15:33 Newbury

Friday 16 May 2025

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Trade Nation Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 23.77s

(1)

Montpellier³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Ferguson| D

11/8

Wootton Bassett gelding made a promising start when winning 15-runner maiden at Thirsk (7f, good) 34 days ago. Sure to progress so he's a likely player despite a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 1

(3)

Abundance¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

22/1

Off 7 months/gelded before posting a good third of 11 in maiden at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Not ruled out if building on that effort.

Form: 4-3

(7)

Blue Lancero¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

18/1

11/1, encouraging third of 7 in maiden at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) on debut 13 days ago. Can improve so he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 3

(4)

Impresario

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick

50/1

€18,000 yearling, Profitable gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1¼m-1½m winner Lyrical Attraction and 1¼m winner Classical Memories.

Form:

(8)

Kaizen^t¹⁵

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

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time when eighth of 12 in maiden at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Open to more improvement so this Kingman colt is in the picture.

Form: 6-8

(11)

Road House³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Faye Bramley

150/1

16/1 and blinkered, fourth of 11 in maiden at Wolverhampton (7.2f) on debut 39 days ago for Ollie Sangster. More is required for his new handler.

Form: 4

(5)

Rock N It^t1²¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D M Loughnane

200/1

50/1, last of 14 in novice at Kempton (7f) on debut 7 months ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time with lots more required.

Form: 0-

(2)

Sea Force²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| BF

10/11

Sea The Stars cold was much improved from his debut when a promising second of 12 in novice at Doncaster (7f, good, 5/2) 21 days ago. Has more to offer. Leading form claims.

Form: 4-2

(6)

Silent Storm

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: C Hills

22/1

€90,000 yearling, Dark Angel colt. Brother to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 1m Happy Power and 7f-1m winner Melody of Life. Dam unraced. Considered on debut.

Form:

(9)

Uniting⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams

66/1

Mehmas gelding shaped well when fourth of 11 in novice (250/1) at Doncaster (7f, good) on his debut 47 days ago, finishing well. Sure to improve.

Form: 4

(10)

Zouligan

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Bass| T: J Channon

40/1

9,000 gns yearling, Zoustar gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 6f winner First Lott and 8.6f winner Poppy Love. Betting can guide for this newcomer.

Form:

Forecasts

Sea Force (10/11), Montpellier (11/8), Blue Lancero (18/1), Kaizen (20/1), Abundance (22/1), Silent Storm (22/1), Zouligan (40/1), Impresario (50/1), Uniting (66/1), Road House (150/1), Rock N It (200/1)

SEA FORCE made a promising return when runner-up at Doncaster last month and can build on it here to get off the mark at the chief expense of Thirsk scorer Montpellier who rates a big threat despite conceding 7 lb to Williiam Haggas' son of Sea The Stars. Kaizen and Uniting both look to have better days ahead of them and appeal as the pick of the rest for minor honours.