Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 24.77s

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Marchogion

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

11/2

Foaled February 21. 55,000 gns yearling, 160,000 gns 2-y-o, Mehmas colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Aviemore. Dam 6f winner out of smart 5f-6f (Australian Group 1) winner Lone Rock. One to note.

Form:

(1)

Matauri Bay

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett

2/1

Foaled May 5. 500,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Brother to Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Aunt Pearl and useful winner up to 1m Dragon Icon. Dam Norwegian/Swedish 1m winner (including at 2 yrs). Likely type.

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(5)

Nightwalker

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute

11/4

Foaled April 13. Frankel colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Lucid Dreamer and smart 7f-9f winner Whitebeam. Dam, 5.7f/6f winner, half-sister to high-class 1¼m-1½m winner Logician (by Frankel). Worth a look.

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(4)

Shah

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

8/1

Foaled February 27. €68,000 yearling, 100,000 gns 2-y-o, Sea The Stars colt. Closely related to 11.6f winner Aljalela and half-brother to French 2-y-o 7.5f/1m winner Ursuly. Dam 2-y-o 1m winner who stayed 12.4f out of unraced half-sister to Grand Lodge. Yard can ready one.

Form:

(2)

Spectacular View

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: C Appleby

7/2

Foaled February 17. 270,000 gns foal, Pinatubo colt. Half-brother to winner up to 1m Queen's Reign. Dam, 1m winner, half-sister to useful 7f winner Glesga Gal. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

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(3)

Sick Note Britain¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: P D Evans

66/1

7,500 gns foal, Massaat filly. Sister to 5f winner Girlswannahavefun. Dam, winner up to 7f (2-y-o 5f/6f winner), half-sister to smart winner up to 11f Frutireu. Eighth of 10 in novice (40/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) on debut 13 days ago.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Matauri Bay (2/1), Nightwalker (11/4), Spectacular View (7/2), Marchogion (11/2), Shah (8/1), Sick Note Britain (66/1)

Potentially a decent maiden with some well-bred newcomers from good yards on show, with Charlie Appleby's SPECTACULAR VIEW the obvious one before market clues. Matauri Bay fetched 500,000 gns as a yearling and is a brother to a Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner, so looks next best on paper.