18:00 Southwell

Saturday 1 March 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 1m 41.48s

(11)

Bouquet De Paris

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

16/1

Le Havre gelding. Half-brother to smart 6f winner Light Refrain and 7f winner Distant Light. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

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(1)

Dancing Tiger^p1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: R A Teal

33/1

Starspangledbanner colt. Half-brother to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Dancing Tango and 1¼m-1½m winner Dancing Approach. Dam twice-raced half-sister to winner up to 1m Ho Choi and winner up to 1¼m (stayed 1¾m) Drumfire (both smart).

Form:

(8)

Dancing With Drums

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: William Carson| T: Martin Dunne

200/1

€42,000 foal, 2,000 gns 2-y-o, Kodiac colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, notably smart 5f/5.5f winner El Astronaute. Dam maiden (seemed to stay 1m).

Form:

(3)

Island Hero³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: H Main

15/2

Twice-raced maiden. Better effort when second of 7 in novice (17/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 32 days ago, having run of race but clear of rest. Should be in the mix.

Form: 7-2

(4)

Ledanis³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

8/1

325,000 gns yearling, Gleneagles gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including 11f-12.5f winner Lednikov. Dam, German 7f/1m winner, half-sister to Preis der Diana winner Penelopa. 7/2, third of 9 in maiden at Kempton (8f) on debut 31 days ago, very green. Open to significant improvement.

Form: 3

(9)

Man Of La Mancha⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett

2/1

Lope De Vega colt. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to useful 9f winner Mondego. Fifth of 13 in novice (18/1) at Kempton (8f) on debut 87 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve.

Form: 5-

(2)

Michael Scofield

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: M O'Callaghan

2/1

$60,000 yearling, 3,400 gns 3-y-o, Tiz The Law gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, notably very smart US winner up to 7f Kimari. Dam US 5.5f-8.5f winner, including Grade 3 7f event.

Form:

(7)

Motawaared²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

12/1

Mohaather gelding who cost 75,000gns as a yearling. Fourth of 5 in novice at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 15/2) on debut 26 days ago, having run of race. Sets the standard but could be vulnerable.

Form: 4

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Non-Runners

(5)

Zeus Olympios³⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: C Lee

(10)

Lights Go Down

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: M & D Easterby J: S H James

(6)

Prepare To Strike

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: S Crisford J: Harry Davies

Forecasts

Michael Scofield (2/1), Man Of La Mancha (2/1), Zeus Olympios (2/1), Island Hero (15/2), Ledanis (8/1), Prepare To Strike (9/1), Motawaared (12/1), Bouquet De Paris (16/1), Dancing Tiger (33/1), Dancing With Drums (200/1), Lights Go Down (200/1)

ZEUS OLYMPIOS landed the odds with something to spare at Kempton on debut so may prove up to defying a penalty with improvement on the cards. Ralph Beckett's pair Man of La Mancha and Ledanis both offered plenty to work on starting out so head the dangers in an open-looking novice.