18:45 Kempton

Wednesday 4 April 2018

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32Red.com Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 1m 38.95s

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(5)

Mr Minerals³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 88| CD

2/1

Hugely impressive when scoring over C&D last summer. Excuses for his two defeats since, but has every chance to atone with his stable going well.

Form: 1/412-6

(10)

Mordin¹¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 84| D

6/4

200,000 gns son of Invincible Spirit and half-brother to two winning milers. Beat a modest lot on debut when heavily backed but was highly impressive. Stable going well and he may not have as much to find as the form book suggests.

Form: 1-

(9)

Ripp Orf¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 81| C

7/2

Took advantage of an easy opportunity last time but faces much tougher rivals now and has a bit to find at these weights.

Form: 342/221

(8)

Amaranth^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: M Scudamore

66/1

Cost a small fortune as a foal but sold on cheaply. Tailed off on debut in a Musselburgh bumper and looks out of his depth.

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(7)

Cap'n¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: Miss C Dyson

80/1

Caused a major upset over fences at Ludlow two weeks ago and it will be an even bigger shock if he proved capable of taking this.

Form: 0

(6)

Know Your Limit¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: E Walker| OR: 80| BF

6/1

0-9 record but has run some solid races in defeat. Lacks a change of gear, but the allowances he receives puts him in the mix if he can be cajoled to produce his best.

Form: 322223-

(2)

Ousden^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater

250/1

New Approach gelding who cost just £800 as a three-year-old. Last of 12 on debut and facing an even sterner test now.

Form: 0

(11)

Putto²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox

20/1

Dark Angel half-brother to various winners including 1m scorer Montalcino. Cost 60,000 gns as a yearling. Looked backward on debut and needs to show vast improvement in order to figure.

Form: 7

(1)

Shining Valley¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B R Johnson

150/1

Last of four on debut and only beat two home last time. This looks better than either of those races.

Form: 40

(3)

Floral Queen¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: N P Mulholland

150/1

Has hardly beaten a rival in bumpers and on Flat debut two weeks ago. Impossible to fancy at this level.

Form: 0

(4)

La Trog

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: R Havlin| T: Andi Brown

100/1

Vale of York half-sister to a couple of winning milers out of a May Hill winner who was third in the 1000 Guineas. Yard not noted for debut successes, but worth watching with an eye to the future.

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Forecasts

Mordin (6/4), Mr Minerals (2/1), Ripp Orf (7/2), Know Your Limit (6/1), Putto (20/1), Amaranth (66/1), Cap'n (80/1), La Trog (100/1), Shining Valley (150/1), Floral Queen (150/1), Ousden (250/1)

Know Your Limit is proving difficult to win with, but he does run to a consistent level and he is likely to pop up when everything falls right. On this occasion he faces a couple of rivals who set a high enough standard to make him work harder than he may wish. Mr Minerals was highly impressive when dealing with a good field over C&D last summer and he may get more cover and a stronger pace than has been the case on his last two starts. However he has a potentially stiff task in conceding 4lb to MORDIN. Simon Crisford's charge made short work of his rivals when justifying short odds to make a successful debut. He looks dangerously weighted on that form.