Byerley Stud British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 5.5s

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Pont Neuf⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| D

8/1

Foaled April 15. 24,000 gns yearling, Cotai Glory gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 9.5f-1½m winner Laseen. Dam French 1½m winner. 11/4, won 5-runner minor event at Kempton (5f) on debut 45 days ago. Likely to improve, but has a penalty.

Form: 1

(3)

Amerjeet^p1¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| BF

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 15/8, fourth of 6 in minor event at Southwell (5f) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Probably needs more.

Form: 34

(5)

Blinky

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker

17/2

Foaled April 21. 120,000 gns yearling, Mehmas colt. Closely related to 6f winner Dark Kestrel and half-brother to smart 5f/5.7f winner White Lavender.

Form:

(2)

Megalithic

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett

13/8

Foaled April 4. 220,000 gns yearling, Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Wondrous Words and useful 1¼m winner Wonderful Times. Dam, 2-y-o 6f/7f winner, sister to very smart 7f winner Gustav Klimt. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(4)

Mythical Composer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox

6/1

Foaled March 2. 50,000 gns yearling, Sergei Prokofiev colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 6f Tis Marvellous and 6f winner Mythmaker, both smart. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner.

Form:

(1)

Kassaya

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

5/2

Foaled March 7. 1,000,000 gns foal, Kingman filly. Half-sister to several winners, including very smart winner up to 1m Chaldean, 2-y-o 6f winner Alkumait and winner up to 6f Get Ahead. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Megalithic (13/8), Kassaya (5/2), Mythical Composer (6/1), Pont Neuf (8/1), Blinky (17/2), Amerjeet (16/1)

Two thirds newcomers, and KASSAYA makes a whole lot of appeal, being a half-sister to several winners, including Chaldean, and fetching 1M gns as a foal. Megalithic is another interesting newcomer, while Pont Neuf should go well even under a penalty.