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Monday 28 October 2024

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Empentis - Supporting Equine Staff Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 2m 15.87s

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(7)

Sir Edward Lear⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: James Owen| D

9/1

Mukhadram gelding who made the perfect start to career when winning 5-runner maiden at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm) on debut 9 weeks ago, leading under 1f out and just nudged out. Carries a penalty but he's open to improvement.

Form: 1

(9)

Dark Agent

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Robinson| T: R Menzies

125/1

€100,300 2-y-o, Dark Angel gelding. Brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Deidra. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class 5.7f-7f winner Lethal Force (by Dark Angel).

Form:

(6)

Breakwater³⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby

66/1

Showed plenty of ability when fourth of 14 in maiden (40/1) at Kempton (8f) on debut 11 months ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip. Should improve.

Form: 4-

(1)

Didaar^v1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: I Mohammed| OR: 79

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden who is proving inconsistent. 66/1, last of 10 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good to soft) 38 days ago, dropping away from 3f out. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 82640

(2)

Java Raja

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden

15/2

125,000 gns yearling, Galileo colt. Brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 8.3f winner Ontario and 1m winner Ivy League, both useful. Dam, maiden (stayed 1m but best effort at 5f), half-sister to smart winner up to 11f Tha'ir. One to consider for powerful connections.

Form:

(3)

No Retreat⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| BF

8/13

5/6, should have won 6 months on from his debut when second of 9 in maiden at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 10 weeks ago, his rider easing off after becoming unbalanced approaching the line. Can make amends here and remains a promising sort.

Form: 32

(4)

Tazima¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: R M Beckett

16/1

25/1, bred more for stamina than speed and shaped in kind when seventh of 12 in novice at Kempton (8f) on debut 2 weeks ago, late headway. Up in trip.

Form: 7

(5)

Haafapenny

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford

125/1

Muhaarar filly. Half-sister to untrustworthy 2-y-o 6f winner Netley Marsh and smart winner up to 1½m Haafaguinea. Dam, 2m winner, half-sister to useful dam of Oaks winner Sariska. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

(8)

Lasting Love^h²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding| OR: 80| BF

11/4

Not really progressing, respectable second of 7 in novice (2/1) at Epsom (10.1f, soft) 29 days ago. Each-way claims in this weaker contest.

Form: 3-36722

Forecasts

No Retreat (8/13), Lasting Love (11/4), Java Raja (15/2), Sir Edward Lear (9/1), Tazima (16/1), Didaar (40/1), Breakwater (66/1), Haafapenny (125/1), Dark Agent (125/1)

NO RETREAT would've opened his account but for jinking left on the line at Windsor 10 weeks ago (rider eased off) so he's strongly fancied to make amends here at the likely expense of Lasting Love, who is no longer progressing but has plenty of experience on her side. Java Raja looks a newcomer to note on paper, so he completes the shortlist.