sunbets.co.uk Maiden Stakes

Off time: 19:49 | Winning time: 1m 32.60s

(5)

Slaying The Dragon¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler

66/1

Bought for 22,000 gns as a yearling and tailed off on Wetherby debut in a bumper earlier in the month. This looks like a more suitable test and better expected from a yard in reasonable form.

Form: -36004

(1)

Groundskeeperwilly¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: P D Evans

66/1

First foal out of an unplaced dam, by Camacho. Only minor promise on debut and while this yard's form seems to have turned a corner, the trainer does better with his older horses.

Form: 9

(3)

Invincible Man²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: L Morris| T: J Tate

10/3

Plenty of promise on both starts to date and drop back down in trip would appear a positive. With 26% of trainer's winners coming from this jockey and his recent third at Kempton reading well (fourth placed horse rated 77), he should be thereabouts.

Form: 532

(4)

Tricorn¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden

1/4

Cost 100,000 gns as a two-year-old and related to some top class winners. Yard in good form and finished a good second on debut so likely to progress from that and be of warm order. Trainer and jockey have an impressive 47% record at the course.

Form: 2111

Non-Runners

(2)

One For Jodie²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tricorn (1/4), Invincible Man (10/3), One For Jodie (33/1), Slaying The Dragon (66/1), Groundskeeperwilly (66/1)

Tricorn is likely to prove very popular in the betting with the very really chance of improvement from his first start for a yard in flying form but the value may be with INVINCIBLE MAN who was impressive in a decent looking maiden at Kempton last time finishing a place in front of a useful sort. Slaying The Dragon may be best of the rest and should find this more suitable than his debut effort in a bumper at Wetherby. 1. Invincible Man 2. Tricorn 3. Slaying The Dragon