Core Group EBF Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 58.69s

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(5)

Diamond Dougal¹⁰⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon

13/2

Pulled quite hard on his debut run over the minimum trip at Bath back in April and was getting the hang of things late on, beaten just under 3L at the finish. Sure to come on from that initial run and is capable of opening his account.

Form: 3

(4)

Littlelordconford

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Fran Berry| T: R Spencer

5/1

Son of Intikhab is having his first outing in public this evening and is certainly one to watch in the betting exchanges. He holds some nice future entries at York, Doncaster and Redcar and any significant support should be noted.

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(3)

Zalshah¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 77

2/1

Stable has a powerful bunch of juveniles and this colt has shown enough promise in his five races to date to suggest that a race of this nature is well within his range. Was 13th of 23 in the Weatherbys Super Sprint last time and he could take all the beating here.

Form: 73230

(2)

Glamorous Rocket¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: R Harris| OR: 54

25/1

Has had three runs to date, all over the minimum trip of 5f and has failed to really threaten, running her best race so far at Windsor last time when she made the running. Could try similar tactics here but will be there to be shot at in the closing stages.

Form: 685

(1)

Sarshampla³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: D M Simcock

11/8

Made her debut over 6f at Newbury last month and ran a race full of promise. Opening at 4/1, she shaped well to finish around 6L behind the winner Musical Art and she is sure to mount a strong challenge.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Sarshampla (11/8), Zalshah (2/1), Littlelordconford (5/1), Diamond Dougal (13/2), Glamorous Rocket (25/1)

Glamorous Rocket has plenty to find here while any significant market support for the only newcomer in the race, who also has some fancy future entries, Littlelordconford, should be noted. The filly Sarshampla caught the eye on her first run and is sure to come on a bundle for that initial outing, as will Diamond Dougal, who got better as the race progressed at Bath and will not be lacking in support. By far the most experienced in this small field is the Richard Hannon-trained ZALSHAH. Some top juveniles reside in the Hannon yard and a repeat of his last run in the valuable Weatherbys Super Sprint may see him score at the sixth time of asking.