13:30 Southwell

Wednesday 12 February 2025

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 29.22s

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Commanding Prince

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

2/1

25,000 gns 3-y-o, Too Darn Hot gelding. Closely related to useful 1½m winner Sayyida and half-brother to high-class winner up to 1½m Masar. Dam winner up to 9.5f (2-y-o 1m winner), won Derby and Oaks both in UAE. Plenty to like on paper and no stranger to success with debutants.

Form:

(1)

It's Tim¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

80/1

Ulysses gelding. 14/1, showed ability when sixth of 9 in maiden at Kempton (8f) on debut 14 days ago. However, appeals as the type to do better in handicaps/over longer trips further down the line.

Form: 6

(5)

Pocket Too⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby

125/1

Fair in bumpers for Victor Dartnall and showed more than on belated reappearance run for this yard when second of 8 in novice at this course (11.1f) 46 days ago. Significantly down in trip here and will be of more interest in handicaps after this.

Form: 72-

(6)

Surrey Shadow²²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: N Callan| T: Tom Clover| OR: 82

15/8

Promising sort. 9/2, third of 9 in novice at Haydock (7f, good to firm) in July, hanging left 2f out but only just failing. Remains with potential as a 4-y-o and he's worth a second look on all-weather debut.

Form: 243-

(4)

Groovy Baby^h²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 72

11/2

Fairly useful filly. Good fourth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Kempton (7f) 23 days ago, taking a while to pick up before making steady late headway. Likely vulnerable to less exposed types here but she ought to give a good account nevertheless back in novice company.

Form: 32222-4

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Picturesque⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden

10/3

Night of Thunder filly who offered something to work on making a belated debut when third in 9-runner C&D novice in December, keeping on without being unduly punished. Likely improver for leading stable.

Form: 3-

Non-Runners

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First Ambition⁴¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: K R Burke J: C Lee

Forecasts

Surrey Shadow (15/8), Commanding Prince (2/1), First Ambition (3/1), Picturesque (10/3), Groovy Baby (11/2), It's Tim (80/1), Pocket Too (125/1)

An interesting novice for this time of the year with the vote in favour of SURREY SHADOW. He showed lots of raw ability despite looking rough around the edges in a trio of starts as a 3-y-o and he looks up to playing a lead role in a race of this nature on that evidence. Debut scorer First Ambition and Picturesque may well emerge as the lead dangers.