14:25 Newbury

Friday 19 July 2024

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Royals Cup 2000 Skip 'N' Gaffer EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 24.69s

(12)

Tilted Kilt²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| D

13/2

Knew what was required and made perfect start in 14-runner maiden ar Kempton (7f) on debut 23 days ago. Open to improvement but must concede weight all round.

Form: 1

(2)

Caledonian

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock

40/1

Foaled April 2. 95,000 gns yearling, Sottsass gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 7f Dick Whittington and 5f-7f winner Winning Ways, both smart. Dam unraced.

Form:

(3)

Commander Flavius

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

33/1

Foaled March 24. 40,000 gns foal, £65,000 yearling, Land Force colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 6f winner Arc Shadowfax and 6f winner Deevious Beau. Dam once-raced sister to smart 6f winner Cartimandua. Lot to like on paper.

Form:

(14)

Gayedhom⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

22/1

Mehmas colt. Half-brother to 7f-9f winner Temper Trap and 1m/9f winner Sloane Garden. Dam unraced sister to smart winner up to 1¼m Miblish. Easy to back and just minor promise only in a Windsor novice last month.

Form: 7

(15)

Hawksbill¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Palmer

11/8

Held back by greenness but ended up shaping well when fourth of 10 in novice at Sandown (7f, good) on debut 14 days ago, finishing well. Could improve a lot on that.

Form: 4

(13)

Hot Frank

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Ferguson

20/1

Foaled March 10. 140,000 gns yearling, Too Darn Hot colt. Brother to winner abroad and half-brother to winner up to 7f Endeared.

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(10)

Linwood³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon

11/1

Promising type. Fourth of 12 in novice at Salisbury (6f, good to firm, 40/1) on debut 38 days ago, not knocked about having displayed signs of inexperience. Will know more this time.

Form: 4

(9)

Organ³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: M Meade

9/1

Merely matched debut form when seventh of 11 in novice at this course (6.5f, good to firm) 36 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Brian Meehan.

Form: 47

(4)

Pantani

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

22/1

Foaled May 10. 125,000 gns yearling, Pinatubo colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 6f Miramar and winner up to 9f The Rosstafarian, both useful. Dam French 7f winner. Newcomer of extreme interest.

Form:

(7)

Point Of Contact

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

14/1

Foaled February 8. 120,000 gns yearling, Blue Point colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 7f/1m winner Ebeko and 1m-1½m winner Cadmus. One for shortlist on debut given connections.

Form:

(1)

Showstorm

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke

33/1

Foaled April 14. Showcasing colt. Closely related to 1m winner Alpine Oasis and half-brother to 1m-1¼m winner Albion Princess. Markey may well be informative as to expectations.

Form:

(6)

Sir Dinadan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

15/2

Foaled January 19. 200,000 gns yearling, Camelot colt. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 4.5f-6f winner Zinziberine. Stable’s first-timers often supported.

Form:

(11)

War Howl

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: B J Meehan

16/1

Foaled February 20. 42,000 gns yearling, Bated Breath gelding. Dam, 2-y-o 8.6f winner, half-sister to smart/unreliable winner up to 1m Tupi out of useful 1m winner Carioca.

Form:

(8)

Winston's Warrior

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: William Cox| T: C Hills

66/1

Foaled January 19. 125,000 gns yearling, Churchill colt. Dam, ran twice in France, half-sister to useful French sprinter Keratiya.

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(16)

Princess Inga

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Fahy| T: A West

250/1

Foaled May 7. 1,000 gns foal, Zelzal filly. Closely related to French 9f winner Empress Star and half-sister to winner abroad by Awtaad. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 7f winner Firdaws.

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(5)

Twilight Moon

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: T E Whelan| T: M P Tregoning

100/1

Foaled April 20. Adaay filly. Closely related to 7f winner Sapphire's Moon and half-sister to winner up to 9f Clay Regazzoni. Dam 13.3f-2m winner. Highly respected on debut.

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Forecasts

Hawksbill (11/8), Tilted Kilt (13/2), Sir Dinadan (15/2), Organ (9/1), Linwood (11/1), Point Of Contact (14/1), War Howl (16/1), Hot Frank (20/1), Gayedhom (22/1), Pantani (22/1), Commander Flavius (33/1), Showstorm (33/1), Caledonian (40/1), Winston's Warrior (66/1), Twilight Moon (100/1), Princess Inga (250/1)

HAWKSBILL's debut fourth at Sandown was chock-full of promise and, sure to know a lot more this time, he may well take a big leap forward. Tilted Kilt beat 11 rivals on debut at Kempton and can build on that, while there's plenty of depth to this given the good-looking bunch of newcomers on display, arguably headed by Pantani.