British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Foaled February 27. €27,000 yearling, 1,000 gns 2-y-o, Blackbeard gelding. Closely related to useful 2-y-o 7f winner No Needs Never and half-brother to 9.5f winner Operatic Artist. Newcomer whose price went the wrong way at the sales. Others appeal more.

Looked clueless when well beaten on debut over C&D (50/1).

Foaled March 22. €25,000 yearling, £35,000 2-y-o, Space Traveller colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 5f-6.5f winner Andhesontherun and 6f winner Prince of Bel Lir. Dam temperamental winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 6f winner). Breeze-up purchase is an interesting newcomer for top yard.

Like most newcomers from his yard, he didn't show much when down the field at Newmarket (7f) earlier this month. Hard to be confident that he'll trouble the principals, even if all the better for that experience.

Yard had several winning newcomers earlier in the season, but this juvenile never threatened on debut over C&D (9/1) 4 weeks ago.

Best effort when beaten less than 1¾ lengths into fourth at Windsor (6f) on third career start in May. Subsequent gelding operation and step up in trip offer hope of further improvement on return. Has to be on the shortlist.

Hopelessly green on debut at Wolverhampton (7f) and probably needs more time.

Showed a bit more than on debut (in spite of the step back in trip) when beaten 4½ lengths at Lingfield (6f, all-weather, 125/1). One for handicaps after this run.

Runner-up in 6f course maiden in late June (winner landed the Super Sprint at Newbury next start). Narrowly failed to land the odds at Windsor (6f) subsequently. Steps up in trip (bred to suit on dam's side) and this looks another good opportunity.

Plenty of middle-distance influence on her dam's side and has accordingly looked a longer-term project in a couple of starts around 7f to date.