17:30 Southwell

Tuesday 12 December 2023

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Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 28.3s

(1)

Alhather

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Davies| T: A M Balding

10/1

Foaled February 26. €92,000 foal, 160,000 gns yearling, Kodiac colt. Dam 7f winner out of useful 1m winner (stayed 1½m) Be My Queen. One for shortlist on debut given connections.

Form:

(5)

Beat The Clock³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock

33/1

67,000 gns foal, 130,000 gns yearling, €50,000 2-y-o, Time Test gelding. Dam 1m winner. Eleventh of 13 in novice at Newmarket (7f, soft, 100/1) on debut 39 days ago.

Form: 0

(9)

First Alliance

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke

2/1

Foaled March 23. 500,000 gns yearling, Dubawi colt. Dam, winner up to 1m (German 1000 Guineas and 2-y-o 6f/7f winner), half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Major Cadeaux. Likely type.

Form:

(7)

Luas¹³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy

4/1

52,000 gns Dark Angel colt. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart 5f (including Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp) winner Wizz Kid out of useful 6.7f winner Lidanski. Much better effort when fourth of 14 in novice (20/1) at Newmarket (6f, good), running on. Off 137 days. Respected.

Form: 74

(6)

Pagliacci

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Gilligan| T: Sir Mark Prescott

80/1

Foaled March 6. Gleneagles gelding. Brother to 2-y-o 1¼m winner Top Brass. Dam, 1¼m-1¾m (Lillie Langtry Stakes) winner, half-sister to useful performer up to 1¼m Drumbeat.

Form:

(3)

Sir Les Patterson²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Harry Eustace

5/4

85,000 gns Zoustar colt. Half-brother to 5f winner Harmony Rose. Dam, Italian winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f winner), half-sister to smart winner up to 7f Society Power. Third of 12 in novice at Kempton (8f, 11/1) on debut 27 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

(4)

Teddy Brown^p1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher| T: M Botti

100/1

Foaled May 2. 4,000 gns yearling, Coach House colt. Closely related to 5f winner Displaying Amber. Dam unraced. Wears cheekpieces.

Form:

(8)

Tip Top Tank⁶⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

200/1

Pastoral Pursuits gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 5f winner Big Ace and 1m-1¼m winner Little Ted. Dam, maiden (stayed 1m), half-sister to useful 5f-7f winner Inhalation. Fourteenth of 15 in novice at York (6f, heavy, 80/1) on debut 60 days ago.

Form: 0

(10)

Bella Umbria¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in novice (7/1) at this C&D 18 days ago.

Form: 06

(2)

Prom Queen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey

33/1

Foaled April 17. 17,000 gns foal, 85,000 gns yearling, Ribchester filly. Half-sister to useful 5f winner Wonderwork and 2-y-o 7f winner Spacer. Dam, 2-y-o 5f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 8.6f Party Boss. One to note.

Form:

(11)

Sally Anne's Dream

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Whitaker

200/1

Foaled April 2. Wusool filly. Dam, winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f winner), sister to 5f/6f winner Ingleby Lady and winner up to 6f Ahern (both useful).

Form:

Forecasts

Sir Les Patterson (5/4), First Alliance (2/1), Luas (4/1), Alhather (10/1), Bella Umbria (22/1), Beat The Clock (33/1), Prom Queen (33/1), Pagliacci (80/1), Teddy Brown (100/1), Tip Top Tank (200/1), Sally Anne's Dream (200/1)

SIR LES PATTERSON showed plenty to work on when third at Kempton and can put that experience to good use up against some interesting newcomers, notably First Alliance and Alhather.