11:45 Newmarket

Friday 3 November 2023

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Betfred 'Double Delight' British EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 11:50 | Winning time: 1m 30.48s

(3)

Valentine Catcher¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

13/2

Bated Breath colt overcoming greenness and testing conditions to make a winning start in 11-runner minor event at Redcar (6f, heavy, 14/1) on debut 14 days ago. Has an experience edge over most and is open to improvement, but defying a penalty in this field won't be easy.

Form: 1

(2)

Aulis

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

20/1

Foaled February 23. Ulysses colt. Closely related to 1¼m/10.5f winner Oriole, and half-brother to useful winner up to 8.5f Bullace and 1½m winner Roost. Dam 7f winner (including at 2 yrs). One of 2 in the race for Ralph Beckett.

Form:

(7)

Craig

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: A West

100/1

Foaled March 28. 10,000 gns yearling, Territories gelding. Half-brother to winner abroad by Ardad. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 7f winner Iptisam out of useful 1¼m winner Grain of Truth. Others have more appealing pedigrees.

Form:

(8)

Double Red²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: H Candy

33/1

Improved on debut form when seventh of 11 in minor event at Salisbury (8f, heavy) last month but not enough to be of interest here.

Form: 97

(12)

Great Chieftain

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: P & O Cole

13/2

Foaled February 11. €170,000 yearling, Gleneagles colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 1m Elounda Queen. Dam French 9f winner.

Form:

(9)

Hutchence

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett

9/4

Foaled May 9. 310,000 gns yearling, Frankel colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 1¼m Best of Days and 2-y-o 1m winner Lenormand. Dam 1m-11f winner. Bred to be smart and must be taken seriously on debut.

Form:

(10)

Jackson Street

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke

10/1

Foaled April 24. €49,000 foal, €78,000 yearling, Dandy Man colt. Brother to smart winner up to 7f Lord of The Lodge, and half-brother to 7f winner Tsikina and 1½m winner Kingston Joy. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(11)

Kapparis Kid⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: J Ryan

40/1

Has shown more temperament than ability in 2 starts so far. First run for yard after leaving Amy Murphy.

Form: 8R

(5)

Strong Opinion⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Davies| T: C Appleby

3/1

1,000,000 gns yearling, Dubawi colt who shaped as if in need of the experience when fourth of 12 in a C&D novice 9 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

(4)

The Reverend

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas

9/2

Foaled February 3. 150,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Brother to smart 1m-10.5f winner Angel Power, closely related to 10.5f winner Burkina Faso and half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Bellport. Dam maiden.

Form:

Non-Runners

(6)

Kilt

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: W J Haggas J: R Kingscote

(1)

Lord Of Love

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J & T Gosden J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

Hutchence (9/4), Strong Opinion (3/1), The Reverend (9/2), Lord Of Love (9/2), Kilt (5/1), Valentine Catcher (13/2), Great Chieftain (13/2), Jackson Street (10/1), Aulis (20/1), Double Red (33/1), Kapparis Kid (40/1), Craig (100/1)

Ralph Beckett's 2-y-os have been firing for some time now and HUTCHENCE, who's bred to be smart, could be another to make a winning debut. Kilt and Lord of Love are a couple of other choicely-bred newcomers from top stables who are highly respected, while Strong Opinion should have learnt from his recent C&D debut and completes the shortlist before market clues.