18:15 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 12 March 2019

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Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:18 | Winning time: 2m 2.03s

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Battle Of Pembroke¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock

25/1

Half-brother to a couple of AW winners showed some ability last time, but he looks a more likely type for a handicap than a race like this.

Form: 8-4

(3)

Golden Grenade¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: Ian Williams

100/1

Has barely beaten a rival in either start when sent off at lengthy odds and looks completely out of his league in this company.

Form: 64

(6)

Ifreet⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon

3/1

Son of Toronado and out of a mare who won at 1m4f. Third on debut in an ordinary event but open to improvement at this longer trip for a yard in excellent form.

Form: 3

(5)

Lock Seventeen¹⁶¹

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

10/1

Colt by Kittens Joy and brother to four winners. Cost $115,000 as a yearling and looked in need of the run on debut for Ger Lyons. Has an AW pedigree but new yard having a quiet spell.

Form: 6-

(13)

Nathanielhawthorne

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: M Botti

33/1

Nathaniel colt; 12th foal; closely related to the 1m4f-1m6f winner Battersea; half-brother to eight winners, including the useful 1m1f-1m2f AW performer Gitano Hernando.

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(7)

Ragnar²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

3/1

Toronado gelding out of a half-sister to high-class 1m3f winner Erupt. Travelled well for a long way before splitting a Godlolphin pair on debut and should have little difficulty landing one of these.

Form: 2

(1)

Revamp

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: D M Simcock

33/1

Rare UK runner for US sire/ Breeders Cup Dirt Mile winner Tapizar. Fetched 60,000 gns as a two-year-old. Stable have gone 37 days without a winner.

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(8)

San Diaco¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: E A L Dunlop

100/1

Gelded son of Zodiac, is related to several winners and fetched €62,000 as a foal and 33,500gns as a yearling. Only beat one home on debut so has plenty of improvement to find.

Form: 0

(4)

Follow A Dream

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden

3/1

$625,000 Giant's Causeway half-sister to top-class US performers Destin, Vexatious and Creative Cause.Stable won this 12 months ago with another debutante and the market ought to be informative.

Form:

(11)

Initial Approach²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A D Brown

100/1

Beaten an aggregate of 51L in both starts when going off at minimum odds of 150/1. A poor draw is an additional deterrent.

Form: 70

(9)

Teodora De Vega²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Kingscote| T: R M Beckett

6/1

Lope De Vega filly who cost 250,000 guineas as a yearling. Weak in the market on debut but was getting the hang of things late on and jockey booking looks positive.

Form: 5

(12)

Tsarmina⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: E J Walsh| T: P D Evans

66/1

£10,000 juvenile; second foal out of a 7f-1m winner (including on the AW). Showed some ability on debut having looked green, but this is a far more competitive race.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

(10)

Beechwood James

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Ragnar (3/1), Ifreet (3/1), Follow A Dream (3/1), Teodora De Vega (6/1), Lock Seventeen (10/1), Beechwood James (10/1), Battle Of Pembroke (25/1), Revamp (33/1), Nathanielhawthorne (33/1), Tsarmina (66/1), San Diaco (100/1), Initial Approach (100/1), Golden Grenade (100/1)

Ragnar has achieved the best piece of form so far judged on his Chelmsford debut when splitting a highly touted pair. That sets a solid standard, but John Gosden has been farming these races all winter and saddles the beautifully bred FOLLOW A DREAM who is related to three top-class American horses. Richard Hannon's team are in excellent shape and Ifreet would be expected to improve over this trip, whilst Teodora Da Vega looked in need of the experience on debut and needs to be checked in the market.