17:50 Windsor

Monday 26 June 2017

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Best Of British Festival 1-3 July Maiden Stakes

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 1m 13.30s

(5)

Keynote

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian

11/4

Unraced son of Dragon Pulse purchased for 85,000 gns at the breeze-up sales earlier this year. Full-brother to useful sprinting two-year-old Legendary Lunch and likely to run well if primed for this debut.

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(13)

Mountain Peak

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Keniry| T: E Walker

16/1

Unraced son of Swiss Spirit bought for 35,000 gns as a yearling in October. Half-brother to useful middle-distance performer Holy Moly and worth a check in the market here.

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(8)

Paco's Prince

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M Harley| T: Martin Smith

25/1

Unraced son of Paco Boy cost £35,000 as a two-year-old earlier this year. Dam a winner over 1m and the market is likely to prove the best guide to expectations on debut.

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(1)

Pheidippides

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: Tom Clover

8/1

Unraced Sepoy colt bought for £53,000 as a yearling last August. Half-sister to winner Gabrielle and trainer has had a winner from just five two-year-old runners so far.

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(15)

Serjeant Painter

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark⁽³⁾| T: M P Tregoning

33/1

Unraced gelded son of Royal Applause. Bought for 10,000 gns as a yearling in October last year and probably best watched on debut here.

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(9)

Strategic

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon

7/2

Unraced son of Kodiac bought for €70,000 as a yearling in September 2016. Half-brother to a number of winnings on the Flat including over sprint distances and represents leading connections in this.

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(2)

Swissal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: David Dennis

25/1

Unraced son of Swiss Spirit cost €55,000 as a yearling last September and is out of a mare who was successful over 6f at two. Worth a check in the market here.

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(3)

Tiepolo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Fran Berry| T: G & J Moore

50/1

Unraced gelded son of Dark Angel cost 72,000 gns as a yearling. Full-brother to dual winner Banner Road amongst others and an interesting runner here.

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(10)

Two Seas

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: G Peckham

10/1

Unraced son of Sepoy and an expensive 140,000 gns purchase at the sales last month. Dam a winner over 6f and worth a check in the market in this.

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(6)

Yorbelucky

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: P D Evans

10/1

Unraced home-bred son of Yorgunnabelucky. Dam won twice during a 20 race career and the market is likely to prove the best guide here.

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(4)

Boomerang Betty

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne

22/1

Unraced daughter of Havana Gold bought for 35,000 gns at the sales last month. Dam placed in a maiden on debut at two and an interesting runner here.

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(12)

Downtown Mombasa

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Edward Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

20/1

Unraced daughter of Lord Shanakill and a half-sister to three time winner Reaver. Probably best watched on debut in this however.

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(7)

Exceedingly Diva

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Tregoning

16/1

Unraced daughter of Exceed And Excell cost €46,000 as a yearling last September. Yard have a 25% strike-rate recently (2/8) and interesting to see how she fares here.

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(11)

Lady Of Authority

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S W Kelly| T: M McGrath

100/1

Unraced daughter of Kheleyf purchased cheaply for 1,300 gns as a foal in November 2015. Probably best watched in this.

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(14)

City Gent

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R M Beckett J: P J Dobbs

Forecasts

Keynote (11/4), Strategic (7/2), City Gent (6/1), Pheidippides (8/1), Yorbelucky (10/1), Two Seas (10/1), Exceedingly Diva (16/1), Mountain Peak (16/1), Downtown Mombasa (20/1), Boomerang Betty (22/1), Swissal (25/1), Paco's Prince (25/1), Serjeant Painter (33/1), Tiepolo (50/1), Lady Of Authority (100/1)

STRATEGIC can take this opening two-year-old contest for trainer Richard Hannon. With all 15 runners ye to see a racecourse it may well pay to side with the son of Kodiac who was a relatively expensive purchase as a yearling and represents leading connections in this. Keynote is another to hail from a good yard and Roger Varian's charge can claim second ahead of Two Seas who was an expensive purchase at the sales recently.