18:00 Chelmsford City

Thursday 8 October 2020

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EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 10.62s

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Selected odds by:

(1)

She Do¹⁰⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R Varian| OR: 80| D

7/4

Promising sort. 5/4, won 11-runner minor event at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) in June. Absent since but she remains open to improvement and will be a danger to all if taking to this surface.

Form: 21

(3)

Galaticus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: Mrs A J Perrett

50/1

Foaled March 3. €52,000 foal, £4,200 2-y-o, Showcasing colt. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) out of useful 7f winner Desert Alchemy. Yard's newcomers typically come on for a run.

Form:

(6)

Koepp¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills

6/5

Promising type. Second of 8 in maiden (7/1) at Haydock (6f, good) on debut 13 days ago, slowly away. Improvement anticipated and should make a bold bid to go one better here.

Form: 2

(2)

Pontius

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: C Hills

10/1

Foaled April 24. €65,000 foal, 70,000 gns yearling. Dam maiden half-sister to smart winner up to 7f Kitty Kiernan out of useful 6f winner Alstemeria. Koepp is presumably the stable first-string.

Form:

(4)

The Whipmaster³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: R L Moore| T: G & J Moore

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in maiden at Ascot (7f, good, 33/1) 34 days ago. Probably more one for handicaps further down the line.

Form: 58

(5)

Creedmoor⁸⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton

15/2

3/1, fifth of 10 in minor event at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) on debut 87 days ago. Should be more street-wise this time and better can be expected.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(7)

Cousins Joy⁴⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: W Jarvis J: Thomas Greatrex

Forecasts

Koepp (6/5), She Do (7/4), Creedmoor (15/2), Pontius (10/1), The Whipmaster (22/1), Cousins Joy (33/1), Galaticus (50/1)

KOEPP was arguably unlucky not to make a winning debut at Haydock recently and, with improvement on the cards, he gets the nod. She Do saw off a couple of subsequent winners at Doncaster when last seen in June and is a much-respected main danger, while Creedmoor's Windsor introduction was certainly not devoid of promise and this well-bred filly is surely capable of a good deal better.