British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 2m 18.87s

(2)

Lopeo³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: D Menuisier

11/4

Twice-raced winner. 4/1, won 3-runner maiden at Goodwood (8f, heavy) 34 days ago, outstaying rivals. THis further increase in trip may well be the catalyst for further improvement. Key player.

Form: 41

(3)

Galilean Quality¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

15/2

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 7 in novice (8/1) at Ayr (7.2f, soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip and needs to raise his game.

Form: 64

(5)

Hell Yeah He Did²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett

5/6

Promising individual. Second of 10 in novice at Salisbury (8f, soft, 4/1) 24 days ago, clear of rest. Up in trip and he has leading claims.

Form: 62

(1)

Sayedaati Saadati¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Owen Burrows

13/2

Twice-raced maiden. 10/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at Goodwood (9.9f, good) 12 days ago, slowly away. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 56

(4)

Starship Trooper¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: A M Balding

20/1

Once-raced maiden. 15/2, ninth of 11 in maiden at Yarmouth (9.1f, good to soft) on debut 18 days ago. Probablyh more one for the longer-term.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Hell Yeah He Did (5/6), Lopeo (11/4), Sayedaati Saadati (13/2), Galilean Quality (15/2), Starship Trooper (20/1)

HELL YEAH HE DID pulled clear of the rest when chasing home an odds-on shot in a soft-ground Salisbury novice and, with this step up in trip likely to serve him well, he is taken to see off Goodwood winner Lopeo, who may also have more to offer now faced with a stiffer test. The other three all need to take significant steps forward, with Galilean Quality perhaps the pick of them.