15:30 Nottingham

Thursday 31 July 2025

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PricedUp Bet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 1m 47.01s

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(1)

Arboreous^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: William Cox| T: A Watson| OR: 74

33/1

Fair maiden who ran below form trying turf for the first time when fourth of 11 in maiden at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm, 9/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 62224

(2)

Oh So Cool²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: R Menzies

150/1

Went backwards from debut when eleventh of 14 in novice (50/1) at Carlisle (7.8f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 60

(4)

Vincent Rocks

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: H Palmer

8/1

60,000 gns yearling, Ten Sovereigns gelding. Dam, runner-up at 1¼m, out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner (stayed 1m) Nijoom Dubai. Respected newcomer.

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(6)

Alther Walden¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: George Scott

5/1

Showed plenty of ability when second of 9 in novice (10/1) at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) on debut 17 days ago, hands-and-heels ride. Likely to improve.

Form: 2

(9)

Alfie D⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: N Callan| T: J Tate

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. 11/2, third of 5 in novice at Brighton (8f, good) 71 days ago. Will likely be of more interest in handicaps after this run.

Form: 63

(5)

Mezcala²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: George Bass| T: J Channon

11/4

Shaped with promise when fifth of 13 in maiden at Ffos Las (8f, good, 25/1) on debut 22 days ago, slowly away but doing some good late work. Should improve.

Form: 5

(3)

Dancingintherain³⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan| T: S bin Suroor| BF

11/8

Ran to a similar level as on debut when second of 13 in maiden at Kempton (8f, 1/2) last August, not knocked about having been poorly drawn. Off since but remains with potential.

Form: 32-

(8)

Pourtales¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Curtis Wilson-Ruddock⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti

150/1

Achieved little when ninth of 11 in maiden at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm, 66/1) on debut 15 days ago.

Form: 9

(7)

Maeva^h,t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: C Fellowes| OR: 65

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden who is steadily going the right way, third of 6 in maiden (6/1) at Ffos Las (10f, soft) 32 days ago. Drops back in trip here.

Form: 9-43

Forecasts

Dancingintherain (11/8), Mezcala (11/4), Alther Walden (5/1), Maeva (7/1), Vincent Rocks (8/1), Alfie D (12/1), Arboreous (33/1), Oh So Cool (150/1), Pourtales (150/1)

DANCINGINTHERAIN failed to build on a promising debut when second in a Kempton maiden last August, but she did have a wide draw to contend with and still beat the rest comfortably, so she's well worth another chance on this return to action. Alther Walden and Mezcala are both expected to improve on their opening efforts and are feared most.