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Ideal Angel

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Jason Hart| T: A Crook

50/1

First foal. Dam placed 7f AW at two, full-sister to Listed-placed 7f winner Charlotte Bronte, closely related to US 1m stakes winner High Mantenance. Stable not known for debut winners. Best watched.

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(5)

Good Boy Alfie¹²⁷

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

7/1

16-1 winner on debut at Newcastle (7f, AW) in January. Carries a penalty for that, but step up to 1m looks very positive and his chance has to be respected.

Form: 1

(1)

Saint Diana

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: W J Haggas

10/3

76,000,000yen yearling (around £500,000); closely related to Japanese 1m/1m1f winner realist, out of French Listed-placed 6½f-1m winner. Interesting debutante and top stable no stranger to debut winners. Can probably give a good account.

Form:

(3)

Savaanah¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S De Sousa| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 78| BF

2/5

Second twice over 7f/1m for Roger Varian last year and picked up where he left off for him when runner-up on debut for this trainer at Redcar (1m, good to firm) last month. Stable going well and any improvement would see him go close.

Form: 622-2

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Vampish¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Donohoe| T: P J McBride

66/1

100-1 and never involved on debut at Windsor last month. Can't make a case for her this time around on that evidence.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

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Restive Spirit³³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Savaanah (2/5), Restive Spirit (11/8), Saint Diana (10/3), Good Boy Alfie (7/1), Ideal Angel (50/1), Vampish (66/1)

Notebooks at the ready for this novices' contest where RESTIVE SPIRIT is fancied to improve for his debut and score this time. Stable companion Saint Diana is a very interesting newcomer and their relative prices in the market here should prove informative. Savaanah is more exposed but not ruled out, along with the only previous winner in the line-up, Alfie Boy, who has to shoulder a penalty.