19:45 Southwell

Monday 21 October 2024

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Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 2m 35.89s

(3)

Eagle Angel³⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden

85/40

Improved from debut and had plenty in hand when won 8-runner novice (5/4) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 12 months ago. Up in trip. Bit concerning he's not been seen since he's in top hands and should improve.

Form: 51-

(6)

Melsmay

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: I Furtado

150/1

Outstrip mare. Dam unraced. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

(7)

King Chaos⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S A Gray| T: K R Burke

85/40

12/1, showed some ability amid inexperience when third of 9 in maiden at Windsor (10f, good to firm) on debut 9 weeks ago. Up in trip. Big chance with progress on the cards.

Form: 3

(2)

Trapper John²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: Harry Eustace

200/1

Failed to progress from debut 7 months on when sixth of 7 in novice (80/1) at Epsom (10.1f, soft) 22 days ago. Will make little appeal this side of staying handicaps.

Form: 06

(8)

Ventorro²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier

40/1

Off 3 months from debut and showed more having been gelded when fourth of 10 in maiden (7/1) at this course (11.1f) 25 days ago. Very much a work in progress and is likely to progress further.

Form: 04

(1)

Eavestone⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| OR: 80

11/8

4/1, failed to repeat previous effort when third of 9 in maiden at Goodwood (9.9f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Up in trip. Can get back on track returned to all-weather.

Form: 3-23

(5)

Maenad⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in novice at Kempton (12f, 12/1) on debut 47 days ago. In top hands but much more needed.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

(4)

Gerard Mentor¹⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: K Bailey & M Nicholls J: Dylan Hogan

Forecasts

Eavestone (11/8), Eagle Angel (85/40), King Chaos (85/40), Gerard Mentor (25/1), Ventorro (40/1), Maenad (66/1), Melsmay (150/1), Trapper John (200/1)

A few in with a squeak but KING CHAOS showed ability amidst inexperience when third at Windsor in August and sure to have derived plenty from that, Karl Burke's 3-y-o can go a couple of places better. The main danger may emerge from Eagle Angel. who had plenty in hand when scoring at Wolverhampton 12 months ago and is open to further progress. Eavestone can edge out Ventorro for the bronze medal.