19:45 Newmarket

Friday 21 June 2024

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Long Shot Seltzer Spring British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 2m 10.09s

(7)

Ciro Di Marzio²⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R M Beckett

7/2

Left soft-ground Leicester debut run well behind when winning 7f Kempton novice in October. Steps up in trip on return but his smart dam was a 1½m winner so he's bred for further. Capable of better this year.

Form: 91-

(6)

More Thunder³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: K Stott| T: Sir Michael Stoute| D

7/1

€270,000 Night of Thunder colt much improved from debut when winning Nottingham event over this trip last month, scoring a shade snugly. Highly likely there's even better to come.

Form: 51

(2)

Rhetorical³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| D

11/10

200,000 gns yearling, Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 1½m Rockemperor. 10/3, very promising start when winning Newbury maiden over this trip 5 weeks ago, quickening clear with a bit in hand. Could be smart.

Form: 1

(4)

Specialisation⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: N Callan| T: R Hannon

6/1

Far more clued up than on sole start at 2 yrs and duly proved a different proposition as he won 8.6f Wolverhampton novice on return 8 weeks ago, coming clear of a subsequent progressive winner. Can improve further.

Form: 9-1

(5)

Burrito

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

7/1

Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1¼m Epictetus and winner up to 1m Jumbly, both smart, and useful winner up to 1m Bullfinch. Certainly the part on paper but starts out against a number of promising winners.

Form:

(3)

Different Drum²⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan| T: L Allan

150/1

Sea The Moon gelding. Half-brother to 7f-11.6f winner Evangelist and 1¾m/15f winner Yangtze, both useful. Gelded and showed very little on debut at Newmarket (1m) for the Charlton yard in October.

Form: 0-

(1)

Salik¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

50/1

Showed much more than on debut but was no match for a useful sort when second over this trip at Lingfield a fortnight ago. One for handicaps.

Form: 82

Forecasts

Rhetorical (11/10), Ciro Di Marzio (7/2), Specialisation (6/1), Burrito (7/1), More Thunder (7/1), Salik (50/1), Different Drum (150/1)

RHETORICAL looked a smart prospect when easily seeing off a subsequent winner on debut at Newbury 5 weeks ago and can make it 2-2 before having his sights raised. This has the look of a good contest for the grade though, with fellow last-time-out winners Specialisation, More Thunder and Ciro di Marzio all likely to improve also.