16:32 Nottingham

Tuesday 20 May 2025

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Family Fun Raceday Sunday 1st June Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 2m 11.19s

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Elzour¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: I W McInnes

250/1

Tailed off in bumper/Flat maiden.

Form: 5

(8)

My Mate Charlie^t1³⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: T Eaves| T: Martin Dunne

200/1

Tailed off in bumper/Flat maiden for Julia Feilden. Tongue strap on.

Form: 9-

(1)

Desert Shadow¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 77

11/8

Fair maiden. Best effort when second of 11 in novice (4/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) on UK debut 19 days ago. That form has been boosted so needs considering.

Form: 572

(7)

Earthwatch²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: W J Haggas

16/1

38,000 gns foal, 88,000 gns yearling, Earthlight gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Expeditious. Dam, French 2-y-o 9f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 9f Promising Run. Fourth of 5 in novice at Redcar (8f, good to firm, 3/1) on debut, slowly away. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 4

(9)

Golden Handshake¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

12/1

Zarak gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m winner Kiteflyer and 9.5f winner Value Added. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1¼m-15f winner Shemima. Ninth of 12 in maiden at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm, 20/1) on debut 19 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 9

(2)

Native Spirit

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

5/1

200,000 gns yearling, Ghaiyyath colt. Dam, 2-y-o 8.3f winner, half-sister to 7f/1m winner Strobilus and winner up to 1½m Morning Wonder (both useful) out of useful 1¼m/10.5f winner Mount Elbrus. Likely type.

Form:

(6)

Serenity Blue²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher| T: James Horton

6/4

360,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 1½m King of Conquest and smart 9f-11f winner Capital Structure. Promising fifth of 10 in maiden (33/1) at Leicester (10f, good to firm) on debut 24 days ago, good headway. Should improve.

Form: 5

(5)

Tenability

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas

22/1

Frankel gelding. Half-brother to 7f winner Tiaraqueen. Dam, 7f/1m winner, sister to smart winner up to 7f Penkenna Princess. Marquand seemingly prefers Golden Handshake.

Form:

Non-Runners

(3)

Only One Blue¹²⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Desert Shadow (11/8), Serenity Blue (6/4), Only One Blue (4/1), Native Spirit (5/1), Golden Handshake (12/1), Earthwatch (16/1), Tenability (22/1), My Mate Charlie (200/1), Elzour (250/1)

SERENITY BLUE was unfancied for his debut at Leicester but he's bred to be smart and showed plenty to work on from further back than the 4 who finished ahead of him last month. Desert Shadow and Only One Blue also need considering, while market confidence in Charlie Appleby's Native Spirit would look significant.