-o, Calyx colt. Half-brother to winner abroad by No Nay Never. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful 1m-11f winner Grants Pass. Makes appeal on pedigree.

Form:

(11)

Renovate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell

18/1

Foaled March 9. Showcasing colt. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner. Bred for speed and worth monitoring in market on debut.

Form:

(1)

Catton Lady⁹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 69

12/1

Winner at Carlisle in June. 4/1, fourth of 13 in minor event at Ripon (6f, good to firm). Off 91 days. Each-way claims.

Form: 14

(3)

On The Sherbet

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Haslam

66/1

Foaled March 6. Clodovil filly. Half-sister to winner up to 1¾m Lord Caprio and 6f/7f winner Scandinavian Lady.

Form:

Forecasts

Power Of Zeus (3/1), Golden Strike (18/5), Bondy (4/1), Cuban Harry (5/1), Alshars (8/1), Catton Lady (12/1), Forest Gunner (14/1), Renovate (18/1), Cargin Bhui (40/1), On The Sherbet (66/1), Footonthegas (125/1), Factorforfurniture (150/1)

Preference is for BONDY, who boasts a good pedigree and should have learnt plenty all round from his recent promising York debut. Power of Zeus looks the main danger on form, whilst Alshars may be the pick of the newcomers.