15:10 Newmarket

Saturday 21 June 2025

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Trust A Trader EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 1m 39.7s

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(6)

Elarak²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: P J Dobbs| T: C Hills| D

11/4

Well-bred son of Kingman who left his debut form well behind to get off the mark in comfortable fashion 8 months on in 7.6f novice at Lingfield (good to firm) in May. Will go on improving and looks up to defying a penalty.

Form: 6-1

(1)

Almekarem

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy

6/1

Kingman colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1m Wuqood and winner up to 1½m Rakan, both useful. Appeals on paper and well worth a market check.

Form:

(3)

Mio Amico^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Littmoden

125/1

Muhaarar gelding. Dam 1¼m/11f winner. Wears hood.

Form:

(4)

Naval Command⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: C Appleby

5/2

Bred to be smart and shaped with plenty of encouragement when fourth of 9 in novice at Kempton (8f, 5/4) on debut in October. Could only run to a similar level when fourth of 10 at Leicester 6 months on but that form is proving strong, and he remains capable of better. Has been gelded.

Form: 4-4

(8)

Singing In Paris¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Ian Williams

66/1

Looks to be being brought along with handicaps in mind, showing similar form to on debut when last of 6 in novice at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm, 100/1) 15 days ago. Down in trip. Needs this run for a handicap mark.

Form: 46

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 40p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

First Principle¹⁹⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Cieren Fallon

(7)

Suitcase Smith

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: John Berry J: Non Runner

(2)

Wolfpack¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J Ferguson J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

First Principle (2/1), Naval Command (5/2), Elarak (11/4), Almekarem (6/1), Wolfpack (10/1), Suitcase Smith (33/1), Singing In Paris (66/1), Mio Amico (125/1)

ELARAK was much improved from debut when running out a comfortable winner of a Lingfield novice last month and, being bred in the purple, it's reasonable to assume there's lots more to come from this son of Kingman, so he's taken to defy a penalty at the first time of asking. It's unlikely we've seen the best of both Navan Command and First Principle as well and they are feared most.

Previous Winners

2024

Ombudsman

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 3

J: Benoit D L Sayette | T: J & T Gosden

18/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,154.002nd: £2,417.003rd: £1,209.004th: £604.005th: £302.006th: £151.00

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