Fly London Southend Airport To Dubrovnik British EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 20:36 | Winning time: 2m 6.68s

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(7)

Loxley²³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

2/1

Outclassed in the Racing Post Trophy at the end of last season, but dead-heated on debut before that and this longer trip should suit; one for the shortlist.

Form: 17-

(1)

Orange Suit²⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

12/1

Markedly up in trip having won over 6f on debut at Newbury last September. Off since but pedigree suggests this longer distance should suit.

Form: 1-

(4)

Raymond Tusk⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon

2/1

Impressive winner on debut at Newbury last time out. Up in trip and carries penalty, but so do most of these, and he could easily go 2-2 here on what should be slightly quicker ground.

Form: 1

(5)

Sawwaah²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows| BF

3/1

No match for a clear winner on his second start at Lingfield last time out but won the Wood Ditton on the Rowley Mile prior to that, and has a chance based on that form.

Form: 12

(6)

Tenedos^t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Palmer

40/1

Debut winner at Kempton but failed to land a blow on second start at Ripon last month. Slightly down in trip but unlikely to trouble the leading contenders here with the penalty.

Form: 1-5

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Jumping Cats⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Wood| T: C F Wall

40/1

Couldn't get involved on debut at Kempton last time out over 1m3f, and others hold much more convincing claims based on that effort.

Form: 6

(3)

Star Of Bengal¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

6/1

Ran okay on debut at Sandown earlier in the month when not really considered in the betting. Improvement a strong possibility for his top trainer.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Loxley (2/1), Raymond Tusk (2/1), Sawwaah (3/1), Star Of Bengal (6/1), Orange Suit (12/1), Jumping Cats (40/1), Tenedos (40/1)

Most of these carry a penalty so it's less of a disadvantage to those who do, and RAYMOND TUSK could defy the extra weight here. An impressive winner on debut at Newbury last time out, there's every chance the penalty won't be enough for him to go 2-2 in his career, with the step up in trip likely to suit. He can get the better of stablemate Orange Suit as well as the class-dropping Loxley.