19:30 Kempton

Wednesday 4 September 2024

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Unibet More Extra Place Races Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:36 | Winning time: 1m 25.67s

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Arth's Gold

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

33/1

100,000 gns Havana Gold colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 1m-1½m winner Legionario and 1m/8.6f winner Manolito.

Form:

(3)

Bruce Banner²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: G Brown

250/1

66/1, last of 8 in C&D maiden on debut 23 days ago. Outsider again.

Form: 8

(8)

Byblos

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden

9/2

Frankel colt. Half-brother to very smart winner up to 1m Siskin and 1m winner Talacre. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Makes obvious paper appeal for a leading stable no stranger to success in this race.

Form:

(4)

Driftspin²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole

28/1

14/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Ffos Las (7.4f, soft) on debut 29 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 6

(7)

Echalar³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

10/1

7/1, sixth of 7 in maiden at Ascot (6f, good) on debut 39 days ago. May do better now stepping up to 7f.

Form: 6

(14)

Havana Whisper¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

9/2

4/1, seventh of 13 in maiden at Newbury (7f, good to firm, 4/1) on debut 18 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 7

(11)

Hippocratic Oath¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Meehan

33/1

10/1, beaten 11 lengths when fourth of 10 in novice at Newmarket (6f, soft) on debut 11 days ago. Likely to improve now stepping up to 7f.

Form: 4

(13)

Masterinthewoods

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: Miss E C Lavelle

100/1

Mastercraftsman colt. Dam, placed at 5f (stayed 6f), half-sister to useful winner up to 7f El Bosque out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner In The Woods. Probably best watched on debut for a stable not associated with first-time-out 2-y-o winners.

Form:

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One More

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon

50/1

€170,000 yearling, No Nay Never colt. Dam useful French 1m-9.5f winner (including at 2 yrs). One of 2 newcomers from his stable and the betting should help to separate them.

Form:

(1)

Sheikh Raj²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Clover

6/4

Promising individual. 17/2, second of 13 in novice at this C&D on debut 28 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 2

(12)

Telepathic¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: S & E Crisford

33/1

12/1, sixth of 7 in maiden at Pontefract (6f, good) on debut 17 days ago. Needs to leave that well behind.

Form: 6

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The Fingal Raven³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne

4/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third on Lingfield AW debut in June and not disgraced when eighth of 14 in maiden at Glorious Goodwood (6f, good to firm) since. Up in trip.

Form: 38

(10)

Westcombe¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: Sir Mark Prescott

80/1

28/1, sixth of 10 in novice at Thirsk (7f, good) on debut 19 days ago. Likely more one for the longer term.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

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Blue Seeker

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: S & E Crisford J: J Fanning

Forecasts

Sheikh Raj (6/4), The Fingal Raven (4/1), Byblos (9/2), Havana Whisper (9/2), Echalar (10/1), Blue Seeker (10/1), Driftspin (28/1), Arth's Gold (33/1), Telepathic (33/1), Hippocratic Oath (33/1), One More (50/1), Westcombe (80/1), Masterinthewoods (100/1), Bruce Banner (250/1)

Siskin's half-brother BYBLOS gets the nod to make a winning debut, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Sheikh Raj rates an obvious danger after his promising C&D debut second 4 weeks ago. The fact Andrew Balding's Havana Whisper went off second favourite on his Newbury debut suggests he's thought capable of better than he showed on that occasion and he also makes the shortlist.