Cumwhinton 'Confined' Novice Stakes

Off time: 20:22 | Winning time: 2m 2.3s

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(7)

Fujaira Prince³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian

1/12

Defied an absence to come back and take victory at Wetherby last month, going clear under hands and heels in the final furlong. Looks a smart prospect and every chance of the follow-up here.

Form: 2-1

(6)

Colonel Forster¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: C Grant

80/1

Shown little in five start over hurdles and the Flat, having not beaten a horse home in his last two starts. Looks outclassed here.

Form: 45

(2)

Hattaab¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: T R George

20/1

Shown limited promise over hurdles but his second to the useful Global Citizen in a bumper at Worcester a decent effort. Hard to know what to expect on Flat debut, but likely to need improvement.

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(5)

Qasr¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Makin| T: K Dalgleish

14/1

Placed in two bumpers (both with some cut in the ground) but well beaten on only Flat start, that being on the Fibresand at Southwell. Likely to find this too sharp a test.

Form: 4-

(4)

Sharp Reply³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M Moubarak| OR: 71

8/1

Showed little on first two starts but a better effort last time out when not beaten far into fifth (went off 100/1) at Thirsk. That still leaves him some way short of what's required here, but does at least appear to be going the right way now.

Form: 554

(3)

Echo Beat⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Barry McHugh| T: Miss Tracy Waggott

150/1

Has taken part in five contests to date, three bumpers and two on the Flat, and beaten a grand total of one horse home in them. No realistic chance here.

Form: 97

(1)

Late For The Sky³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S H James| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

150/1

Sent off huge prices both starts and has shown very little. Last of ten at Wetherby last time, never getting in it, and hard to make any sort of a case for here.

Form: 80

Forecasts

Fujaira Prince (1/12), Sharp Reply (8/1), Qasr (14/1), Hattaab (20/1), Colonel Forster (80/1), Echo Beat (150/1), Late For The Sky (150/1)

This appears at the mercy of the improving FUJAIRA PRINCE, who has the form in the bank and simply looks head and shoulders above these. Barring accidents, he looks the most likely winner by some way. Sharp Reply looks the one for the forecast spot, with Hattabb for the minor money.