15:15 Sandown

Friday 31 August 2018

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Bet & Watch At 188bet.co.uk EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 32.43s

(4)

Almania³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| BF

10/11

500,000 gns yearling by Australia out of 1000 Guineas fourth Sent From Heaven. Kept on late when 3¼L fourth of 6 to Production on debut at Ascot last month, and sure to improve.

Form: 4

(8)

Buffalo River

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

6/1

Noble Mission half-brother to fair 7f winner Secret Insider. Not one of top yard's leading on pedigree, but still worth a market check given connections.

Form:

(1)

Coup De Gold

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

3/1

Grand-dam a listed winning daughter of 1000 Guineas third Coup de Genie, from family of Machiavellian, and this son of Maxios is entered in the Royal Lodge Stakes, so ticks the right boxes for top yard. Shortlisted.

Form:

(9)

Dancing Jo¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M R Channon

50/1

Has rather a modest pedigree, and finished last of all on recent debut at Windsor.

Form: 0

(5)

Dawn Treader

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

16/1

60,000 gns son of Siyouni, the first produce of a juvenile 6½f winner. In good hands, and market will be a reliable guide to his chances.

Form:

(6)

Divine Gift³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes

20/1

Nathaniel half-brother to connections' useful 1m-1m2f winner Mia Tesoro. Showed up well for a long way on debut over C&D, but well held in the end, and likely to need time and distance.

Form: 5

(3)

Goodwood Sonnet²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Queally| T: W J Knight

33/1

Looked backward but wasn't disgraced when 11th of 18 in 7f Newbury maiden last month, so disappointing that he couldn't build on that at Lingfield last time. Needs this for a handicap mark.

Form: 05

(2)

Millions Memories

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: D R Lanigan

25/1

Zoffany half-brother to useful 1m-1¼m winner Weetles, and sales price almost doubled to 130,000 gns as a yearling. Yard's runners tend to need initial experience more than most, however.

Form:

(7)

Pegasus Bridge²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

10/1

Blew the start on debut at Wolverhampton, and fared better when fourth of 9 at Doncaster last time. No threat there, however, and handicaps beckon after this outing.

Form: 94

(10)

Swiss Cheer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

66/1

Half-brother to a couple of 2-y-o 1m winners, although by an influence for speed in Swiss Spirit. Yard's sole juvenile winner in 2018 came in a nursery.

Form:

Forecasts

Almania (10/11), Coup De Gold (3/1), Buffalo River (6/1), Pegasus Bridge (10/1), Dawn Treader (16/1), Divine Gift (20/1), Millions Memories (25/1), Goodwood Sonnet (33/1), Dancing Jo (50/1), Swiss Cheer (66/1)

A son of Guineas and Derby hero Australia, ALMANIA looked a certain future winner at Ascot last month, and has been found a good opening here. Coup de Gold is well-related as well as well entered up, and makes by far the most appeal of the newcomers, although Dawn Treader and Buffalo River come from likely sources, and need a market check.