Thank You To Our Groundstaff Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 2m 42.05s

(1)

Driver's Pick³⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 82

10/3

Fairly useful maiden in France for Andre Fabre (sold 25,000 gns). Off 12 months. Has joined a jumps-oriented yard.

Form: 4/242-

(3)

Aequitas³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

30/100

50,000 gns yearling, Sea The Moon filly. Half-sister to winner around 1m in US Verbal Geyser. Dam, French 1½m winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 1½m Grand Couturier. Won 4-runner novice at Hamilton (11.1f, good to firm, 11/1) on debut 36 days ago, readily. Smart prospect.

Form: 1

(2)

Knighton

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

14/1

20,000 gns yearling, Farhh gelding. Closely related to 1¼m winner Sword of Gold and half-brother to useful winner up to 16.2f Haveyoumissedme and 6f-1m winner Trail Hawk. Dam, maiden (stayed 1½m), half-sister to smart 1½m-14.6f winner Meeznah.

Form:

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Stitching Wheel³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: C Grant| OR: 72WS

33/1

Fair maiden in France for Andre Fabre (sold for 6,000 gns). Ran no sort of race on handicap/yard debut after 4 months off at Southwell last month. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 32-960

Forecasts

Aequitas (30/100), Driver's Pick (10/3), Knighton (14/1), Stitching Wheel (33/1)

AEQUITAS looked potentially smart when brushing aside a useful rival in a Hamilton novice 5 weeks ago and is hard to oppose under a penalty. Driver's Pick showed fairly useful form in France last season for Andre Fabre and is selected for the forecast.