15:30 Goodwood

Sunday 10 October 2021

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Castlelake Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 1m 30.49s

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(12)

Neptune Legend^t²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: James Doyle| T: H Palmer| OR: 86| D

15/2

Made a successful nursery bow at Newmarket in August and has found further improvement when runner-up last 2 starts, bumping into a very progressive rival at Catterick latest. Expected to go well.

Form: 841822

(8)

Unspoken³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Hector Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 86| D

85/40

Resumed winning ways switched to a nursery after a 9-week break/gelding operation at Chester last month, staying on to lead line. Should remain competitive following a small rise.

Form: 1361

(11)

Home City^p³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 86

8/1

Didn't need to improve on his Newbury form to get off the mark in 6f Chelmsford novice in August. Not disgraced in valuable sales race at Doncaster and his opening mark looks fair.

Form: 602D18

(3)

Secret Strength²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 83

50/1

Winner at Musselburgh in June. Not disgraced with a claimer up when fourth on his nursery debut at Pontefract, but was in trouble a fair way out back at 7f at Newbury last time.

Form: 102646

(2)

Mystery Fox²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| OR: 81| BF

4/1

Fairly useful maiden who was well backed and ran his best race yet when second in 7.2f nursery at Haydock 4 weeks ago. 4 lb rise fair and can go well again if proving as effective on soft ground.

Form: 73352

(10)

Island Bandit³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: H Main| OR: 81| BF| D

33/1

Proved a totally different proposition from debut when causing a 125/1 shock in a 7f Newbury maiden. Failed to repeat that effort upped to 1m at Salisbury and now drops back in trip for nursery bow.

Form: 016

(7)

Serenity³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 80| D

9/1

Stood out on form and didn't need to improve to get off the mark in 7.2f maiden at Wolverhampton 32 days ago, just holding on. Well-bred and remains capable of better now tackling nurseries.

Form: 321

(1)

Aristobulus⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 80

11/1

Relatively cheap purchase who looks well bought having landed 2 of his first 4 starts. Perhaps found race coming too soon when well held under a penalty at York last time, so could bounce back.

Form: 1510

(13)

Al Jaddaf¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 80| BF

10/1

Shamardal colt who built on debut promise when runner-up in a 7f Kempton novice in September. Seemed ill at ease on the fast ground/track at Newmarket since and remains capable of better.

Form: 322

(6)

Strozzi¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 78| D

16/1

Suited by step up in trip when off the mark in 7f Chepstow maiden in June. Respectable efforts in handicaps at up to 1m but doesn't look well treated on recent evidence.

Form: 612345

(9)

South Audley^b³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 77

40/1

Improved to get off the mark at the third attempt at Nottingham (6.1f) in June. Hasn't really kicked on from that win in 3 subsequent starts, but will be suited by a return to 7f.

Form: 731045

(5)

Galileo Glass³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Watson| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 77

14/1

Had hood left off when gaining his second win from 6 runs in 1m nursery at Thirsk 36 days ago. Hit with 5 lb rise and meets better opposition, but he's clearly on the upgrade, so not taken lightly.

Form: 655121

Non-Runners

(4)

Way To Win³⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: M Botti J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Unspoken (85/40), Mystery Fox (4/1), Neptune Legend (15/2), Home City (8/1), Serenity (9/1), Al Jaddaf (10/1), Aristobulus (11/1), Galileo Glass (14/1), Way To Win (14/1), Strozzi (16/1), Island Bandit (33/1), South Audley (40/1), Secret Strength (50/1)

A typically-competitive nursery with the vote going to NEPTUNE LEGEND, a useful looker, who was unlucky to bump into a very progressive rival at Catterick 22 days ago and remains one to be interested in. Unspoken should go well again following a small rise for Chester, while Home City has been allotted a fair opening mark and can also get involved.