14:00 Newbury

Friday 18 May 2018

All13:3014:0014:3515:0515:4016:1516:4517:20

Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 1m 13.84s

(9)

Blonde Warrior

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Palmer

13/2

Unraced ninth foal by Zoffany out of a half-sister to the US 1m1f Grade 1 winner Luas Line. Cost €210,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to six winners including Fastnet Tempest (7f-1m).

Form:

(4)

Fly The Nest¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby

8/11

Kodiac colt who cost €200,000 as a yearling and is a brother to the 6f AW winner Tadbir. Has the benefit of experience after finishing a solid 1¾L runner up to Konchek at Newmarket earlier this month (5f gd/fm).

Form: 2

(10)

Happy Power

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

20/1

Unraced second foal by Dark Angel out of an unraced German mare Tamarisk (half-sister to 7f Group 2 winning juvenile Cairns). Cost a cool 625,000 gns as a yearling.

Form:

(2)

Mendoza

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M Harley| T: B J Meehan

14/1

Unraced second foal by Zebedee out of the 5f-6f winning juvenile Strange Music. Cost £40,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to the 7f AW winner Strange Society.

Form:

(8)

Mykindofsunshine

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox

6/1

Unraced seventh foal by Zebedee out of the 7f winning dam Silk Fan. Cost £95,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to five winners including Haikbidiac (5f-6f). Stables juveniles are flying.

Form:

(7)

Salam Zayed

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: B J Meehan

14/1

Unraced second foal by Exceed And Excel out of Long Face (US Graded stakes placed). Cost €130,000 as a yearling.

Form:

(3)

The Big Bad

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Fahy| T: J S Moore

100/1

Unraced third foal by Alhebayeb out of the European 7f-1m1f winner Cape Violet; cost €15,000 as a yearling.

Form:

(6)

The Paddocks

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon

6/1

Unraced second foal by Charm Spirit out of the well-related US 1m+ scorer Miss Plimsoll. Cost €120,000 as a yearling.

Form:

(1)

Mont Marsie

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: George Baker

66/1

Unraced second foal by Kendargent out of a moderate dam (I Stand Corrected); cost €16,000 as a yearling and lines up as the sole filly in the race, so receives a 5lb sex allowance.

Form:

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(11)

Artistic Rifles

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: C Hills J: R Winston

(5)

Prince Llyr²⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: H Main J: George Wood

Forecasts

Fly The Nest (8/11), The Paddocks (6/1), Mykindofsunshine (6/1), Blonde Warrior (13/2), Artistic Rifles (8/1), Mendoza (14/1), Salam Zayed (14/1), Happy Power (20/1), Prince Llyr (50/1), Mont Marsie (66/1), The Big Bad (100/1)

Fly The Nest has the all important previous racecourse experience and sets a solid benchmark for the others to aim towards after a pleasing debut at Newmarket (5f) recently, but on paper plenty of the newcomers make appeal including The Paddocks (Richard Hannon), Artistic Rifles (Charles Hills), Blonde Warrior (Hugo Palmer) and the 625,000 gns pick Happy Power (Andrew Balding). However, we'll not desert Clive Cox, who is very much the man of the moment in the juvenile division at present, so hopefully MYKINDOFSUNSHINE is plenty sharp enough to do himself justice on debut.