18:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 4 December 2021

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Betway Novice Stakes

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 2m 2.53s

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Al Muhaajir

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: P D Evans

50/1

£110,000 yearling but changed hands for 2,000 gns this year. Watching brief advised on belated debut unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

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(2)

Early Morning Dew¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: P D Niven

125/1

Modest maiden hurdler. Big outsider on Flat debut.

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(7)

Handel¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 84| BF

17/2

Fairly useful form when placed 5 times in maidens in Ireland (7f-9f) for Aidan O'Brien this year. Should figure on yard debut.

Form: 0-23233

(1)

King Creole^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: D Menuisier

25/1

New Approach colt. Dam once-raced sister to smart winner up to 1¼m Modeyra out of smart 1¼m/10.4f winner Zahrat Dubai. Wears hood. Betting should guide to expectations.

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(9)

Lost Gold

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: S bin Suroor

9/2

Dark Angel gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including winner up to 7f Top Score and 1m winner Castle Lady, both smart. Very interesting to see how he compares in betting to stablemate Warm Smile.

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Screaming Petrus²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane

6/4

€220,000 who made a highly promising start to his career when third of 10 in C&D maiden on debut 26 days ago, finishing well after running green. Potential for significant improvement.

Form: 3

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Eternal Light^h1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J R Fanshawe

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in novice at Kempton (1m) 33 days ago. Hooded first time. Improvement will be needed.

Form: 76

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Warm Smile³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: S bin Suroor

13/8

Promising sort. Second of 14 in novice at Kempton (1m) on debut 33 days ago, clear of rest. Open to improvement and a major player.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

(4)

Serena's Symphony⁶³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: T Hamilton

Forecasts

Screaming Petrus (6/4), Warm Smile (13/8), Lost Gold (9/2), Handel (17/2), Serena's Symphony (16/1), King Creole (25/1), Eternal Light (40/1), Al Muhaajir (50/1), Early Morning Dew (125/1)

An interesting race. SCREAMING PETRUS shaped very well on his C&D debut last month and gets the nod but Warm Smile also showed significant promise on her debut and is likely to be winning soon, while Handel brings some fairly useful form from Ireland. Lost Gold is a newcomer to note in the betting.