totepool Betting At betfred.com Maiden Stakes

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 2m 16.39s

(1)

Ajman King¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 85| BF

2/5

Hit the crossbar in similar events at Nottingham (1m½f, good to soft) and Salisbury (1m2f, soft) last two starts, coming 11 months apart. Entitled to improve from reappearance 16 days ago and doesn't have much to find.

Form: 52-2

(4)

Dash Of Spice³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: D R C Elsworth

9/1

Brother to a smart winner at up to 1m4f Dashing Star and half-brother to several winners, including smart 1m-1½m winner Barshiba, last of four over 1m on debut Newmarket (good to firm), this trip looks more suitable.

Form: 4

(3)

Manners Maketh Man²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch⁽³⁾| T: R M Beckett

50/1

Twice been well beaten in maiden at Ffos Las (good to soft) and Kempton (AW) over 1m. Up in trip and has plenty improvement to find.

Form: 69

(6)

Wine List⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

14/1

Champs Elysees gelding weakened out of contention on reappearance in 1m4f heavy ground maiden at Ffos Las in August. Not without support in market then, but must improve over shorter trip.

Form: 6-4

(2)

Nevalyashka^p1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M Dwyer| T: M P Tregoning

40/1

Unraced home-bred daughter of Sir Percy. Half-sister to a couple of useful performers in Nataliya and Nadeszhda but a concern that she wears cheekpieces on debut.

Form:

(5)

Star Story⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: R M Beckett

9/2

Sea The Stars filly raced only once at two, delivered a much-improved effort on reappearance at Salisbury in July in 1m2f maiden on good to soft when 1L second of 12. Winner has won two of three starts since, boosting that form nicely.

Form: 7-2

Forecasts

Ajman King (2/5), Star Story (9/2), Dash Of Spice (9/1), Wine List (14/1), Nevalyashka (40/1), Manners Maketh Man (50/1)

Ajman King was turned over at odds on last month at Salisbury on reappearance, though that still ranks a solid effort and there may well be improvement to come. He's respected but STAR STORY was also second at that track in July in a maiden with some give in the ground. The winner of that contest has twice boosted the form with further successes and the daughter of Sea The Stars should be capable of registering in a contest such as this. The pair appear to have a definite edge, with Wine List and Dash Of Spice perhaps capable of better than they've managed to show thus far.