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14:00 Catterick

European Breeders Fund Novice Stakes (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places (Watered)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.31s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Spliff

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Handsome Cross (IRE)

    5/2

      3
      Silk -

      Compton's Eleven

      8/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Dark Green and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Green cap

        Compton's Eleven

        14
        8/1
        • Form 51100
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-12

        soon outpaced, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

        2(4)
        Silk - PURPLE, PURPLE and YELLOW check sleeves, quartered cap

        Shank On Fourteen (IRE)

        11
        11/1
        • Form 434402
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-12

        slowly into stride, towards rear, effort over 2f out, never near to challenge

        3(8)
        Silk - Black, White star, Red sleeves, White cap

        Birikina

        19
        80/1
        • Form 106000
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2

        soon outpaced and always behind

        4(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon and Royal Blue striped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Saristar

        11
        7/1
        • Form 5101
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2

        chased leaders to halfway

        5(6)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue cross belts and armlets

        Handsome Cross (IRE)

        21
        5/2
        • Form 032123
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on until headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

        6(2)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star

        Spliff

        156
        6/4
        • Form 02
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        dwelt, held up, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on

        7(1)
        Silk - Light Green, Purple stars, Light Green sleeves

        Innstyle

        12
        16/1
        • Form 265603
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

        8(5)
        Silk - White, royal blue sash, hooped sleeves, royal blue cap

        Smart Starprincess (IRE)

        16 b
        100/1
        • Form 200533
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Compton's Eleven gets the vote here with Saristar and Shank on Fourteen the other main protagonists. The selection is a confident choice and although he has been well beaten on each of his last two starts, he was running in much better company than this. He has been running over an extra furlong of late, but has won at this trip and is well regarded by the Mick Channon yard. Saristar is the one likely to give our selection the most to do and she won well on the all-weather track at Southwell last time. Connections believe she will improve on turf and she has good place claims here. Shank on Fourteen was behind Saristar in that Southwell race and there is no reason to suggest he can reverse the placings here. But he rarely runs a bad race so has to be respected. Handsome Cross looks to be the best of the rest and he could be interesting if he is supported in the market, but we are confident that Compton's Eleven will prove too good for his rivals.