17:30 Southwell

Thursday 5 February 2026

All15:5016:2517:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 3  |   1m 3f 23y  |   Standard  |   4 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:30  |   Winning time: 2m 24.43s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(4)
Horse silk
Asia Force27
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| BF
7/4
8/13, second of 4 in novice at Newcastle (10.2f) on debut 27 days ago. Held back by inexperience there and this well-bred colt promises to be suited by this stiffer test.
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Timeform
2
(1)
Horse silk
11/1
€55,000 foal, Zelzal gelding. Closely related to 6.5f winner Fusible and half-brother to useful 11f-1½m winner Kitty Furnival and 1¼m winner Explode. Dam 10.5f winner. Yard's newcomers typically come on for a run but he's worth a second look in the betting all the same.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
8/15
500,000 gns yearling, Frankel colt. Closely related to smart 11f-1¾m winner Klondike and half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 11.5f-1¾m winner Kemari. Plenty to like on paper and confidence behind this colt in the betting would look very significant indeed.
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Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
200/1
Once-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 9 in maiden at Kempton (11f) on debut 17 days ago. Readily passed over.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Shabab Al Ahli (8/15), Asia Force (7/4), Patient Game (11/1), Glamerous (200/1)

Verdict

ASIA FORCE failed to land the odds on his introduction at Newcastle but that experience will have done him the world of good and he gets the nod ahead of likely-looking Godolphin newcomer Shabab Al Ahli, who is also a son of Frankel and it goes without saying that his prospects will look brighter still if the market speaks in his favour. Patient Game is also worth a peek in the betting.

Prize Money

1st: £6,480.002nd: £3,042.003rd: £1,522.004th: £761.005th: £184.00

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