16:15 York

Friday 24 August 2018

All13:5514:2515:0015:3516:1516:50

British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 1m 25.38s

(9)

Arogo²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan

28/1

Iffraaj colt, cost 60,000 gns as a yearling and 130,000 gns as a Breeze-up purchase. Dam a winner at 5f as a juvenile. Half-brother to a winner over this trip. Well beaten at Beverley on debut and others preferred here.

Form: 6

(8)

Barys¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

7/2

Kodiac colt, half-brother to a winner over this trip. Dam a winner at 1m2f. Ran well when third at Yarmouth on debut and yard have been doing well with their juveniles this campaign. Could be even better over this longer trip.

Form: 3

(2)

Boston George

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish

33/1

Raven's Pass colt, cost $7,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to three winners. Dam a juvenile winner at 1m and a half-sister to two Group/Grade 1 winners. Not ruled out but a tough race to make a debut in and he was a relatively cheap purchase.

Form:

(1)

Caplin

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston

20/1

Cape Cross colt, dam a winner over further and half-sister to an Australian Group 3 winner. Looks in need of further here given his pedigree.

Form:

(10)

Commanding Officer¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke

11/1

Poet's Voice colt, cost 800 gns as a foal and €34,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a juvenile winner at 6f and dam a half-sister to a Group level performer. Improved from debut to finish second at Haydock last time but will need plenty more.

Form: 42

(4)

George Mallory

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan

11/1

Kingman colt, cost €130,000 as a yearling and €145,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Half-brother to two winners and dam a winner in France, half-sister to a Group 2 winner. Suitable test for debut and market can reveal expectations here.

Form:

(12)

Indomitable⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

9/2

Invincible Spirit colt, cost 170,000 gns as foal. Half-brother to a dirt winner and dam a Listed winner as a juvenile. Not beaten far when second on debut at Chelmsford and has each-way claims if he can take a step forward from that here.

Form: 2

(5)

Sevenhillsofrome¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe

25/1

Siyouni colt, cost 70,000 gns as a foal and €80,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to four winners and dam a 6f winner. Not disgraced at Chester on debut and while plenty more is needed here, improvement certainly on the cards.

Form: 4

(6)

Sky Defender²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C & M Johnston

7/4

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. Ran well on debut at Goodwood when runner-up and likely to take a step forward from that here.

Form: 2

(11)

Voltaic⁷⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: P & O Cole

14/1

Power colt, half-brother to seven winners, most notably a Group 3 winner and two Listed winners, all at around 1m4f. Ran a big race on debut at a big price and shaped like he would appreciate this step up in trip here; not one to underestimate.

Form: 3

(7)

My Girl^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: J Ward

50/1

Kendargent filly, cost €11,000 as a yearling. Half-sister to four winners, largely at similar trips. First-time hood not a good sign on debut and others preferred.

Form:

Non-Runners

(3)

Beat Le Bon³⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: R L Moore

Forecasts

Sky Defender (7/4), Beat Le Bon (9/4), Barys (7/2), Indomitable (9/2), Commanding Officer (11/1), George Mallory (11/1), Voltaic (14/1), Caplin (20/1), Sevenhillsofrome (25/1), Arogo (28/1), Boston George (33/1), My Girl (50/1)

BEAT LE BON looked a little unlucky not to win an 18-runner contest at Newbury on debut but with more progress on the cards here for a yard that have already had a winner here this week, he looks the one to beat with Moore taking the ride. Sky Defender is another who created a nice impression on debut and Voltaic shaped like he would appreciate this step up in trip.