PricedUp Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 2m 12.67s

(3)

Ela's Gem²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: E Walker

6/5

Promising sort. 12/1, sixth of 12 in maiden at Kempton (8f) on sole start at 2 yrs, slowly away. Off 7 months and, likely to benefit from this step up in trip, she merits considerable respect.

Form: 6-

(6)

Itraaq³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: W J Haggas

5/4

Once-raced maiden. 13/2, sixth of 10 in novice at Leicester (8.2f, good) on debut 30 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip and should progress for her top connections.

Form: 6

(4)

Jeanne Baret²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Johnston

6/1

Promising individual. 8/1, second of 9 in novice at Chelmsford City (10f) 21 days ago, no match for winner. Open to progress and she's every inch a leading contender.

Form: 32

(5)

Nightsinwhitesatin²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oliver Stammers| T: E Bethell

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 16 in novice (80/1) at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 6-8

Non-Runners

(2)

Lothbury

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: James Owen J: H Crouch

(1)

Opera Wave³⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D M Simcock J: L Morris

Forecasts

Ela's Gem (6/5), Itraaq (5/4), Lothbury (4/1), Opera Wave (4/1), Jeanne Baret (6/1), Nightsinwhitesatin (20/1)

ELA'S GEM is bred to be useful and she shaped with plenty of promise over a mile on debut at Kempton in November. This step up in trip is likely to help unlock improvement and she shades preference ahead of Jeanne Baret, who has finished in the money in novice events at Pontefract and Chelmsford. Opera Wave and Itraaq both showed signs of ability in the same Leicester novice last month and can be expected to improve, while newcomer Lothbury needs a market check.