15:50 Newmarket

Thursday 28 June 2018

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Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 1m 26.39s

(1)

Bawaasil³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Owen Burrows

7/1

Oasis Dream colt, related to a winner over this trip in Tamadhor. Dam a winner and half-sister to multiple Group winners. shown very little in two career starts and may do better when handicapping.

Form: 08

(4)

Naval Intelligence

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J F Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

10/1

War Front gelding, dam a Group 3 winner. Has to be taken as a negative that he's already been gelded and yard not synonymous with winning debutantes.

Form:

(9)

Restive Spirit⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas

2/1

Intello colt, cost £200,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to two winners and dam a Group 1 winner. Showed plenty of promise on debut at Goodwood last month and expected to take a big step forward here; fascinating contender.

Form: 4

(3)

Star Shield

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

9/1

Helmet colt, cost 35,000 gns as a foal and 140,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a 7f Group 3 winner. Dam a Listed winner over this trip and half-sister to another Listed winner over further. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

(7)

Taoiseach²³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Fran Berry| T: H Candy

12/1

Roderic O'Connor colt, cost 28,000 gns as a colt, and 85,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a winner over this trip. Some promise on debut and changed hands since. Likely to need a big step forward to be in the shake up.

Form: 5-

(5)

Vantasy²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: C F Wall

100/1

Rip Van Winkle gelding, cost 12,500 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to three winners over this trip and dam a winner over sprint trips. Well beaten on both his career and likely to do better when tackling handicaps.

Form: 00-

(2)

Choco Box¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: E F Vaughan

5/4

Harbour Watch filly, half-sister to four winners including a Listed winner over this trip. Dam a winner over this trip. Ran a fine race on debut over C&D and likely to improve for that. Booking of Moore a positive and ought to run well.

Form: 2

(6)

Oakley Mimosa⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Milly Naseb⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams

100/1

Cape Cross filly, cost 44,000 gns as a yearling. Related to a 6f juvenile winner and half-sister to two more winners. Well beaten on both outings and handicaps a more likely winning route.

Form: 80

(8)

Sky Bandit¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: G & J Moore

66/1

Dick Turpin filly, dam a winner over further. Has looked in need of the run on her two starts to date and other make plenty more appeal.

Form: 5-0

Forecasts

Choco Box (5/4), Restive Spirit (2/1), Bawaasil (7/1), Star Shield (9/1), Naval Intelligence (10/1), Taoiseach (12/1), Sky Bandit (66/1), Oakley Mimosa (100/1), Vantasy (100/1)

RESTIVE SPIRIT has the benefit of racecourse experience and the well bred son of Intello ought to improve from his debut at Goodwood. Choco Box ran well over this course and distance on her only start to date and the experience of the undulations of this course should prove invaluable. Of the debutantes, Star Shield is one that can't be underestimated for top connections.