13:30 Newbury

Friday 18 May 2018

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Welcome To The Starlight Raceday Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 1m 13.67s

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Advertise

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: M Meade

4/1

Unraced third foal by Showcasing out of the 6f winner Furbelow. Cost £60,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to 7f juvenile winner Flavius Titus.

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(1)

Alfie Solomons

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: R Spencer

8/1

Unraced third foal by Acclamation out of the 7f winner Vastitas. Cost £85,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to two winners (7f-1m).

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(2)

Burj

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Edward Greatrex| T: S bin Suroor

5/1

Unraced third foal by Dansili out of the Australian Listed winning mare Dysphonia (6f+-1m). Half-brother to the Nell Gwyn winner Soliloquy.

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(6)

Eyelool

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas

4/1

Unraced third foal by Dragon Pulse out of an Avonbridge mare (Lady Heartbeat). €15,000 foal, 80,000 gns yearling.

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(8)

Lahessar

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: George Scott

10/1

Unraced second foal by Exceed And Excel out of a maiden dam (Burlesque) who was a half sister to the Hong Kong 1m4f Group 1 winner Dominant. Cost 120,000 gns as a yearling.

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(4)

Manton Warrior

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G Mosse| T: B J Meehan

16/1

Unraced tenth foal by War Command out of an unraced dam (Kotdiji) who was a half-sister to the 1000 Guineas winner Ameerat. Half-brother to five winners and cost €62,000 as a yearling.

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(12)

Pesto

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

5/1

Unraced sixth foal by New Approach out of the GB/US winner Pickle. Cost 80,000 gns as a yearling and is a half-brother to various winners including Gusto (6f-7f) and Love Oasis (6f).

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(7)

Pogo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Hills

25/1

Unraced sixth foal by Zebedee out of the maiden Cute (fourth in a 7f Listed juvenile). Half-brother to various winners including Russian Gleam (1m2f); cost £32,000 as a yearling.

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(10)

Precision Prince

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: D M Loughnane

66/1

Unraced second foal by Dragon Pulse out of a maiden dam (Little Live Wire); cost just €5,000 as a foal (€16,000 yearling).

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(5)

Requited

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: H Morrison

16/1

Unraced 11th foal by Requinto out of the unraced mare Joyfullness. Cost 50,000 gns as a yearling and is a half-brother to seven winners including Academy House (6f) and Khajaaly (7f).

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(9)

Valentino Sunrise

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon

20/1

Unraced third foal by Sixties Icon out of the 5f-5½f winning juvenile Leleyf. His dam was a half-sister to the fairly useful 5f juvenile winner Sundance.

Form:

(3)

High Proof

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

66/1

Unraced second foal by Lawman out of a moderate maiden (Rosia Bay); cost €20,000 as a yearling.

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Forecasts

Advertise (4/1), Eyelool (4/1), Burj (5/1), Pesto (5/1), Alfie Solomons (8/1), Lahessar (10/1), Manton Warrior (16/1), Requited (16/1), Valentino Sunrise (20/1), Pogo (25/1), Precision Prince (66/1), High Proof (66/1)

A field of newcomers, so nothing to go on other than pedigree, connections and market signals. Saeed Bin Suroor was recently dismissive of his current crop of three-year-old's but indicated that his juveniles were more noteworthy, so the interestingly named BURJ must be firmly considered as a half-brother to the Nell Gwyn winner Soliloquy. Other likely types include the 80,000 gns yearling Pesto (Richard Hannon) and the William Haggas trained Eyelool.