20:35 Chepstow

Friday 22 July 2022

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Dragon Bet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 20:39 | Winning time: 1m 12.83s

(3)

Bargain³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne

18/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in maiden (14/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) on debut 34 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 9

(4)

Desperate Hero¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 77| BF

1/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form fourth of 14 in minor event at Newbury (6f, good to firm, 2/1) 15 days ago. Looks the form pick, but he's yet to prove himself fully effective at this trip.

Form: 2324

(5)

Foinix^p1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in maiden at Epsom (7f, good, 125/1) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 65

(6)

Jimmy Mark²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: W S Kittow

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in maiden at this C&D (good, 16/1) on debut 24 days ago. Might benefit from that initial experience.

Form: 5

(2)

Saucisson¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

11/4

Promising sort. 2/1, second of 3 in maiden at Bath (5.7f, firm) on debut 10 days ago. Open to plenty of improvement, so could go one better.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

(1)

Pearly Gaits

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: W G M Turner J: William Carson

Forecasts

Desperate Hero (1/2), Saucisson (11/4), Foinix (14/1), Jimmy Mark (14/1), Pearly Gaits (14/1), Bargain (18/1)

SAUCISSON went with enthusiasm when runner-up in a 3-runner maiden at Bath on debut and could find enough improvement to overhaul Desperate Hero, who was underwhelming trying this trip for the first time at Newbury recently. That pair are likely to dominate, but Jimmy Mark is probably the pick of the others.

Previous Winners

2021

Helvetique

Weight: 8-12 |Age: 2

J: Ray Dawson | T: R M Beckett

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,320.002nd: £2,028.003rd: £1,014.004th: £507.00