20:15 Chelmsford City

Saturday 31 August 2019

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Betsi Golden Mile Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 1m 38.47s

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Deverell¹⁰¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden

7/2

Son of Kingman from the family of Group 1 winner Bold Edge. Sixth of eight on debut over 6f in a slowly run affair and could improve now up in distance. More needed but worth keeping a note of in the betting.

Form: 6

(6)

Live Your Dream

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor

6/1

Godolphin debutante for a stable in good form. Smartly bred son of Iffraaj will need a touch further in time but of obvious interest on debut. Likely type and worth a market check.

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(2)

More Than A Prince¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

10/1

Oasis Dream colt, the first foal out of an unraced half-sister to UAE 1,000 Guineas winner Siyaadah. Moderate fourth on debut over 6f would need plenty of improvement from, but is at least bred for this extra trip.

Form: 4

(8)

Optio²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: B J Meehan

20/1

Bred for speed and after showing pace on his second start at Newbury when upped a furlong to 7f, it's a surprise to see him again raised in distance. Big improvement needed and a likely type for handicaps after this.

Form: 95

(3)

Sun Cuisine^b1²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| BF

4/1

Son of by Medaglia D'oro cost $1.3m as a yearling. Backed off the boards as a 30/100 favourite when fourth of fifth at Yarmouth on debut. Stable has won both renewals of this race with short price favourites and a likely improver on this surface.

Form: 4

(1)

Trumpet Man

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C & M Johnston

6/1

Son of Golden Horn; a sixth foal and a half brother to five winners including Australian Group 1 winner Polarisation. Bred to get further in time but worth a close inspection for this stable on debut.

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Vindicate²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute

9/4

Lope de Vega half-brother to several winners, from the family of Prix Vermeille/Prix Ganay winner Aquarelliste. Not fancied when well held on recent debut but that came in a very smart Newmarket maiden. Better expected.

Form: 6

(5)

Werewolf⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: George Wood| T: A Watson

25/1

Son of Siyouni and a half-brother to winner Wiretap. Represents a stable going well but well beaten on recent Ffos Las debut. Hard to fancy in this company.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

(7)

Protagonist⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J A Osborne J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

Vindicate (9/4), Deverell (7/2), Sun Cuisine (4/1), Protagonist (9/2), Live Your Dream (6/1), Trumpet Man (6/1), More Than A Prince (10/1), Optio (20/1), Werewolf (25/1)

An intriguing contest with Protagonist boasting the best form on offer, but with three runs behind him there is the potential that one could improve past him. SUN CUISINE is taken to do just that and make it an unbeaten three in this race for his trainer. He's clearly been showing a lot at home and perhaps the ground didn't quite suit on his turf debut. Live Your Dream and Trumpet Man catch the eye from leading stables on debut.