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Timeform highlight a couple of interesting novice races that should work out well and produce winners.


1m novice, Kempton

Tuesday July 16

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The first 1m event for juveniles on these shores this season and it produced a wide-margin winner, the highly progressive Alla Stella leading home another improver and a well-bred newcomer, the timefigure supporting a positive view.

ALLA STELLA, whose stable is in red-hot form, is improving all the time and relished the longest trip that she's encountered; in touch, loomed up over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear; from a good family and likely to progress again.

WE SEA YOU upped in trip, improved on debut form switched to front-running tactics; led, ridden over 2f out, headed soon after, left behind by winner last ½f; will go on progressing.

DANCINGINTHERAIN, strong in the betting, produced a promising first effort over a trip that's likely to prove well short of her optimum; slowly into stride, raced off the pace, headway under pressure on inner 2f out, stayed on, not unduly punished; will improve.

EIGHTH AVENUE isn't bred to need this far and didn't get home over 1f longer trip, though she shouldn't be written off when back down in trip; prominent, driven 2f out, not quicken.

LADY KILONOVA should know more next time; in rear, ridden when ran green under 3f out, merely closed up late.

LADY KAMEKO made plenty of appeal on pedigree but was held back by inexperience; mid-field, pushed along home turn, stumbled soon after, ran green from 2f out, never involved; sure to improve.

NEVER THE TWAIN didn't appear to have learnt anything from first time up, this a deeper race; off the bridle long way out, always behind.

MYSTICAL ELEGANCE ran even worse, beaten by much more than the trip; close up, driven under 3f out, left behind.

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7f novice, Thirsk

Wednesday July 17

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A deep race for the track, especially for the time of year, the penalised useful prospects that dominated the betting fighting it out, but it was a promising newcomer who finished hot on their heels that caught the eye most of all.

BOBBY BENNU didn't need to improve any further to defy a penalty but showed a good attitude all the same, seeing his race out well considering some early keenness; led, not settle fully, shaken up approaching 2f out, tackled over 1f out, responded well.

GERMANIC failed to progress any further under a penalty but was still rough around the edges under pressure and remains open to improvement with that in mind; close up, challenged over 1f out, hung left approaching final 1f, kept on.

BAREFOOT WARRIOR, whose half-sister made a winning debut for these connections, shaped with plenty of encouragement amid inexperience; dwelt, mid-field, shaken up entering straight, edged left approaching final 1f, forced to switch soon after, switched again final 100 yds, closed all the way to the line; sure to improve and well up to winning a similar event.

MELON TWIST, over a 1f longer trip, left debut form well behind after 9 weeks off; handy, shaken up under 3f out, one paced; may do better still.

WARRIOR'S DANCE ran to only a similar level as previously but it's unlikely he's shown all he can, with longer trips/handicaps likely to be far more suitable; in touch, shaken up under 3f out, edged left 1f out, no extra final 100 yds, not unduly punished.

SPRING FESTIVAL achieved little once more but this will earn him a mark and he looks the type to do better in handicaps over a bit further; in rear, shaken up early in straight, never involved but not knocked about.

ELECTRIC LIGHTNING went with little immediate encouragement; slowly into stride, in rear, hung right home turn, shaken up over 2f out, left behind over 1f out.

DEGALE showed only greenness; dwelt, in rear, stumbled approaching straight, ran green around 2f out, never involved.

POPPY GALORE isn't without hope on paper but offered little first time up; dwelt, mid-field, went in snatches, lost place early in straight, soon beaten.


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