14:10 Salisbury

Thursday 2 October 2025

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Pyledriver British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 1m 31.03s

(9)

Affection¹⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Davies| T: M Meade

125/1

22/1, last of 15 in maiden at Leicester (5f, good to firm) on debut. Off 159 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

(5)

Akho Mezzna²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Jack Jones| OR: 78

5/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in novice at Lingfield (7f, AW, 3/1) 28 days ago, slowly away. Should be involved again.

Form: 224

(7)

Al Azd³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian

4/1

Made plenty of appeal on paper and sent off 5/1 but was possibly unsuited by conditions when ninth of 10 in maiden at Sandown (7f, soft) on debut 34 days ago.

Form: 9

(6)

Bu Hail

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Harry Charlton

22/1

Foaled March 24. Ardad gelding. Dam, 8.6f winner, half-sister to useful 6f winner Flash Gordon. Newcomer for in-form yard.

Form:

(8)

Mali Star¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: J Channon

16/1

22/1, ninth of 13 in novice at Newbury (7f, soft) on debut 12 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 9

(1)

Poetry Of Time¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

13/8

Promising individual. Second of 8 in novice (9/1) at Thirsk (7f, soft) on debut 17 days ago, slowly away but penny very much dropping late on. Sets a good standard with prospect of more to come.

Form: 2

(2)

Seeway¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: D Menuisier

17/2

33/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Doncaster (8f, good) on debut 19 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 6

(3)

Superior³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox

11/1

Ninth of 13 in maiden at Newbury (6.5f, good to firm, 18/1) on debut 35 days ago.

Form: 9

(10)

Crimson Sunset

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Egan| T: M P Tregoning

80/1

Foaled April 28. 10,000 gns yearling, Showcasing filly. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 5f winner Dijarvo.

Form:

Non-Runners

(4)

Deadline

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: B J Meehan J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

Poetry Of Time (13/8), Akho Mezzna (5/2), Al Azd (4/1), Seeway (17/2), Superior (11/1), Deadline (14/1), Mali Star (16/1), Bu Hail (22/1), Crimson Sunset (80/1), Affection (125/1)

POETRY OF TIME ended up catching the eye starting out at Thirsk 3 weeks ago and sure to be more streetwise this time, he'll take some stopping. Akho Mezzna may provide the main opposition unless a newcomer (of which Bu Hail makes the most appeal) is pretty useful.