13:30 Goodwood

Thursday 24 May 2018

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European Breeders Fund EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 1m 11.51s

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Dancing Speed¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Hannon

4/1

Dandy Man colt, cost €34,000 as a foal and €60,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to Harlequin Striker, a juvenile winner. Dam a winner and half-sister to Listed performer Pivotal Answer. Well beaten at Windsor on debut, should improve.

Form: 6

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Golden Force

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: M Harley| T: C G Cox

33/1

Lethal Force colt, dam a juvenile winner over this trip and half-sister to two more winners. Yard's debutantes warrant plenty of respect on debut and bred for this sort of test.

Form:

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Greenback Boogie²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B J Meehan

14/1

Helmet colt, cost €18,000 as a foal and £42,000 as a yearling. Dam a winner over 1m4f and half-sister to two Listed winners. Improved from debut to place at Bath earlier in the month. Likely to need more against these rivals.

Form: 63

(3)

Li Kui¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Raul Da Silva| T: P & O Cole

4/1

Poet's Voice colt, cost 36,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to juvenile winner over 6f and dam a Listed winner successful over this trip and half-sister to four winners. Stayed on well to outrun his odds on debut at Windsor and should improve.

Form: 3

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Mr Fox

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: M J Attwater

150/1

Foxwedge colt, cost £2,500 as a yearling. Half-brother to a moderate juvenile winner over this trip. Dam a winner and half-sister to several more. May struggle in this line up on debut unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form:

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Mutawaffer¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills

5/4

Kodiac colt, cost 160,000 gns as a yearling. Dam a juvenile winner and sister to Group 3 winning sprinter. Promising effort on debut at Ascot in what could be a decent race and may improve for the step up in trip here.

Form: 4

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Pirate

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

20/1

Dark Angel colt, cost 45,000 gns as a foal and £67,000 as a yearling. Dam a sprint winner and half-sister to six more. Yard do well with their juveniles and market perhaps the best guide to his chance. Entered at Haydock on Friday.

Form:

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Recuerdame

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Bentley| T: S Dow

66/1

The Factor colt, cost $45,000 as a yearling and 75,000 gns as a Breeze-up purchase. Full-brother to a US two-year-old sprint winner and dam a winner on both dirt and turf. Yard's debutantes often improve for the run.

Form:

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Shaybani

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes

33/1

Kodiac colt, cost €58,000 as a yearling and 55,000 gns as a Breeze-up purchase. Brother and half-brother to winners over this trip. Dam also a winner over this trip and half-sister to multiple Group race winner. Fascinating contender on paper.

Form:

(1)

Siam Dawn

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: S & E Crisford

8/1

Dawn Approach colt, cost 50,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a winner over this trip and dam a 7f winner and half-sister to a juvenile winner. Yard do well with their juveniles and he appeals on pedigree.

Form:

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Smith²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

33/1

Dawn Approach colt, cost 32,000 gns as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to Group 3 and Listed winners over 7f. Comprehensively beaten at Windsor on debut and may need more time.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

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Memento

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J A Osborne J: J P Spencer

Forecasts

Mutawaffer (5/4), Li Kui (4/1), Dancing Speed (4/1), Siam Dawn (8/1), Memento (8/1), Greenback Boogie (14/1), Pirate (20/1), Shaybani (33/1), Golden Force (33/1), Smith (33/1), Recuerdame (66/1), Mr Fox (150/1)

A highly competitive opener to the three-day meeting and a race that saw Godolphin's Masar win on debut last year before going to bigger and better things as a three-year-old. MEMENTO could be the one to side with this time around if ready to go on debut given his mare was a winner of the Prix de l'Abbaye. Mutawaffer has a run under his belt and has to be of interest if he improves for that effort at Ascot. Clive Cox does well with his juveniles and Golden Force is an interesting debutante.