16:15 Goodwood

Saturday 4 August 2018

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Qatar EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 1m 25.48s

(10)

Duke Of Hazzard^t²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: P & O Cole| OR: 95| BF

11/4

Lope De Vega colt, cost €130,000 as a yearling. Dam a French winner and half-sister to a juvenile Group 1 winner over 1m. Held his form well in four starts and he sets a solid standard on form here.

Form: 4232

(2)

Fox Power

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon

2/1

Dark Angel colt, cost 450,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to two winners including a juvenile winner over this trip. Dam a Listed winner as a juvenile. Makes plenty of appeal on paper and yard can ready a debutante.

Form:

(8)

Glory²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M Harley| T: R Hannon

12/1

Olympic Glory colt, cost 30,000 gns as a yearling. Dam closely related to a 1m4f Group 3 winner. May do better over further and yard have stronger claims with Fox Power.

Form: 52

(6)

Gold Bere

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: George Baker

33/1

Hurricane Cat colt, €11,000 as a yearling. Dam a winner over middle distances and sister to a Listed winner over 1m1½f. May need further than this but yard have hit some form and they had a 125/1 winning juvenile here earlier in the week.

Form:

(1)

Korcho

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: H Morrison

25/1

Toronado colt, cost 50,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to eight winners, largely over similar trips. Dam a juvenile winner over 5f. Bred for this sort of test and should go well if the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

(4)

Lightning Attack⁷⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

11/1

Lethal Force colt, cost 58,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a dirt winner over this trip. Dam with more of a middle-distance pedigree. Looked green on debut at York but likely to improve here

Form: 5

(5)

Sky Defender

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C & M Johnston

7/1

Farhh colt, cost 10,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a juvenile winner who won a Group 3 over sprint trips. Dam a juvenile winner over 6f. Fascinating contender and yard's debutantes often know their job.

Form:

(3)

West End Charmer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston

7/2

Nathaniel colt, cost €16,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a winner over this trip. Dam a 1m winner and half-sister to a Listed winner and a Group level performer. Not ruled out if market speaks in his favour on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

(7)

Cloak And Dagger¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: C G Cox J: A Kirby

(9)

Illywhacker

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: G & J Moore J: Yuga Kawada

(11)

Slade King¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: G & J Moore J: H Crouch

Forecasts

Fox Power (2/1), Duke Of Hazzard (11/4), West End Charmer (7/2), Sky Defender (7/1), Cloak And Dagger (8/1), Lightning Attack (11/1), Glory (12/1), Korcho (25/1), Gold Bere (33/1), Illywhacker (33/1), Slade King (33/1)

Mark Johnston won this with subsequent Epsom Derby runner-up Dee Ex Bee last year and Sky Defender and West End Charmer are both worth considering in what would appear to be a hot maiden. Duke Of Hazzard sets a solid standard on form after his four runs and he will be hard to keep out of the first three. However, it's the precociously bred FOX POWER who makes most appeal and the 450,000 gns purchase is taken to land a race that is sure to be worth following throughout the remainder of the season.