13:55 Salisbury

Wednesday 11 August 2021

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Byerley Stud British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 1m 17.1s

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(3)

Be Lucky My Son¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

33/1

Modest form in 6f novice events. Hard to fancy for now.

Form: 66

(9)

Boafo Boy^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: J A Osborne

100/1

Foaled April 16. 70,000 gns foal, £75,000 yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 7f winner Prado and useful 1¼m winner Entrusting. Wears tongue strap.

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(4)

Ikhtiraaq

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows

9/2

Foaled May 23. Brother to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Mutaaqeb and closely related to 6f/7f winner Hajeer and 1¼m winner Mustazeed. Yard haven't sent out many newcomers in 2021 but had 2 win in June.

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(2)

Iskaheen³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley

125/1

Seventh of 8 in minor event (16/1) at this course (7f, soft) on debut 31 days ago, taking strong hold. Likely to need more time.

Form: 7

(8)

Kingofhell²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker

25/1

Looked clueless on debut, bred for speed but showing none in 6f Newbury novice (good to firm, 14/1) 25 days ago.

Form: 0

(10)

Level Up¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: Mrs A J Perrett

18/1

28/1, fourth of 8 in 6f maiden at Goodwood (soft) on debut 15 days ago, better for run.

Form: 4

(1)

Monitor

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

11/8

Foaled January 25. £36,000 yearling, Dabirsim colt. Dam, useful 7f-1¼m winner, sister to very smart winner up to 1¼m Famous Name. Interesting newcomer. One to watch.

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Musical Mystery

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: A Stronge

125/1

Foaled April 13. 34,000 gns yearling, Showcasing colt. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 6.7f Laugh A Minute. Suspect he'll come on for the run.

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Poet¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian

9/4

Half-brother to 1m winner Swiss Knight and 2-y-o 5f winner Poetry, both useful. Promising fourth of 11 in novice at Windsor (6f, 11/2) on debut 16 days ago. Sure to improve and big shout.

Form: 4

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War In Heaven

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

7/1

Foaled February 14. €85,000 foal, 50,000 gns yearling, Exceed And Excel colt. Dam, German 1¼m winner, half-sister to smart 1¼m-1¾m winner Burma Gold. Of obvious interest on debut.

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Forecasts

Monitor (11/8), Poet (9/4), Ikhtiraaq (9/2), War In Heaven (7/1), Level Up (18/1), Kingofhell (25/1), Be Lucky My Son (33/1), Boafo Boy (100/1), Iskaheen (125/1), Musical Mystery (125/1)

Roger Varian has had a couple improve plenty to win second time out in the last few days and POET makes lots of appeal after a very promising debut at Windsor. Monitor, War In Heaven and Ikhtiraaq are all interesting newcomers in a race where the betting will be informative.