British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 16.8s

(3)

Substitute¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| CD

4/6

Ignored in the betting giver her stable but overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in 7-runner minor event (14/1) at this C&D (good to firm) on debut 11 days ago, Sets the bar pretty high and selected to defy a penalty.

Form: 1

(6)

Beronia

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

4/1

Foaled February 9. €210,000 yearling, Hello Youmzain filly. Dam, useful French 6.5f-1m winner, half-sister to smart 1¾m-16.6f winner (stayed 2½m) Lismore. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

(1)

Midnight Starlight¹²

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

28/1

66/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) on debut 12 days ago.

Form: 9

(4)

Pretty Thing

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: D Loughnane

11/2

Foaled May 3. €23,000 yearling, 78,000 gns 2-y-o, Calyx filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Sincerest. Dam unraced. Likely-looking newcomer on paper.

Form:

(5)

Royalty Bay

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

8/1

Foaled April 4. £23,000 yearling, £125,000 2-y-o, Kodiac filly. Dam, 7f/1m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 6f Go Bears Go and half-sister to useful 7f-9.5f winner Earth Drummer. Ticks boxes on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Sunshine Soul

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: G Boughey J: Grace McEntee

Forecasts

Substitute (4/6), Beronia (4/1), Pretty Thing (11/2), Sunshine Soul (7/1), Royalty Bay (8/1), Midnight Starlight (28/1)

SUBSTITUTE overcame inexperience and a tardy start when a ready winner over C&D 11 days ago and with the prospect of more to come, is very much the percentage call. The quartet of debutantes all make appeal on paper, particularly Beronia and Pretty Thing and the market may well help split them,