15:10 Southwell

Sunday 28 April 2024

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Boost Your Football Acca At PlanetSportBet Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 40.28s

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Approved Star¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

9/1

40,000 gns foal, £200,000 yearling, Dark Angel colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 1m winner Kocna and 1½m winner Reina Del Mar, both useful. 8/1, third of 9 in novice event at Kempton (8f) on debut 18 days ago, clear of rest. Open to progress.

Form: 3

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Bothar¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S A Gray| T: K R Burke

28/1

Street Sense colt. Dam, US 5.5f winner, half-sister to US Grade 1 9f winner Cathryn Sophia. 16/1, fourth of 9 in novice at Newcastle (7.1f) on debut, hampered. Off 163 days. Should have more to offer.

Form: 4-

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Devious Devan²²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick

125/1

€17,000 2-y-o. Profitable half-brother to 3 winners, including 6f-1m winner Mighty Power and 1m winner Seven Hills. Dam untrustworthy 7f winner. 14/1, too green when last of 8 in maiden at Ffos Las (7.4f, soft) on debut. Off 7 months.

Form: 8-

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Fight Back

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott

66/1

75,000 gns yearling, Ulysses gelding. Half-brother to smart winner up to 7f Existent. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to very smart 1m winner Integral out of very smart winner up to 9f (2-y-o 6f winner) Echelon.

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Modern Times¹⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: Harry Eustace

7/2

Left debut behind when second of 10 in a decent maiden at Kempton (8f, 14/1). Off 174 days. Should progress again.

Form: 42-

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Rebaatt¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher| T: W J Haggas

16/1

Much better for debut when fifth of 13 in novice event at Kempton (8f, 25/1), holding his own until late on in a strong race. Off 165 days. Subsequently gelded and may do better still.

Form: 85-

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Sardinian Warrior¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden

7/4

200,000 gns foal, Saxon Warrior colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 6f/7f winner Ice Cave. Dam closely related to very smart 1m-1¼m winner Foxes Tales. Highly promising second of 11 in novice at Kempton (8f) on debut in December, green but finishing strongly. Should do much better.

Form: 2-

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Smart Hero¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Davies| T: J Tate

11/4

Shamardal colt. Half-brother to smart 1¼m/11f winner Sea The Casper. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 9f (Balanchine) Summer Romance. 11/1, second of 13 in novice at Kempton (7f) on debut 11 days ago, slowly away before finishing well. Should improve.

Form: 2

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Subsequent

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding

50/1

135,000 gns yearling, Galileo gelding. Brother to 3 winners, including very smart winner up to 10.3f Armory and useful 1½m winner Hms Seahorse and useful 7f/1m winner Bond Street. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who stayed 1m. Yard second string on jockey bookings.

Form:

(1)

T'challa

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

12/1

Kingman colt. Half-brother to 7f winner Ducal Crown and other winners in South Africa. Dam smart South African Grade 1 6f-1m winner. Interesting newcomer.

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Forecasts

Sardinian Warrior (7/4), Smart Hero (11/4), Modern Times (7/2), Approved Star (9/1), T'challa (12/1), Rebaatt (16/1), Bothar (28/1), Subsequent (50/1), Fight Back (66/1), Devious Devan (125/1)

SARDINIAN WARRIOR was in need of the experience but very much caught the eye with his finish when second at Kempton in December and this Dante/Derby entrant should take the beating with plenty of improvement forthcoming. Smart Hero only just failed to make a winning start at Kempton 11 days ago and rates the main threat. Modern Times is also respected in what looks a strong novice.