18:45 Salisbury

Saturday 13 July 2024

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AJN Steelstock Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 1m 27.15s

(9)

Distinct Spirit

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: R Coakley| T: D & C Kubler

22/1

Invincible Spirit gelding. Half-brother to 1½m winner Twenty Years On and useful winner up to 1¼m Bowland Park. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who stayed 1m. Worth a market check.

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(7)

Tarka Country

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Darragh Keenan| T: A G Newcombe

200/1

Outstrip gelding. Dam, 7f winner, closely related to smart 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Music Theory. Hard to fancy on belated debut.

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(3)

Henrytheninth

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M P Tregoning

40/1

€26,000 foal, 27,000 gns yearling, Advertise gelding. Closely related to 5f-7f winner Rooster and half-brother to 3 winners, including 5f winner Gold Stone and 5.7f winner Fair And Square. Has speed in the pedigree.

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(5)

Lzaz

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Hayley Turner| T: A M Balding

9/2

Saxon Warrior gelding. Dam, German 9f winner, sister to high-class 11f-1¾m winner Dschingis Secret. Yard's newcomers always respected.

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(2)

Makes Sense

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

17/2

€15,000 foal, 15,000 gns yearling, Calyx gelding. Dam, French maiden (best effort when third at 9.5f) half-sister to smart winner Listen Indy out of useful 1m winner (stayed 1¼m) Ecoute. Inexpensive purchase but yard can ready a newcomer.

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(4)

National Interest^b1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Farragher| T: W J Haggas| BF

4/5

Kingman gelding. Promise when runner-up in newcomers race at Deauville last summer and possibly found heavy ground against him at Newbury next time. Looked tricky ride when second at Musselburgh on return but still sets a clear standard with blinkers now added.

Form: 24-2

(6)

Cassias Comet³³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Nicola Currie| T: M P Tregoning

80/1

Zoustar filly offered little in 2 starts last season. Hard to fancy after 11 months off.

Form: 86-

(1)

Faro Di Notte¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Joey Haynes| T: M P Tregoning

20/1

Night of Thunder filly. Hinted at ability when fifth of 6 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 10/3) on debut, unable to sustain effort. Off 119 days. First run for yard after leaving Roger Varian. Should progress.

Form: 5

(10)

Lucky Gold

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

18/1

37,000 gns yearling, Havana Gold filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including 1m/9f winner See The Master and 1½m winner Hey Teacher. Others make more appeal on paper.

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(8)

Queen Maker²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon

13/2

Cotai Glory filly cost plenty as a yearling. Shaped better than debut when fourth of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) and holds place claims again.

Form: 84-

Forecasts

National Interest (4/5), Lzaz (9/2), Queen Maker (13/2), Makes Sense (17/2), Lucky Gold (18/1), Faro Di Notte (20/1), Distinct Spirit (22/1), Henrytheninth (40/1), Cassias Comet (80/1), Tarka Country (200/1)

NATIONAL INTEREST doens't look the most straightforward of conveyances but has still shown significantly more on the track than his opposition here and should prove up to getting off the mark. Andrew Balding's newcomer Lzaz could pose the biggest danger, with Richard Hannon's Queen Maker perhaps second-best of those with prior racecourse experience.