16:10 Pontefract

Monday 23 April 2018

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Mark Hackett Memorial Novice Stakes (Div 1)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 18.31s

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(1)

Our Oystercatcher^h¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: T Eaves| T: P Hide| D

8/1

Pastoral Pursuits gelding, surprise winner on debut at Windsor. Very disappointing at Wolverhampton last time though and will struggle to concede weight to this field.

Form: 10-

(6)

Three Saints Bay¹⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 89

9/4

Won well at Redcar in October and produced a fine effort when upped in class at Newmarket later that month. Interesting runner if ready to go on return to action and sets a solid standard.

Form: 24214-

(7)

Xin Chao³⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison

100/1

Improved from bumper debut to finish third of seven at Sedgefield last time but entitled to need this run after nearly a year off.

Form:

(10)

Macgregor's Pal³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes

20/1

Ran okay on debut at Chelmsford over further but this demands more and others make more appeal.

Form: 6

(5)

Mystical Mac¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: I Jardine

25/1

Well beaten fifth of 11 (6f) at Newcastle on final of two starts last season. Handicaps may well be the target for shrewd trainer on the back of this.

Form: 85-

(9)

Shatharaat

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C & M Johnston

7/1

Kodiac colt, cost £150,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a Group 3 winner who won over this trip and dam a half-sister to a Group 2 winner over this trip. Worthy of plenty of respect on debut for a yard that can ready one.

Form:

(2)

Super D J²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: K A Ryan

9/4

Footstepsinthesand gelding, cost 50,000 gns as a two-year-old and half-brother to three winners. Looked very green on debut last month and needs to have learnt plenty in a relatively short space of time to play a part here.

Form: 6

(4)

Bella Ferrari^h1¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S De Sousa| T: George Scott

15/2

Beaten out of site on debut at Wolverhampton. First-time hood and Champion Jockey in the saddle may see her improve.

Form: 0-

(3)

Solar Princess

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford

16/1

Mazameer filly, dam a winner and sister/half-sister to several winners. Yard's runners often in need of the run ahead of their debuts.

Form:

Non-Runners

(8)

It's Never Enough¹⁵⁹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: J Ewart J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Three Saints Bay (9/4), Super D J (9/4), Shatharaat (7/1), Bella Ferrari (15/2), Our Oystercatcher (8/1), It's Never Enough (12/1), Solar Princess (16/1), Macgregor's Pal (20/1), Mystical Mac (25/1), Xin Chao (100/1)

SHATHARRAT could be the one to side on his debut for a yard capable of getting one ready first up and given his pedigree, he could be worth chancing. Three Saints Bay ought to be thereabouts if returning in the same form that he finished last season in. The booking of Silvestre De Sousa on Bella Ferrari is eye-catching and she may improve from debut in first-time headgear.