Sam Worrall 40th Birthday Celebration Nursery

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 1m 28.43s

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Space Bear^h1¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 75| CD

4/1

Won maiden over C&D on debut, then finished fourth of 6 in novice at Yarmouth (4/1) 16 days ago, pulling hard and fading. First-time hood may help settle better on nursery debut.

Form: 14

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Phantom Watch¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: H Palmer| OR: 74

15/8

Showed promise in first two starts, placed at Newbury at Nottingham (both 6f). Tenth of 12 in maiden at Goodwood (7f, 40/1) 17 days ago, perhaps finding third run in a month too much. Makes nursery debut from a fair-looking mark and first try on AW.

Form: 320

(1)

Ibn Altheeb³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 67

9/1

Promising second on debut but hasn't progressed, fifth of 8 in maiden at Doncaster (18/1) 31 days ago making no impression. Opening mark calls for more.

Form: 285

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Baggot Street²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Johnston| OR: 66

14/1

Placed in handicaps at Kempton (7f) and Pontefract (6f) before finishing fourth of 7 at Ripon (5/1) 21 days ago, unable to lead. Returns to 7f and back on the AW.

Form: 425324

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Sporting Light¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 66

7/4

Progressive form in nurseries, runner up both starts over 7f, latterly at Chester 16 days ago, leading over 1f out before being worn down in final 100 yards. Has awkward head carriage but clearly has it in him to win from this mark.

Form: 463322

(4)

Gunalt Wavelength¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 60

22/1

Unplaced in all three career starts, most recently when sixth of 7 in maiden at Catterick (66/1) 14 days ago, running green but finishing with running left. Type to raise her game now tackling a nursery.

Form: 766

Forecasts

Sporting Light (7/4), Phantom Watch (15/8), Space Bear (4/1), Ibn Altheeb (9/1), Baggot Street (14/1), Gunalt Wavelength (22/1)

SPORTING LIGHT has shown progressive form with back-to-back runner-up efforts over 7f, narrowly beaten at Chester after racing wide early. He looks the answer on AW debut, though Phantom Watch has been allotted a very fair mark on nursery debut, while Gunalt Wavelength is a potential improver.