13:50 Doncaster

Saturday 23 March 2024

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William Hill EBF Brocklesby Stakes (Novice Stakes) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 5.57s

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Atherstone Warrior

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes

8/1

Foaled March 13. 10,000 gns Coulsty colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful winner up to 1m Stay Classy and 1½m-17f winner Orin Swift. Dam winner up to 11.6f (2-y-o 7f winner). Yard no stranger to first-time-out 2-y-o success.

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Bob The Bandit

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: W G M Turner

20/1

Foaled March 17. 2,000 Aclaim colt. Dam unraced out of useful 1m-1¼m winner Horatia, herself half-sister to smart 1m-1½m winner Moment In Time. Stable has won this before.

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Clay Shoveler

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: P D Evans

22/1

Foaled March 13. 11,000 gns Portamento gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f/7.4f winner On Borrowed Time. The betting should guide to expectations with this one.

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Dukes Of Haather

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: A Keatley

7/2

Foaled March 21. 47,000 gns Mohaather colt. Closely related to 7f winner Wizarding. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 7f King Ragnar. One to note in the betting.

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Ettorino

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: Craig Lidster

16/1

Foaled April 10. 10,000 gns Mehmas colt. Dam German 9f/1¼m winner. Yard did quite well with 2-y-os last season and Silvestre De Sousa has been booked.

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Funalltheway

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: J S Moore

100/1

Foaled April 21. 2,000 gns Ribchester gelding. Half-brother to 4f-6f winner Canmore and 5f/6f winner Fataturbina. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to useful winner up to 7f Loch Lein.

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General Gordon

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mathers| T: Adrian Nicholls

22/1

Foaled March 24. €7,000 Invincible Army gelding. Half-brother to useful winner up to 1m Hafeet Alain. Dam unraced. The stable had one reach the frame in this in 2022.

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Hidden Hero

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll

50/1

Foaled January 11. £10,000 Land Force colt. Dam unraced. Stable has tasted success in this race before.

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Roysdelight

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans

15/2

Foaled April 6. €35,000 Bungle Inthejungle gelding. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Royal Razalma out of useful 7f winner Twiggy's Sister. Possibly the yard first string on jockey bookings but the betting should reveal more.

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Sunny Time

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P & J Clutterbuck

33/1

Foaled April 4. Without Parole colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including winner up to 9.5f Jack Berry House and 7f/1m winner Equidae. Dam unraced. Betting check needed.

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Zminiature

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Dylan Cunha

16/1

Foaled January 30. Territories colt. Dam twice-raced half-sister to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Highland Rocker out of useful 7f-1¼m winner (stayed 1½m) Cay Dancer. Another who is worth checking out in the betting.

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Indication Ember

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer

22/1

Foaled March 13. £19,000 Mayson filly. Dam third at 8.5f in France at 2 yrs. Betting should guide.

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Mystical Elegance

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

11/4

Foaled February 1. 45,000 gns Zoustar filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful winner up to 1m Gypsy Spirit and 7f winner Georgeta. Likely type on paper for stable which sent out the second in this 12 months ago.

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Paddy's Courage

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: Darryll Holland

11/1

Foaled January 31. 5,000 gns Dark Angel filly. Dam 5f winner (including at 2 yrs). Trainer was responsible for the runner-up in this in 2022. No surprise to see this one go well.

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Theatrically

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

28/1

Foaled January 27. 20,000 gns Soldier's Call filly. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to smart 11f/1½m winner Sextant.

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Forecasts

Mystical Elegance (11/4), Dukes Of Haather (7/2), Roysdelight (15/2), Atherstone Warrior (8/1), Paddy's Courage (11/1), Zminiature (16/1), Ettorino (16/1), Bob The Bandit (20/1), Indication Ember (22/1), Clay Shoveler (22/1), General Gordon (22/1), Theatrically (28/1), Sunny Time (33/1), Hidden Hero (50/1), Funalltheway (100/1)

The betting will obviously provide more clues but the suggestion is MYSTICAL ELEGANCE, whose owner/trainer had one primed to go well in this last year and the 2022 winner also sported these silks. Darryll Holland is another who has readied one to go close in this in recent years so his Paddy's Courage is put forward as second choice ahead of Atherstone Warrior.