Ella Morton Is Getting Married Novice Stakes

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Berry De Carjac⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁷⁾| T: G Harris

50/1

Winner of one of his 26 starts over obstacles and only run on the Flat saw him finish tailed off at Chepstow. Hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: 0

(1)

Midnight Meeting³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: S bin Suroor

4/11

Stepped up on Nottingham debut when scoring readily at that track last month. Should improve again and looks the one to beat.

Form: 51

(5)

Bay Dude^h1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: M Keighley

20/1

Sulamani gelding whose dam was a winning hurdler/chaser. Well beaten fifth of seven on debut at Windsor and needs to make significant improvement in a first-time hood.

Form: 5

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Paraphenalia¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Donohoe| T: J Farrelly

66/1

Has failed to beat a rival on his two outings at Sandown and Bath. Cannot be fancied on the evidence of those displays.

Form: 05

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Miss Recycled²⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: M Madgwick

66/1

Not much to shout about in three starts in novice company last year. Best watched on this return to action.

Form: 905-

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Respectable³²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett

9/4

Champs Elysees filly who cost 65,000 gns as a foal and whose dam is closely related to Listed winner Dalkova. Fair amount of promise when fourth of seven on her only start at Ascot in September and is much respected on this seasonal reappearance.

Form: 4-

Forecasts

Midnight Meeting (4/11), Respectable (9/4), Bay Dude (20/1), Berry De Carjac (50/1), Miss Recycled (66/1), Paraphenalia (66/1)

This looks a match between Respectable, who shaped well on her only start at Ascot last September, and recent Nottingham winner MIDNIGHT MEETING. The selection has to concede weight to a filly who might turn out to be useful, but he is progressive himself and may be the fitter of the pair. The rest are readily opposed, but Bay Dude might show improvement in a first-time hood and may keep on for third.