14:48 Nottingham

Wednesday 3 June 2026

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9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 1m 15.50s

(4)

Cilician

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy| T: B J Meehan

25/1

Foaled February 25. £90,000 yearling, Blackbeard gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 1m winner Monte Vista. The market can guide.

Form:

(9)

Hadlan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: George Wood| T: Jack Jones

40/1

€30,000Y, 38,000 2-y-o. Half-brother to useful 1m winner James McHenry and 1m-9f winner Rockbury Lad. Dam, 1½m winner, is a half-sister to smart 5f/6f winner Gutaifan. This Invincible Spirit colt needs considering.

Form:

(10)

La Fuerza

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford

28/1

Foaled May 6. €80,000 yearling, Churchill colt. Dam, useful French 7f winner, half-sister to useful 7f/1m winner Ricetta. Noteworthy debutant.

Form:

(3)

Le Grand Etoile¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Johnston

28/1

9/2, last of 9 in maiden at Pontefract (6f, good to soft) on debut 12 days ago. A lot more is required.

Form: 9

(12)

Lochryan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti

9/1

Foaled January 24. €52,000 foal, £85,000 yearling, Havana Grey colt. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to useful 7f-8.4f winner Lockantanks. One to consider, especially if the betting speaks in his favour.

Form:

(8)

Menhaal¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne| T: Owen Burrows| BF

6/5

Minzaal colt. Sent off 10/11 when seventh of 10 in maiden at Newbury (6f, good) on debut 19 days ago, looking green. Clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 7

(6)

Primal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

14/1

Foaled March 21. 70,000 gns yearling, Starspangledbanner colt. Half-brother to useful 1m/8.6f winner Unassuming. Noteworthy debutant for yard among the winners.

Form:

(1)

The Ginger Kid²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| BF

20/1

7/2, thirteenth of 15 in novice at York (6f, good) on debut 20 days ago. Needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 0

(11)

True Charm¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: Lemos Souza

4/1

Promising Ardad colt who came in second of 12 in maiden at Windsor (6f, good to firm) on debut 11 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 2

(5)

Trust Yourself²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: J Tate

22/1

50/1 and very green, last of 10 in novice at Ascot (6f, good to firm) on debut 25 days ago. This Showcasing colt can do better in due course.

Form: 0

(7)

Tumishi

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

11/1

Foaled April 26. 62,000 gns yearling, 180,000 gns 2-y-o, Havana Grey colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Top Biller. The betting can prove an accurate indicator.

Form:

(2)

Californian Angel

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Callan⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer

12/1

Foaled March 5. 65,000 gns yearling, Dark Angel filly. Dam 6f winner out of winning half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Nahoodh (won Falmouth Stakes). Yard's juveniles going very well so she's an interesting newcomer.

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Forecasts

Menhaal (6/5), True Charm (4/1), Lochryan (9/1), Tumishi (11/1), Californian Angel (12/1), Primal (14/1), The Ginger Kid (20/1), Trust Yourself (22/1), Cilician (25/1), La Fuerza (28/1), Le Grand Etoile (28/1), Hadlan (40/1)

Little form to go on so the market should reveal plenty. Hugo Palmer's juveniles are in excellent form so his well-related Dark Angel filly CALIFORNIAN ANGEL is taken to make a winning start at the chief expense of fellow newcomer Primal, who is also bred to be well above average. Menhaal was sent off odds on when seventh on his recent Newbury debut and could emerge as the pick of those with experience with better expected here.