16:55 Kempton

Wednesday 26 March 2025

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Racing TV Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 24.52s

(8)

Shameful¹⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox

8/11

Shaman colt who was strong in betting and knew his job pretty well to make a winning debut in 12-runner Newbury maiden (6f) in September. Longer trip promises to suit and he's a definite player under a penalty with further progress in the offing.

Form: 1-

(12)

An Fear Beag

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: J Butler

100/1

€4,000 foal, Make Believe gelding. Dam, 2-y-o 5f winner, sister to useful 5f/6f winner Victory Angel. Likely best watched on debut.

Form:

(9)

Benny The Bouncer²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: M J Attwater

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at Lingfield (1m, AW) 21 days ago. Low-grade handicaps entitled to be more his bag after this.

Form: 58

(7)

Blackbrook¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke Catton⁽³⁾| T: J R Boyle

200/1

Bred to need time and distance and well held in pair of maiden/novice contests at up to 1m late last year. Handicaps over further will be more his thing.

Form: 00-

(4)

Man Of La Mancha²⁵

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

11/2

Lope De Vega colt who ran to a similar level as on debut after 3 months off (fair form) when sixth of 8 in novice (2/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 25 days ago. In good hands and he remains the type to do better, including over further.

Form: 5-6

(6)

Marvelman¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 81

6/4

Invincible Spirit colt who was easy to back but confirmed the form he showed at Salisbury when second of 13 in maiden at Newbury (6.5f, heavy) in October, not knocked about. A repeat returning from 5 months off can see him play a lead role.

Form: 522-

(3)

Rupert The Prince²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Queally| T: P Butler

150/1

Golden Horn colt who has yet to beat a rival in 2 maidens at up to 1m in recent months.

Form: 78

(2)

Shabu Shabu²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, fifth of 9 in maiden at Lingfield (8f, AW) 21 days ago, running green and not knocked about. Rates the type to do better tackling handicaps/1¼m+.

Form: 9-5

(5)

Zappata^t1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, fifth of 7 in novice at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 9 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 75

(10)

Zero Zero

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes

22/1

Muhaarar gelding. Half-brother to 5.5f-6.5f winner in USA Philipsburg. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Shadn out of smart winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) Amethyst. Market can prove a useful guide as to expectations on debut.

Form:

(11)

Brightlikeadiamond

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Sean Kirrane| T: Tim Vaughan

125/1

Cable Bay filly. Dam, 5.7f-7f winner, half-sister to useful 6f-7f winner Kostar.

Form:

(1)

Westington House

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

28/1

$27,000 yearling, resold $80,000 yearling, Disco Partner filly. Dam, US 5.5f-6.5f winner, from a good US family. One to note on debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Shameful (8/11), Marvelman (6/4), Man Of La Mancha (11/2), Zero Zero (22/1), Westington House (28/1), An Fear Beag (100/1), Zappata (125/1), Shabu Shabu (125/1), Brightlikeadiamond (125/1), Rupert The Prince (150/1), Blackbrook (200/1), Benny The Bouncer (200/1)

MARVELMAN confirmed the form he showed when finishing runner-up at Salisbury, when filling the same spot in a Newbury maiden in October and appealing as the type to do better still as a 3-y-o, he can make a winning return. Shameful impressed when making a winning debut at that venue in the autumn and he's the chief threat now upped to 7f. Man of La Mancha may do best of the others.