13:20 York

Saturday 18 July 2020

All12:1512:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:10

William Hill Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 1m 38.52s

1^st

(3)

My Oberon

39-2

10/11f

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Soon prominent, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, ran on well, impressive op 6/4

2^nd

(7)

Tasaamuh

38-11

7/2

T: R VarianJ: Dane O'Neill

Chased leaders on outside, shaken up over 2f out, soon hung left, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, kept on op 9/4

3^rd

6 ½

(4)

Sidereal

39-2

17/2

T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby

Chased leader over 1f, in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, went 3rd inside final furlong, well held by front pair op 6/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

(9)

Cityzen Serg

39-2

7/1

T: R HannonJ: B A Curtis

Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, well held from over 1f out, lost 3rd inside final furlong op 15/2 tchd 10/1

5^th

2 ½

(2)

Purple Knight

39-2

50/1

T: K R BurkeJ: A Mullen

Soon steadied towards rear, pushed along 3f out, went 5th inside final furlong, no chance op 40/1

6^th

(8)

El Ray

39-2

13/2

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Held up in touch in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten op 9/1

7^th

(5)

Dawn Blaze

49-10

50/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Rhona Pindar (7)

Chased leaders, not much room 7f out, soon steadied, ridden over 3f out, well beaten final 2f tchd 66/1

8^th

1 ¾

(1)

Thunder Gap

39-2

33/1

T: T P TateJ: G Lee

Slowly away, always behind

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Non-Runners

(6)

Nitro Express²⁶⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: H & R Charlton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £1.50, £2.30EX:£5.80Trifecta:£24.00SF:£4.44Swingers:£1.40, £2.50, £4.70

Forecasts

My Oberon (10/11), Tasaamuh (7/2), El Ray (13/2), Cityzen Serg (7/1), Nitro Express (8/1), Sidereal (17/2), Thunder Gap (33/1), Purple Knight (50/1), Dawn Blaze (50/1)

A market check is advised with El Ray who is well-bred and wouldn't have to be a superstar to make a winning debut. Sidereal is respected, and if he can take as big a step forward as he did when last seen he has major claims. William Haggas has a 17% strike-rate on the Knavesmire and it would be no surprise to see My Oberon improve that record given he should improve a fair bit from his debut effort at HQ. In an open race though, we'll go with TASAAMUH who switches to turf after posting a solid debut effort when placed at Kempton. He wouldn't need to improve too much on that form to get off the mark at the second attempt.