British EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 1m 40.11s

(4)

Blue Courvoisier²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox

11/8

Won 11-runner novice at Leicester (7f, firm, 6/1) on debut 21 days ago, well on top finish. Open to improvement and he has to enter calculations, for all that this is tougher.

Form: 1

(1)

Item²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding

4/6

Promising sort. 5/2, won 12-runner maiden at Kempton (7f) on debut 27 days ago, soon clear. Open to progress and this Frankel colt is clearly held in high regard (entered in the Group 1 Futurity Trophy).

Form: 1

(3)

Ibn Sirin³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh| T: Harry Charlton

22/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, last of 6 in novice at Goodwood (8f, good to firm) on debut 37 days ago. Probably more of a long-term prospect.

Form: 6

(2)

Three Builders⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 10 in maiden (33/1) at Ffos Las (7.4f, good) on debut 48 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(5)

Annastarzy¹⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Item (4/6), Blue Courvoisier (11/8), Annastarzy (11/2), Ibn Sirin (22/1), Three Builders (66/1)

ITEM is bred to be smart and may well live up to his pedigree given the promise he showed when making a winning debut in good style at Kempton. The Frankel colt can take this before going on to better things. Annastarzy has shaped well in a Sandown maiden and novice event at Newmarket, and she is preferred to Leicester debut winner Blue Courvoisier for forecast purposes.