British EBF Matchbook Future Stayers Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

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Ambassador

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: R A Fahey

8/1

Invincible Spirit colt; third foal from a 1m1f+ winning dam; half-brother to the 7½f winner Amber Star; carries high-profile silks and is in excellent hands with Richard Fahey; market helpful.

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America First²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods

33/1

€17,000 yearling; is now switched to Tapeta and needs to improve markedly upon his opening couple of performances (7f) in order to play a constructive role.

Form: 67

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Cape Palace

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

4/11

By Golden Horn this 300,000gns foal is out of the Italian Listed (7½f-1m) winner Mia Diletta; half-brother to the Italian 2000 Guineas winner Poeta Diletto; another fascinating John Gosden-trained newcomer to strut their stuff at Gosforth Park.

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(2)

King Carney²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes

6/1

Australia colt (£22,000 yearling who sold for 145,000gns as a juvenile); 12-1 when never better than mid-division throughout on recent Haydock (7f, good to firm) debut.

Form: 5

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Philosophical²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

12/1

Mukhadram colt (21,000gns yearling); half-brother to three winners, including Al and Impertinent (both 1m4f); kept on pleasingly into fourth when beaten 7½L by Wycliff on Doncaster (7f, soft) debut; can do better.

Form: 4

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Sir Charles Punch¹⁶

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

33/1

Sir Percy colt from a 6f-7f juvenile winning dam; 28-1 when fifth of nine on debut to Flylikenaneagle at Beverley (7½f, good to soft) just over a fortnight ago.

Form: 5

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Fast Track Flyer¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison

100/1

€16,000 yearling; has struggled at big prices on both starts to date and a similar scenario looks to be the probable outcome on AW debut; likely to find the colts and geldings stronger.

Form: 07

Forecasts

Cape Palace (4/11), King Carney (6/1), Ambassador (8/1), Philosophical (12/1), Sir Charles Punch (33/1), America First (33/1), Fast Track Flyer (100/1)

Since the introduction of Tapeta in May 2016, Gosforth Park continues to be a happy hunting ground for John Gosden (34-92; 37%) with his superstar mare Enable making a winning debut at this track in November 2016. He saddles an eye-catching debutant in this contest with the 300,000gns son of Golden Horn CAPE PALACE. A half-brother to the Italian 2000 Guineas winner Poeta Diletto, he should prove capable of making a winning start.