16:00 Doncaster

Tuesday 30 June 2020

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Follow At The Races On Twitter Novice Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 2m 9.0s

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(9)

Fly Falcon²⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

16/1

No impact on debut at Newmarket in October but money arrived for Wolverhampton novice over extended-mile three weeks later and stayed on well to prevail; shoulders a penalty and seemingly must improve to defy it.

Form: 81-

(11)

Al Zaraqaan²⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: W J Haggas

11/2

Golden Horn colt, let down by greenness on debut at Newmarket (7f, soft) on debut last backend in race won by smart King Leonidas; has chance to improve on that now and no surprise if he does that.

Form: 0-

(2)

Boss Power²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: Sir Michael Stoute

22/1

Frankel colt; half-brother to four winners, including the German Group 3 scorer Lacy (1m-1m3f); didn't meet market expectations in one run last year and similar showing on return at Newmarket recently. More required.

Form: 4-8

(7)

Jahrawi²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan

150/1

Well held in couple of novice/maiden events on the all-weather at Newcastle and Wolverhampton either side of a layoff. Watching brief for now.

Form: 4-7

(3)

Kitten's Dream¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey

150/1

Kitten's Joy colt who cost 130,000 gns as a yearling; promising debut at Wolverhampton in October but not quite as good at Ripon (1m, good to soft) this month. Up in trip and remains a work in progress.

Form: 7-7

(1)

Semser¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| BF

10/3

Good second on debut at Kempton (1m) this month and the winner gave that form a boost at Newmarket on Saturday; strong claims with progress expected.

Form: 2

(8)

Sharpcliff

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: J Mackie

250/1

Unraced gelded son of Farhh out of a mare who won seven times on the Flat. Likely to improve for the experience and others make more appeal.

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(6)

State Crown³⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

9/4

Son of New Approach out of a Dubawi mare finished a 2L third of four on debut over 7f (AW) when very green. Should benefit greatly from the run and the extra furlong and a major challenger on turf debut.

Form: 3-

(5)

Wild Boy¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: J & T Gosden

11/2

Nicely-related Shamardal colt; well held in strong Newbury maiden (1m, good to soft) this month. Represents top trainer and likely can improve before long.

Form: 6

(12)

Sheila¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer

9/2

Made up some good late ground on debut at Lingfield (1m, AW) in December; host of winners have come out of that race and this Australia filly is likely to have her say in this contest.

Form: 5-

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(4)

Dirty Diana¹³⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: G Lee

(10)

Flash To Bang²⁰²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: I Furtado J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

State Crown (9/4), Semser (10/3), Sheila (9/2), Al Zaraqaan (11/2), Wild Boy (11/2), Fly Falcon (16/1), Flash To Bang (20/1), Boss Power (22/1), Dirty Diana (50/1), Kitten's Dream (150/1), Jahrawi (150/1), Sharpcliff (250/1)

Fly Falcon was a winner on second start at Wolverhampton in the autumn but returns with a penalty to carry and some promising rivals today. Chief amongst them is SEMSER, a runner-up on debut Kempton 18 days ago. He's open to significant progress and the winner has boosted that form since. Sheila caught the eye making late progress in a decent Lingfield novice in December and may well have plenty more to offer before long. Al Zaraqaan and State Crown are also live contenders.