19:30 Thirsk

Monday 6 July 2020

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British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 1m 40.48s

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(8)

Copper And Five⁴⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr

100/1

Clueless on debut at Southwell (1m) in February 2019; absent since (for 495 days), and has swiftly left the care of John Gosden; wholly unconvincing until proving otherwise.

Form: 4-

(11)

Montather¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Varian| OR: 94| D

1/5

Dubawi colt; off the mark at the first time of asking at Chelmsford (1m) last November - form is respectable; bettered that under a penalty on turf debut (third) at Newmarket (1m, good) 16 days ago; this sharper track should suit.

Form: 1-3

(6)

Delgrey Boy¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby

150/1

Well beaten on both starts to date (Wolverhampton & Redcar); simply can't be of any interest at this stage of his racing career.

Form: 09

(5)

Flash To Bang^h²⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado

50/1

The step up to 1m at Chelmsford (wore a first-time hood) didn't bring about much improvement; thought to be a most unlikely candidate on first start for 208-days.

Form: 68-

(10)

Hail Sezer²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: G A Harker

125/1

Half-brother to a couple of prolific winning sprinters; blew his chance (80-1) with a woeful start here (6f, good) three weeks ago; look elsewhere.

Form: 0

(1)

O'Reilly's Pass²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: D R C Elsworth

16/1

Australia gelding; never better than mid-division on debut (33-1) at Newbury (1m, good to soft); thankfully there's nothing of the calibre of Lord Campari or Tsar lurking here; trainer is an infrequent visitor to Thirsk (1-6; 17% career).

Form: 7

(9)

One Idea²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: S & E Crisford

7/2

Dubawi colt; brother to the 7f winner To Dibba; took minor honours behind the still unbeaten Boccaccio (3-3) on debut at Kempton (7f) last November; is bred to stay 1m and beyond.

Form: 3-

(7)

Spycracker¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: R Craggs

150/1

Lost a shoe when finishing down the field at massive odds (200-1) at Redcar (7f, good) 15 days ago; can't be considered in any shape or form.

Form: 07

(13)

Thomas Hawk²⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: A D Brown| OR: 31

150/1

Dismal on the AW (1m-1m2f) towards the end of 2019; absent since (for 273-days); with an official rating of just 31 looks to be truly devoid of any ability; no chance barring a miracle.

Form: 74004-

(3)

Artistic Vision

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

16/1

Mastercraftsman filly (34,000gns yearling) second foal from the 6f AW winner Elhaam; carries the well-known Clipper Logistics silks; market can offer an indicative guide.

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(2)

Highfield Princess¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

25/1

Night Of Thunder filly; raced freely, and didn't last home (14-1) on debut at Redcar (7f, good) 18 days ago - the winner of that race (Confide) contests the opening division at 7.00pm.

Form: 8

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Zinnia¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: Grant Tuer

150/1

Slowly away, and always behind (80-1) on debut at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago; can make no appeal whatsoever.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

(12)

Hesssa²⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Montather (1/5), One Idea (7/2), Artistic Vision (16/1), O'Reilly's Pass (16/1), Hesssa (16/1), Highfield Princess (25/1), Flash To Bang (50/1), Copper And Five (100/1), Hail Sezer (125/1), Delgrey Boy (150/1), Spycracker (150/1), Zinnia (150/1), Thomas Hawk (150/1)

MONTATHER raced keenly when weakening late on (third) at Newmarket last month, therefore, Roger Varian's charge should relish the switch to this sharper circuit. A winner on debut at Chelmsford last November, this Dubawi colt has by far and away the best form on offer. Suitable place alternatives include, the once-raced One Idea, and the David Elsworth-trained O'reilly's Pass. The latter of whom faces nothing of the calibre of the likes of Lord Campari or Tsar on this occasion.